Journey across the lifespan 4th edition ebook

Consistent chapter organization and format facilitate learning. Psychiatric Nursing chapter includes the latest DSM-5 material. Updated review questions correspond with new content. H North. An Evolve companion website adds a pre-test that generates a study calendar, study questions with immediate feedback for both correct and incorrect answers, and practice exams with immediate scoring.

More than 4, practice questions are included in the book and the Evolve companion website. Detailed rationales are provided for both correct and incorrect answer options. A question pre-test on Evolve provides feedback on your strengths and weaknesses, and the results generate an individualized study calendar. Pyramid to Success sections at the beginning of each unit provide an overview of content, guidance for your review, and the subject's relative importance in the NCLEX-PN text plan.

What Should You Do? UPDATED test-taking strategies are included in a separate chapter and for each question to give clues for finding the correct answers. Learning objectives tied to client needs are provided for each unit in the book. S53 North Reserves. Alfes Editor ; Joyce J. Fitzpatrick Contribution by Designed for recently graduated RNs and nurses transitioning to a new clinical area, this extensive clinical reference is the best resource to provide essential information to nurses working on the med-surg unit.

Concise and practical entries provide fundamental coverage of the most common clinical problems and issues encountered in nursing practice today. Alphabetized for easy access, each entry includes a definition and description of the clinical problem; etiology; clinical aspects, such as assessment, nursing interventions, management, and implications; and outcomes.

Each entry focuses on the role of the nurse throughout the treatment process, and discusses the role of other healthcare providers with a focus on multidisciplinary treatment.

Handbook of Clinical Nursing: Medical-Surgical Nursing will be of value to nursing faculty, undergraduate and graduate-level nurses, and nursing students at all levels.

Key Features: Provides essential information on clinical topics pertinent to nurses working in med-surg unitsOffers key knowledge for nurses new to practice or working in an unfamiliar nursing areaPresented in a consistent format for ease of useIncludes an overview of each specialty areaFocuses on the role of the nurse throughout the treatment processWritten and edited by expert clinicians and educators Call Number: eBook.

With an extensive art program and thorough discussion of QSEN, this text addresses topics like the physical and psychosocial needs of the patient, critical thinking for problem solving and clinical judgment, and communication - all within a strong nursing process framework.

Concept maps give a visual example of concepts addressed in the text, help you visualize difficult material, and illustrate how a disorder's multiple symptoms, treatments, and side effects are associated. Easy-to-follow reading level and text organization presents information from simple to most complex, making it perfect for lower level students and those speaking English as a second language. Numbered objectives, divided by theory and clinical practice, provide a framework for content.

Cultural Considerations cover biocultural variations, as well as health promotion for specific ethnic groups, so you provide culturally competent care. Health Promotion and Patient Teaching boxes include guidelines to prevent illness, promote health, and develop self-care strategies. Nursing process framework features application of the nursing process and nursing care plans to reinforce application of the nursing process in the clinical setting.

Think Critically boxes encourage you to synthesize information and apply concepts to practice. Home Care Considerations boxes highlight the necessary adaptations of nursing skills and techniques for the patient in the home care setting. Communication boxes present examples of nurse-patient dialogues and instructive therapeutic communication techniques. Over 20 nursing care plans, which include critical thinking questions at the end of the text, provide you with a model for planning patient care.

Clinical chapters provide an overview of structure and function to give you a refresher in related anatomy and physiology, including a section on aging. Key terms include phonetic pronunciations, which are helpful for ESL students, and text page references to find the definition.

Standard LPN Threads features include helpful characteristics such as full-color design, key terms, numbered objectives, key points, critical thinking questions, critical thinking activities, glossary, and references. Nursing Concepts and Exemplars listed for each chapter to support concept curriculums. Discussion of QSEN and highlighted Safety information provides you with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to continuously improve the quality and safety of patient care.

Evidence-Based Practice boxes and highlighted best practices point out the most current, evidence-based information. Expanded art program with original photos and line art better illustrates nursing concepts. Communication in Nursing by Julia Balzer Riley Combining a spiritual, empathetic approach to patients with practical clinical scenarios and techniques, this user-friendly resource is your key to understanding and applying the basic concepts of therapeutic communication.

This clear, concise guide to professional communication strategies helps nurses and other health care clinicians to build effective patient relationships and navigate a wide variety of difficult patient and professional interactions.

The book guides the reader through a conceptual framework for building effective relationships that is based on the principles of mindfulness. These principles are embedded in discussions of the fundamental elements of interpersonal effectiveness, such as hope, empathy, and listening.

Chapters apply mindfulness principles to specific challenging situations with concrete examples that describe effective clinical behaviors as well as situations depicting pitfalls that may impede compassionate care. From a focus on everyday manners in difficult situations to beneficial approaches with challenging populations, the guide helps health care professionals confidently resolve common problems.

