Fundamentals of Nursing (Book Only)
Author : Sue Carter DeLaune
Publisher : Cengage Learning
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 39,47 MB
Release : 2010-02-18
Category : Nursing
ISBN : 9781111319465
Clinical Case Studies for the Family Nurse Practitioner
Author : Leslie Neal-Boylan
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 20,69 MB
Release : 2011-11-28
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1118277856
Book Description
Clinical Case Studies for the Family Nurse Practitioner is a key resource for advanced practice nurses and graduate students seeking to test their skills in assessing, diagnosing, and managing cases in family and primary care. Composed of more than 70 cases ranging from common to unique, the book compiles years of experience from experts in the field. It is organized chronologically, presenting cases from neonatal to geriatric care in a standard approach built on the SOAP format. This includes differential diagnosis and a series of critical thinking questions ideal for self-assessment or classroom use.
Reflective Practice in Nursing
Author : Lioba Howatson-Jones
Publisher : Learning Matters
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 50,62 MB
Release : 2016-02-27
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1473967708
Book Description
Would you like to develop some strategies to manage knowledge deficits, near misses and mistakes in practice? Are you looking to improve your reflective writing for your portfolio, essays or assignments? Reflective practice enables us to make sense of, and learn from, the experiences we have each day and if nurtured properly can provide skills that will you come to rely on throughout your nursing career. Using clear language and insightful examples, scenarios and case studies the third edition of this popular and bestselling book shows you what reflection is, why it is so important and how you can use it to improve your nursing practice. Key features: · Clear and straightforward introduction to reflection directly written for nursing students and new nurses · Full of activities designed to build confidence when using reflective practice · Each chapter is linked to relevant NMC Standards and Essential Skills Clusters
Leadership and Nursing Care Management
Author : Diane Huber
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,59 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Leadership
ISBN : 9781416059844
Book Description
This new edition addresses basic issues in nurse management such as law and ethics, staffing and scheduling, delegation, cultural considerations and management of time and stress. It also provides readers with the core concepts that separate adequate and exceptional nurse managers.
Person-centred Nursing
Author : Brendan McCormack
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 40,35 MB
Release : 2011-06-09
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1444347713
Book Description
The concept of 'person-centredness' has become established in approaches to the delivery of healthcare, particularly with nursing, and is embedded in many international healthcare policy frameworks and strategic plans. This book explores person-centred nursing using a framework that has been derived from research and practice. Person-centred Nursing is a theoretically rigorous and practically applied text that aims to increase nurses' understanding of the principles and practices of person-centred nursing in a multiprofessional context. It advances new understandings of person-centred nursing concepts and theories through the presentation of an inductively derived and tested framework for person-centred nursing. In addition it explores a variety of strategies for developing person-centred nursing and presents case examples of the concept in action. This is a practical resource for all nurses who want to develop person-centred ways of working.
Patient Safety and Quality
Author : Ronda Hughes
Publisher : Department of Health and Human Services
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 18,17 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Medical
ISBN :
Book Description
"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/
Evidence-Based Geriatric Nursing Protocols for Best Practice
Author : Marie Boltz, PhD, RN, GNP-BC, FGSA, FAAN
Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
Page : 751 pages
File Size : 44,2 MB
Release : 2016-03-28
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0826171672
Book Description
This new edition of one of the premier references for geriatric nurses in hospital, long-term, and community settings delivers current guidelines, real-life case studies, and evidence-based protocols developed by master educators and practitioners. With a focus on improving quality of care, cost-effectiveness, and outcome, the fifth edition is updated to provide the most current information about care of common clinical conditions and issues in older patients. Several new expert contributors present current guidelines about hip fractures, frailty, perioperative and postoperative care, palliative care, and senior-friendly emergency departments. Additionally, chapters have been reorganized to enhance logical flow of content and easy information retrieval. Protocols, systematically tested by more than 300 participating NICHE (Nurses Improving Care for Health system Elders) hospitals‚ are organized in a consistent format and include an overview, evidence-based assessment and intervention strategies, and an illustrative case study with discussion. Additionally, protocols are embedded within chapter text, providing the context and detailed evidence for each. Chapter objectives, annotated references,and evidence ratings for each protocol are provided along with resources for additional study. New to the Fifth Edition: Reorganized to enhance logical flow of information and ease of use Updated and revised Includes new contributions from expert educators and practitioners Provides new chapters on perioperative and postoperative care, general surgical care, care of hip fracture, palliative care, and the senior-friendly emergency department Key Features: Includes PowerPoints and a test bank for instructors Delivers evidence-based, current guidelines and protocols for care of common clinical conditions in the older person Illustrates the application of clinical protocols to real-life practice through case studies and discussion Edited by nationally known geriatric leaders who are endorsed by the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing and NICHE Written for nursing students, nurse leaders, and practitioners at all levels, including those in specialty roles
NANDA International Nursing Diagnoses
Author : Heather T. Herdman
Publisher : Thieme
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 46,90 MB
Release : 2017-06-28
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1626239304
Book Description
Fully updated and revised by authors T. Heather Herdman, PhD, RN, FNI, and Shigemi Kamitsuru, PhD, RN, FNI, Nursing Diagnoses: Definitions and Classification 2018-2020, Eleventh Edition is the definitive guide to nursing diagnoses, as reviewed and approved by NANDA International (NANDA-I). In this new edition of a seminal text, the authors have written all introductory chapters at an undergraduate nursing level, providing the critical information needed for nurses to understand assessment, its link to diagnosis and clinical reasoning, and the purpose and use of taxonomic structure for the nurse at the bedside. Other changes include: 18 new nursing diagnoses and 72 revised diagnoses Updates to 11 nursing diagnosis labels, ensuring they are consistent with current literature and reflect a human response Modifications to the vast majority of the nursing diagnosis definitions, including especially Risk Diagnoses Standardization of diagnostic indicator terms (defining characteristics, related factors, risk factors, associated conditions, and at-risk populations) to further aid clarity for readers and clinicians Coding of all diagnostic indicator terms for those using electronic versions of the terminology Web-based resources include chapter and reference lists for new diagnoses Rigorously updated and revised, Nursing Diagnoses: Definitions and Classification 2018-2020, Eleventh Edition is a must-have resource for all nursing students, professional nurses, nurse educators, nurse informaticists, and nurse administrators.
Wong's Essentials of Pediatric Nursing - Text and Study Guide Package
Author : Marilyn J. Hockenberry
Publisher : Mosby
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,9 MB
Release : 2011-05-24
Category :
ISBN : 9780323097727
Book Description
This money-saving package includes the 8th edition of Wong's Essentials of Pediatric Nursing Text and Study Guide.
Nurse Notebook
Author : Nurse Gifts
Publisher :
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 10,58 MB
Release : 2019-12-28
Category :
ISBN : 9781652135548
Book Description
great gifts for nurse --maybe it can be a great gift for school graduation --6*9 inches 120 pages with glossy cover
