"The paramount question for most who will read this book is: How do I remain in a profession I love and continue to love the work I do when it seems like the entire system is working against me? It is my hope that you will find the answer to that question in this book. Yet, I also want to emphasize that while readers can use the information provided here to enhance their own professional quality of life, my real goal is to reach out to the collective. Change begins with each of us, but at some point, we must make a concerted effort to fix what is broken and transform our work environment. Otherwise, we are just putting a Band-Aid on a wound that will eventually fall off. We have to heal the whole, and that will take the courage of many nurses as well as their resilience, compassion, and yes, passion. The bottom line? Quality healthcare is necessary for people in any society to thrive. We cannot have quality healthcare without nurses. So, we need to fix us-our profession, and we need to transform the healthcare settings where we work, creating environments that support the rendering of quality care"--
Supports clinicians in providing the best possible care to patients with serious illness The first comprehensive clinical guide for practicing palliative care and hospice clinicians, this evidence-based reference is designed to promote best practices in the delivery of safe, compassionate patient care. With a dual focus on evaluation and intervention, the book covers all aspects of providing palliative and hospice care for vulnerable and diverse populations. It provides an overview of common disease manifestations, typical trajectories of illness, symptom management, and recommendations for nursing care. Written in easy-to-access outline format, the resource is organized by body system and includes common diagnoses encountered in palliative and hospice care. Individual diagnoses include a definition, incidence, etiology, pathophysiology, predisposing factors, subjective and objective data, diagnostic tests, differential diagnoses, complications, disease-modifying treatments, palliative interventions/symptom management, prognosis, and nursing interventions. The text provides referral guidelines for serious illness as well as general and disease-specific hospice care admission guidelines. Also included are comprehensive tables of diagnostic testing, disease-specific palliative and symptom management interventions, prognostic and screening tools, patient teaching and clinician resources, and guides to pain management and wound care. Purchase includes digital access for use on most mobile devices or computers. Key Features: Delivers current guidelines for management of symptoms associated with serious illness Provides an in-depth review of common conditions seen in palliative and hospice care Organized by body system for quick information retrieval Delivers in-depth, evidence-based, and consistently organized disease-specific guidelines Presents hospice and palliative care management guidelines Contains reproducible patient/family education handouts Reviews procedures commonly used in hospice and palliative practice
Offers useful strategies for creating rapport between the linear-focused DSM-5-TR and the circular causality approach of systems-oriented clinicians With a focus on clinical applications, this unique text for students of diagnosis, family systems, counseling, and other mental health disciplines demonstrates how to use the DSM-5-TR to aid assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, and intervention from a relational perspective. With detailed descriptions, the second edition is updated to foster greater understanding of interpersonal problems associated with onset, progression, and expression of psychiatric systems while incorporating the specific parameters of parent, child, sibling, extended family, and significant other issues in overall clinical formulation. The new edition delves more deeply into relational and cultural features, family systems assessment, family systems interventions, and ethical and legal implications when working with identified DSM-5-TR disorders. New case conceptualizations address the "new normal" of working in a telehealth environment along with the impact of COVID-19 and racial and social injustice. Every chapter encompasses the latest DSM updates and current literature, and new chapter Test Banks and PowerPoints enhance the instructor resources. With each chapter focusing on a specific diagnosis or category of diagnoses, the book analyzes all DSM-5-TR domains, discusses the impact of diagnoses on the entire family, and introduces various assessments and interventions. Purchase includes digital access for use on most mobile devices or computers. New to the Second Edition: Presents relational and cultural features in each chapter Updates case conceptualizations to address emerging trends in telehealth, COVID-19, and social injustice Embodies the latest DSM updates, current literature, and updated research New and updated chapter Test Banks and PowerPoints included in the instructor materials Key Features: Guides the reader in understanding how to best integrate DSM-5-TR diagnoses from a systems perspective Applies systemic considerations to every identified disorder category in the DSM-5-TR Considers ethical and legal implications for each diagnosis Summary, case conceptualization, and discussion questions included in each chapter focusing on a disorder category Includes family systems contexts, assessments, interventions, and cultural considerations