Brief, to-the-point chapters help clinicians channel their clinical knowledge and good intentions into caring behaviors that allow the patient to more fully experience empathy and compassion. With the guiding theme of "using words as precision instruments," this is a resource that will be referred to again and again. Drug Calculations for Nurses by Robert Lapham The administration of drug treatments in hospitals has become increasingly complex. It sometimes involves potent drugs that may be fatal if administered incorrectly.

The ability to perform drug calculations accurately is therefore paramount to prevent placing patients at risk. Drug Calculations for Nurses: A Step-by-Step Approach teaches healthcare professionals how to perform drug calculations with confidence and competence.

It provides step-by-step guidance to carry out accurate drug calculations, with units and drug strengths clearly explained. This bestselling pocket-size book begins with the basic mathematical skills required to perform calculations, including tips on estimating answers.

It then covers drug strengths and concentrations, dosage calculations, IV infusion therapies, and pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics. Two separate chapters focus on children and the elderly, addressing specific challenges encountered in these populations.

Helpful worked examples, key points, and objectives are included in every chapter. Useful tables with common prescription abbreviations, estimation of renal function, and body surface area estimates are easily accessible through the appendices. This new edition comes with an online pre-test enabling readers to benchmark their knowledge.

Specific weaknesses can then be identified and addressed in the printed book. Also included is a revision test that allows readers to assess their ability to perform drug calculations after completing the book.

Call Number: eBook. All major methods--linear ratio and proportion, fractional ratio and proportion, dimensional analysis, and the formula method. Prevent medication errors. Practice in any setting. Thousands of questions in the text with rationales and step-by-step equation setups. All questions written at the application and analysis level. The correct answer, rationales for correct and incorrect responses, and test-taking tips for each practice question.

Questions on major drug classes, medication administration, delegation, management, and the nursing process throughout the text. A keyword section in each chapter that highlights important terms and concepts. A final question exam in the book, coded for easy review that assesses mastery.

C65 North Reserves. Key Features: Provides essential information on clinical topics pertinent to nurses working in med-surg unitsOffers key knowledge for nurses new to practice or working in an unfamiliar nursing areaPresented in a consistent format for ease of useIncludes an overview of each specialty areaFocuses on the role of the nurse throughout the treatment processWritten and edited by expert clinicians and educators Call Number: eBooks. It's organized and comprehensive, and for each drug has nursing implications with assessments, "potential" nursing diagnoses, teaching, and evaluations.

Very thorough and helpful with my nursing classes. Use this every day! I use this every single day! Kelly A Must-Have. Great Book. I am in nursing school and this is the best drug guide hands down. I used other brands and I feel this is more organized and better to understand. V35 Nassau Center also see eBook access from this link. This fully illustrated guide offers the complete how-to on calculating dosages for all drug forms and administration routes, with numerous practice exercises and seasoned guidance on interpreting drug orders accurately.

Understand class materials more fully, get ready for the NCLEX or certification exam, or refresh your calculation skills with this enjoyable, colorful text. D67 North Campus Also see eBook access from this link. Leather bound with gold leaf pages and a ribbon bookmark, this collectible version of Taber's is ideal for the health professional's library. It places the language of nursing, medicine and the healthcare professions at the reader's fingertips Under the editorial direction of Donald Venes, MD, MSJ, a team of expert consulting editors and consultants representing nearly every health care profession ensures that the content reflects the most current healthcare information.

Call Number: R T33 Cecil Center Also see eBook access from this link. Understanding Pharmacology by M. Linda Workman; Linda A. LaCharity Clear and straightforward, Understanding Pharmacology: Essentials for Medication Safety helps you understand how drugs work and how to administer them safely. That means you won't have to resort to rote memorization of drug information to avoid making medication errors! Written by noted educators M. Kruchko, MS, RN, Understanding Pharmacology clarifies difficult concepts and prepares you to handle today's new drugs and drug classes.

It provides complete preparation for licensure exams and for clinical practice. Entire unit reviewing math, weights and measures, and dosage calculation minimizes readers' anxiety and promotes medication safety. The real tragedy is that this book is used in an educational setting.

So it is recommended that an African American should not be addressed with direct eye contact? I keep forgetting in ameriKKKa, we are not people. Lady please stop writing and instead, go and read a few books.

Hell, there might even be a few black authors. The content was OK, but I didn't like how the objectives never seemed to line up with the content in the chapters--they'd give learning goals like "list 3 psychological developments for this age group" or something, and then they themselves wouldn't list it.

My absolute favorite was when there was a learning objective of the sequence of vaccines a newborn gets, and in the chapter it doesn't even bother listing them out, it just says to look in the appendix. That makes no sense to me. I also didn't like the lack of extra resources for the book--there was no online component or any sort of CD with activities that could be used as study aides.

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