The FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING, 3E is an ideal introduction to the field of nursing that provides comprehensive and updated information on a wide variety of topics integral to this field, as well as current topics, such as HIPAA and bioterrorism. An important feature of FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING, 3E is the Case Study included in each chapter, with critical thinking questions designed to assist the reader through the nursing process and to develop a customized plan of care for the client in each scenario. Additionally, each chapter has been updated to include NCLEX style questions and a student StudyWARE CD-ROM provides interactive games, quizzes, activities, animations, and video clips to enrich the learning experience. This book contains all the information necessary to successfully complete a... Less

ICD-9-CM Expert for Skilled Nursing Facilities, Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities and Hospices Volumes 1, 2 & 3 2013 (spiral) -The ICD-9-CM for Skilled Nursing Facilities, Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities, and Hospices helps ensure you stay current with a comprehensive resource designed specifically to address the challenges of SNF, IRF, and hospice services. Loaded with innovative features and content to address regulatory changes and challenges, this resource incorporates critical coding and reimbursement edit alerts designed specifically for these types of facilities for increased coding precision and efficiency.Code range, snap-in tab dividers. Turn to the code you need quickly and easily... Less

Written by a nurse and a philosopher, Ethics in Nursing blends the concrete detail of recurring problems in nursing practice with the perspectives, methods, and resources of philosophical ethics. It stresses the aspects of the nurses role and relations with others -- physicians, patients, administrators, other nurses -- that give ethical problems in nursing their special focus. Among the issues addressed are deception, parentalism, confidentiality, conscientious refusal, nurse autonomy, compromise, and personal responsibility for institutional and public policy. The third edition has been enlarged with new cases and case discussions related to AIDS and an additional chapter on the expanding scope of nursing ethics as it addresses issues related to scarce resources, cost containment,... Less

"Of significant importance to nurse educators, researchers, policy makers, and clinicians." - Dr. Angeline Bushy, PhD, RN, FAANProfessor & Bert Fish ChairCommunity Health NursingUniversity of Central FloridaCollege of Nursing (From the Foreword)This new and expanded edition of Rural Nursing offers new chapters on male care giving, complementary therapy, evidence-based practice, community resiliency, childhood obesity, and gaining access to Native American communities. Chapters retained from the previous edition have been updated with reference to the newest research. With contributions from international as well as national practitioners, Doctors Winters and Lee present a broad overview of the perspectives of rural persons, characteristics of health care in rural settings and the... Less

Nurses On Horseback by Ernest Poole. Originally published in 1932. ILLUSTRATIONS NURSES ON HORSEBACK Frontispiece Inset MARY BRECKINRIDGE FACING PAGE AN OLD MIDWIFE 10 A GREAT- GRANDMOTHER 10 NURSE VISITING A CABIN 10 FATHER AND SON 10 FATHER AND DAUGHTER 10 HUNTING SQUIRRELS 10 A MOUNTAIN MOTHER 11 A KENTUCKY MOUNTAINEER 11 BEECH FORK CENTER 24 BARN AT WENDOVER AND COURIERS 24 FORDING RED BIRD RIVER 25 CARRYING A SICK BABY TO HOSPITAL 25 A DOCTORS FIELD CLINIC 25 BRINGING AN ACCIDENT CASE ACROSS THE RIVER 4 2 TRANSPORTING INJURED MOUNTAINEER 42 BRINGING AN ACCIDENT CASE OVER A MOUN TAIN CLINIC DAY AT A CENTER 43 CHILDRENS SLEEPING PORCH AT HOSPITAL 82 IN THE BABIES WARD AT HOSPITAL 82 vii Illustrations FACING PAGE THE TWINS WHEN BROUGHT TO THE HOS PITAL 83 THE TWINS AFTER TREATMENT 83... Less

Your hands save lives. The fate of nursing is in them, too. You and your staff are highly-educated, competent nurses who are entrusted with saving patients' lives. Isn t it time your image reflects your level of education and professionalism? HCPro is proud to present the groundbreaking book, Our Image, Our Choice: Perspectives on Shaping, Empowering, and Elevating the Nursing Profession. Written by Shelley Cohen, RN, BSN, CEN, and Kathleen Bartholomew, RC, RN, MN, with contributions from nursing experts in the field, it examines the professional image of nursing today and what you and your staff can do to elevate it. This unique book brings you a historical assessment of the current image of nursing, as well as practical strategies you and your staff can use to elevate your image... Less

The journey to becoming a nurse requires students to demonstrate effective communication skills with patients, carers and other healthcare professionals, based on sound evidence and apply these in a variety of care settings. Nursing: Communication Skills in Practice has been specifically developed as a one stop shop of healthcare communication theory and practical skills for all aspects of the pre-registration course - in both the classroom and on clinical placement. The authors introduce essential communication and interpersonal theories before explaining how these can be applied therapeutically with patients and carers, professionally with colleagues and on health records, as well as how to overcome common challenges in practice. Practice examples, scenarios, and videos apply skills to... Less

Vital Signs is a sexed-up, small-town version of Grey's Anatomy---a busy, high-pressure hospital environment that is a perfect breeding ground for hot sex and hotter sexual tension....