Nursing Home Care category: 238 books
Population-Based Nursing, Second Edition
Concepts and Competencies for Advanced Practice
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2015
Now in its second edition, this continues to be the only advanced practice nursing text to focus on core competencies in both epidemiology and population health. The new edition delivers essential content for Doctoral Nursing Programs (DNP) as outlined by the AACN, and encompasses the many changes...
The Encyclopedia of Elder Care
The Comprehensive Resource on Geriatric Health and Social Care
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2017
Praise for the Third Edition:
“The third edition of this outstanding resource reflects the many advances in the care of older people that have occurred since the publication of the second edition…The vast bulk of the content is accessible and relevant to an international audience. The indexing...
Health Promotion for Nurses
Theory and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2009
Health promotion is an increasingly high profile aspect of a nurse’s role – both in line with health policy and as nursing has shifted from a disease model to a health model. This textbook explores how and why health promotion works in nursing, developing a new framework for understanding the...
Advanced Public and Community Health Nursing Practice 2e
Population Assessment, Program Planning and Evaluation
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2018
Written by advanced practice public/community health nurse experts, this comprehensive resource for advanced practice nursing students and clinicians builds upon the core foundations of practice: social justice, interdisciplinary practice, community involvement, disease prevention, and health promotion....
Elder Abuse and Nursing
What Nurses Need to Know and Can Do
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2016
Nurses are required by law to report elder abuse even when it is suspected but not verified. This is the only research-based and clinically oriented text that applies what is known about different forms of elder abuse in domestic and long-term care settings to the everyday experiences of practicing...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2010
The skills required by children’s nurses are many and varied, and are undertaken in a variety of settings. This book provides a clinical manual of common practices. Each practice is research-based and presented in a common format which covers: Objectives, Rationale, Factors to note, Guidelines,...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
Fully revised for its second edition, the Oxford Handbook of Mental Health Nursing is the indispensable resource for all those caring for patients with mental health problems. Practical, concise, and up-to-date with the latest guidelines, practice, and initiatives, this handbook is designed to allow...
When Death Comes Knocking for Your Patients
A Guide for Nurses and Palliative Caregivers
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2017
As a nurse or palliative caregiver, do you want to take better care of terminally ill patients, their loved ones, and yourself? Would you like to be empowered under difficult circumstances and feel more comfortable about what to say when providing palliative care?Based on thirty years of experience...
Ten Minutes for the Family
Systemic Interventions in Primary Care
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2004
The provision of suitable mental health care is one of the major tasks facing general practitioners and their teams. Family-oriented primary care has moved from doctor-controlled to patient-centred consultations, with a greater emphasis on collaboration. The systemic framework uniquely lends itself...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2009
Developing Holistic Care for Long-term Conditions focuses on how to help people with long-term health conditions cope more effectively. It brings together physical and mental health, offering a holistic approach for students and practitioners in a variety of care settings.
Comprising four sections,...
Values in Health and Social Care
An Introductory Workbook
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2017
This innovative workbook enables students and those working in health and social care to deepen their understanding of the values that underpin their practice. Rich in practical exercises and downloadable resources that invite the reader to engage with their own values, it explores how values, though...
Last Years of Long Lives
The Larvik Study
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2004
The Last Years of Long Lives is a unique account of that period of old age which precedes death. Based on 400 complete individual histories and covering a twenty-year period, it looks at the experiences of people over eighty years old in three important areas: disability, family life and health care....
Self-Neglect in Older Adults
A Global, Evidence-Based Resource for Nurses and Other Healthcare Providers
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2017
An unequalled compendium of cutting-edge information on self neglect
This authoritative resource in provides nurses and healthcare professionals with a comprehensive overview and analysis of self-neglect in older adults. With an aging global population, self-neglect is emerging as a complex...
by Chase Andersson
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2016
EKG | ECG
An Ultimate Step-By-Step Guide to 12-Lead EKG | ECG Interpretation, Rhythms & Arrhythmias Including Basic Cardiac Dysrhythmias
We have researched extensively and consulted key figure in the nursing fraternity before coming up with this book. All the finer details you need as a...