Author : Kerm Henriksen
Publisher :
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 46,72 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Medical
ISBN :
v. 1. Research findings -- v. 2. Concepts and methodology -- v. 3. Implementation issues -- v. 4. Programs, tools and products.
Author : Ronda Hughes
Publisher : Department of Health and Human Services
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 43,45 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Medical
ISBN :
"Nurses play a vital role in improving the safety and quality of patient car -- not only in the hospital or ambulatory treatment facility, but also of community-based care and the care performed by family members. Nurses need know what proven techniques and interventions they can use to enhance patient outcomes. To address this need, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), with additional funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has prepared this comprehensive, 1,400-page, handbook for nurses on patient safety and quality -- Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses. (AHRQ Publication No. 08-0043)." - online AHRQ blurb, http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nurseshdbk/
Author : Martha Ayers
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 30,75 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Community health nursing
ISBN : 9780815113393
With COMMUNITY-BASED NURSING CARE: MAKING THE TRANSITION, students learn everything they need to know about providing direct nursing care to clients in community settings.The book offers practical skills and knowledge about the services community-based nurses provide and about the varied client populations they serve. It covers the many community settings in which nurses provide care, including the home, clinics, schools, shelters, and residential centers. * Written in an easily understood conversational style to facilitate student comprehension. * Offers learning objectives for each chapter as an overview of chapter content. * Provides key terms with definitions to highlight important terminology. * Contains student quotes for student commentary on each chapter. * Features resources boxes and suggested readings lists that provide additional sources of chapter information and promote further study. * Includes key points that summarize important chapter information to aid in student review. * Presents critical thinking questions that promote problem-solving abilities and challenge reasoning skills. * Includes application exercises that provide practical learning activities to challenge students to apply chapter material outside the classroom. * Provides assessment boxes that present how-to information to assess clients for specific disorders. * Incorporates case studies that present "real-life" clinical community situations. * Details specific nursing assessment and treatment information for many major illnesses, such as diabetes, cancer, and cardiovascular disease, which are essential components of community-based nursing. * Devotes separate chapters to the pediatric, adult, and elderly developmental stages, stressing the unique issues related to nursing care for these populations. * Includes a separate chapter on nursing care for maternal-infant clients, who are often seen only in community settings. * Features a separate chapter on clients with mental health disorders, a population prevalent in community-based settings, that emphasizes the unique matters related to care of clients with these disorders. * Includes a separate chapter devoted to legal and ethical considerations related to community-based nursing. * Incorporates a two-color design throughout, helping highlight key information and providing a user-friendly resource for students. (Includes a FREE MERLIN website at: www.harcourthealth.com/MERLIN/Ayers/)
Author : Denise Lovejoy
Publisher : New York : Springer Publishing Company
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 16,78 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Home nursing
ISBN :
A practical orientation to the world of home care nursing, for new nurse graduates and hospital nurses who wish to change to home care. Written by an experienced home health nurse, this book provides a wealth of practical tips and information.
Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 700 pages
File Size : 33,17 MB
Release : 2011-02-08
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0309208955
The Future of Nursing explores how nurses' roles, responsibilities, and education should change significantly to meet the increased demand for care that will be created by health care reform and to advance improvements in America's increasingly complex health system. At more than 3 million in number, nurses make up the single largest segment of the health care work force. They also spend the greatest amount of time in delivering patient care as a profession. Nurses therefore have valuable insights and unique abilities to contribute as partners with other health care professionals in improving the quality and safety of care as envisioned in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) enacted this year. Nurses should be fully engaged with other health professionals and assume leadership roles in redesigning care in the United States. To ensure its members are well-prepared, the profession should institute residency training for nurses, increase the percentage of nurses who attain a bachelor's degree to 80 percent by 2020, and double the number who pursue doctorates. Furthermore, regulatory and institutional obstacles-including limits on nurses' scope of practice-should be removed so that the health system can reap the full benefit of nurses' training, skills, and knowledge in patient care. In this book, the Institute of Medicine makes recommendations for an action-oriented blueprint for the future of nursing.
Author : Karen Buhler-Wilkerson
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 46,43 MB
Release : 2003-03-07
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780801873188
Includes information on Mary Beard, black nurses, blacks, Boston (Massachusetts), Charleston (South Carolina), homecare, Ladies Benevolent Society, race, nursing salaries, tuberculosis, visiting nurse associations, etc.