Developed by the Case Management Society of America (CMSA), this manual provides case managers with the essential tools necessary to successfully support quality patient care within today's complex healthcare system. This updated and revised second edition addresses the role of the case manager and unpacks how to assess and treat patients with complex issues; including those who are challenged with medical and behavioural conditions and poor access to care services, as well as chronic illnesses and disabilities, and require multidisciplinary care to regain health and function. With a wealth of information on regulatory requirements, new models of care, integration of services, and new performance measures, chapters outline the steps needed to begin, implement, and use the interventions of the Integrated Case Management approach.Written by case managers for case managers, this practical manual presents the CMSA--tested approach toward systematically integrating physical and mental health case management principles and assessment tools. As the healthcare field continues to increase in complexity and given the constantly changing regulatory environment, healthcare workers must know how to integrate those new regulations, describe alternative payment options, and implement requirements for greater patient and family assessment, care planning, and care coordination in their practice.New to This Edition: Increased coverage and focus on Social Determinants of Health New chapters on support specialty populations including veterans, trauma survivors, maternal child health, children with special healthcare needs Simplified terminology and presentation of CMSA Assessment Grid and processKey Features Aligned with the Model Care Act, the CMSA Standards of Practice, and the CMSA Core Curriculum for Case Management Assists case managers enhance their ability to work with complex patients and learn how to apply new evidence-based assessments, as it fosters safe and high-quality care Teaches case managers to evaluate patients for medical and mental health barriers in order to coordinate appropriate integrated interventions and treatment planning Integrates biological, psychological, social and health system assessment Supports care of adult, elderly, and pediatric patient populations with complex issues
"The 3rd edition of Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSEª) Review is designed to help you prepare for the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSIH) certification exam. This comprehensive resource has been updated to closely reflect the latest exam blueprint and encompass current practices. Written by simulation and education experts, this book is organized in a user-friendly format and information is concise and easy-to-read. Chapters include teaching tips that explore key topics and evidence-based simulation practice boxes that include state-of-the-art evidence. Case studies are incorporated throughout to provide real-world application and promote critical thinking skills. Each chapter covers everything you need to know to pass the exam and includes end-of-chapter questions to check your knowledge. The review concludes with a full-length practice test to get you ready for exam day. With more than 350 practice questions, detailed review content and answer rationales, and a convenient print + digital package, this study aid empowers you with the tools and materials to study your way and the confidence to pass the first time, guaranteed! Know that you're ready. Know that you'll pass with Springer Publishing Exam Prep."--back cover
"The reader will find this book useful for two purposes. First, it is a quick-reference guide for both the novice and the experienced school nurse who wishes to keep abreast of new information. Part IV, The Marginalized Child, will be particularly helpful in preventing and dealing with some of today's most prevalent health issues. This book can also serve as a supplemental textbook for nurses who are enrolled in college or university programs of study for state certification or who are preparing to take the examination for national certification through the National Board for the Certification of School Nurses. Relevant information is provided about the five components included in the exam and in the courses that must be taken: health problems and nursing management, health appraisal, health promotion and disease prevention, professional issues, and special health issues"--]cProvided by publisher.
This comprehensive study aid has been updated to include the latest STI treatment guidelines and improve gender inclusivity. Chapters address the different considerations for working with prepubescent, adolescent, adult, and elder assault and abuse victims. Includes case studies, key points, nursing pearls, photographs, illustrations, and tables.
