Nursing

The Data Protection and Medical Research in Europe: PRIVIREAL series focuses on the 'Privacy in Research Ethics and Law' EC-funded project examining the implementation of Directive 95/46/EC on data protection in relation to medical research and the role of ethics committees in European countries.

Forces such as political conflict, globalisation and the growth of the internet, offering news of life elsewhere, mean levels of migration are higher now than at any other time in history.

Nursing success begins with the fundamentals!

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Pathophysiology and Pharmacology in Nursing has been carefully designed to provide an integrated introduction to both the biology of disease and the therapeutic agents that are used to manage them.

The Moulster and Griffiths nursing model is the first developed specifically for learning disability nurses.

Print version of the book includes free access to the app (web, iOS, and Android), which offers interactive Q&A review plus the entire text of the print book!

First published in 1998, this volume emerged in the context of rapidly developing nursing and health care fields and features contributions on areas in the NHS and private nursing including nurses' pay and education, the gender balance in the nursing labour market, working patterns, employment contracts and turnover.

Feel prepared to take on nurse prescribing with this short and accessible text.

Hope has long been a topic of interest for psychologists, philosophers, educators, and physicians.

Everything you need to know about Learning Disability Nursing.

This book presents the latest evidence-based guidelines for perinatal management and is designed to help obstetricians and neonatologists minimize complications and offer patients the best possible care.

As the only book of its kind, this publication provides students, clinicians, researchers, ministries of health, and others with a valuable, thorough, and focused understanding of the development of the nurse practitioner (NP) and nurse anesthetist (NA), two advanced practice nursing roles which have improved access to care and healthcare outcomes as bilateral role development has progressed internationally.

Beyond Nurses Notes - A Journey to Choose Life by Mary M.

Health Disparities, Disasters, and Crises: Approaches for a Culture of Preparedness presents a roadmap to help guide the actions needed to address health disparities introduced as part of the pre-planning, planning, and mitigation phases of natural and technological disasters.

This book should prove valuable in relieving stress and anxiety, especially important nowadays as the journey from diagnosis to cure or death is longer due to improvements in medical treatments.

This comprehensive resource book, the key text for the Gold Standards Framework (GSF) Programme, supports and enables all primary health professionals, and all those involved in palliative care, to make improvements in care provided for their patients, as recommended in the NICE guidance on Supportive and Palliative Care.

This indispensable toolkit is full of practical hints and tips to enhance and develop the role of nursing in general practice.

Perspectives on Rehabilitation and Dementia offers new insights into the application of a well-established approach and set of skills to a group of people who have traditionally been thought not to benefit from them.

This evidence-based text explores children's health and wellbeing from birth to adolescence, taking into account the familial, cultural, social, economic, environmental and global contexts of their lives.

Three-time recipient of the AJN Book of the Year Award!

Person-centred Practice in Nursing and Health Care is a comprehensive and practical resource for all nurses and healthcare practitioners who want to develop person-centred ways of working.

This book explores the lived experiences of South Asian psychiatrists in the UK through personal and reflective accounts.

2010 AJN Book of the Year Award Winner in Gerontologic Nursing!

In der häuslichen Pflege tätige Pflegende sehen sich in diesem speziellen Setting in ihrem Bemühen um die Gewährleistung hochwertiger Pflege mit vielen spezifischen Besonderheiten und Herausforderungen konfrontiert, die von jenen der Arbeit unter stationären Bedingungen teils stark abweichen: Der „Gaststatus“ der Pflegeperson im fremden Haushalt, die adäquate Einbindung von Angehörigen, Fragen der Hygiene und Qualitätssicherung sowie die besondere Situation, vor Ort auf sich gestellt zu sein und nicht unmittelbar ein Kollegenteam im Rücken zu haben, sind einige der spezifischen Aspekte, die dieses Tätigkeitsfeld von der stationären Arbeit unterscheiden.

"e;This is an excellent addition to the nursing theory literature and one that focuses on the needs of the new DNP role and knowledge development.

Validation is a successful way of communicating with older adults with Alzheimer's-type dementia and responding to their challenging behaviors.

Seitdem das BVerfG festgestellt hat, dass es zum Persönlichkeitsrecht eines jeden Menschen gehört, über den Zeitpunkt und die Art und Weise seines Lebensendes freiverantwortlich selbst zu verfügen und dazu auch Hilfe von Dritten in Anspruch nehmen zu können, hat die Deutsche Gesellschaft für Humanes Sterben (DGHS) sich entschlossen, ihren Mitgliedern durch entsprechende Vermittlung eine ärztliche Freitodbegleitung zu ermöglichen.

Problemorientiertes Lernen (POL) stellt eine ganz besonders effektive Form des Lernens dar.

Diabetes presents differently in older people and normal ageing processes, predisposition to specific complications, and other co-morbid conditions complicate its management.

HIV and AIDS have posed new challenges to societies, communities and individuals.

Help your clients achieve victory over chronic pain and lead more fulfilling lives!

Das erfolgreiche Handbuch der erfahrenen Aktivierungsfachfrau, -dozentin und -autorin Elvira Tschan führt in die Grundlagen der 'Integrativen Aktivierenden Alltagsgestaltung' ein und beschreibt ideenreich und anschaulich, welche Aktivierungsmaßnahmen alten Menschen einzeln oder in Gruppen angeboten werden können.

The plethora of inquiry reports published in the fields of health and welfare in the 1990s covered the full range of user groups, individuals and institutions.

Die Entwicklung Autonomer Systeme in der Pflege sollte als partizipative, soziotechnische Innovation betrachtet und vorangetrieben werden.

Mit suggestiven Bildern wie der "Kostenexplosion" soll den Bürgern vermittelt werden, dass sie für ihre Gesundheit immer mehr bezahlen müssen, weil die Zahl älterer und damit pflegebedürftiger Menschen steige, der medizinische Fortschritt seinen Preis habe und ihre eigenen Ansprüche als Lohnnebenkosten die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der Wirtschaft gefährdeten.

Now in its fourth edition, Health Psychology takes a truly interdisciplinary approach to studying health psychology, and offers a comprehensive overview of the subareas within this fascinating subject.

The premier resource for today's nurse administrator, Nursing Administration: Scope and Standards of Practice, 2nd Edition is informed by ongoing advances in health care, professional nursing, and organizational and administrative management.

This book explores how person-centred health care could be refined to help persons alleviate pain-related distress and construct pain as a potentially positive experience.

Supporting students poses a significant challenge for nurse mentors and other healthcare professionals in today's world of practice.

Isn't technology wonderful?

Is the legal protection that is given to the expression of Abrahamic religious belief adequate or appropriate in the context of English medical law?

The ideal review for your medical-surgical nursing courseMore than 40 million students have trusted Schaum s Outlines for their expert knowledge and helpful solved problems.

Venepuncture and cannulation are the most commonly performed invasive procedures in the UK, and are everyday procedures in health care practice.