Pain Management: Evidence-Based Tools and Techniques for Nursing Professionals

Publisher: HCPro, Inc.
Number Of Pages: 164
Publication Date: 2007-02-20
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1578399645
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781578399642
Binding: Paperback

Product Description:
Pain Management: Evidence-Based Tools and Techniques for Nursing Professionals is the new resource for your staff to treat and control pain using evidence-based tools and techniques. This easy-to-read book by pain management expert Yvonne M. D Arcy, MS, CRNP, CNS, covers all aspects of pain assessment and reassessment, including pain scales for a variety of patient populations.
| Tags: Nursing |

Anatomy & Physiology Workbook For Dummies

Publisher: For Dummies
Number Of Pages: 312
Publication Date: 2007-09-04
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 047016932X
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780470169322
Binding: Paperback

Product Description:
An excellent primer for learning the human body
An anatomy and physiology course is required for medical and nursing students as well as for others pursuing careers in healthcare. Anatomy & Physiology Workbook For Dummies is the fun and easy way to get up to speed on anatomy and physiology facts and concepts. This hands-on workbook provides students with useful exercises to practice identifying specific muscle groups and their functions, memory exercises, as well as diagrams and actual demonstrations that readers can personally enact to illustrate the concepts.
| Tags: Anatomy, Physiology |

Rnotes: Nurse's Clinical Pocket Guide

Publisher: F. A. Davis Company
Number Of Pages: 255
Publication Date: 2006-04-30
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0803613350
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780803613355
Binding: Spiral-bound

This is a great cheat sheet that you can slip in your pocket. It is spill proof and can save your as*
This is a definate must have for the student nurse. I LOVE this thing! It also closely follows what I've learned as a first year.
| Tags: Nursing |

NCLEX-RN Notes: Core Review & Exam Prep (Davis's Notes)

Publisher: F. A. Davis Company
Number Of Pages: 272
Publication Date: 2007-04-08
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0803615701
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780803615700
Binding: Spiral-bound

Product Description:
A Davis's Notes book. Prepare for the NCLEX wherever you are-at home, the library, on the bus or in line at the movie theater. The publishers of RNotesr and Davis's NCLEX-RNr Success and the co-author of Test Success and Fundamentals Success present the most portable reference ever for preparing for your licensure exam. The pocket-sized NCLEX-RNr Notes weighs little but it's no lightweight. It contains studying and test-taking tips, strategies, techniques, and nursing content in quick snippets to allow you to maximize your time to review.
| Tags: USMLE |

Professional Learning In Nursing

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: 2002-12-03
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0632059915
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780632059911
Binding: Paperback

Product Description:
The way nurses are taught is constantly evolving and changing. Workplace learning is seen as key to developing practitioners. In this book Jenny Spouse discusses how students learn in a range of different clinical settings and how best to facilitate this process.
How do students learn to become nurses? What knowledge and understanding do they need to acquire? How do their preconceptions, beliefs about the learning process, and social needs affect their development? What do they find helpful and unhelpful? What makes clinical settings good for learning? Is it helpful for students to document their learning? What are the best ways for lecturer/ practitioners to facilitate student learning and what other factors influence their progress?
| Tags: Nursing |

Practice Nurse Handbook

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Number Of Pages: 344
Publication Date: 2006-10-06
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1405144211
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781405144216
Binding: Paperback
| Tags: Nursing |

Practice Nurse Handbook

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Number Of Pages: 344
Publication Date: 2006-10-06
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1405144211
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781405144216
Binding: Paperback
| Tags: Nursing |

A Nurse's Guide to Caring for Cardiac Intervention Patients

Publisher: Wiley
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: 2007-04-20
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0470019956
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780470019955
Binding: Paperback

