Provides nurses, physicians, specialists, and providers with the information needed to provide capable care and treatment to individuals of diverse cultures. The book offers a look at classic contributions to the field, up-to-date research, and evaluates the impact of diverse cultures on issues that may affect nursing and health care.
Learn and innovate with the latest technologies in Nursing and Healthcare! The first text of its kind in nursing, this book provides up-to-date information on innovative, smart technologies that nurses can use in clinical and non-clinical settings to keep up with the changing face of healthcare.
Presents fundamental concepts of what constitutes reliable tools to use in measuring students' classroom and clinical performance. This book describes: concepts of evaluation, measurement, and testing in nursing education; qualities of effective measurement instruments; and, how to evaluate thinking in written assignments and clinical performance.
Showcases the most significant current research on nursing history. Regular sections include scholarly articles, over a dozen book reviews of the best publications on nursing and health care history that have appeared in the past year, and a section abstracting new doctoral dissertations on nursing history.
Addresses the extraordinary breadth of the social work profession and the diverse career paths available. Updated and expanded, the third edition includes 15 vivid new profiles of social workers who describe the rewards and challenges of their distinct roles.
This core, introductory textbook for undergraduate and graduate level courses is the first volume to combine the knowledge and skills of counselling psychology with current theory and research in grief and bereavement. It is grounded in the belief that grief counselling is distinct from other therapeutic issues because grief is an adaptive response rather than a form of pathology.
Takes a unique approach to electrodiagnostic (EDX) medicine, using case studies and exercises to teach clinical reasoning and build technical skills. Through the EDX case studies, lesion localization and characterization are demonstrated and discussed step-by-step using a floating text box that tracks the findings for each case.
This unique reference is written specifically for graduate nursing students who need an effective college-funding plan. It offers little-known but highly effective strategies for financing graduate nursing programs without going broke.
Your all-in-one resource for quantitative, qualitative, and spatial analyses in Excel (R) using current real-world healthcare datasets. This is a practical resource for graduate and advanced undergraduate students in programs studying healthcare administration, public health, and social work.
Provides a wealth of proven anti-bullying resources for all nursing settingsThis pocket-sized, quick-access guide gives nurses crucial information they need to know to understand, identify, and effectively counter incivility, bullying, and violence in all nursing settings. Viewing nurse bullying as an institutional problem, this text expounds upon the ANA position statement, "Incivility, Bullying, and Workplace Violence" and includes definitions and statistics about nurse bullying, and what nurses at any level can do when faced with a bully.Delivered in an easy-to-read, bulleted format, this resource covers all aspects of bullying, including an overview of the problem; why nurses bully each other; a discussion and quantification of the cost and impact of bullying on individuals, the workplace, and the broader health care system. Four instructional case study chapters delineate the different forms bullying can take and how to handle them, and a "bully-proofing" chapter replete with such useful tools as a bullying checklist, a guide to "de-toxifying" the workplace, and an explanation of the ANA Code of Ethics related to bullying.Key Features:Addresses all facets of nurse bullying, from origins and manifestations to evidence-based interventions and prevention strategiesBased on the hallmark ANA document "Incivility, Bullying, and Workplace ViolenceContains 10 instructive case studies depicting common bullying scenariosProvides a wealth of anti-bullying resources for use in all nursing settingsOffers overview and chapter objectives and Fast Facts in a Nutshell boxes
This newly updated, step-by-step guide to the key points of conducting the GYN exam addresses everything both busy nurse practitioners and NP students need to know, from basic procedures to high-level challenges. This second edition delivers a new chapter on providing care to transgender and LGBT women and includes new information on intimate partner violence.
