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Kozier & Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing
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ISBN: 9780133974362
Pearson
Kozier & Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing
ViewHelp each student think like a nurse using a clear, consistent approach
Consistency and accessibility are essential to student success in the Fundamentals of Nursing course. With its clear, approachable, writing style, Kozier & Erb’s Fundamentals of Nursing sets the foundation for nursing excellence. Coverage of the key concepts of contemporary nursing, as well as the latest nursing evidence, standards, and competencies, helps prepare readers to become effective nurses. To help students develop their clinical-reasoning abilities, new QSEN features draw connections to actual nursing practice. All basic and fundamental skills for the registered nurse are described within the nursing process. Students will learn to think like nurses as they see how the material they are reading is applied in nursing practice.
Also available with MyNursingLab®
This title is also available with MyNursingLab―an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program designed to engage students in the Fundamentals of Nursing course and improve results. Its guided learning path is proven to help students think like a nurse as they move beyond memorization to true understanding through application.
NOTE: You are purchasing a standalone product; MyNursingLab does not come packaged with this content. If you would like to purchase both the physical text and MyNursingLab, search the Pearson website.
MyNursingLab should only be purchased when required by an instructor. Students, if interested in purchasing this title with MyNursingLab, ask your instructor for the correct package ISBN and Course ID. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information.
Offer a consistent, seamless skills component
Because the Berman textbook and Skills books are written by the same author team, fundamentals students experience a seamless presentation, style, and experience throughout. Contact your Pearson representative to package Kozier & Erb’s Fundamentals of Nursing, Tenth Edition with the authors’ Skills in Clinical Nursing, Eighth Edition ISBN: 013399743X.
Laboratory Manual for Physical Examinati
Laboratory Manual for Physical Examination & Health Assessment
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ISBN: 9780323532037
Saunders
Laboratory Manual for Physical Examinati
ViewBoth a comprehensive lab manual and a practical workbook, the Study Guide and Laboratory Manual for Physical Examination and Health Assessment 8th Edition,gives you the tools you need to master physical examination and health assessment skills. Corresponding to the best-selling Jarvis textbook, this guide features reading assignments, terminology reviews, application activities, review questions, clinical learning objectives, regional write-up sheets, and narrative summary forms, with answers at the back to facilitate both learning and review. The 8th Edition has been thoroughly updated throughout with a fresh focus on interprofessional collaboration to prepare you for the skills laboratory and interprofessional collaborative practice.
Authoritative review and guidance for laboratory experiences personally written by Dr. Jarvis to give you a seamlessly integrated study and clinical experience.
Consistent format throughout text includes Purpose, Reading Assignment, Terminology Review, Study Guide, and Review Questions in each chapter.
Essential review and guidance for laboratory experiences familiarizes you with physical examination forms and offers practice in recording narrative accounts of patient history and examination findings.
Study Guide in each chapter includes short-answer and fill-in-the-blank questions.
The only full-color illustrated lab manual available for a nursing health assessment textbook enhances learning value with full-color anatomy and physiology labeling activities and more.
NEW! Updated content throughout corresponds to the 8th edition of the Jarvis textbook and reflects the latest research and evidence-based practice.
NEW! Enhanced integration of interprofessional collaboration exercises helps you create an SBAR report based on a brief case.
Leadership Roles and Management
Leadership roles and management functions in nursing: theory and application
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ISBN: 9781975139216
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Leadership Roles and Management
ViewAwarded Second place in the 2020 AJN Book of the Year Awards in Nursing Management and Leadership Category and selected by Doody’s as a Core Title in Administration/Management
The best-selling leadership and management text available for nursing education programs, Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing: Theory and Application, 10th Edition, combines the latest evidence-based content and a proven experiential approach to prepare students for success as they advance to join the professional nursing workforce.
Robust coverage and hundreds of active learning exercises help students overcome the temporary disadvantage of a lack of real-world leadership experience and meet the demands of today’s challenging, ever-changing healthcare system. From managing conflict and working collaboratively to organizing patient care and staffing, students vicariously experience the responsibilities of mid- and top-level nursing managers and hone their critical-thinking, problem-solving and decision-making skills before entering high-stakes clinical settings.
This landmark 10th Edition reflects the most current practices and clinical priorities in nursing leadership and management, including updated coverage of quality and safety, the influence and use of technology, workplace violence, change management and more. An array of accompanying student and instructor resources helps you make the most of your course and ensure students’ success throughout their nursing education.
Updated content equips students with the latest clinical practices and perspectives in quality and safety, the influence and use of technology, healthy workplaces, workplace violence/incivility, quality measurement/benchmarking, healthcare reform/reimbursement, change management, interprofessional teams and more.
New evidence-based case studies prepare students to confidently address the growing opioid crisis.
More than 280 learning exercises challenge students to apply concepts to a range of practice situations and healthcare settings.
Examining the Evidence features in each chapter familiarize students with new research findings, evidence-based practice and best practices in leadership and management.
Break-Out Comments reinforce key ideas at a glance.
Content Crosswalks tie chapter content to the latest AACN, AONL, QSEN and ANA standards and competencies to clarify and emphasize clinical relevance.
A detailed instructor’s manual on thePoint helps you make the most of the active learning exercises in your classroom.
The best-selling leadership and management text available for nursing education programs, Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing: Theory and Application, 10th Edition, combines the latest evidence-based content and a proven experiential approach to prepare students for success as they advance to join the professional nursing workforce.
Robust coverage and hundreds of active learning exercises help students overcome the temporary disadvantage of a lack of real-world leadership experience and meet the demands of today’s challenging, ever-changing healthcare system. From managing conflict and working collaboratively to organizing patient care and staffing, students vicariously experience the responsibilities of mid- and top-level nursing managers and hone their critical-thinking, problem-solving and decision-making skills before entering high-stakes clinical settings.
This landmark 10th Edition reflects the most current practices and clinical priorities in nursing leadership and management, including updated coverage of quality and safety, the influence and use of technology, workplace violence, change management and more. An array of accompanying student and instructor resources helps you make the most of your course and ensure students’ success throughout their nursing education.
Updated content equips students with the latest clinical practices and perspectives in quality and safety, the influence and use of technology, healthy workplaces, workplace violence/incivility, quality measurement/benchmarking, healthcare reform/reimbursement, change management, interprofessional teams and more.
New evidence-based case studies prepare students to confidently address the growing opioid crisis.
More than 280 learning exercises challenge students to apply concepts to a range of practice situations and healthcare settings.
Examining the Evidence features in each chapter familiarize students with new research findings, evidence-based practice and best practices in leadership and management.
Break-Out Comments reinforce key ideas at a glance.
