Nursing & ancillary services books

Art therapy has been slow to embrace the critical and theoretical viewpoints, including feminism, that have made a huge impact on other areas of the humanities and social sciences. Art therapists are ideally situated, however, to...

Recounts efforts of Rockefeller Foundation in establishing biomedical programs across the globe in the first half of the 20th century.

This book highlights selected words which have particular relevance for nursing. They reflect ways of thinking about being and becoming a compassionate nurse.

This pocket guide provides information for safe and effective drug administration and comes complete with nursing considerations, drug interactions and adverse reactions. It makes searching for Australian and New Zealand drugs...

A young midwife's account of her training in the Midlands in the 1950s. A SUNDAY TIMES bestseller.

Examines various aspects of muscle physiology and the pathogenesis of myofascial pain. This book provides advice on diagnosis and differential diagnosis and contains detailed, practice-oriented information and many illustrations...

Supporting a Physiologic Approach to Pregnancy and Birth: A Practical Guide provides an overview of current evidence and a range of practical suggestions to promote physiologic birth within the United States healthcare system.

As the health care industry expands because of advances in medicine and the growth of the aging population, there will be an increased need for medical assistants. Employment is expected to grow much faster than average, ranking...

Myths and fairytales are our rich heritage; a veritable feast of ancient wisdom passed down through the ages in the form of stories. This book provides stories that can be adapted and applied to the needs of different client...

What comes to mind when you hear the words nursing home ? Probably nothing positive, particularly if you're not familiar with nursing homes as they exist today. But given the aging of the baby boomer generation, chances are that...

An essential guide to mentorship in health and social care.

Suitable for every current or aspiring health professional in the field, this title covers drugs ranging from Abilify to Zyrtec and nearly every drug in between. It features information that is easy to navigate, with...

Gerontological Nursing: Competencies for Care, Third 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...

Written in a friendly, conversational style, this book offers a hands-on approach to statistical mediation and moderation for both beginning researchers and those familiar with modeling. Starting with a gentle review of...

Encompassing the entire health care system, this resource includes dedicated chapters on more than 20 clinical rotations. It includes content and photos in every chapter, online resources and electronic forms, and additional...

Rev. ed. of: Nursing leadership, management, and professional practice for the LPN/LVN / Mary Ann Anderson. 4th ed. c2009.

Louisa May Alcott is most famous for her Little Women novel. This is a light semiautobiographical story of a nurse's experiences in the Civil War.

Designed to accompany Potter and Perry's Clinical Nursing Skills and Techniques, this 7th edition features handy checklists that serve as an useful assessment tool for each skill presented in the textbook.

In Volume 5 of his innovative series on biodynamic and craniosacral therapy, Michael Shea presents invaluable information about therapeutic approaches to pre- and neonatal babies--in particular, low-birth-weight babies. In...

Schaum's is the key to faster learning and higher grades in every subject. This title includes hundreds of examples, solved problems, and practice exercises to test your skills. It features: detailed explanations and practice...

Focuses on the NCLEX. This title includes more than 350 questions that include multiple response questions, drag-and-drop questions, hotspot questions, audio questions, chart questions, graphic option questions, and fill-in-the...

Offers a guide to implementing advanced pharmacy services in community and clinic settings. This title teaches pharmacy students and practicing pharmacists how to provide advanced levels of pharmacy services in community and...

Features consistently formatted entries for ease of use that focus on the practical information that nurses need. This title helps you count to tell you unapproved, off-label drug uses so you can always know why a drug is...

Biomedical imaging is a relatively young discipline that started with Conrad Wilhelm Roentgen's discovery of the x-ray in 1895. X-ray imaging was rapidly adopted in hospitals around the world. However, it was the advent of...