"EMDR and Attachment-Focused Trauma Therapy for Adults: Reclaiming Authentic Self and Healthy Attachments describes a strength-based, attachment-focused model that moves clients toward healthier internal and external functioning and attachment patterns. A scripted sequence of protocols develops and deepens access to the client's own strengths through creation of an internal system of resources. The protocols build healthy boundaries and a nurturing relationship with inner Child parts of Self, strengthens the Competent Adult part of Self, and reworks under-or over-developed Parent parts of Self into healthier versions capable of playing more nurturing and protective roles"--
"Cultural Competence and Healing Culturally Based Trauma With EMDR Therapy explores the interface of culture and EMDR therapy with a collection of chapters that cover a range of subjects and offer a variety of approaches. The book addresses the big conceptual issues as well as specific insights, strategies, and protocols that are brought to life with clinical examples. From conceptual to practical, this book explores the interface of culture and EMDR therapy, and conveys a broader message to the reader about what is possible in the culturally informed application of EMDR therapy"--
Prepare for your Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Certification (PMH-BC™) exam with PMH-BC™ Certification Practice Q&A. With 300 high-quality questions and comprehensive rationales based on the most recent American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC®) exam blueprint, this essential resource is designed to help you study your way: sharpen your specialty knowledge with practice Q&As organized by exam topic and strengthen your test-taking skills with the 150-question practice test. Combined, it gives you everything you need to pass the first time, guaranteed. Know that you're ready. Know that you'll pass with Springer Publishing Exam Prep. Key Features: Includes 300 questions with in-depth rationales that address both correct and incorrect answersOffers two study options—by exam topic area or a 150-question timed practice testProvides key information about the PMH-BC™ certification exam Boosts your confidence with a 100% pass guaranteePMH-BC™ is a registered trademark of American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC®). ANCC® does not sponsor or endorse this resource, nor does it have a proprietary relationship with Springer Publishing.
"Welcome to the 2nd Edition of the CHESª Exam Review! We published the first edition in 2019 to provide those wishing to take the CHESª exam with additional study material based on our experiences as working health education specialists and public health educators. In 2020, the National Commission for Health Education Credentialling, Inc. (NCHEC) and the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) released A Competency Based Framework for Health Education Specialists-2020. This latest framework identifies 35 Competencies arranged in eight Areas of Responsibility"--
Preceded by Complementary and alternative therapies in nursing / Ruth Lindquist, Mary Fran Tracy, Mariah Snyder, editors. Eighth edition. 2018.
Awarded third place in the 2022 AJN Book of the Year Awards in Nursing Education/Continuing Education/Professional DevelopmentDelivers a comprehensive toolbox for understanding race and racism at structural, institutional, and individual levelsThis nursing handbook introduces and defines key terms about race and racism for nurses, nursing students, and nurse educators. It addresses how race and racism act as structural and core social determinants of health and propel health inequities. It moves beyond a focus on multicultural approaches for understanding inequity toward a recognition of the broader impact that both systemic and structural racism have had on inequality in health and life opportunities. Through a social justice lens, the book underscores how nurses, as frontline health professionals, need to understand racism as a factor behind these inequities and its significance to their working environment and nursing practice.In concise chapters with brief paragraphs and bulleted information, this practical handbook offers strategies for how to productively engage in a dialogue about race and racism. It considers the history of racism in the United States and then breaks down how it operates at structural, institutional, and individual levels. Case studies illustrate such concepts as microaggressions, implicit bias, power, privilege, and intersectionality in order to foster understanding and provide opportunities for both self-reflection and collective conversation.Key Features:Delivers clear and easy-to-read content in concise, bulleted formatEmpowers nurses to initiate conversations about race and racism in the workplace and classroom with confidence and easeProvides an historical context for understanding how racism contributes to inequities in health and economic opportunitiesIllustrates concepts with case studies and reflection questionsFeatures "Fast Facts" boxes that highlight essential information at a glancePromotes the concepts of antiracism, diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging
Prepare for your Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (Across the Lifespan) certification (PMHNP-BC™) exam with PMHNP-BC™ Certification Practice Q&A. With 700 high-quality questions and comprehensive rationales based on the most recent ANCC PMHNP-BC™ exam blueprint, this essential resource is designed to help you study your way: sharpen your specialty knowledge with 350 practice Q&A organized by exam domain and strengthen your test-taking skills with the 350-question practice test. Combined, it gives you everything you need to pass the first time, guaranteed. Know that you're ready. Know that you'll pass with Springer Publishing Exam Prep.Key Features:Includes 700 questions with in-depth rationales that address both correct and incorrect answersOffers two study options—by exam topic area or full-length timed practice testProvides key information about the PMHNP-BC™ certification examBoosts your confidence with a 100% pass guarantee (details inside)PMHNP-BC™ is a registered trademark of American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). ANCC does not sponsor or endorse this resource, nor does it have a proprietary relationship with Springer Publishing.