Content Crosswalks tie chapter content to the latest AACN, AONL, QSEN and ANA standards and competencies to clarify and emphasize clinical relevance.
A detailed instructor’s manual on thePoint helps you make the most of the active learning exercises in your classroom.
Maternal Child Nursing Care
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ISBN: 9780323549387
Mosby
Maternal Child Nursing Care
ViewGet the accurate, practical information you need to succeed in the classroom, the clinical setting, and on the NCLEX-RN® examination. Written by the foremost experts in maternity and pediatric nursing, the user-friendly Maternal Child Nursing Care, 6th Edition provides both instructors and students with just the right amount of maternity and pediatric content. This new edition includes updated case studies within Nursing Care Plans, as well as a new chapter on pediatric cancer. Focus on the family throughout emphasizes the influence of the entire family in health and illness.
Focus on the family throughout emphasizes the influence of the entire family in health and illness.
Expert authors of the market-leading maternity and pediatric nursing textbooks combine to ensure delivery of the most accurate, up-to-date content.
Critical thinking case studies offer you opportunities to test and develop your analytical skills and apply knowledge in various settings.
Nursing Care Plans include rationales for interventions and provide you with an overview and specific guidelines for delivering effective nursing care.
Nursing Alerts highlight critical information that you need to know when treating patients.
Guidelines boxes outline nursing procedures in an easy-to-follow format.
Emergency boxes in the maternity unit guide you through step-by-step emergency procedures.
Home Care boxes detail important information that you need to deliver care to patients and families in the home setting.
Atraumatic Care boxes in the pediatric unit teach you how to provide competent and effective care to pediatric patients with the least amount of physical or psychological stress.
Community Focus boxes emphasize community issues, provide resources and guidance, and illustrate nursing care in a variety of settings.
Patient Teaching boxes in the maternity unit highlight important information nurses need to communicate to patients and families.
Cultural Competence boxes equip you with the knowledge you need to deliver culturally competent care.\
Family-Centered Care boxes draw attention to the needs or concerns of families that you should consider to provide family-centered care.
Medication Guides serve as an important reference of drugs and their interactions.
NEW! New chapter on pediatric cancer gives you the most up-to-date information on the latest topics.
EXPANDED! Additional information on sexuality in the maternity section.
EXPANDED! More content on spirituality in the family, culture, and spiritual chapters.
EXPANDED and UPDATED! New content about LBGTQ+ included in the Transition to Parenthood chapter.
NEW! Information on victims of sexual abuse as parents and human trafficking helps prepare you to handle these delicate issues.
NEW and UPDATED! Case studies emphasize interprofessional care, demonstrating how nursing must collaborate with other health care disciplines to provide the most comprehensive care possible to women and children.
UPDATED! Nursing Care Plans now incorporate case studies to personalize interventions and promote critical thinking.
Focus on the family throughout emphasizes the influence of the entire family in health and illness.
Expert authors of the market-leading maternity and pediatric nursing textbooks combine to ensure delivery of the most accurate, up-to-date content.
Critical thinking case studies offer you opportunities to test and develop your analytical skills and apply knowledge in various settings.
Nursing Care Plans include rationales for interventions and provide you with an overview and specific guidelines for delivering effective nursing care.
Nursing Alerts highlight critical information that you need to know when treating patients.
Guidelines boxes outline nursing procedures in an easy-to-follow format.
Emergency boxes in the maternity unit guide you through step-by-step emergency procedures.
Home Care boxes detail important information that you need to deliver care to patients and families in the home setting.
Atraumatic Care boxes in the pediatric unit teach you how to provide competent and effective care to pediatric patients with the least amount of physical or psychological stress.
Community Focus boxes emphasize community issues, provide resources and guidance, and illustrate nursing care in a variety of settings.
Patient Teaching boxes in the maternity unit highlight important information nurses need to communicate to patients and families.
Cultural Competence boxes equip you with the knowledge you need to deliver culturally competent care.\
Family-Centered Care boxes draw attention to the needs or concerns of families that you should consider to provide family-centered care.
Medication Guides serve as an important reference of drugs and their interactions.
NEW! New chapter on pediatric cancer gives you the most up-to-date information on the latest topics.
EXPANDED! Additional information on sexuality in the maternity section.
EXPANDED! More content on spirituality in the family, culture, and spiritual chapters.
EXPANDED and UPDATED! New content about LBGTQ+ included in the Transition to Parenthood chapter.
NEW! Information on victims of sexual abuse as parents and human trafficking helps prepare you to handle these delicate issues.
NEW and UPDATED! Case studies emphasize interprofessional care, demonstrating how nursing must collaborate with other health care disciplines to provide the most comprehensive care possible to women and children.
UPDATED! Nursing Care Plans now incorporate case studies to personalize interventions and promote critical thinking.
Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts
Medical-surgical nursing: concepts for interprofessional collaborative care
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ISBN: 9780323612425
Elsevier
Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts
ViewMaster the essential medical-surgical nursing content you’ll need for success on the Next Generation NCLEX® Exam (NGN) and safe clinical practice! Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts for Interprofessional Collaborative Care, 10th Edition uses a conceptual approach to provide adult health knowledge and help you develop the clinical nursing judgment skills that today’s medical-surgical nurses need to deliver safe, effective care. "Iggy" emphasizes three emerging trends in nursing ― interprofessional collaborative care, concept-based learning, and clinical judgment and systems thinking ― trends that will ground you in how to think like a nurse and how to apply your knowledge in the classroom, simulation laboratory, and clinical settings. A perennial bestseller, "Iggy" also features NCLEX Exam-style Challenge and Mastery questions to prepare you for success on the NGN!
Consistent use of interprofessional terminology promotes interprofessional collaboration through the use of a common healthcare language, instead of using isolated nursing-specific diagnostic language.
UNIQUE! Enhanced conceptual approach to learning integrates nursing concepts and exemplars, providing a foundation in professional nursing concepts and health and illness concepts, and showing their application in each chapter.
Unparalleled emphasis on clinical reasoning and clinical judgment helps you develop these vital skills when applying concepts to clinical situations.
Emphasis on QSEN and patient safety focuses on safety and evidence-based practice with Nursing Safety Priority boxes, including Drug Alert, Critical Rescue, and Action Alert boxes.
Direct, easy-to-read writing style features concise sentences and straightforward vocabulary.
Emphasis on health promotion and community-based care reflects the reality that most adult health care takes place in environments outside of high-acuity (hospital) settings.
NEW! Strengthened conceptual approach with data-driven Concept and Exemplar selections adds the concepts of pain, inflammation, and infection, and presents Exemplar disorders with a full nursing-process format and extra depth to help prepare you for the Next Generation NCLEX® Exam (NGN).