Product Description:
Cardiac intervention is a fast expanding field of medicine that is reducing the need for cardiac surgery. A Nurse's Guide to Caring for Cardiac Intervention Patients will enable nurses to fully prepare their patients and families for various cardiac intervention procedures.
Coverage includes:
* Explanations of what the heart condition is and how the procedure may relieve that condition
* Descriptions of what the patient can expect to happen before, during and after the procedure
* What nurses should observe for post procedure, and how to address any complications that may occur
* Guidelines for discharge advice
* Outlines for a pre and post care plan for each procedure – based on the latest research and experience.
| Tags: Nursing |

McGraw-Hill Review for the NCLEX-RN Examination

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
Number Of Pages: 1274
Publication Date: 2008-03-18
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0071460772
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780071460774
Binding: Paperback

Product Description:
Written by a distinguished educator and nursing text author, this rigorous review for the NCLEX-RN exam reflects the latest changes in the focus of the exam and mimics the exam structure. The author incorporates the new emphasis on client needs throughout the traditional course framework, giving students a unique, step-by-step path toward understanding and applying this key concept.
| Tags: unknown |

Vital COPD: Your Essential Reference Guide for the Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Primary Care

Publisher: Class Publishing
Number Of Pages: 112
Publication Date: 2005-06-17
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1859591140
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781859591147
Binding: Spiral-bound
| Tags: Pulmonology, Nursing |

Essentials of Radiology (CD ROM)

The "Essentials of Radiology" is designed to teach the basics of current radiology practice to the non-radiologist. It is useful for medical students (starting at any level), residents of all specialties, clinical colleagues, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, technologists, hospital administrators, managed care administrators, lawyers, and lay support groups. This program is the result of my more than 20 years of teaching radiology to medical students, colleagues, residents, technologists, and others. This CD-ROM contains over 330 INTERACTIVE cases using the well-established teaching methods of Dr. Lucy Squire. In every case, you are presented with a patient history and images and asked a series of multiple choice questions.
| Tags: Radiology |

Saunders Q & A Review for the NCLEX-RN Examination Edition 3

Publisher: Saunders
Number Of Pages: 960
Publication Date: 2005-10-03
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0721603521
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780721603520
Binding: Paperback

Product Description:
From the author of market-leading Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination, this unique review book gives you 5,000 additional NCLEX-RN® practice questions all organized according to the NCLEX-RN® test plan. Like all of Linda Silvestri's review books, detailed rationales are provided for all answer choices, plus comprehensive test-taking strategies, and references to Elsevier nursing textbooks. This review also includes many critical thinking and alternate item formats, plus a comprehensive exam consisting of 300 questions.
| Tags: NCLEX-RN, USMLE |

Treatment Guidelines for Medicine and Primary Care, 2008 Edition

Publisher: Current Clinical Strategies
Number Of Pages: 372
Publication Date: 2008-01-08
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1934323128
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781934323120
Binding: Paperback

Product Description:
This pocket handbook is a compilation of current diagnostic and treatment guidelines for patient management in primary care. New NMS guidelines are included. It outlines the diagnosis and therapy for common problems encountered by family physicians, internists, and other primary care providers. This book is useful for physicians, medical students, nurse practitioners, and physician's assistants.
| Tags: Physical Therapy, Family Medicine |

Outpatient and Primary Care Medicine, 2008 Edition (Current Clinical Strategies)

Publisher: Current Clinical Strategies
Number Of Pages: 296
Publication Date: 2007-09-28
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1934323063
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781934323069
Binding: Paperback

Product Description:
This concise handbook outlines current management strategies for ambulatory patients with common disorders. It includes current guidelines for cardiology, gastroenterology, and gynecology.
| Tags: Family Medicine, Nursing |

Diabetes and Its Management

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Number Of Pages: 240
Publication Date: 2003-10-31
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1405107251
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781405107259
Binding: Paperback

