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Realities of Canadian Nursing

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Publisher : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Page : 499 pages

File Size : 16,38 MB

Release : 2013-03-01

Category : Medical

ISBN : 160913687X

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This gold standard Canadian text prepares and inspires nursing students to become engaged with and respond to the latest and most vital professional, legal, ethical, political, social, economic, and environmental issues affecting Canadian nurses. The chapters, by the most influential scholars throughout Canada, explore a broad range of current issues including but not limited to the Canadian health care system, the nursing shortage, professional organizations, nursing research, nursing education, workplace realities, and societal challenges such as nursing in First Nations communities. As a unique emphasis, the authors fundamentally believe students who understand nursing issues are in the best position to make significant contributions to their resolution. In that vein, the authors critically analyze the tensions and contradictions that exist between nurses’ legislated authority to self-regulate and the changing nature and realities of nurses’ work while inspiring more nurses to influence decision making in professional associations, collective bargaining units, government, and workplace. Realities of Canadian Nursing: Professional, Practice, and Power Issues by Marjorie McIntyre and Elizabeth Thomlinson does more than provide an outline of nursing issues. This gold standard Canadian text prepares and inspires nursing students to become engaged with and respond to the latest and most vital professional, legal, ethical, political, social, economic, and environmental issues affecting Canadian nurses. The chapters, influenced by the most influential scholars throughout Canada, explore a broad range of current issues including but not limited to the Canadian health care system, the nursing shortage, professional organizations, nursing research, nursing education, workplace realities, and societal challenges such as nursing in First Nations communities. As a unique emphasis, the authors fundamentally believe students who understand nursing issues are in the best position to make significant contributions to their resolution. In that vein, the authors critically analyze the tensions and contradictions that exist between nurses’ legislated authority to self-regulate and the changing nature and realities of nurses’ work while inspiring more nurses to influence decision making in professional associations, collective bargaining units, government, and workplace. This successful text includes the latest and most vital professional, legal, ethical, political, social, economic, and environmental issues affecting Canadian nurses. Chapters by the most influential leaders in Canadian nursing explore a broad range of current issues including the Canadian health care system, the nursing shortage, professional organizations, nursing research, nursing education, workplace realities, and societal challenges such as nursing in First Nations communities. Emphasis is on the process of articulating issues and devising strategies for resolution.



Realities of Canadian Nursing

Author : Carol McDonald

Publisher : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Page : 619 pages

File Size : 33,1 MB

Release : 2017-12-12

Category : Medical

ISBN : 1975109732

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In Realities of Canadian Nursing, influential scholars throughout Canada give voice to the unheard concerns of nurses and go to great lengths to ensure the text offers readers more than an update on current and pressing professional, legal, ethical, political, social, economic, and environmental issues in nursing and healthcare. In chapter 1 of the text, authors Carol McDonald PhD, RN and Marjorie McIntyre RN, PhD offer a Framework for Analysis, which gives students and educators a shared and organized format through which to identify, analyze, and strategize about solving the issues. Students will be inspired to influence professional associations, collective bargaining units, government, and workplace and participate in political action. In this edition, the authors will retain the content and features that have made this text the mostly widely used issues and trends book in the Canada, while adding new coverage of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and the subsequent Calls to Action. Student and Instructor resources on thePoint will help prepare students for the NCLEX and help faculty save time as well as integrate their course resources with their required text.



Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing for Canadian Practice

Author : Wendy Austin

Publisher : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Page : 2100 pages

File Size : 10,22 MB

Release : 2013-02-12

Category : Medical

ISBN : 1496385063

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Meet the challenges of mental health nursing—in Canada and around the world. Optimized for the unique challenges of Canadian health care and thoroughly revised to reflect the changing field of mental health, Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing for Canadian Practice, 4th Edition, is your key to a generalist-level mastery of fundamental knowledge and skills in mental health nursing. Gain the knowledge you need to deliver quality psychiatric and mental health nursing care to a diverse population. • Discover the biological foundations of psychiatric disorders and master mental health promotion, assessment, and interventions for patients at every age. • Explore current research and key topics as you prepare for the unique realities of Canadian clinical practice. • Gain a deeper understanding of the historical trauma of Aboriginal peoples and its implications for nursing care. • Online Video Series, Lippincott Theory to Practice Video Series: Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing includes videos of true-to-life patients displaying mental health disorders, allowing students to gain experience and a deeper understanding of mental health patients.