NEW and UNIQUE! Enhanced focus on clinical judgment and systems thinking ensures alignment with the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Model and emphasizes the six cognitive skills you’ll need for effective clinical judgment, for the NGN, and for safe clinical practice.
NEW and UNIQUE! Emphasis on NGN preparation includes chapter-opening Learning Outcomes and chapter-ending Get Ready for the NCLEX Examination! sections, plus NCLEX Examination Challenge questions and new chapter-ending Mastery Questions, with an answer key in the back of the book and on the companion Evolve website.
UNIQUE! Interprofessional collaborative approach to care views medical and nursing management through the lens of the nursing process and the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Model and aligns with the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) Core Competencies for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice.
NEW! Emphasis on need-to-know content provides a solid foundation for beginning nurse generalists, including only the most important patient problems for each medical condition, with streamlined chapters and concise coverage of nursing skills for preoperative and postoperative care.
NEW! Updated content throughout reflects the latest national and international evidence-based guidelines and protocols.
NEW! Improved learning resources on Evolve are thoroughly updated and closely integrated with the textbook.
NEW! Interprofessional Collaboration boxes highlight how the nurse collaborates with other members of the healthcare team.
NEW! Ethical/Legal Considerations boxes address dilemmas that medical-surgical nurses face related to technological changes and socioeconomic disparities.
NEW! Increased emphasis on home care, health promotion, and community-based care reflects the ongoing shift of care from hospitals to the home environment.
NEW! Updated illustrations include new anatomy and physiology images, procedure images, and disorder photos.
NEW! Updated drug tables are designed for quick reference and the use of drug trade names is eliminated for better alignment with the NGN.
NEW! Coverage of opioid use disorder is updated to reflect the opioid crisis in the U.S.
NEW! Content on personal safety and preparedness for mass casualty events has been expanded to equip you for the realities of healthcare today.
NEW! Key terms and definitions at the beginning of each chapter give you advance familiarity with essential terminology.
NEW! Revised Key Points align closely with Learning Outcomes and each includes a QSEN or Clinical Nursing Concept "tag" to maximize your study efficiency.
Consistent use of interprofessional terminology promotes interprofessional collaboration through the use of a common healthcare language, instead of using isolated nursing-specific diagnostic language.
UNIQUE! Enhanced conceptual approach to learning integrates nursing concepts and exemplars, providing a foundation in professional nursing concepts and health and illness concepts, and showing their application in each chapter.
Unparalleled emphasis on clinical reasoning and clinical judgment helps you develop these vital skills when applying concepts to clinical situations.
Emphasis on QSEN and patient safety focuses on safety and evidence-based practice with Nursing Safety Priority boxes, including Drug Alert, Critical Rescue, and Action Alert boxes.
Direct, easy-to-read writing style features concise sentences and straightforward vocabulary.
Emphasis on health promotion and community-based care reflects the reality that most adult health care takes place in environments outside of high-acuity (hospital) settings.
NEW! Strengthened conceptual approach with data-driven Concept and Exemplar selections adds the concepts of pain, inflammation, and infection, and presents Exemplar disorders with a full nursing-process format and extra depth to help prepare you for the Next Generation NCLEX® Exam (NGN).
NEW and UNIQUE! Enhanced focus on clinical judgment and systems thinking ensures alignment with the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Model and emphasizes the six cognitive skills you’ll need for effective clinical judgment, for the NGN, and for safe clinical practice.
NEW and UNIQUE! Emphasis on NGN preparation includes chapter-opening Learning Outcomes and chapter-ending Get Ready for the NCLEX Examination! sections, plus NCLEX Examination Challenge questions and new chapter-ending Mastery Questions, with an answer key in the back of the book and on the companion Evolve website.
UNIQUE! Interprofessional collaborative approach to care views medical and nursing management through the lens of the nursing process and the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Model and aligns with the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) Core Competencies for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice.
NEW! Emphasis on need-to-know content provides a solid foundation for beginning nurse generalists, including only the most important patient problems for each medical condition, with streamlined chapters and concise coverage of nursing skills for preoperative and postoperative care.
NEW! Updated content throughout reflects the latest national and international evidence-based guidelines and protocols.
NEW! Improved learning resources on Evolve are thoroughly updated and closely integrated with the textbook.
NEW! Interprofessional Collaboration boxes highlight how the nurse collaborates with other members of the healthcare team.
NEW! Ethical/Legal Considerations boxes address dilemmas that medical-surgical nurses face related to technological changes and socioeconomic disparities.
NEW! Increased emphasis on home care, health promotion, and community-based care reflects the ongoing shift of care from hospitals to the home environment.
NEW! Updated illustrations include new anatomy and physiology images, procedure images, and disorder photos.
NEW! Updated drug tables are designed for quick reference and the use of drug trade names is eliminated for better alignment with the NGN.
NEW! Coverage of opioid use disorder is updated to reflect the opioid crisis in the U.S.
NEW! Content on personal safety and preparedness for mass casualty events has been expanded to equip you for the realities of healthcare today.
NEW! Key terms and definitions at the beginning of each chapter give you advance familiarity with essential terminology.
NEW! Revised Key Points align closely with Learning Outcomes and each includes a QSEN or Clinical Nursing Concept "tag" to maximize your study efficiency.
Nursing Diagnosis Handbook, 12th Edition
Nursing diagnosis handbook: an evidence-based guide to planning care, 12th edition
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ISBN: 9780323879880
Elsevier
Nursing Diagnosis Handbook, 12th Edition
ViewGet nursing care plans right! Ackley’s Nursing Diagnosis Handbook: An Evidence-Based Guide to Planning Care, 12th Edition Revised Reprint with 2021-2023 NANDA-I© Updates helps you select appropriate nursing diagnoses and write care plans with ease and confidence. This convenient handbook shows how to correlate nursing diagnoses with known information about clients on the basis of assessment findings, established medical or psychiatric diagnoses, and the current treatment plan. Revised and updated with 2021-2023 NANDA-I© approved nursing diagnoses, the book integrates NIC and NOC taxonomies, evidence-based nursing interventions, and adult, pediatric, geriatric, multicultural, home care, safety, and client/family teaching and discharge planning considerations to help you create unique, individualized care plans.
Step-by-step instructions show how to use the Guide to Nursing Diagnoses and Guide to Planning Care sections to create a unique, individualized plan of care.
UNIQUE! Care plans are provided for NANDA-I© approved nursing diagnoses.
Evidence-based interventions and rationales include recent or classic research and references supporting the use of each intervention.
