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Here are all the materials you need to take your first steps as evidence-based practitioners...how to use the design, data and analysis of research as the foundation for effective clinical decision making.

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.

Develop the knowledge base you need to integrate the science of nutrition and the latest evidence into your scope of practice. Explore the relevance of sports nutrition to each of the major allied health professions and understand the role it plays in each.

Endorsed and promoted by the National Association of School Nurses (NASN), this AJN Book-of-the-Year for multiple editions is the only comprehensive and current resource for practicing school nurses and students. From the foundations of practice, roles and functions, legal concerns to the well child, the child with episodic and chronic illness, behavioral issues, and leading and managing within school settings, it encompasses all aspects of the delivery of healthcare services to school-age children, adolescents, and staff. Written and edited by school nurses and pediatric experts, it features real-world-tested, best practices based on evidence and experience. There's content here that you won't find in other books, such as health assessments, individualized health plan development, mental health conditions including adolescent depression, contemporary legal issues, and current policy statements essential to school nursing.

"In Western societies, health care for older adults provides an array of services for those who can afford care. In these same societies and across the globe, older adults may not have adequate health care, or even safe and stable living environments. Many continue to be marginalized and devalued. There is much work for occupational therapists to do to support older adults' physical, social, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Part of the occupational therapist's role is to affirm the many ways in which older adults live meaningful lives and make important contributions to their families, communities, and societies. This new edition of the textbook Functional and Occupational Performance in Older Adults is intended for occupational therapy students and clinicians. There is an increased emphasis on meaning and occupation and occupational performance in context. Its intention is to address the complexity of the aging experience in the current environment and enhance occupational therapy services for older adults"--

A DAVIS'S NOTES BOOK! This pocket-sized quick reference is your go-to guide for the clinical information you need to care for adult patients safely and effectively.

Take a fresh, modern approach to mastering medical terminology > An access code inside new, printed textbooks unlocks an ebook, as well as access to MLL. LEARN--Build a solid foundation with the text Students begin by learning the elements of words--roots, combining forms, suffixes, and prefixes. Then, body system by body system, they journey through anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, case studies, medical records, and exercises to master the language they'll use throughout their education and their careers. Information is presented in small chunks and then immediately reinforced with practice activities, allowing students to master concepts before they move to more advanced material. Context and application are reinforced through case studies threaded throughout every body systems chapter, allowing students to connect all of the points of instruction with their clinical context. PRACTICE--Study smarter, not harder Based on proven language methodology, Medical Language Lab (MLL) guides students step by step from basic through advanced levels of proficiency to become confident medical language speakers. Students review what they've learned from the text and in class through activities and quizzes. ASSESS--Build mastery. Attain fluency. Students and their instructors can monitor their progress through every MLL lesson and assignment to identify the areas where they're struggling. A Review section provides additional activities for remediation. The Student Lesson Gradebook identifies which lessons have been completed (or not completed) and the grade earned, while the Student Activity Gradebook details how each student performed on specific assignments and how long they took to complete each.

"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-focused and easy-to-read, this manual delivers all of the information you need to understand how tests work, interpret their results, and provide quality patient care-pre-test, intra-test, and post-test.

"Foundation in Kinesiology and Biomechanics provides students with a solid conceptual foundation in the study of movement producing a springboard for the study of movement impairments and rehabilitation of dysfunction. This second edition continues to provide students with a solid conceptual foundation in kinesiology as they prepare for careers where an understanding of the musculoskeletal system and its function is the cornerstone of their future profession. This text presents content and a newly added lab textbook with activities emphasizing conceptual concepts rather than rote memorization of facts. The text lays the groundwork for study of impairments and interventions for those entering fields of physical and occupational therapy, athletic training, exercise, strength and conditioning training, sports medicine, and kinesiology. The addition of the lab manual to the second edition provides students with hands-on activities allowing them to experience kinesiology concepts related to general concepts, each body segment, posture, and gait"--

"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"--

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.

"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"--

Bailey's Research & Evidence-Based Practice for the Health Professional