A handy, pocket-sized guide designed to help student nurses make the most of their community nursing placements. Community placements can be daunting - you'll be working in a variety of settings, caring for a range of individual people and families with different needs, often in their own homes. There are new colleagues to work with, and newly ......
Packed full of personal accounts, hints and tips to help student nurses and newly qualified nurses as they progress from graduation to revalidation. Being a Nurse will help both student nurses and newly qualified nurses in their progression from graduation to revalidation. It takes a special sort of person to be a nurse and starting a new ......
This practical, evidence-based resource is the first available guide for health care providers and mental health professionals on advising and counselling couples and individuals who are experiencing sexual issues directly related to conception efforts, pregnancy, and the post-partum period.
Build Clinical Confidence! 51 structured case studies simulate the wide range of patient care challenges you'll encounter in practice. These scenarios help you develop the critical assessment, clinical reasoning, and nursing skills you need to deliver safe and competent care to your patients-in a controlled, risk-free environment. Each ......
Essential academic skill requirements covered for the HESI test for entry into Nursing School, all in 6 laminated pages. The HESI A2 is predictable and this aspect makes the test easier to study for since the same concepts are covered in every test using the same types of questions. However, many people have underestimated this test their first ......
A fundamental, reader-friendly guide to evidence-based practice (EBP) for BSN, MSN, and DNP nursing students, Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing explains the conceptual underpinnings of EBP and demonstrates how nurses can put EBP concepts into practice.
Features concise information ""at a glance"" along with more in-depth considerations. Providing key information at a glance, this timely resource for the home care nurse, offers clear, current practice guidelines for safely delivering IV therapy within the home. Written by one of the foremost experts in the field, the guide delivers not only ......
Communication is an essential skill for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals when delivering care to patients and their families. With its unique and practical approach, this new textbook will support students throughout the three years of their degree programme and on into practice, focussing on how to develop person-centredness and compassionate and collaborative care. Key features include: * students' experiences and stories from service users and patients to help readers relate theory to practice * reflective exercises to help students think critically about their communication skills * learning objectives and chapter summaries for revision * interactive activities directly linked to the Values Exchange Community website
Written by two distinguished leaders in midwifery, this text provides a comprehensive examination of an effective model of prenatal care associated with improved health outcomes and reduced costs. This book describes basic tenets of the Centering Healthcare model, which brings together cohorts of people with similar health care needs in a circle ......