Examples of and suggested NIC interventions and NOC outcomes are presented in each care plan.
150 NCLEX® exam-style review questions are available on the Evolve website.
Easy-to-follow Sections I and II guide you through the nursing process and selection of appropriate nursing diagnoses.
Clear, concise interventions are usually only a sentence or two long and use no more than two references.
Safety content emphasizes what must be considered to provide safe patient care.
List of NANDA-I© Diagnoseson the inside front cover of the book provides quick reference to page numbers.
Alphabetical thumb tabs allow quick access to specific symptoms and nursing diagnoses.
Appendixes provide valuable information in an easy-to-access location.
NEW! Comprehensive, up-to-date information is included on the new 2021-2023 NANDA-I© approved nursing diagnoses.
NEW! Updated NIC/NOC, interventions, and rationales are provided for every care plan.
NEW! Interventions reorganized by priority help you quickly identify the information you need.
NEW! Section I: Gender identity discussion includes information about the caregiver’s responsibility.
NEW! Section II covers bullying, gender dysphoria, medical marijuana, military families/personnel, opioid use/abuse, service animals, technology addiction, and veterans.
NEW! Concept map creator is added.
Step-by-step instructions show how to use the Guide to Nursing Diagnoses and Guide to Planning Care sections to create a unique, individualized plan of care.
UNIQUE! Care plans are provided for NANDA-I© approved nursing diagnoses.
Evidence-based interventions and rationales include recent or classic research and references supporting the use of each intervention.
Examples of and suggested NIC interventions and NOC outcomes are presented in each care plan.
150 NCLEX® exam-style review questions are available on the Evolve website.
Easy-to-follow Sections I and II guide you through the nursing process and selection of appropriate nursing diagnoses.
Clear, concise interventions are usually only a sentence or two long and use no more than two references.
Safety content emphasizes what must be considered to provide safe patient care.
List of NANDA-I© Diagnoseson the inside front cover of the book provides quick reference to page numbers.
Alphabetical thumb tabs allow quick access to specific symptoms and nursing diagnoses.
Appendixes provide valuable information in an easy-to-access location.
NEW! Comprehensive, up-to-date information is included on the new 2021-2023 NANDA-I© approved nursing diagnoses.
NEW! Updated NIC/NOC, interventions, and rationales are provided for every care plan.
NEW! Interventions reorganized by priority help you quickly identify the information you need.
NEW! Section I: Gender identity discussion includes information about the caregiver’s responsibility.
NEW! Section II covers bullying, gender dysphoria, medical marijuana, military families/personnel, opioid use/abuse, service animals, technology addiction, and veterans.
NEW! Concept map creator is added.
Nursing Research
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ISBN: 9781975110642
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Nursing Research
ViewWhether used to help students learn how to perform research or how to critically appraise research reports for use in practice, this authoritative, approachable textbook shows how nursing research is applicable across today’s changing healthcare field. AJN award-winning authors Denise Polit and Cheryl Beck detail the latest methodologic innovations that have arisen in nursing, medicine, and the social sciences in their signature user-friendly style, accompanied by the helpful learning features, pedagogy, and clean design that have made this book a classic.
The updated 11th Edition adds two new chapters designed to help students ensure the accuracy and effectiveness of research methods and the relevance and applicability of nursing inquiries. Extensively revised content throughout strengthens students’ ability to locate and rank clinical evidence, verify the authoritativeness of systematic reviews, and distinguish interpretive approaches from aggregative approaches using meta-aggregation.
NEW! Quality Improvement and Improvement Science chapter provides methods and frameworks to help students develop and assess improvement projects.
NEW! Applicability, Generalizability, and Relevance: Toward Practice-Based Evidence chapter details cutting-edge strategies to meet the growing need for patient-centered, practice-based evidence.
UPDATED! Revised content throughout reflects the latest methodologic approaches to ranking evidence, verifying systematic reviews, using meta-aggregation, and more.
Critical appraisal guidelines help students focus on specific aspects of a report for the most effective appraisal.
Clear, user-friendly writing style introduces concepts logically and clarifies difficult ideas.
Specific research tips translate abstract notions into practical strategies to help students confidently apply chapter lessons in real-life situations.
Research examples throughout the text illustrate key points and stimulate critical thinking.
A comprehensive index provides fast, efficient access to precise information.
Tables, figures, and bulleted summaries reinforce essential chapter concepts at a glance.
The updated 11th Edition adds two new chapters designed to help students ensure the accuracy and effectiveness of research methods and the relevance and applicability of nursing inquiries. Extensively revised content throughout strengthens students’ ability to locate and rank clinical evidence, verify the authoritativeness of systematic reviews, and distinguish interpretive approaches from aggregative approaches using meta-aggregation.
NEW! Quality Improvement and Improvement Science chapter provides methods and frameworks to help students develop and assess improvement projects.
NEW! Applicability, Generalizability, and Relevance: Toward Practice-Based Evidence chapter details cutting-edge strategies to meet the growing need for patient-centered, practice-based evidence.
UPDATED! Revised content throughout reflects the latest methodologic approaches to ranking evidence, verifying systematic reviews, using meta-aggregation, and more.
Critical appraisal guidelines help students focus on specific aspects of a report for the most effective appraisal.
Clear, user-friendly writing style introduces concepts logically and clarifies difficult ideas.
Specific research tips translate abstract notions into practical strategies to help students confidently apply chapter lessons in real-life situations.
Research examples throughout the text illustrate key points and stimulate critical thinking.
A comprehensive index provides fast, efficient access to precise information.
Tables, figures, and bulleted summaries reinforce essential chapter concepts at a glance.
Nursing Today: Transition and Trends
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ISBN: 9780323642088
Mosby
Nursing Today: Transition and Trends
ViewEnsure you thoroughly understand the most important issues you’ll face when entering practice! Loved for its humor, readability, and inviting cartoons, Nursing Today: Transitions and Trends, 10th Edition helps you to prepare for the NCLEX-RN® ― while giving you valuable information to succeed throughout your career. It reflects current issues and trending topics that nurses will face, ensuring that you not only graduate with patient care skills, but also with career development skills such as resume writing, finding a job, and effective interviewing. The 10th Edition features major content updates on Workplace Issues, Nursing Informatics, Cultural and Spiritual Awareness and Ethical Issues, and evidence-based practice boxes throughout to help you focus on the research evidence that supports clinical practice. Additionally, it includes test-taking tips for the NCLEX-RN® Examination and updated Evolve Resources for students with new review questions and case studies.
