Nursing specialties

A unique "e;mentor in a pocket"e; handbook covering one of the most important trends in nursing todayFrom the co-creator of the Model for Change to Evidence-Based Practice comes the first portable guide to evidence-based practice for direct care nurses in any healthcare setting.

Even among mental health clinicians, the communications of individuals experiencing psychosis have historically been considered mysterious, bizarre, and invalid.

First edition named a Doody's Core Title and winner of an AJN Book of the Year Award!

Delivers strategic, evidence-based measures for recognizing and treating abnormal behaviors in children in the content of primary care practiceWritten for practicing pediatric and family nurse practitioners, and PNP and FNP students, this pediatric primary care text expands on the crucial role of the healthcare provider to assess, identify, and intercept potential behavioral health problems.

This book provides a collection of interventions from researchers' and clinicians' health humanities experiences, and makes their methods available to home and institutional caregivers to aid interactions with the elderly, particularly persons diagnosed with dementia.

Advanced Perioperative Crisis Management is a high-yield, clinically-relevant resource for understanding the epidemiology, pathophysiology, assessment, and management of a wide variety of perioperative emergencies.

The rise of digital health technologies is, for some, a panacea to many of the medical and public health challenges we face today.

A milestone resource for palliative care nurses that facilitates evidence-based compassionate and humanistic care of the dying"e;A valuable contribution to the evolving field of palliative nursing care.

Critical testing information and key clinical protocols in the palm of your handMcGraw-Hill's Manual of Laboratory & Diagnostic Tests focuses specifically on what you need to know to understand the test, educate the patient, and provide safe, effective care before, during, and after the test.

Die offiziellen Debatten um Sterbehilfe offenbaren ein skandalöses Maß an Arroganz und Bevormundung seitens der machthabenden Eliten.

This new edition offers a fun and flexible learning package that will build confidence when considering the complex pathophysiology field.

Although the number of elderly people in Britain is increasing steadily, the law in relation to their particular needs is a relatively neglected field.

With 75% new material, the fully revised third edition of this clinical reference and text describes ways to integrate motivational interviewing (MI) into evidence-based psychotherapy and counseling.

The ESC Textbook of Intensive and Acute Cardiovascular Care is the official textbook of the Acute Cardiovascular Care Association (ACVC) of the ESC.

For some elderly people, the body weakens while the mind stays alert.

An essential guide to critical care nursing that includes all the key scientific knowledge and procedures you will need to know when entering the critical care environment.

What is life like for women with learning disabilities detained in a secure unit?

In 1998, Hallmark unveiled their new "e;One-Hundredth-Birthday"e; cards, and by 2007 annual sales were at 85,000.

Autism and Asperger Syndrome reviews what is known about adults with autism in terms of their social functioning, educational and occupational status.

A practical book on the unique fetal conditions amenable to surgical corrections and the anesthetic considerations for mother and child.

Integrating research from multiple disciplines, this text provides a comprehensive perspective on suicide and examines what works in prevention and intervention.

Nurses must deliver up-to-date, clinically effective, evidence-based care across a range of settings and develop nursing services to meet changing demands.

The Key to Successfor the Adult-Gerontology and Family Nurse Practitioner Certification exams!

For occupational therapists who want to incorporate health promotion or prevention into their practices, here is a thought-provoking new volume.

This essential textbook on dementia care introduces the knowledge that nurses need, including the evidence base for practice and the guidance to transfer this newly acquired knowledge into everyday practice.

This innovative book provides a new conceptual analysis of loneliness - a condition associated with severe health consequences, including increased morbidity and early death.

Infused with clinical wisdom, this book describes a supportive group treatment approach for survivors just beginning to come to terms with the impact of interpersonal trauma.

Copublished with the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) and International Society of Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses (ISPN)This newly published second edition is the definitive book covering the essentials of psychiatric mental health (PMH) nursing applicable at all practice levels and settings.

The fifth edition of this widely used book by caregivers brings to you updated and revised content, built on the basic understanding that medicine does not work in a vacuum, but rather alongside other disciplines to provide the environment for a healthy and fulfilling long life.

Treating Drug Abusers provides a clear, practical guide to current approaches in the treatment of drug-taking.

Named a 2013 Doody's Core Title!

Exploring both principles and best practice of the spiritual care of sick children and young people, this remarkable and inspiring book equips the reader to think critically and creatively about how to provide care in hospitals, hospices and other care contexts for ill and disabled children.

Palliative Care is the first book to provide a comprehensive understanding of the new field that is transforming the way Americans deal with serious illness.

The definitive guide to trauma surgery-now in full color!

This extensively illustrated reference work is designed for health professionals who care for newborn infants including neonatologists, pediatricians, NICU nurses, pediatric neurologists, pediatric surgeons, geneticists, and genetic counselors.

This updated edition of the Handbook of Autism explores and expands on the practical and jargon free information of the best-selling first edition.

This comprehensive text focuses on the social contexts of ageing, looking at the diversity of ageing and older people, and at different factors that are important to experiences of old age and ageing.

Depression is the most common complication of childbirth and results in adverse health outcomes for both mother and child.

Thoroughly updated to correlate with DSM-5 diagnostic descriptions and QSEN guidelines, the second edition of this highly acclaimed undergraduate psychiatric nursing text features concrete strategies for establishing interpersonal relationships as the basis not only for working with the psychiatric patient population, but as a timeless foundation for all nursing practice.

Study Skills for Master's Level Students will help students to develop the skills they need to make the transition from undergraduate to postgraduate thinking, researching and writing.

Palliative care is an essential element of our health care system and becoming increasingly significant amidst an aging society and organizations struggling to provide both compassionate and cost effective care.

Posttraumatic Stress and Substance Use Disorders summarizes the state of the field from a biopsychosocial perspective, addressing key domains of interest to clinicians, students, instructors, and researchers.

From the publishers of the market-leading at a Glance series comes a wide-ranging and succinct overview of the key concepts of emergency care.

This is a timely and vital resource for new and seasoned gerontology nurses responsible for coordinating care and advocacy for their patients as health care shifts from hospital-based to community-based care.

Grounded in research and accumulated clinical wisdom, this book describes a range of ways to integrate mindfulness and other contemplative practices into clinical work with trauma survivors.

Environmental gerontology - the research on aging and environment - evolved during the late 1960s, when the domain became a relevant topic due to societal concerns with the problems of housing for elderly people.