Nursing Books

This book broadens the visioning on new care environments that are designed to be inclusive, progressive, and convergent with the needs of an aging population. The contents cover a range of long-term care (LTC) settings in a single collection to address...

A hospice nurse's unflinching look at life, death, and redemption.Death is undeniable and unavoidable. We must accept it; there is no other choice. But coming to terms with our mortality can profoundly influence how we live-and how we die. Having been a...

Over 300 Illustrations Inside - Special Launch Price!Electrocardiograms (or "ECGs") can seem very daunting when you first try to read them. There are so many squiggles, often visualized in six different "boxes" on the ECG interpretation page. You've been...

Regardless of occupation, BLS should be a known skillset for all. This content guide serves as an instruction manual designedto explain the necessary tools to provide effective BLS, whether in or outside of a hospital setting. When equipped with the...

Self care is not a magical elixir. It alone will not fix the problems that create stress in your life as a new or veteran nurse; however, a self-care practice can help you to develop the necessary tools to find creative solutions to problems, to enjoy...

This guide includes instruction, critical information, and organization forms to walk a non-professionalthrough every step of experiencing the complete life care of someone else.

Although the main theme of this book is products for the elderly and the disabled, it also contains major sections on medical garments, which include personal protective equipment (PPE), hip protectors (HP), pressure garments (PG), compression stockings...

All health care students must be familiar with the basic concepts of health care in the United States. This introductory textbook presents vital information on health care careers and legal, ethical, financial and policy issues that will help their...

Aquatic Ecosystems and Microbial Biofilms: Significance, Dynamics, Prevention and Control provide a systematic introduction and review of state-of-the-art information on microbial biofilms in aquatic ecosystems and their control.

This book explores various practices and policies related to ageing issues in India. It addresses ageing concerns from a theoretical and empirical viewpoint with in-depth analyses of existential dimensions of ageing. It provides deep insights into ageing...

This book presents models describing HIV transmission rates at population level, discussing the main statistical methods and analytical interventions. It also assesses the practical applicability of the various modelling techniques, offering readers...

This book reveals the structures of poverty, power, patriarchy and imperialistic health policies that underpin what the World Health Organization calls the "hidden disease" of vaginal fistulas in Africa. By employing critical feminist and post-colonial...

There is a strong connection between culture and parenting. What is acceptable in one culture is frowned upon in another. This applies to behavior after birth, encouragement in early childhood, and regulation and freedom during adolescence. There are...

This book presents both theoretical contributions and empirical applications of advanced statistical techniques including geo-additive models that link individual measures with area variables to account for spatial correlation; multilevel models that...

This volume provides an overview of the research describing the effects of child maltreatment on mental health, cognitive and social-emotional development. It offers descriptions of selected empirically based treatments (EBTs) written by scholars...

Obesity has reached epidemic proportions globally and presents a major challenge to policy makers and clinicians alike. Recent research has suggested that obesity has its origins in early life and that early diet can programme a developing fetus' and...

This book focuses on the prevention of child abuse and neglect deaths in the U.S. In 2013 1,520 children died from maltreatment. This book defines child maltreatment fatalities (CMFs) and discusses the prevalence of deaths in the U.S. over the last...

Designed for daily use by professionals responsible for caring for patients with renal disease, this long-awaited primer provides a simplified, up-to-date review of peritoneal dialysis. Dealing concisely with all aspects of...

Globally, postnatal depression (PND) is a growing public health problem. PND affects 10 to 15% of women in Western society. It caused by a combination of biological, psychological and social factors. Two models have attempted to define and explain PND;...

This is a basic book on evidence-based medicine (EBM). It starts with an introduction to the topic. It outlines the relationship between EBM and research and quality of care. Then It goes on to cover the most commonly used modules of EBM, i.e. therapy,...

Cybernics plays a significant role in coping with an aging society using state-of-the-art technologies from engineering, clinical medicine and humanities. This new interdisciplinary field studies technologies that enhance,...

Die Pflege kranker Menschen erfordert vor aHem Hilfs­ hereitschaft und Verzicht auf manche Freuden und Annehm­ liehikeiten des Lebens, welche anderen Menschen in 'anderen Berufen ,zuganglich sind. Besonders verantwortungsvoH...

"Nur wer das Ganze kennt, kann das Einzelne verstehen." H ippokrates-Platon. Die großen Fortschritte der Kinderheilkunde in den letzten Jahrzehnten sind nur zum kleinen Teil Allgemeingut der Ärzte geworden, weil die Ausbildung...

Der Versuch, der in diesem Buche vorliegt, eine selbstandige zu­ sammenfassende Darstellung der psychischen Erscheinungen des Sauglings­ alters zu geben, ist meines Wissens bisher noeh nicht unternommen worden. Da dieses Alter...

The successful book for additional caregivers now in an updated 4th edition. Caregivers take on an important task in the care and accompaniment of people with dementia and contribute to the improvement of the individual living situation. This handbook...

Pandemics such as Covid-19, Ebola, SARS, and influenza, as well as the necessary measures for their research, prevention, and treatment, raise a number of ethical issues that confront science, the medical profession, and health policy.This overview...

Singen wirkt vitalisierend und unmittelbar. Es löst Spannungen im Körper, sodass Emotionen wieder frei fließen können und verringert Stress und Angst. Singen aktiviert auch Bereiche im Gehirn, die durch Demenz beeinträchtigt sind. Die von...

Mit Erfolg zum Abschluss! Dieses Buch bietet Studierenden von pflege-, therapie- und gesundheitsbezogenen Studiengängen konstruktive Anregungen zu möglichen Themen und konkrete Anleitung bei der Erstellung von Projekt-, Bachelor- oder Masterarbeiten...

Freundlich, aber bestimmt.- Die drei Rahmen gelungener Kommunikation.- Jeder Mensch tickt anders.- Beschwerde als Chance.- Dein Wunsch geht in Erfüllung.- Vorwürfe, Angriffe und Widerstände.- Was tu ich wenn ...?.- In aller Kürze.- Lösungen.

Sie sind in der OTA-Ausbildung und wollen Ihr fachliches und berufsspezifisches Wissen nach den Kompetenzschwerpunkten überprüfen? Mit diesem Übungsbuch können Sie das systematisch und selbstständig: Anhand von unterschiedlichen Fragetypen - wie...

Egal, ob Sie Weiterbildungsteilnehmer sind oder bereits erfahrene Fachpflegekraft in der Anästhesie und Intensivmedizin, mit diesem Arbeitsbuch können Sie Ihr Fachwissen gezielt überprüfen und festigen: Multiple-Choice-Fragen, Zuordnungsfragen und...

Comprehensive and professional care for people with ports! This book offers nurses and medical professionals comprehensive knowledge for the care of people with ports. Starting with the selection and indication for port placement, through dressing...

Pandemien wie Covid-19, Ebola, SARS und Influenza sowie die notwendigen Maßnahmen zu ihrer Erforschung, Prävention und Behandlung werfen eine Reihe von ethischen Fragestellungen auf, mit denen Wissenschaft, Ärzteschaft und Gesundheitspolitik konfrontiert...

The field of colorectal surgery has undergone tremendous developments in recent decades. Surgery has become less invasive, new perspectives and insights have improved perioperative management and novel outcome measures have...