An emphasis on transitioning into the workplace is included in chapters such as NCLEX-RN® and the New Graduate, Employment Considerations: Opportunities, Resumes, and Interviewing, Mentorship and Preceptorship, and Nurse Residency Programs.
Thorough coverage of all the most important issues faced by the new nurse, preparing you for a professional career.
An engaging approach features lively cartoons, chapter objectives, bibliographies, and colorful summary boxes.
Critical Thinking boxes in every chapter offer questions and exercises asking you to apply what they have learned to clinical practice.
Evidence-Based Practice boxes, and evidence-based practice content throughout, focus your attention on the research evidence that supports clinical practice.
QSEN competencies related to effective communication, team building, evidence-based practice, patient safety, and quality assurance highlighted throughout.
NEW! Personal Management chapter revised and expanded to include information about mindfulness and tips for practicing mindfulness.
UPDATED! NCLEX®-RN information reflects the 2019 Exam with information on the enhanced nurse licensure (eNLC) compact and the next generation NCLEX-RN project.
UPDATED! Nursing Education chapter includes information about current trends in academic progression with a focus on concurrent enrollment programs.
NEW! Conflict Management chapter includes expanded content about sexual harassment, in the workplace setting.
NEW! Expanded Workplace Issues chapter has been expanded on the subjects of bullying and incivility and safe patient handling.
NEW! Nursing Informatics chapter greatly expanded to include emerging information and communication technologies (patient engagement, robotics, and artificial intelligence) used in healthcare.
UPDATED! Cultural and Spiritual Awareness chapter includes strategies for building cultural and linguistic competency skills and practicing cultural sensitivity in the workplace setting.
NEW! Expanded Ethical Issues chapter includes content on involuntary commitment and professional boundaries as current issues impacting nursing.
An emphasis on transitioning into the workplace is included in chapters such as NCLEX-RN® and the New Graduate, Employment Considerations: Opportunities, Resumes, and Interviewing, Mentorship and Preceptorship, and Nurse Residency Programs.
Thorough coverage of all the most important issues faced by the new nurse, preparing you for a professional career.
An engaging approach features lively cartoons, chapter objectives, bibliographies, and colorful summary boxes.
Critical Thinking boxes in every chapter offer questions and exercises asking you to apply what they have learned to clinical practice.
Evidence-Based Practice boxes, and evidence-based practice content throughout, focus your attention on the research evidence that supports clinical practice.
QSEN competencies related to effective communication, team building, evidence-based practice, patient safety, and quality assurance highlighted throughout.
NEW! Personal Management chapter revised and expanded to include information about mindfulness and tips for practicing mindfulness.
UPDATED! NCLEX®-RN information reflects the 2019 Exam with information on the enhanced nurse licensure (eNLC) compact and the next generation NCLEX-RN project.
UPDATED! Nursing Education chapter includes information about current trends in academic progression with a focus on concurrent enrollment programs.
NEW! Conflict Management chapter includes expanded content about sexual harassment, in the workplace setting.
NEW! Expanded Workplace Issues chapter has been expanded on the subjects of bullying and incivility and safe patient handling.
NEW! Nursing Informatics chapter greatly expanded to include emerging information and communication technologies (patient engagement, robotics, and artificial intelligence) used in healthcare.
UPDATED! Cultural and Spiritual Awareness chapter includes strategies for building cultural and linguistic competency skills and practicing cultural sensitivity in the workplace setting.
NEW! Expanded Ethical Issues chapter includes content on involuntary commitment and professional boundaries as current issues impacting nursing.
Pathophysiology
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ISBN: 9780323761550
Saunders
Pathophysiology
ViewDevelop the strong foundation in pathophysiology you need to guide your patient care! Exploring the etiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, and treatment of diseases and disorders, Pathophysiology, 7th Edition focuses on the major alterations in the homeostasis of body systems to provide you with a unifying framework. Current scientific findings and relevant global research are integrated throughout the book, with chapters organized by body system, beginning with an illustrated review of anatomy and normal physiology. Each chapter includes a discussion of the disease processes and abnormalities that may occur, with a focus on the pathophysiologic concepts involved. Practical learning resources emphasize critical thinking and help simplify this rigorous subject. Updated, full-color illustrations and photos throughout enable you to visualize disease and disease processes and gain a clearer understanding of the material.
Easy-to-read style is simplified by input from readability experts, and includesmany tables, boxes, and figures to highlight key content.
Thorough content updates include the latest information on new treatment advances, over 100 new figures for improved clarity, and much more throughout the text.
Global Health Care boxes highlight global healthcare concerns such asCOVID-19,HIV/AIDS, Ebola, and more, with information on prevalence, mechanism of disease, and transmission.
User-friendly learning resources in the text include chapter outlines, bolded key terms, key questions, Key Points boxes, Clinical Judgment challenges, and chapter summaries.
Pediatric and Geriatric Considerations boxes include brief analyses of age-related changes associated with specific body systems.
More than 1,000 illustrations help clarify complex pathophysiological concepts and make the book visually appealing.
NEW! Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN)-style case studies on the companion Evolve website help strengthen your clinical judgment skills in preparation for the new item types on the exam.
NEW! COVID-19 coverage includes the most current scientific findings, prevalence, mechanism of disease, transmission, and treatment implications.
Easy-to-read style is simplified by input from readability experts, and includesmany tables, boxes, and figures to highlight key content.
Thorough content updates include the latest information on new treatment advances, over 100 new figures for improved clarity, and much more throughout the text.
Global Health Care boxes highlight global healthcare concerns such asCOVID-19,HIV/AIDS, Ebola, and more, with information on prevalence, mechanism of disease, and transmission.
User-friendly learning resources in the text include chapter outlines, bolded key terms, key questions, Key Points boxes, Clinical Judgment challenges, and chapter summaries.
Pediatric and Geriatric Considerations boxes include brief analyses of age-related changes associated with specific body systems.
More than 1,000 illustrations help clarify complex pathophysiological concepts and make the book visually appealing.
NEW! Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN)-style case studies on the companion Evolve website help strengthen your clinical judgment skills in preparation for the new item types on the exam.
NEW! COVID-19 coverage includes the most current scientific findings, prevalence, mechanism of disease, transmission, and treatment implications.
