This book offers a fresh perspective on gender debates in Nepal and analyses how the international migration of the first generation of professional female Nepali nurses has been a catalyst for social change.
In order to become skilled and competent practitioners, student midwives need to understand the complex individual, family and societal issues they will encounter.
This volume sets the stage for understanding the evolution and importance of nursing science in the field by providing a brief historical overview of the tobacco epidemic and emerging science, describing changing trends in tobacco use, reviewing health risks of smoking and benefits of quitting, reviewing concepts in nicotine addiction and evidence-based recommendations for tobacco dependence treatment.
Keep pace with current anesthesiology practice-with the new edition of this standard-setting guideThis classic text -written and edited by an internationally renowned author team -defines today s anesthesia practice for residents and practitioners alike.
With its emphasis on practical and conceptual aspects, rather than mathematics or formulas, this accessible book has established itself as the go-to resource on confirmatory factor analysis (CFA).
The new edition of Study Skills for Nurses will help you develop the skills and techniques you need for stress-free studying throughout your nursing training.
This widely used clinical reference and text provides a wealth of knowledge on culturally sensitive practice with families and individuals from over 40 different ethnic groups.
Many elderly patients have long-term physical disability and in order for them to maintain a certain level of independence either in hospital or in the community, great attention must be paid to devising programmes to overcome problems and enhance residual abilities.
Das Buch gibt einen umfassenden Überblick über die biologischen und physiologischen Veränderungen im Alter und zeigt auf, wie Bewegung, Ernährung und andere Lebensstilfaktoren das Älterwerden positiv beeinflussen.
For more than twenty years Practical Decision Making in Health Care Ethics has offered scholars and students a highly accessible and teachable alternative to the dominant principle-based theories in the field.
Currently, humans lack the cognitive and moral capacities to prevent the widespread suffering associated with collective risks, like pandemics, climate change, or even asteroids.
Max van Manen offers an extensively updated edition of Phenomenology of Practice: Meaning-Giving Methods in Phenomenological Research and Writing to provide an eloquent, accessible, and detailed approach to practicing phenomenology.
This book discusses essential aspects of diabetic foot ulcers, including evidence-based information on its pathogenesis and pathophysiology, as well as the molecular mechanisms and biomechanics of the diabetic foot.
This well researched book provides an interesting study of the development of fever hospitals and fever nursing, mainly in nineteenth and twentieth century Britain.
Intensive practice for the entrance exam required by many nursing schools and allied health programs nationwide--from the most trusted name in medical/nursing publishing3 full-length sample tests that match the actual HESI A2 exam in content, format, and level of difficultyThe only full-length sample tests available outside of the official Admission Assessment Exam Review from the test-makersEvery question categorized by subject matter, so students know what topics they need to study.
Providing a cross-cultural perspective on the social construction of AIDS in Brazil, this book presents research by authors who have a decades experience in AIDS activism and social research.
iThe authors have crafted a very user-friendly set of guidelines, identifying the steps in assessment of patients for risks, outlining the objectives for care from preconception through postpartum, and addressing care for pregnant HIV positive womenO[the book] includes avenues to electronic resources to assist them in accessing the newest information in ever-evolving and changing practice environments.
Throughout the history, community health nurses have been an integral part of the health promotion and disease prevention activities as well as health care reform.
This book focuses on young people (12-25 years old) growing up with a chronic somatic condition and/or physical disability, facing different challenges during their transition to adulthood and to adult healthcare services.
Recent social developments, such as demographic change, skill shortages and new medical technologies, have necessitated a transition in the traditional roles of health-care professions.
Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind.
Die Ausrichtung der generalistischen Pflegeausbildung an der Steuerung des Pflegeprozesses als eine der professionellen Pflege vorbehaltenen Tätigkeit erfordert den systematischen Einbezug des Pflegeprozesses in die Gestaltung des theoretischen Unterrichts am Lernort Schule.
Diagnostic imaging is widely used in health care to arrive at a diagnosis of illness and to guide therapeutic techniques to alleviate, and in some cases cure, illness.
This book provides up-to-date, practical information for family doctors on how to assess and manage important mental health problems presenting in primary care settings.