Category: Nursing Books

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Gerontological Nursing: Competencies for Care, Second Edition is a comprehensive and student-accessible text that offers a holistic and inter-disciplinary approach to caring for the elderly. The framework for the text is built around the Core Competencies set forth by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) and the John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing. Building upon their knowledge in prior medical surgical courses, this text gives students the skills and theory needed to provide outstanding care for the growing elderly population. It is the first of its kind to have more than 40 contributing authors from many different disciplines. Some of the key features include chapter outlines, learning objectives, discussion questions, personal reflection boxes, and case studies.

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Fundamentals of Medical-Surgical Nursing: a Systems Approach is a comprehensive yet easy-to-read overview of medical and surgical nursing, designed specifically to support all nursing students learning to care for the adult patient. Highly illustrated and with an easy-to-follow systems-based structure, it provides a thorough foundation in anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, medical management, and nursing care for the full spectrum of adult health conditions.

Key features include:

• Extensive coverage of principles of nursing assessment, medication administration, infection prevention and control, and nutritional care
• Key need-to-know-information and definitions for the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of a range of illnesses and conditions
• Detailed overviews of nursing care, including patient education, treatment, and complications
• An online resource centre with a range of extras for both lecturers and students, including case studies, reflective activities, interactive multiple choice questions, and further reading lists

Fundamentals of Medical-Surgical Nursing: a Systems Approach is the ideal textbook to help students succeed on their adult nursing course.

It is also available:

• as a Wiley E-Text, powered by VitalSource: an interactive digital version of the book featuring downloadable text and images, highlighting and note-taking facilities, book-marking, cross-referencing, in-text searching, and linking to references and glossary terms.
• instantly on CourseSmart at http://www.coursesmart.co.uk/9780470658239. CourseSmart offers extra functionality, as well as an immediate way to review the text. For more details, visit

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Written by a Clinical Nurse Specialist for Clinical Nurse Specialists, this text explores the expanding roles and responsibilities of the CNS—from core competencies and theoretical foundations for practice to caring for the hospitalized adult to shaping the healthcare system through the CNS’s spheres of influence.

 

With a special emphasis on the practical application in clinical practice the author uses a body-system approach to guide readers through evidence-based collaborative and independent nursing interventions within the framework of the CNS role.

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Ace your state boards with Cengage Learning’s COMPLETE REVIEW FOR NCLEX-RN, Second Edition! After completing a recognized nursing curriculum and meeting state requirements, you’re ready to tackle the National Council of State Boards of Nursing exam, and this review covers it all. The stimulating, full-color text offers more than 1,600 practice questions with answers in multiple formats and 67 chapters of review content. Test questions are coded to reflect the recommended test-taking plan and strategies, while answers include rationales for both correct and incorrect assumptions. Endorsed by the National Student Nurses Association (NSNA), COMPLETE REVIEW FOR NCLEX-RN, Second Edition emphasizes delegation, prioritization, and critical thinking methods that prepare you for the exam’s rigor and build your confidence. COMPLETE REVIEW FOR NCLEX-RN, Second Edition is the one-stop NCLEX-RN exam preparation tool recognized by successful instructors and registered nurses today.

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Help students think like nurses with maternal-newborn and pediatric clients 
As nursing courses are shortened and clinical experiences become more limited, time is increasingly precious to both students and faculty. Designed to support faster, more efficient learning in condensed courses,  Maternal & Child Nursing Care  presents key content about maternal-newborn nursing, women’s health, and pediatric nursing topics in an accurate, readable way. Throughout this family-focused text, special attention is paid to health promotion, home/community care, patient and family education, clinical reasoning, evidence-based practice, and cultural competence. Engaging features help readers learn and retain essential concepts in a short period of time. The straightforward approach allows students to focus on what is most important–developing the essential skills and abilities to practice nursing in fast-changing healthcare environments.

Also available with MyNursingLab®
MyNursingLab is an an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program designed to engage students in the Maternal/Newborn Nursing course and improve results. Its guided learning path is proven to help students think like a nurse as they move beyond memorization to true understanding through application.

NOTE: You are purchasing a standalone product; MyNursingLab does not come packaged with this content. If you would like to purchase both the physical text and MyNursingLab, search for:

0134449711/ 9780134449715 Maternal & Child Nursing Care Plus MyNursingLab with Pearson eText — Access Card Package, 5/e consists of:

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“This guide and resource will give you all the direction and resources you need to perform in the role of a medical-surgical clinical instructor√ñInstructors will discover this book takes the work out of working in the clinical area.”

This is the first comprehensive resource for clinical medical-surgical nursing instructors responsible for guiding students through their entire clinical rotation. Filling a huge gap in resources for instructors required to teach this course, it contains everything the new or adjunct instructor needs to teach expertly and confidently. The guide describes the role of medical-surgical instructor and provides an introduction to the clinical site. It features a week-by-week instructional plan for the clinical rotation and includes all materials necessary to effectively perform administrative leadership and supervision, assess students’ knowledge and learning styles, maximize the learning process, simplify evaluation, and help ensure a smooth transition to clinical practice.

Brimming with helpful information, the guide will be a welcome companion to both experienced and novice medical-nursing instructors with its organizational teaching templates, teaching and learning resources, and evaluation materials. These include a course syllabus, comprehensive skills checklist, medication guidelines, resources for patient teaching, pre-and post-conference expectations and activities; even make-up assignments for students who miss a clinical class. Clinical instruction materials such as PowerPoints and simulation scenarios,are provided. Additionally, the book contains quizzes with answers, discussion questions, critical thinking exercises, and interactive student activities.

