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This new addition to the ""Fast Facts"" series presents succinct, well organised information for nursing students, recent graduates, and experienced psychiatric nurses. Its format, which includes concise tables, clear examples, and a bullet-point ""Fast Facts in a Nutshell"" box, facilitates easy access to information for busy nurses. Chapters ......
New applications of echocardiography, nuclear magnetic resonance, cardiovascular magnetic resonance and cardiac computed tomography are rapidly developing and it is imperative that trainees and practitioners alike remain up to date in the latest developments. It is becoming increasingly difficult to remain abreast of these advances in each ......
Integrating Developmental Theory into Clinical Practice
All too often children are diagnosed and medicated without the consideration that their symptoms may actually be a healthy response to stressful life events. This integrative guide for mental health practitioners who work with children underscores the importance of considering the etiology of a child's symptoms within a developmental framework ......
Written by leading contributors, this book explores some of the evolutionary concepts that may have implications for cognitive theory and practice. It also focuses on specific problems where evolutionary-cognitive theory approach has been effective, such as issues of optimism/pessimism, fear and anxiety, and command hallucinations in psychosis.
Transformative Learning Theory offers a uniquely inclusive methodology across all levels of nursing education for educators and students focused on common nursing arenas and situations. This is the only book to present practical, innovative strategies for novice and experienced nurse educators to apply Transformative Learning Theory in various ......
This is the only book to offer an evidence-based model for retaining students and ensuring success across the nursing education spectrum. It is designed to assist faculty in creating, implementing, and evaluating student retention and academic success strategies. This model, Nursing Undergraduate Retention and Success (NURS), can be used ......
This is a quick-access clinical guide to the range of mental health issues and diagnoses that commonly affect women across the lifespan. Key stressors specific to women are emphasised as precursors to mental illness. As part of the Compact Clinical Guide series, the book uses frequent headings and bulleted, concise presentation of information for ......
A Phenomenological Approach to Nursing Research and Practice
""This book fills not only a gap but a wide cavern....I can not think of a better way for neophyte nurses to engage the human experiences and perspectives of their patients, nor can I think of a more relevant and comprehensive explanation of the philosophy and methods of existential phenomenology for seasoned researchers, scientists, and ......
Prevention and Recovery for Sport's Most Devastating Knee Injury
Features close to 50 ACL-specific exercises designed by a physical therapist for the Norwegian national women's handball, soccer and volleyball teams, and an expert on the science of ACL injury prevention. This title shows you how to better balance your body and strengthen the muscles around your knee to provide greater stability and endurance.
