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This is the first primary care dermatology reference written by and for nurses. It is unique in its focus on approximately 60 skin conditions that are commonly seen in primary care settings and its use of decision trees to assist in accurate diagnosis. Organized for quick access, it presents conditions alphabetically and includes evidence-based ......
Offers practical information on every aspect of teaching an online course. Foundational educational theories and concepts including new insights from cognitive psychology are explained and linked. The core sections of the text focus on online course design that includes drafting course objectives and a syllabus and crafting discussion questions or ......
How Parents Cope With the Death of a Child to Suicide or Drugs
This book fills a critical gap in our scientific understanding of the grief response of parents who have lost a child to traumatic death and the psychotherapeutic strategies that best facilitate healing. It is based on the results of the largest study ever conducted of parents surviving a child's traumatic death or suicide. The book was conceived ......
This is the first resource to provide graduate nursing students, other students in the health sciences, and novice researchers with the tools and perspective to develop their own programme of research. Grounded in the author's 30 years of experience as a highly esteemed nurse researcher, the book guides nurses step-by-step through all aspects of ......
This authoritative text shows nurse educators and students how to teach in the online environment, using best practices and the latest technology. The fourth edition discusses the importance of lifelong learning and the relationship to flexible online learning environments, which are changing the dynamics of education.
This third edition of the best-selling nurse educator's handbook on using online teaching tools and assessing their results keeps pace with the rapid-fire progression in digital learning that has occurred since the second edition was published in 2008. Completely revised and updated, this edition presents several new interactive digital tools and ......
Addresses the unique challenges of educators in the helping professions who have minimal or no experience with online technologies. Written for online instructors, clinical faculty, program directors, administrators, and other educators, it describes practical and effective ways to teach material that is intrinsically based on face-to-face ......
Over two thirds of magnet hospitals in the United States use simulation in staff education programs, and many educators have introduced simulation into their nursing and health care curricula. This highly practical volume meets a growing need for guidelines on planning, organizing, and implementing a health care education simulation center, using ......
Theory, Application, and the Best Interests of the Child
Helps social workers and mental health practitioners gain a broader understanding of a child's unique needs when in the midst of family crisis. This book presents guidelines for addressing the changing developmental needs of children who have experienced crises such as abuse, neglect, relocation, divorce, and more.
