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Celebrating its 50 years in print, this text has held onto the foundation of its great success, while also being re-invented for today's audience. The focus of the text remains the practical instruction of functional anatomy in order to quickly, and convincingly, guide readers to its use in professional performance.

Meet the challenges of this rapidly expanding field with a solid understanding of the fundamentals of nucleic acid biochemistry as well as the advanced concepts integral to practice in today's laboratories. The third edition of this popular resource encompasses microbiology, virology, genetics, oncology, and human identification.

"Pharmacology Clear and Simple seeks to meet the challenge of providing students with enough pharmacology knowledge so that they feel confident as they embark on their health profession career, but not so much that they are overwhelmed. For those students who will administer medication, pharmacology is critical; for others, it is a subject that will aid their understanding of the patient care relationship, although they may not be directly involved with the patient. This fifth edition builds on the solid foundation of the previous editions by expanding the coverage of medications, always keeping in mind the suggestions we received from pharmacology faculty around the nation. The goal for this edition of the book is to continue to bring the most current information to pharmacology topics and to provide elemental concepts that will enable students to understand how medications work and how they are administered. These concepts include the health professionals' role in the process"--

"Caring for Older Adults Holistically is designed to assist students with information to help them care for our aging population. Students will study Dr. Jean Watson's Theory of Human Caring, Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, and other current or well-established theories that will enhance their practice. Unique to this book is information on gerotranscendence, transitions, and caring theories designed for gerontological practice. The foundation of this book is that of critical thinking. It is full of compelling questions that illustrate what it is to be a nurse. It is designed to be reader friendly in that it conveys a feeling of conversation with a group of wise nurses who care deeply about nursing and its participants. This book also conveys a deep respect for every person who provides the most valuable kind of care, that art of caring for those who have gone before us and made the world a better place because of their effort-older adults. New to this edition is Social Determinants of Health information as it pertains to chapter content. Each chapter contains Key Terms, Key Points, and Cultural Considerations. Each chapter has a presentation on what should be the priority focus of the chapter and assignments that can be done in or out of class, if the teacher chooses to use them. Chapter Concepts are identified at the beginning of every chapter, to support use of this text in programs that teach conceptually. Healthy People 2030 objectives are included, when they specifically address older adults. Each chapter also includes features to assist student learning: Evidence-Based Practice, Focused Learning Charts, Patient Education, Think Like a Nurse, and Safe and Effective Nursing Care"--

"Nursing students and instructors need a laboratory and diagnostic test reference that will help them integrate laboratory and diagnostic test results into safe, compassionate, and effective nursing care. This eleventh edition of the manual not only serves as the comprehensive reference it was originally designed to be but also provides improvements that more effectively answer that need. Our manual covers 22 different laboratory and diagnostic study types, addressing more than 700 study findings in 300 individual titles. This book is written to help health-care providers in their understanding and interpretation of laboratory and diagnostic procedures and their outcomes. Just as important, it is dedicated to all health-care professionals who experience the wonders in the science of laboratory and diagnostic testing, performed and interpreted in a caring and efficient manner"--

"Nursing Theories and Nursing Practice has been known for its focus on providing nurses and nursing students with an introduction to nursing theories to inform their practice. With chapters written by the theorists themselves or scholars identified by the theorists as experts, it features nursing theories and chapters on both conceptual models/systems/grand theories and middle-range theories. This book offers the perspective that nursing is a professional discipline with a body of knowledge that guides its practice. It is intended to help nursing students in baccalaureate and graduate nursing programs explore and appreciate nursing theories and their use in nursing practice and scholarship. In addition, and in response to calls from practicing nurses, this book is intended for use by those who desire to enrich their practice through the study of nursing theories. It offers nursing students at all levels a taste of a variety of nursing theories so that they can explore selected theories in greater depth and appreciate nursing theories for their potential to improve care and advance nursing knowledge through research"--

"Occupational Therapy for Mental Health serves as the comprehensive textbook for occupational therapy practice focused on mental health. More importantly, this third edition presents a call to action to recognize that the OT process and all OT practitioners are essential to the mental and behavioral health workforce, regardless of practice setting. This edition maintains its organizational structure based on the Person-Environment-Occupation Model and continues to present material so students and faculty can find practical information on theories, evidence, assessments, and interventions that are crucial to effective OT practice. It strongly appreciates the lived experience and recovery-oriented perspective that greatly benefits all people with challenges, illness, environmental barriers, and disease that impact occupational engagement and satisfaction"--

"In all aspects of maternity and pediatric nursing, safety remains the ultimate responsibility of the nurse in their role. Safety is incorporated into one's thinking, actions, skills, and caring practice. Safe Maternity and Pediatric Nursing Care offers the reader a variety of learning experiences that combine the art of nursing care and practice with the foundations of science. It includes essential nursing content from preconception to conception, pregnancy, delivery, and neonatal care through adolescent care. The book is organized to present principles and concepts of maternity nursing through the principles and concepts of pediatric nursing-health promotion and health restoration. The contents span preconception health through the end of the adolescent developmental stage and across concepts and systems of illness, injury, recovery, and healing. The third edition features updated and improved content and emphasizes critical thinking and clinical judgment"--

Perfect wherever you are in class, in clinical, and in any practice setting. This handy guide delivers quick access to the essential clinical information you need to care for obstetric, gynecological, newborn, and pediatric patients in any setting.