Fundamentals: Perspectives on the Art and Science of Canadian Nursing

Author : david Gregory

Publisher : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Page : 2480 pages

File Size : 48,79 MB

Release : 2019-01-03

Category : Medical

ISBN : 1496398505

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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. Master the unique, multi-faceted role of the Canadian nurse. Confidently embark on a lifelong learning journey and prepare for the daily realities of Canadian nursing practice this with comprehensive, Canadian-focused text. Developed specifically for your needs by talented Canadian students, practicing nurses, scholars, and educators, Fundamentals: Perspectives on the Art and Science of Canadian Nursing, 2nd Edition, delivers an integrated understanding of nursing fundamentals through a continuum that guides you from one chapter to the next and from learning to understanding. New! Inter-Professional Practice helps you achieve positive patient outcomes through effective collaboration with the healthcare team. New! Diversity Considerations alert you to important patient care considerations related to culture, sexuality, gender, economics, visible minorities, and religious beliefs. New! NCLEX®-style questions at the end of each chapter test your retention and ready you for success on your exams. Revised! Skills chapters familiarize you with a wide variety of advanced skills to broaden your clinical capabilities. Enhanced focus on LGBTQ-related considerations, demographic shifts in Canadian society, end-of-life/palliative care, substance abuse crises, and refugee communities helps you ensure confident care across diverse Canadian populations. Case Studies place chapter content in a realistic context for the most practical understanding. Think Boxes encourage critical thinking and challenge you to apply your knowledge to different situations. Through the Eyes features familiarize you with patients’ perspectives to help you provide thoughtful and effective care interventions. Research equips you with the latest and most relevant Canadian healthcare findings based on clinical evidence. Critical Thinking Case Scenarios strengthen your clinical focus and critical thinking through real-life situations.



Community and Public Health Nursing

Author : Elizabeth Diem

Publisher : Canadian Scholars’ Press

Page : 490 pages

File Size : 22,63 MB

Release : 2015-11-05

Category : Medical

ISBN : 1551307383

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Community health nurses need specialized knowledge and skills to succeed in their unique role in health promotion and disease prevention. This thoroughly updated and revised second edition of Community and Public Health Nursing provides students with an excellent foundation in the theories and concepts of community nursing while also delivering practical, step-by-step guidance in conducting community nursing projects in different settings and situations. This engaging text presents real-world public and community health issues as a context for understanding the complex realities of community nursing with diverse populations. The book is informed by over thirty years of practice, education, and research in community health nursing and is packed with case studies and practice examples. Its team-based approach emphasizes collaboration with communities and other health professionals to promote the health of individuals, families, groups, and communities. Discussion questions, key terms, learning objectives, classroom and seminar exercises, and online resources create a structured framework for learning. The second edition also features new content on health equity, health literacy, and community health nursing in disaster and emergency management. With an emphasis on understanding the clinical application of theories and standards, this text is the perfect resource for community health nursing courses.



Public Policy and Canadian Nursing

Author : Michael J. Villeneuve

Publisher : Canadian Scholars’ Press

Page : 426 pages

File Size : 20,11 MB

Release : 2017-08-18

Category : Medical

ISBN : 155130970X

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Public Policy and Canadian Nursing: Lessons from the Field is the first text to explore the structure, governance, financing, and outcomes of Canadian health systems through a nursing lens. Drawing from his years of experience as a nursing leader in Canada, Michael J. Villeneuve looks to the impending system challenges for which policy interventions by nurses would make a valuable difference to Canadians. Intended to bolster the policy leadership competency of nurses, this volume is divided into three modules that guide nurses from the basics of Canadian governance to the history and evolution of health care in Canada and the tools and strategies needed to tackle public policy work. The author introduces readers to essential topics in health policy, including system financing and costs, Canadian population health status, and performance outcomes. Citing examples of nursing action and interventions throughout, this groundbreaking text offers practical tools and strategies to support Canadian nurses taking on policy development and highlights the vital role of the nursing profession in health system transformation. Reader-friendly and highly accessible, it features brief profiles of influential public policy leaders in nursing and other disciplines, discussion questions appropriate for undergraduate and graduate nursing students, and additional policy resources.