Key Features:

• Comprises the first complete resource for successfully guiding students through their clinical rotations from start to finish
• Helps to allay the “fear factor” for new and adjunct clinical nursing instructors
• Provides a week-by-week instructional guide that includes organizational teaching templates, teaching and learning resources, and evaluation aids
• Includes numerous forms and templates to facilitate administrative responsibilities, student assessment, and student evaluation
• Organizes key clinical information by body system and includes multiple interactive teaching tools
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Pass the NCLEX-PN or your money back—guaranteed! Passing the NCLEX-PN exam is not just about what you know—it’s about how you think. With expert critical thinking strategies and targeted practice, Kaplan’s NCLEX-PN Premier 2016 with 2 Practice Tests shows you how to leverage your content knowledge to think like a nurse.

Features:
* 9 critical thinking paths to break down what exam questions are asking
* 6 end-of-chapter practice sets to help you put critical thinking principles into action
* 2 full-length practice tests to gauge your progress—one online, one in the book
* Detailed rationales for all answer choices, correct and incorrect
* 60 minutes of video tutorials, viewable both online and on DVD
* Techniques for mastering the computer adaptive test
* Digital version of the book for mobile study
* Streamlined content review, organized along the exam’s “Client Needs” framework
* Review of all question types, including alternate-format questions

With efficient test prep via online + book + DVD + mobile, Kaplan’s NCLEX-PN Premier 2016 with 2 Practice Tests will make you assured and confident on test day.

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The key to success in nursing school is effective studying! Why not have a concise study guide that conveys all the essential, tested material for each course? Tired of buying study guides for each nursing course? This is the ultimate, all-in-one study guide to the core information nursing students need for success in all of their foundational courses. This is a small study guide that packs a big punch. This guide is also a great tool for new nurse graduates. Presented in a well-organized and easy-to-read style, it contains everything a nursing student needs to know from the first nursing course through the last.

The second edition is updated with critical new information about medications, lab values, assessments, emerging disorders, and nursing interventions. It includes three new chapters: “What to Expect in Nursing School,” “Decreasing Test Anxiety,” and “Emergency Nursing.” The guide closely follows the standard nursing curriculum and is designed as a reference for every core nursing course. To facilitate successful exam preparation, the text highlights important material most likely to appear on class exams. Also included are tips on what to expect on the NCLEX-RN√Ü.

NEW TO THE SECOND EDITION:

• New and updated information on medications, lab values, emerging conditions, and nursing interventions
• A new chapter on emergency nursing
• A new chapter on anxiety-reducing test-taking strategies
• A new chapter on what to expect in nursing school
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This is an extremely valuable book for practicing APNs and students in APN programs. The authors demystify legal/ethical/political issues and make them understandable for advanced practice nurses. The authors help to focus APNs on these important and necessary aspects of nursing practice.Score: 100, 5 stars

–Doody’s

The book presents an overview of the history and current state of advance practice nursing and the law both nationally and internationally. The authors provide detailed, exemplary legal and ethical case studies that frame pivotal moments in practice.

The book’s key topics include nursing pedagogy related to law, international law and nursing, future roles for APNs that may be legally and ethically supported, and potential challenges to APN practice. The book also discusses current issues that affect nursing law for advance practice, such as autonomy in end of life situations, conflicts between professional duties, and caring needs.

Key Features:

• Presents the history and current state of the law and advance practice nursing
• Summarizes and analyzes legal and ethical issues facing APNs
• Provides guidelines for how to prevent lawsuits
• Offers guidance on dealing with a lawsuit filed against you
• Provides international comparisons of legal and ethical considerations

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A Doody’s Core Title for 2016!

Discover how technology can improve patient care — and enhance every aspect of a nurse’s job performance, education, and career

Written by leaders in nursing informatics, this comprehensive up-to-date text helps you understand how informatics can enhance every aspect of the nursing profession. This edition of Essentials of Nursing Informatics is highlighted by an outstanding team of international contributors and content that reflects the very latest concepts, technologies, policies, and required skills. Numerous case studies take the book beyond theory and add real-world relevance to the material.

Essentials of Nursing Informatics is logically divided into ten sections edited by leading nurse informaticists:

• Nursing Informatics Technologies (Jacqueline Ann Moss)
• System Life Cycle (Virginia K. Saba)
• Informatics Theory Standards/Foundations of Nursing Informatics (Virginia K. Saba)
• Nursing Informatics Leadership (Kathleen Smith)
• Advanced Nursing Informatics in Practice (Gail E. Latimer)
• Nursing Informatics/Complex Applications (Kathleen A. McCormick)
• Educational Applications (Diane J. Skiba)
• Research Applications (Virginia K. Saba)
• Big Data Initiatives (Kathleen A. McCormick)
• International Perspectives (Susan K. Newbold)

Essentials of Nursing Informatics is the best single resource for learning how technology can make the nursing experience as rewarding and successful as possible.

New Feature! The 6th Edition introduces an online faculty resource to supplement classroom teaching, offering instructors PowerPoints with concise chapter outlines, learning objectives, key words, and explanatory illustrations and tables.
To request Instructor PowerPoint slides: Visit www.EssentialsofNursingInformatics.com and under the “Downloads and Resources tab,” click “Request PowerPoint” to access the PowerPoint request form.

Also, for the first time, a companion study guide for the 6th Edition is available separately from McGraw-Hill Education (Essentials of Nursing Informatics Study Guide/ISBN:978-007-184-5892; edited by Julianne Brixey, Jack Brixey, Virginia K. Saba, and Kathleen A. McCormick), presenting teaching modules for all major chapters,with content outlines, teaching tips, class preparation ideas, review questions, and answer explanations to aid understanding and retention of all major concepts covered in Essentials of Nursing Informatics, 6th Edition.

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