Offers practical, in-depth coverage of the most common adult conditions and the corresponding evidence-based occupational therapy interventions. The book combines theory with the practical, evidence-based functional content that develops the critical-thinking and clinical-reasoning skills that are the foundation competent practice.

Put the evidence to work for your clients. Become an effective evidence-based practitioner. >Five Stars! Great Book!"This is an exceptional book for not only OT students but other students in other health profession disciplines as well!"--Online Reviewer Updated! Current evidence and the policies and practices of occupational therapy todayExpanded! Statistics coverage in three chapters: Descriptive Statistics: What They Tell You and How to Apply Them in Practice, Inferential Statistics: Tests of Difference, and Inferential Statistics for Relationship QuestionsNew & Expanded! Qualitative research coverage in two chapters: Qualitative Designs: Exploring the Lived Experience and a new chapter, Trustworthiness of Qualitative StudiesNew! Introduction of the critically appraised paper (CAP) as a concept with a new feature that walks students through completing oneGuiding principle of 'Consuming vs. Conducting' researchHow to write a research question that addresses a relevant practice problem and then how to find, read, and apply evidence to address the questionExplanations of the different types of research and the methods and measurements used in each type, including their advantages and disadvantages.'From the Evidence," excerpts with real data, abstracts, figures and tables from published research and coverage of how to decipher their meaning and apply them in practice"Evidence in the Real World," personal narratives from health professionals who demonstrate using evidence in their practice"Understanding Statistics" boxesWorktext format with "Exercises" that encourage students to apply new concepts in the moment."Review Questions" at the end of each chapterAnswers to questions in the worktext at the end of each chapter

Covers the major drug categories that are relevant to rehabilitation specialists, focusing on drug indications, mechanism of action, and impact on rehabilitation.

Meet the legal and ethical challenges you will face as a healthcare professional in ambulatory outpatient and clinical settings. The eighth edition of this text guides you through legal concepts and the law, ethical issues, and the emerging area of bioethics to prepare you to treat your patients with understanding, sensitivity, and compassion.

Includes discussions of important topics like ethics and law in nursing management, delegation and team building, patient teaching and advocacy, and conflict resolution. The emphasis is on meeting the challenges of clinical practice through critical thinking and clinical reasoning.

Here's the perfect companion to Safe Maternity & Pediatric Nursing Care. Each chapter in this study guide corresponds to a chapter in the text. Exercise by exercise, activity by activity, you'll develop your critical-thinking and problem-solving skills while mastering the principles, concepts, and procedures essential to success.

Guides readers through the learning process with a focus on how to set priorities and think critically. Helps you to see yourself in the nurse's role with "Point of Interest" and "Critically Examine the Following" exercises as well as "Think Like a Nurse," that addresses clinical decision-making.

Walks you step by step through every aspect of ECG interpretation to develop the pattern recognition skills you need to read ECGs with confidence. 550 full-size, real-life ECG strips, a wealth of exercises, and practice tests help to ensure that you can recognise the subtle findings that distinguish one arrhythmia from another.

Prepare your students for the NBCOT COTA exam with a review guide that has been highly recommended by educators and by students. 1,000 review questions in five practice examinations help improve test-taking performance. The questions familiarize students with the format of the questions in the actual examination.

Provides everything you need to pass your exam...hundreds of questions that mirror the format and structure of the actual certifying exams. Divided into two sections, ""Essentials"" challenges your subject knowledge and critical-thinking with vignettes and multiple-answer questions, while ""Performance,"" offers a simulated exam experience.

Here is the most comprehensive orthopedic textbook for physical therapist assistant students. First laying the foundation of the role of the PTA within the orthopedic plan of care, this text offers students the fundamental knowledge needed to best understand how the PT evaluates a patient.

Be prepared to meet the ARRT competency requirements. These procedure checklists make it easy. To qualify for your certification exam, you must demonstrate your competency in all 36 mandatory procedures and in at least 15 of the 30 elective procedures - and your instructors must verify your proficiencies.

The ideal resource for any health care professional needing to learn or improve their skills - with simple, straight forward explanations of the hows and whys of documentation. It also keeps pace with the changes in Physical Therapy practice today, emphasizing the Patient/Client Management and WHO's ICF model.

What is nursing? What do nurses do? How do you define it? The third edition of this AJN Book-of-the-Year Award-Winner helps you answer those questions with a unique approach to the scientific basis of nursing knowledge.