Pharmacology: A Patient-Centered Nursing
Pharmacology: a patient-centered nursing process approach
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ISBN: 9780323642477
Elsevier
Pharmacology: A Patient-Centered Nursing
ViewGet the pharmacology guidance proven to help aspiring nurses succeed on the NCLEX and later as a professional nurse. Using a streamlined prototype approach, an emphasis on nursing care, plus a wealth of other trademark features, Pharmacology: A Patient-Centered Nursing Process Approach, 10th Edition makes it easy for you to really understand pharmacology. Prototype drug charts summarize the need-to-know information about key drugs, including dosage, side effects, interactions, and more. Images of current drug package labels reinforce your understanding of text content using relevant, true-to-life learning. Bulleted nursing process summaries relate nursing care to drug therapy in addition to highlighting patient teaching, patient safety, and relevant cultural content. Finally, the unique and thorough drug calculations section features math review as well as step-by-step instructions for drug calculations using the four general methods of dosage calculation. All in all this text has all the tools you need to better understand the complicated subject of pharmacology.
UNIQUE! Prototype drug charts provide easy access to key information for representative drugs, including dosages, contraindications, drug-lab-food interactions, pharmacokinetics, and more.
UNIQUE! Extensive chapter on drug calculations presents six methods of dosage calculation, providing a helpful review and supplement to a dosage calculations textbook.
UNIQUE! Nursing process summaries highlight important nursing considerations within the framework of the nursing process.
Consistent RN-standard chapter pedagogy includes: online learning resources on the companion Evolve website, objectives, and outline.
Critical thinking case studies challenge you to apply your knowledge and analytical skills to realistic patient scenarios. Answer guidelines are provided on the Evolve website.
Application-level NCLEX study questions include at least one alternate-format question included per chapter.
Chapter on safety and quality discusses medication errors, specific nursing measures to promote safety, National Patient Safety Goals, and many other safety issues and concerns.
Prioritization coverage throughout the text helps you learn to prioritize nursing care and differentiate need-to-know from nice-to-know content.
NEW! Thoroughly updated drug content reflects the very latest FDA drug approvals, withdrawals, and therapeutic uses, as well as corresponding updated nursing content.
NEW! New nursing concepts have been added to the nursing processes to further support conceptual learning and higher-level thinking.
NEW! New chapter on pharmacogenetics details how a patient’s genetic makeup may affect his or her response to drugs.
NEW! Additional student review questions have been added to thoroughly prepare you for the growing pharmacology coverage on the NCLEX Exam.
NEW! Updated antihypertensive guidelines (published in November 2017) ensure you are up to date on the latest best practices regarding drugs used to treat high blood pressure.
NEW! Updated nursing processes have been added for more consistency from chapter to chapter.
UNIQUE! Prototype drug charts provide easy access to key information for representative drugs, including dosages, contraindications, drug-lab-food interactions, pharmacokinetics, and more.
UNIQUE! Extensive chapter on drug calculations presents six methods of dosage calculation, providing a helpful review and supplement to a dosage calculations textbook.
UNIQUE! Nursing process summaries highlight important nursing considerations within the framework of the nursing process.
Consistent RN-standard chapter pedagogy includes: online learning resources on the companion Evolve website, objectives, and outline.
Critical thinking case studies challenge you to apply your knowledge and analytical skills to realistic patient scenarios. Answer guidelines are provided on the Evolve website.
Application-level NCLEX study questions include at least one alternate-format question included per chapter.
Chapter on safety and quality discusses medication errors, specific nursing measures to promote safety, National Patient Safety Goals, and many other safety issues and concerns.
Prioritization coverage throughout the text helps you learn to prioritize nursing care and differentiate need-to-know from nice-to-know content.
NEW! Thoroughly updated drug content reflects the very latest FDA drug approvals, withdrawals, and therapeutic uses, as well as corresponding updated nursing content.
NEW! New nursing concepts have been added to the nursing processes to further support conceptual learning and higher-level thinking.
NEW! New chapter on pharmacogenetics details how a patient’s genetic makeup may affect his or her response to drugs.
NEW! Additional student review questions have been added to thoroughly prepare you for the growing pharmacology coverage on the NCLEX Exam.
NEW! Updated antihypertensive guidelines (published in November 2017) ensure you are up to date on the latest best practices regarding drugs used to treat high blood pressure.
NEW! Updated nursing processes have been added for more consistency from chapter to chapter.
Pharmacology: An Introduction
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ISBN: 9781260021820
McGraw Hill
Pharmacology: An Introduction
ViewPharmacology is incredibly readable, with short chapters that link theory to practice; content that is focused on the need-to-know information to not overload the reader; excellent tables and features such as Patient Administration and Monitoring Boxes; and the most up-to-date drug information.
Physical Examination and Health Assessme
Physical examination and health assessment
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ISBN: 9780323510806
Elsevier
Physical Examination and Health Assessme
ViewWith an easy-to-follow approach and unmatched learning support, Jarvis’s Physical Examination and Health Assessment, 8th Edition is the most authoritative, complete, and easily implemented solution for health assessment in nursing. This tightly integrated learning package continues to center on Carolyn Jarvis’s trademark clear, logical, and holistic approach to physical examination and health assessment across the patient lifespan. It’s packed with vivid illustrations, step-by-step guidance and evidence-based content to provide a complete approach to health assessment skills and physical examination. With a fresh focus on today’s need-to-know information, the 8th edition integrates QSEN and interprofessional collaboration, features enhanced inclusion of LGBTQ considerations, includes a new standalone Vital Signs chapter, and provides enhanced EHR and documentation content.
Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignme
Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment: Practice Exercises for the NCLEX-RN® Examination 5th Edition
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ISBN: 9780323683166
Elsevier
(5/31/2021)
Saunders Comprehensive Review for NCLEX-
Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-PN Examination
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ISBN: 9780323733052
Saunders
Saunders Comprehensive Review for NCLEX-
ViewGet the best review for the NCLEX-PN® exam from the leading NCLEX® experts! Written by Linda Anne Silvestri and Angela E. Silvestri, Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-PN® Examination, 8th Edition provides everything you need to prepare for success on the NCLEX-PN. The book includes a review of all nursing content areas, more than 4,500 NCLEX exam-style questions, detailed rationales, test-taking tips and strategies, and newNext-Generation NCLEX (NGN)-style questions. An Evolve website simulates the exam-taking experience with a choice of practice questions along with realistic practice tests. Based on Silvestri’s proven Pyramid to Success, this complete review is a perennial favorite of students preparing for the NCLEX.
More than 4,500 practice questions are included in the book and on Evolve.
Detailed rationales are provided for both correct and incorrect answer options.
Alternate item format questions include multiple response, prioritizing, fill-in-the-blank, figure/chart, and video clips.
Test-taking strategies provide useful hints for analyzing and uncovering correct answer options.
Pyramid Points and Pyramid Alerts identify content that typically appears on the NCLEX-PN exam
Pyramid to Success sections at the beginning of each unit provide an overview of content, guidance for your review, and the subject’s relative importance in the NCLEX-PN text plan.