This narrative-based work is the first to describe Human Caring Literacy from the perspective of caring scientists who "live the life" by incorporating the precepts of human caring into every aspect of their personal and professional lives. It demonstrates, for nursing students and experienced nurses in a variety of roles, the abundant ways in which Caring Science Theory powerfully informs the lives of frontline clinicians, nursing deans and faculty, APRNs, and administrators in the United States and globally.The book goes beyond theory to illustrate how Caring Science is used every day in a variety of arenas and scenarios, ranging from the advancement of the discipline of nursing in South America to peacemaking in the Middle East. It describes the methods that help practitioners develop mindfulness, reflection, authentic presence, intentionality, and a caring consciousness in the service of providing authentic, heart-centered care for patients, their families, and societies. Designed to cultivate loving-kindness behaviors in all settings, including among nurses themselves, these narratives provide welcome alternatives to current ways of being, both professional and personal.Provides Examples of Caring Science Theory as a Guide to:Advancing professional nursing practice in South AmericaTranscending politics and conflict in the Middle EastEvolving global caring consciousness through online educationDeveloping nursing leaders who are heart-centered and intentionalExploring relationships between caring and Ubuntu in South AfricaTeaching through simulation to promote humanistic practiceKey Features:Provides real examples of living the theoryDemonstrates the use of Caring Science in leadership, practice, research, the healing arts, education, and praxisIllustrates practices that develop mindfulness, reflection, authentic presence, intentionality, and a caring consciousnessProvides evidence of an evolving global caring consciousness on five continents
Focuses specifically on doctoral level advanced nursing practice. This revision encompasses both the historical advanced nursing practice role and the evolution of the new doctoral level roles, and delineates and highlights the variety of roles new DNP graduates have assumed and will assume, along with coverage of actual skills that will advance the role of the doctoral level APRN.
Distinguished by its critical perspective, this book delivers a balanced and comprehensive examination of the child welfare system in the US today. In a clear and accessible style, it outlines key issues, reviews the history of the child welfare system, and explores the challenges to developing appropriate federal, state and local policies that address child welfare concerns.
The only resource of its kind, this is a concise, practical guide to GI and Liver Disease that delivers current information on diagnosing, managing, and treating common GI and liver disorders, along with liver transplant guidelines. It fills a gap in information needed by primary and acute care professionals who are the chief caretakers for GI and liver patients.
Provides insight for proteges and mentors on using mentoring to build new generations of successful nurses. This book covers a quick history of why mentoring is important, how a protege can identify and mentor, and how to develop and maintain a healthy mentor-protege relationship. It also contains the necessary tools to help novice nurses benefit from mentor support.
Fosters fundamental skills needed to critically evaluate evidence from published research studies. This is the first resource to provide APRN students and practicing clinicians with a step-by-step guide to critically analyse evidence from research studies. Equipped with these skills, nurses will lead an informed practice and improve patient care.
Designed for recently-graduated RNs, and nurses transitioning to a new clinical area, this extensive clinical reference is the best resource to provide essential information on the paediatric and neonatal specialty areas. Concise and practical entries provide fundamental coverage of the most common clinical problems and issues encountered in nursing practice today.
A concise, quick-access guide to the full continuum of care for all major health care professionals working with individuals suffering from PTSD. The most comprehensive book available about caring for this population, it encompasses the history of PTSD, its theoretical underpinnings, and complete instructions for conducting a full screening, assessment, and diagnosis for people with PTSD.
Delivers concise, quick-access information about caring for patients with common physical complaints who also have a psychiatric diagnosis. It is the first book written for non-psychiatric nurses to address the needs of patients with co-morbid diagnoses, and facilitates the integration of skills and strategies that support recovery for patients diagnosed with mental illness.
Rapidly changing research has led to numerous advances in genetic testing, diagnosis, and treatments. This quick reference delivers complex information in an easy-to-read, step-by-step format with bitesize info boxes and bulleted information to provide the tools necessary to understand genetics/genomics and identify "red flags" that can appear in patient assessments.
This convenient and easy-to-use pocket-sized reference provides gerontology nurses with the foundational knowledge they need to provide all aspects of safe, effective care to older patients. It contains crucial evidence-based information that enables nurses to differentiate between normal and abnormal findings, understand the presentation and management of common diseases of the gerontological population, and integrate age-specific considerations into care planning and implementation with older adults. Pervading the resource is a holistic approach in which all facets of the individual: physical and mental health, emotional and spiritual wellbeing, self-care, family relationships, and unique risks for this population, are considered. Designed for daily use, the guide is consistently organized in bullet-point Fast Facts style for easy access to information. Also included are such helpful features as "Clinical Snapshots" and "Fast Facts in a Nutshell" to reinforce content and aid in speedy information retrieval. A resources section guides nurses to additional information on each topic. Key Features: Presents all aspects of current evidence-based practice in gerontology in user-friendly style Uses a holistic approach that considers all facets of the individual Provides key information that demonstrates the impact of aging on assessing, planning, and implementing care Features "Clinical Snapshots" and "Fast Facts in a Nutshell" for speedy information retrieval Includes information on gerontology care that is needed daily
Provides an effective, proven blueprint that enables students to disseminate their DNP Projects. This book provides step-by-step instruction for all methods of dissemination, from print to digital media. The text provides step-by-step instructions for each type of dissemination, and highlights specific resources and their benefits and drawbacks.