The Future of Nursing

Author : Institute of Medicine

Publisher : National Academies Press

Page : 700 pages

File Size : 17,46 MB

Release : 2011-02-08

Category : Medical

ISBN : 0309208955

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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.



Theoretical Basis for Nursing

Author : Melanie McEwan

Publisher : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Page : 741 pages

File Size : 11,49 MB

Release : 2021-12-02

Category : Medical

ISBN : 1975175662

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Concise, contemporary, and accessible to students with little-to-no prior knowledge of nursing theory, Theoretical Basis for Nursing, 6th Edition, clarifies the application of theory and helps students become more confident, well-rounded nurses. With balanced coverage of grand, middle range, and shared theories, this acclaimed, AJN Award-winning text is extensively researched and easy to read, providing an engaging, approachable guide to developing, analyzing, and evaluating theory in students’ nursing careers. Updated content reflects the latest perspectives on clinical judgment, evidence-based practice, and situation-specific theories, accompanied by engaging resources that give students the confidence to apply concepts to their own practice.



Pediatric Nursing

Author : Gannon Tagher

Publisher : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Page : 1910 pages

File Size : 11,59 MB

Release : 2019-08-29

Category : Medical

ISBN : 1496394232

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Immerse Yourself in the Role of a Pediatric Nurse Develop the clinical judgment and critical thinking skills needed to excel in pediatric nursing with this innovative, case-based text. Pediatric Nursing: A Case-Based Approach brings the realities of practice to life and helps you master essential information on growth and development, body systems, and pharmacologic therapy as you apply your understanding to fictional scenarios based on real clinical cases throughout the pediatric nursing experience. Accompanying units leverage these patient stories to enrich your understanding of key concepts and reinforce their clinical relevance, giving you unparalleled preparation for the challenges you’ll face in your nursing career. Powerfully written case-based patient scenarios instill a clinically relevant understanding of essential concepts to prepare you for clinicals. Nurse’s Point of View sections in Unit 1 help you recognize the nursing considerations and challenges related to patient-based scenarios. Unfolding Patient Stories, written by the National League for Nursing, foster meaningful reflection on commonly encountered clinical scenarios. Let’s Compare boxes outline the differences between adult and pediatric anatomy and physiology. Growth and Development Check features alert you to age and developmental stage considerations for nursing care. The Pharmacy sections organize medications by problem for convenient reference. Whose Job is it Anyway? features reinforce the individual responsibilities of different members of the healthcare team. Analyze the Evidence boxes compare conflicting research findings to strengthen your clinical judgment capabilities. How Much Does It Hurt? boxes clarify the principles of pediatric pain relevant to specific problems. Hospital Help sections alert you to specific considerations for the hospitalization of pediatric patients. Priority Care Concepts help you confidently assess patients and prioritize care appropriately. Patient Teaching boxes guide you through effective patient and parent education approaches. Patient Safety alerts help you quickly recognize and address potential safety concerns. Interactive learning resources, including Practice & Learn Case Studies and Watch & Learn Videos, reinforce skills and challenge you to apply what you have learned. Learning Objectives and bolded Key Terms help you maximize your study time. Think Critically questions instill the clinical reasoning and analytical skills essential to safe patient-centered practice. Suggested Readings point you to further research for more information and clinical guidance.



Easing Pain on the Western Front

Author : Paul E. Stepansky

Publisher : McFarland

Page : 245 pages

File Size : 22,90 MB

Release : 2019-12-26

Category : History

ISBN : 1476680019

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World War I is regarded as the first modern war, driven by fearful new technologies of mechanized combat. The unprecedented carnage rapidly advanced military medicine, transforming the nature of wartime caregiving and paving the way for modern nursing practice. Drawing on firsthand accounts of American nurses, as well as their Canadian and British counterparts, historian Paul E. Stepansky describes nurses' encounters with devastating new forms of injury--wounds from high-explosive artillery shells, poison gas burns, "shell shock," the Spanish Flu. Comparing nursing practice on the western front with nursing care during the American Civil War, the Spanish-American War, and the Anglo-Boer War, the author is especially attentive to the emergent technologies employed by nurses of the Great War.