What Should You Do? boxes in each chapter help you develop critical thinking skills, with answers at the end of the chapter.
UNIQUE! A 75-question pre-test on Evolveprovides feedback on your strengths and weaknesses, and the results generate an individualized study calendar.
NEW! Next-Generation NCLEX® (NGN)-style questions ensure that you are ready for the biggest change to the NCLEX-PN test plan in many years.
New! The current NCLEX-PN® test plan is incorporated throughout the book and the Evolve companion website.
More than 4,500 practice questions are included in the book and on Evolve.
Detailed rationales are provided for both correct and incorrect answer options.
Alternate item format questions include multiple response, prioritizing, fill-in-the-blank, figure/chart, and video clips.
Test-taking strategies provide useful hints for analyzing and uncovering correct answer options.
Pyramid Points and Pyramid Alerts identify content that typically appears on the NCLEX-PN exam
Pyramid to Success sections at the beginning of each unit provide an overview of content, guidance for your review, and the subject’s relative importance in the NCLEX-PN text plan.
What Should You Do? boxes in each chapter help you develop critical thinking skills, with answers at the end of the chapter.
UNIQUE! A 75-question pre-test on Evolveprovides feedback on your strengths and weaknesses, and the results generate an individualized study calendar.
NEW! Next-Generation NCLEX® (NGN)-style questions ensure that you are ready for the biggest change to the NCLEX-PN test plan in many years.
New! The current NCLEX-PN® test plan is incorporated throughout the book and the Evolve companion website.
Study Guide for Fundamental Concepts
Study Guide for Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing
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ISBN: 9780323683869
Elsevier
Study Guide for Fundamental Concepts
ViewReinforce your understanding of basic nursing concepts and skills! Corresponding to the chapters in Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing, 6th Edition, this study guide provides the review and practice you need to master essential LPN/LVN knowledge. Engaging exercises and questions help you learn to apply the nursing process, set priorities, practice critical thinking, make good decisions, and communicate effectively. With this practical review, you will get more out of your textbook and prepare for success on the Next Generation NCLEX-PN® exam.
Review Questions for the NCLEX-PN® Examination let you practice for the exam with multiple-choice and alternate item format questions based on real-life situations.
Word Attack Skills offer practice in pronouncing difficult terms and phrases, with emphasis on stress and intonation.
Success in Practical/Vocational Nursing
Success in Practical/Vocational Nursing: From Student to Leader
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ISBN: 9780323683722
Saunders
Success in Practical/Vocational Nursing
ViewGet the proven guidance you need to succeed in both nursing school and professional LPN/LVN practice with Success in Practical/Vocational Nursing, From Student to Leader, 9th Edition. Focusing on must-have leadership and problem-solving skills, this unique, market-leading text covers the soft skills that are essential for success in nursing school, in the job market, and in professional practice. Topics build on each other in a logical manner, beginning with tools you’ll need for success in class, continuing to the skills needed in LPN/LVN practice, and culminating in the higher-level roles and responsibilities of the LPN/LVN as a leader. The newest feature box on empowerment introduces you to the concepts of self-reflection, self-growth, and power to enhance your student experience and accomplish positive outcomes in nursing school and in practice. Additionally, like in previous editions, Critical Thinking and Try This! boxes are incorporated throughout this ninth edition to challenge you in thinking outside of the box to solve personal, academic, and professional situations. There are also practice review questions at the end of each chapter help you prepare for the NCLEX-PN® examination and chapters on Workforce Trends and Nurse State Practice Acts to help you easily move from the academic to the practice setting. With all its proven guidance and insight, this text is must-have for any LPN/LVN student wanting to find success in today’s demanding healthcare environment.
Collaborative Care boxes introduce you to management tools and leadership activities.
Critical Thinking boxes provide critical thinking and problem-solving opportunities throughout the chapter to enhance your understanding.
Try This! boxes cover activities related to topics discussed in the text that can be utilized in simulation or role-play scenarios in class.
Professional Pointers boxes give advice on nursing best practices in the professional arena during and after nursing school.
Chapter on community resources covers tools and resources that you can find within your community to help you with learning, personal, and family needs that could interfere with success in school.
Storytelling narratives at the beginning of each chapter use true stories to enhance your learning and demonstrate the relevancy of key topics.
Test-taking and interview preparation tips focus on preparing you to take the NCLEX-PN Examination and provide information on applications, interviews, and the job search ― including electronic resumes.
Get Ready for the NCLEX-PN® Examination section at the end of the text contains key points, critical thinking scenarios, additional learning resources, and review questions for the NCLEX-PN Examination ― including alternate format items in every chapter.
Full-color design and visuals makes this text visually appealing and easy to read.
Numbered objectives open each chapter and provide a framework for content.
Key points at the end of each chapter summarize chapter highlights and serve as an excellent review tool.
Key terms with phonetic pronunciations are at the beginning of each chapter and in full color at first mention in the text to assist you in improving and supplementing your terminology and language skills before entering clinical practice.
References are arranged by chapter at the end of the book to give you resources for further understanding of text concepts.
NEW! Empowerment feature boxes introduce tools to help you affect positive outcomes in class, clinicals, and professional practice.
NEW! Updated content on delegation prepares you for immediate leadership positions upon graduation.
Collaborative Care boxes introduce you to management tools and leadership activities.
Critical Thinking boxes provide critical thinking and problem-solving opportunities throughout the chapter to enhance your understanding.
Try This! boxes cover activities related to topics discussed in the text that can be utilized in simulation or role-play scenarios in class.
Professional Pointers boxes give advice on nursing best practices in the professional arena during and after nursing school.
Chapter on community resources covers tools and resources that you can find within your community to help you with learning, personal, and family needs that could interfere with success in school.
Storytelling narratives at the beginning of each chapter use true stories to enhance your learning and demonstrate the relevancy of key topics.
Test-taking and interview preparation tips focus on preparing you to take the NCLEX-PN Examination and provide information on applications, interviews, and the job search ― including electronic resumes.
Get Ready for the NCLEX-PN® Examination section at the end of the text contains key points, critical thinking scenarios, additional learning resources, and review questions for the NCLEX-PN Examination ― including alternate format items in every chapter.
Full-color design and visuals makes this text visually appealing and easy to read.
Numbered objectives open each chapter and provide a framework for content.
Key points at the end of each chapter summarize chapter highlights and serve as an excellent review tool.
Key terms with phonetic pronunciations are at the beginning of each chapter and in full color at first mention in the text to assist you in improving and supplementing your terminology and language skills before entering clinical practice.
References are arranged by chapter at the end of the book to give you resources for further understanding of text concepts.
