Nursing

Health and medicine cannot be understood without considering the role of nurses, both as professionals and as working women.

Making good nutritional choices can mean women optimise the outcomes of their birthing experience and offer their babies the best possible start in life.

This book seeks to integrate the history of mental health nursing with the wider history of institutional and community care.

This easy-to-read title provides a comprehensive discussion of the major changes in daily life that have led to states of increased bodily inflammation.

This book takes insights drawn from the Executive Nurse Fellows program established by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to promote the idea of leadership development as an empowering force among nurses at ALL levels.

Essential reference guide for clinicians working with deep brain stimulation (DBS) patients, fully revised with new chapters on DBS devices.

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.

Twenty-five years in the Navy had made Cheryl Ruff an independent, resilient, strong woman -and a master at providing patient care while serving at various Navy hospitals around the world.

This well researched book provides an interesting study of the development of fever hospitals and fever nursing, mainly in nineteenth and twentieth century Britain.

The book is well written at a level that will be easily understood by the intended audience.

The book demonstrates how Resilient Health Care principles can enable those on the frontline to work more effectively towards interdisciplinary care by gaining a deeper understanding of the boundaries that exist in everyday clinical settings.

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Covering the issues, themes and principles that explain what it means to be a nurse today, this book provides the theory students need to know and applies it to the diverse patient groups and settings that students will encounter on their placements.

Cognitive Aging and the Role of Strategy is the English Language edition of 'Vieillissement cognitif et variations strategiques', oriiginally published in French .

When tasked with providing activities for older people in care homes, it can be difficult to know where to begin.

In this new edition, the editors and contributors update and expand on the educational framework that was introduced in the first edition for rethinking disability in public health study and practice and for attaining the competencies that should accompany this knowledge.

Child Development for Child Care and Protection Workers is a classic text for students and practitioners in the child care and protection field which summarises important current thinking on child development and applies it directly to practice.

Humane Helping is a comprehensive, practical guide that helps clinicians shift their practice from the mental disorder-and-chemical fix and expert-talk models to a more humane, helpful model that increases their ability to help clients meet life's challenges and reduce emotional distress.

The care paradigm for people with HIV has shifted from managing progressive illness with a poor prognosis to managing a chronic condition.

Das Praxishandbuch zur Mikroschulung zeigt Pflegenden, wie sie Klient*innen kleine Wissensportionen auf handlungsorientierte Weise innerhalb der Patientenedukation vermitteln können.

Delivers complex information in an easy-to-read, step-by-step formatThe genomic era encompasses the entire spectrum of DNA -- all of the genes, and the interaction and inter-relationship of genes (genome) to the environment.

The 'feel-good' effect of physical activity is widely reported among participants.

Die sozialgeschichtliche Hermeneutik der Darstellung des Menschen im Markusevangelium und deren Ergänzung durch sozialwissenschaftliche Perspektiven eröffnen verschiedene Fassetten der menschlichen Existenz, vor allem mit dem Fokus auf bestimmte Handlungslogiken: unkritisches Festhalten an etablierten Handlungs- und Durchsetzungsformen, Streben nach Macht, Einfluss und sozialem Status, Egozentrismus und das Streben nach Sicherheit.

The growth of health promotion as a topic for discussion and a principle for practice is widespread, and affects all groups of health professionals.

Der Berufsalltag in der Pflege in den jeweiligen Versorgungssettings ist komplex und bringt ein hohes Potenzial an Gefährdungen für die Patientensicherheit mit sich.

This innovative care program blends nursing care and meaningful activities to promote peaceful and relaxing end-of-life experiences for older adults with late-stage dementia.

Survive placements and practice with this essential guide for all student nurses.

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Focuses on careful preparation as the key to academic successBrimming with practical ideas and useful resources, this book aims to prepare nurses at all levels to advance and attain their educational goals.

Professional burnout is an epidemic in America.

This quick reference guide to ear, nose, and throat questions is easy to navigate to search for specific diseases.

Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind.

The Routledge Handbook of Visual Impairment examines current debates as well as cross-examining traditionally held beliefs around visual impairment.

This unique volume presents the experience of 37 U.

This concise nursing resource presents the health assessment steps in an easy-to-use, two-column format to emphasize the contrast between normal and abnormal findings.

"e;This textbook provides the busy clinician with a 'one stop' comprehensive guide to women's health that includes essential components of the history, diagnostic workup, treatment, and management guidelines for most common health issues and problems specific to providing gynecologic care to women.

Anatomy and Physiology for Nurses at a Glance is the perfect companion for study and revision for pre-registration nursing and healthcare students, from the publishers of the market-leading at a Glance series.

This book reports on the largest empirical study of male homosexual behaviour in the UK for thirty years.

This book describes the current state of the art in the field of palliative care in children and adults.

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.

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Part of the European Society of Cardiology series, the ESC Textbook of Cardiovascular Nursing provides in depth learning for nurses specialising in caring for patients with coronary heart disease, heart failure, valvular disease, arrhythmias, congenital heart disease and inherited cardiovascular conditions.

This book addresses specific concerns of females affected by multiple sclerosis, where women are disproportionally impacted by the disease.

In today's health care environment, the drumbeat for care coordination grows louder and more urgent.

The first reference of its kind, An Evidence Base for Ophthalmic Nursing Practice alleviates the need for every ophthalmic practice area to develop diverse, often contradictory, guidelines.