Sunday, March 27, 2011

Practice Nurse Handbook

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
5th Edition - 2 Aug 2006
Paperback: 344 pages
ISBN-10: 9781405144216
ISBN-13: 978-1405144216
 

There have been major advances in practice nursing in recent years, and a rapid expansion in the role of the practice nurse. The Practice Nurse Handbook is an essential guide to all aspects of clinical practice, health promotion, and practice management, for nurses in general practice. The handbook includes chapters on common medical conditions, screening tests, sexual health, mental health, chronic disease management, travel health, immunisations, and emergency situations. 

Theory-Directed Nursing Practice

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
2nd edition - April 26, 2005
Paperback: 312 pages
ISBN-10: 9780826176325
ISBN-13: 978-0826176325 
This popular textbook demonstrates the application of theory to nursing practice. Nearly 10 middle-range theories are presented, along with their clinical applications. Each chapter follows a common format: a case is presented, along with several possible theories to use. Finally one theory is selected for use and is described in depth. New to this edition is a selection in each chapter on research supporting the theories discussed. 


Minor Surgical Procedures for Nurses and Allied Healthcare Professional

Publisher: Wiley
1st edition - May 15, 2007
Paperback: 216 pages
ISBN-10: 0470019905
ISBN-13: 978-0470019900
 


Minor Surgical Procedures for Nurses and Allied Healthcare Professionals is a comprehensive guide, outlining the correct procedures for the assessment and performance of minor surgical procedures. Highlighting significant issues and discussing practice limitations it defines and explores the most common applications within the boundaries of clinical practice, nursing administration and outcomes, in what has become a rapidly evolving field. 

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Reconstructive Plastic Surgical Nursing Clinical Management and Wound Care


Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell 
1st edition - October 31, 2005 
Hardcover: 488 pages 
ISBN-10: 9781405101653 
ISBN-13: 978-1405101653 

Reconstructive Plastic Surgical Nursing is a practical manual for all nurses involved in plastic surgical care. Plastic or reconstructive surgery serves to restore form and function following trauma (accidents, injuries and burns), congenital defects, or illness (cancer and neoplasms, pressure sores, and degenerative illness). 
Nursing these patients requires specialist training in complex clinical management and specialist wound care. This book is a unique definitive and comprehensive text for nurses providing a practical, highly illustrated guide to plastic surgical care. 

Friday, March 25, 2011

Nursing Documentation in Aged Care A Guide to Practice


Publisher: Ausmed Pubns
1st edition - January 2004
Paperback: 321 pages
ISBN-10: 0975044540
ISBN-13: 978-0975044544

Nursing documentation is often seen as a tiresome chore - although this is an understandable view, the reality is that in addition to meeting ethical and other professional requirements the good performance of documentation in aged care can add to the nurse's personal satisfaction with their role. This book shows how nursing assessments, care plans, and progress notes can allow nurses to share their knowledge, observations, and skills - and thus make a crucial contribution to their own professional lives and to the quality of life of those in their care. More than a 'how-to-do-it' workbook, with contributions from a range of experts this comprehensive evidence-based textbook explores the issues surrounding documentation and reveals the importance of professional communication within multidisciplinary teams.





Ethical Decision Making in Nursing and Health Care The Symphonological Approach

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
4th edition - November 23, 2007
Paperback: 352 pages
ISBN-10: 0826115128
ISBN-13: 978-0826115126 

This book provides a systematic approach to bio-ethical decision making that can help clarify issues in situations where "right" and "wrong" may not be clearly defined. 

Key Features of this Book: 
*Gives a step-by-step process that guides the practitioner to justify ethical decisions and how to implement them 
*The only nursing book that actually features a comprehensive system of bio-ethical decision making 
*Applicable to practice as well as being useful for at-risk students and general ethics courses 
*Presents a practice-based decision making model 
*Easy to apply--students and practitioners have reported immediate ability to use what they have learned 
*Provides an examination of person, their motivations, and their rights 
*Gives a careful and comprehensive discussion of the meaning and definition of terms and how they relate to decision making 
*Helps to give the health care professional confidence in his or her ethical decision making 

Managing Your Practice A Guide for Advanced Practice Nurses

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
1st edition - May 30, 2003
Hardcover: 248 pages
ISBN-10: 0826119344
ISBN-13: 978-0826119346 

Are you establishing a solo or collaborative health care practice? This concise reference book is designed to provide the basic business and management skills you need. It is packed with practical information, from writing your mission statement to preparing and implementing a business plan, to marketing and legal considerations. Three sample business plans are included as an appendix. 



Med-Surg Success A Course Review Applying Critical Thinking to Test Taking

Publisher: F.A. Davis Company  2nd edition - November 19, 2010  Paperback: 816 pages  ISBN-10: 0803625049  ISBN-13: 978-0803625044  The ro...