NEW! Empowerment feature boxes introduce tools to help you affect positive outcomes in class, clinicals, and professional practice.
NEW! Updated content on delegation prepares you for immediate leadership positions upon graduation.
Telephone Triage for Pediatrics
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ISBN: 9781496363602
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Telephone Triage for Pediatrics
ViewHandle questions about pediatric care with confident accuracy: Telephone Triage Protocols for Pediatrics is the quick-access guide to providing fast, efficient phone assessments and accurate care recommendations.
This comprehensive, on-the-spot resource lists a broad range of symptoms alphabetically. A flow chart format provides the crucial Yes or No questions to ask, with each answer moving quickly to optimal recommendations or instructions. A vital resource for all nurses, this is irreplaceable to those in pediatric or family practice.
Tap into top-level guidance for fast, efficient assessments …
Must-have resource for medical offices, clinics, schools, emergency departments, urgent care centers, home health agencies, and managed healthcare providers
About The Authors
Julie Briggs, RN, BSN, MHA, is Director of the Emergency Department at Good Samaritan Community Healthcare in Puyallup, Washington.
Mikki Meadows-Oliver, PhD, RN, PNP-BC, is an Associate Professor at the Yale University School of Nursing in Orange, Connecticut.
This comprehensive, on-the-spot resource lists a broad range of symptoms alphabetically. A flow chart format provides the crucial Yes or No questions to ask, with each answer moving quickly to optimal recommendations or instructions. A vital resource for all nurses, this is irreplaceable to those in pediatric or family practice.
Tap into top-level guidance for fast, efficient assessments …
- Step-by-step guidance for making accurate assessments —170 proven protocols addressing a wide range of symptoms, disorders, and medical emergencies, for newborn to age 18
- Sorts life-threatening problems from those not requiring physician or emergency care—callers are directed to make an appointment, seek emergency care, or follow home care instructions
- Increases consistency of advice and documentation
- Supports nurses of all knowledge and experience levels
- Color tabs for each section enable quick access
- Symptoms alpha-organized and grouped by level of urgency, addressing injuries, trauma, pain, swelling, and other symptoms for:
- Head, eyes, ears, nose, throat, mouth, back, neck, arm, and leg
- Body system problems – chest/cardiovascular, respiratory GI, genital/obstetrics and gynecological problems, urination, and skin problems
- Chronic and infectious diseases
- Behavioral problems
- Infant-specific problems
- Key Questions to ask the caller
- Other Protocols to Consider Reminders – for proper documentation
- Assessment – symptoms and conditions that determine urgency
- Action column – Following Yes or No answers to assessment questions, with emergency actions appearing first
- Immediate actions – proven protocols and/or referrals to emergency, physician, or at-home care
- Home Care Instructions – before emergency care, before appointment, or at-home care
- Emergency Instructions – in-the-moment first aid
- Report the Following Problems – what caller should tell their physician or emergency department
- Seek Emergency Care Immediately – if certain symptoms occur
Must-have resource for medical offices, clinics, schools, emergency departments, urgent care centers, home health agencies, and managed healthcare providers
About The Authors
Julie Briggs, RN, BSN, MHA, is Director of the Emergency Department at Good Samaritan Community Healthcare in Puyallup, Washington.
Mikki Meadows-Oliver, PhD, RN, PNP-BC, is an Associate Professor at the Yale University School of Nursing in Orange, Connecticut.
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THINK Communication
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ISBN: 9780205944507
Pearson-Prentice Hall
THINK Communication
ViewUnderstand core communication concepts
THINK Communication distills major communication concepts, theories, research, and trends into bite-size essentials, making learning human communication not only fun, but accessible and relatable. Students will find that THINK Communication’s unique features help them to identify and understand their own communication behaviors, as well the communication behavior of others.
MySearchLab is a part of the Engleberg program. Research and writing tools, including access to academic journals, help students understand critical thinking in even greater depth. To provide students with flexibility, students can download the eText to a tablet using the free Pearson eText app.
Transcultural Nursing
Transcultural nursing: assessment and intervention
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ISBN: 9780323695541
Elsevier
Transcultural Nursing
ViewProvide quality care for clients from culturally diverse backgrounds! Transcultural Nursing, 8th Edition shows you how to apply assessment and intervention strategies to individuals from a variety of different cultures. Based on Giger and Davidhizer’s unique transcultural model, this text helps you design culturally sensitive care with use of the six key aspects of cultural assessment: communication, time, space, social organization, environmental control, and biologic variations. Written by nursing educators Joyce Newman Giger and Linda G. Haddad, Transcultural Nursing shows how an understanding of cultural variations and individual patient needs will help you provide safe and effective care.
UNIQUE! The six key aspects of cultural assessment each receive a full chapter of coverage, allowing you to also apply the Transcultural Assessment Model to cultures not covered in the text.
Case studies and critical decision-making questions help you apply the assessment framework to practice.
23 chapters on specific cultural groups apply this assessment model to the clients most commonly encountered in United States health care settings, with nearly all chapters written by contributors who are part of that ethnic group.
Client care plans in culture-specific chapters show how to apply principles to the needs of individuals.
Review questions reinforce your understanding of cultural principles, with answers found in the back of the book.
Discussions of spirituality throughout the text provide a holistic, integrated approach to culture, beliefs, and assessment.
NEW co-author Dr. Linda Haddad is an internationally recognized cultural scholar who has taught nursing around the globe, has acted as an advisor and coordinator for the World Health Organization, and has published over 30 scholarly articles on nursing with a focus on understanding the cultural implication to care.
UPDATED! Cultural chapters are completely revised to reflect the shifting experiences of cultural groups in our society.
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Understanding and Managing Diversity
Understanding and managing diversity: readings, cases, and exercises
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ISBN: 9780133548198
Pearson
Understanding and Managing Diversity
ViewFor undergraduate and graduate courses in human resources. A diverse approach to understanding and managing diversity. Understanding and Managing Diversity uses applications to clarify the complexity of a diverse workforce, and explains how it can be used as an organizational asset. This text also provides students with a wide range of expertise—from the perspective of experienced interdisciplinary instructors (business, psychology, economics, theology, law, politics, history, etc.) to practitioners (diversity trainers, corporate managers, etc.). Teaching and Learning Experience This program will provide a better teaching and learning experience–for you and your students. Here’s how: Provide Students with an Accessible Format: Information is presented in a logical succession to help students learn that is in a way accessible to them. Present New and Timely Diversity Topics: Topics include Racial Identity, Work-Life Balance, Diversity Leadership, and Workplace Communication. Stimulate Critical Thinking about Managing Diversity: A Best Practices feature provides examples of successful innovations.