The war is over, and Cherry is sent home. Her new assignment is working in a veteran's hospital, where she finds her biggest challenge in raising the spirits of men who have lost arms, legs, or other body parts. Will they be welcomed back to their families and able to work again? Jim Travers, the woodworker who has lost a leg and was the sole support of his elderly mother, isn't convinced. But he finds he is of critical assistance to Cherry as she tracks the mysterious thief who has robbed the Veteran's Center of a medicine that can help a small boy recover from a deadly disease.
Cherry reunites with her old Spencer classmates Gwen, Bertha, Josie, Vivian, and Mai Lee, when they all decide to take an apartment together in New York City, and work for the Visiting Nurse Service of New York. Greenwich Village is a far cry from Hilton, Illinois, and farm-raised Bertha is ready to mutiny when she tries to cook in their tiny kitchen. Assigned to a specific neighborhood, Cherry marvels at the many countries her patients come from--and is determined to resolve the loneliness of a few of them by having them all meet at an "Around the World" Dinner at the local settlement house. But who is the mysterious woman who lives in the Victorian mansion at the center of her district? Why hasn't she been seen by anyone in the past 18 years?
Cherry has finally been discharged from the Army and is back to civilian life. What should she do next after her intense years of Army nursing? Dr. Joe finds her a job as the private nurse of a celebrated musician suffering from a dangerous heart condition. How can Cherry help him avoid the deadly stress his devoted sister unintentionally causes when she visits fortuneteller after fortuneteller? Will their family secret be revealed?
The United States is still fighting World War II. Cherry Ames is still an Army Nurse, this time aloft--as a flight nurse. Cherry is reunited with her corpsman Bunce--the two of them are in sole charge of ferrying severely wounded men out of the battlefield and to the nearest Army hospital. Much to Pilot Wade Cooper's chagrin, he has been taken off bomber duty to fly the wounded to safety--until Cherry makes him see otherwise. Off duty, the nurses "e;adopt"e; 6-year-old Muriel Grainger, who has known nothing but war in her short life, and whose mother has been killed by the Germans. Her father is often out on mysterious errands that cause some to label him a "e;spy."e; Cherry makes it her risky business to find out if this is truth or rumor.
When Cherry Ames learns that the new patient in her ward is using the proceeds from her deceased husband's life insurance to speculate in stock, she judges her foolish. And when the young woman explains the Pell Corporation investment program, Cherry suspects that her patient is being swindled. Even more serious, Peggy Wilmot is jeopardizing her health. For emotional tension over the delayed arrival of her weekly dividend check is retarding her recovery. But how can Cherry influence the headstrong young woman who seeks financial help from the wrong people? Find out the truth about the Pell Corporation, Cherry decides, and let the facts speak for themselves. Some of the vital questions to which Cherry must find the answers are: What are the Pell Corporation's actual operations as distinguished from the fantastic claims made in its impressive brochures? Is the mysterious Cleveland Pell really the financial wizard he claims to be? Busy with ward duty and a training program for teen-age junior volunteers at Hilton Hospital, Cherry does not have much time for another extracurricular task. But the plight of Peggy Wilmot is too serious to be ignored. What Cherry learns in the mysterious world of the "e;high finance"e; confidence game will surprise the reader as much as it does America's favorite nurse heroine.
As a public health nurse in Iowa, Cherry works with federal authorities to quash the manufacture and distribution of a bogus remedy and discovers the secret of a decrepit, abandoned farmhouse.
When Cherry Ames is offered a temporary assignment to help establish a health clinic in a small native African village, she sees it as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Not only will she be visiting a strange and exciting part of the world--but, more importantly, she will have a chance to help the underprivileged people of a very poor country.But no sooner has the clinic been built than Cherry finds herself caught up in the midst of a mysterious chain of events. Rough diamonds are being smuggled out of Africa--and Cherry's acute observations lead her to believe that the clinic itself is the base of the smugglers' operations!By carefully putting together obscure bits and pieces of evidence, and at great personal danger to herself, Cherry sets a trap for the criminals.How the alert and pretty young nurse from the United States manages to put an end to an international smuggling ring provides a whirlwind finish to a fascinating story of mystery and intrigue.
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