Author : Rose Kearney Nunnery
Publisher : F.A. Davis
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 23,47 MB
Release : 2009-01-24
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0803623739
Make the transition from LPN to RN smoother for your students as they embark on their journey of professional development.
Author : Rob Burton
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 42,2 MB
Release : 2011-02-24
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0191081191
To successfully complete the transition from being a final year pre-reg nursing student to becoming a qualified staff nurse, students need to understand and practise the responsibilities and roles of the registered nurse. Consequently, they need a textbook which goes further than simply outlining the theory of leadership and management and teamwork and gives more than just 'tips' for being in charge. Nursing: transition to professional practice has been developed as a one-stop-shop for the principles of professional practice and the skills of the qualified nurse. Taking a logical approach, the authors introduce the role of the qualified nurse before explaining what it means to be in charge, how to deliver good care, how to make legal and ethical decisions, and the best ways to work with and teach other staff. Theory is applied to clinical work so readers can easily see the rationale behind daily decisions. Useful for the entire final year, the content is mapped against the transitional module and extremely useful for final year placements as well as providing tips on getting a job and continuing professional development. Written in an easy to read, student friendly manner the authors have brought together trustworthy and reliable advice in a way that is easy to dip into any time you need it- from writing an assignment, devising a nursing plan, documenting your placement learning outcomes, or finding advice on job applications. This book has been truly designed to help student nurses become registered staff and to prepare for practice. Online material - Interactive cases on common scenarios and problems that the Newly Qualified Nurse needs to manage . - Job hunting section with practical exercises and sections on writing CV's, interview practice questions etc to print off.
Author : Nicki Harrington
Publisher : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Page : 583 pages
File Size : 21,5 MB
Release : 2017-12-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1496382749
Publisher’s Note: Products purchased from 3rd Party sellers are not guaranteed by the Publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. LPN to RN Transitions, 5th Edition, eases the return to academic life and helps licensed practical and vocational nurses effectively balance career, school, and personal pursuits on the journey to success in registered nursing programs. Case studies and interactive exercises guide readers in building a Personal Education Plan optimized for their unique skills, learning needs, and goals, giving aspiring registered nurses everything they need to confidently prepare for the rigors of RN programs.
Author : Afaf I. Meleis, PhD, DrPS (hon), FAAN
Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
Page : 664 pages
File Size : 11,55 MB
Release : 2010-02-17
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0826105351
"It is very exciting to see all of these studies compiled in one book. It can be read sequentially or just for certain transitions. It also can be used as a template for compilation of other concepts central to nursing and can serve as a resource for further studies in transitions. It is an excellent addition to the nursing literature." Score: 95, 4 Stars. --Doody's "Understanding and recognizing transitions are at the heart of health care reform and this current edition, with its numerous clinical examples and descriptions of nursing interventions, provides important lessons that can and should be incorporated into health policy. It is a brilliant book and an important contribution to nursing theory." Kathleen Dracup, RN, DNSc Dean and Professor, School of Nursing University of California San Francisco Afaf Meleis, the dean of the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, presents for the first time in a single volume her original "transitions theory" that integrates middle-range theory to assist nurses in facilitating positive transitions for patients, families, and communities. Nurses are consistently relied on to coach and support patients going through major life transitions, such as illness, recovery, pregnancy, old age, and many more. A collection of over 50 articles published from 1975 through 2007 and five newly commissioned articles, Transitions Theory covers developmental, situational, health and illness, organizational, and therapeutic transitions. Each section includes an introduction written by Dr. Meleis in which she offers her historical and practical perspective on transitions. Many of the articles consider the transitional experiences of ethnically diverse patients, women, the elderly, and other minority populations. Key Topics Discussed: Situational transitions, including discharge and relocation transitions (hospital to home, stroke recovery) and immigration transitions (psychological adaptation and impact of migration on family health) Educational transitions, including professional transitions (from RN to BSN and student to professional) Health and illness transitions, including self-care post heart failure, living with chronic illness, living with early dementia, and accepting palliative care Organization transitions, including role transitions from acute care to collaborative practice, and hospital to community practice Nursing therapeutics models of transition, including role supplementation models and debriefing models