Written by experts in the field, this volume discusses ethical concepts relevant to the registered nurse who has spent several years in practice but is learning high-level concepts and applications. It addresses different areas of professional practice and is rich with case studies illustrating the need for ethical competence and decision-making.
By embracing the major conceptual and theoretical contributions to nursing research that are outside of "traditional" nursing theory, this is a vital resource for nurse researchers, and one that is indispensible for doctoral nursing students. The book examines in-depth the components of nursing theory and the types and uses of theory in nursing research and practice.
This is the only up-to-date, comprehensive interdisciplinary resource on clinical hypnosis research and applications in psychology and medicine. Authored by hypnosis experts worldwide, it encompasses state-of-the-art scholarship and techniques for hypnotic treatments along with hypnosis transcripts and case examples for all major psychological disorders and medical conditions.
Of increasing concern to all health professionals is the mental and emotional trauma that can result from adverse medical experiences. This groundbreaking book is the first to conceptualize the psychological aspects of medical trauma and provide mental health and health care professionals with models they can use to intervene when treatment becomes trauma.
Integrates the perspectives of contemporary nurse leaders to foster an innovative, collaborative future Encompassing the wisdom of both established and emerging nurse leaders, this expansive book demonstrates proof of theory in action and the influence of ourgreat nursing legacy on today luminaries as they carve out new terrain to benefit current and future health care needs. With a far-reaching, ambitiousperspective, it is the first text to link the ideas of nurse leaders from very diverse specialty areas including holism, advanced practice, education,policy, global health, journalism, and spiritual communities. The book examines the professional and scholarly accomplishments of these nurse leaderswithin an historical context, and facilitates succession planning for the next generation through of combination of outcomes-based writing, storytellingand personal reflection. Dozens of expert contributors from practice and theory arenas describe how to develop leadership skills and tactics through the implementation of local,national, and international initiatives. With an eye to creative evolution in education, research and clinical settings, they discuss how emerging nurseleaders can be agents of change¿Äîbeyond the confines of traditional practice and curricula--through innovation and collaboration. Contributors also relatethe circumstances and experiences that sparked their nursing passions, the moral/ethical foundation from which they practice, and inspired messages towardcommunal, societal, and global impact within nursing of the future. Each chapter author follows a template to ensure continuity and includes end-of-chapterreflection questions. Key Features: Distills the perspectives of current and emerging nurse leaders from a diverse array of specialty areas to unify the collective of nursing Redefines praxis possibilities in education, research, and practice Outlines contributing nurse leaders¿Äô practical and scholarly accomplishments Describes how to facilitate change through innovation and collaboration Teaches the development of leadership skills and tactics
Built upon the premise that nursing is both a caring and a knowledge-based profession, this cutting-edge book illustrates how to attain and integrate knowledge from nursing theory and theories of related disciplines to achieve optimal evidence-based nursing practice. The text underscores the importance of having a deep understanding and conceptual model of the unique role of nursing in society.
Written for registered nurses in orientation, this concise, user-friendly resource provides a complete picture of all components of excellent patient care on a busy medical-surgical nursing unit. It covers assessment, key clinical skills/procedures, and documentation of care in an easily digestible, bulleted format. Time-tested guidance about new nurse orientation to professional practice includes "proven pearls for success." Content is current and evidence-based, and reinforces previously mastered skills in "key points to remember" sections. The theme of "the big picture" of patient care is a consistent thread throughout. Clinical chapters¿¿organized by body system for easy reference--present common conditions seen in medical-surgical nursing and unit emergencies, along with focused assessments, lab work overview, related procedures and skills, a documentation guide, and common medications including those for pain management. Chapters also cover pre-operative and post-operative care for all conditions. Several "must-have sections" include an orientation guide describing what new nurses can expect as they embrace their new role. This section addresses co-workers and supervisors, finding a mentor, hourly rounding, HIPAA reminders, and telephone skills/customer relations. Another section is devoted to all aspects of infection control, and an appendix provides a wealth of resources and supporting information of particular value to the new nurse. Key Features: Provides concise, user-friendly, evidence-based guidance about the "whole picture" of nursing on a medical-surgical or sub-acute unit Presents a unique orientation section offering "proven pearls for success" Contains focused assessment guides, skills overview, documentation tips, and medications for common medical-surgical conditions and emergencies Addresses pre- and post-operative care and pain control Covers important protocols regarding infection control
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