Product Description:
Highly Commended in the 2004 BMA Medical Book Competition (Endocrinology)
Judges’ summary:
“Beautifully and clearly written to appeal to all levels of healthcare professional knowledge. A wealth of practical experience is freely donated to the reader in a friendly and accessible way. Each section is easily found and any member of the team could care for a patient with that particular problem to a high standard with this book in their hand. I would unhesitatingly recommend to all diabetes doctors – both senior and junior, and every diabetes unit should have a copy. This new edition is excellent and should be considered for an award.”
Diabetes and its Management, Sixth Edition, continues to provide a practical clinical guide to the management of patients with diabetes. The author team has been expanded and now also includes a Nurse Practitioner specialising in diabetes to provide the nursing perspective. It is a concise manual that distils the essential recent developments into practical advice.
| Tags: Endocrinology |

Forensic Mental Health Nursing: Strategy and Implementation

Publisher: Wiley
Number Of Pages: 266
Publication Date: 1999
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1861561288
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781861561282
Binding: Paperback

Product Description:
Commencing with the Reed Review, this book is about policy and strategy developments, and the implementation of the ensuing chages by forensic mental health nurses. Services and units around the country are at different stages of development, which is reflected in this work.
| Tags: Nursing |

Introduction to the Anatomy and Physiology of Children: A guide for students of nursing, child care and health

Publisher: Routledge
Number Of Pages: 272
Publication Date: 2008-08-16
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0415446244
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780415446242
Binding: Paperback

Product Description:
Fully updated, this new edition provides an introduction to normal, healthy physical development for all professionals who specialise in working with children. The author, an experienced nurse teacher, guides the reader through the key changes in body systems and functions from embryo to birth through childhood and adolescence.
| Tags: Nursing |

Davis's Guide to Clinical Nursing Skills

Publisher: F. A. Davis Company
Number Of Pages: 564
Publication Date: 2007-07-15
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0803611641
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780803611641
Binding: Spiral-bound

Book Description:
This full-color, extensively-illustrated, pocket-sized handbook offers bothstudents and clinicians an easy-to-use reference to the clinical proceduresthat nurses need to perform daily in every care setting, including critically important client teaching procedures not covered in other books.Each skill is based on the steps of the nursing process to help students apply classroom learning to the clinical setting and is organized as follows: overview, preparation, relevant nursing diagnoses, expected outcomes, equipment lists, step-by-step implementation with rationales, evaluation, and follow-up activities, and key points for reporting and recording.
| Tags: Nursing |

Heart Failure: A Clinical Nursing Handbook (Wiley Series in Nursing)

Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
Number Of Pages: 270
Publication Date: 2008-01-09
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0470057602
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780470057605
Binding: Paperback

Product Description:
This book provides a complete, easy-to-use handbook for nurses who see patients with heart failure. In recent years heart failure has become a high priority in health care. With more nurses caring for patients with heart failure and making decisions that are often complex, there is a clear need for those nurses to have access to good quality clinical information and guidance. This book is designed to be a practical, ‘one-stop’, handbook for the practitioner, supported by case studies and up-todate references throughout, providing all the topics the Practitioner or student may need in their work with patients with heart failure.
| Tags: Cardiology, Nursing |

150 Practice ECGs: Interpretation and Review

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Number Of Pages: 272
Publication Date: 2005-12-12
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 140510483X
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781405104838
Binding: Spiral-bound

Product Description:
The third edition of 150 Practice ECGs: Interpretation and Review combines practice tracings with clinical cardiology, providing students with the practical knowledge necessary to read, interpret, and understand ECGs. This essential review book is organized into three sections: introductory text reviewing ECG diagnostic criteria, pathophysiology, and clinical correlation; 150 ECG tracings with a brief clinical history; and interpretation and teaching points for each of the 150 ECGs.
150 Practice ECGs: Interpretation and Review, 3rd Edition is ideal as an introductory text for medical and nursing students at any stage of training, for residents and fellows as a refresher before board exams, and for the sophisticated student/teacher as a comprehensive teaching file.
| Tags: Cardiology, Atlas |