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The Nursing Assistant: Essentials Of Holistic Care
by Sue RoeThe Nursing Assistant: Essentials of Holistic Care teaches the knowledge and skills needed to become a nursing assistant. With this text's sharp focus on holistic care, students will learn how to perform the procedures required of nursing assistants while integrating and considering patients' and residents' bodies, minds, and spirits. The rich and visual, step-by-step procedures in this book illustrate techniques necessary to work in a variety of healthcare settings, including long-term and acute care.
The Nursing Assistant: Essentials Of Holistic Care
by Sue C. RoeThe Nursing Assistant: Essentials of Holistic Care, Brief Edition presents the key information students need to become a nursing assistant. With this text’s sharp focus on holistic care, students learn how to provide the care required of nursing assistants, while integrating and considering residents’ bodies, minds, and spirits. Students will learn how to address the needs of residents, while providing high-quality care that is safe, effective, and compassionate. Designed for a short course, this text is accessible for students of all levels. Richly illustrated step-by-step procedures teach students how to perform the tasks required of a nursing assistant in a long-term care facility. By mastering these skills, students will be prepared to pass the certification competency examination. The text and its supplements also include abundant reinforcement opportunities and practice questions for the certification competency examination, challenging students to apply what they have learned and preparing them for success when taking the exam. Detailed photographs and anatomical illustrations bring concepts to life, helping students understand body positions, care procedures, and the complex structure of the human body. Features such as Culture Cues, Healthcare Scenario, Best Practice, and Becoming a Holistic Nursing Assistant help students develop the skills and tools they will need in their future careers as nursing assistants.
Nursing Assisting: A Foundation In Caregiving
by Diana DuganThe fourth edition of this comprehensive nursing assistant training textbook is organized by body system, which gives students a context for learning.
Nursing Assisting: A Foundation In Caregiving
by Diana DuganBody systems-based textbook to train nursing assistants to work in long-term care
The Nursing Associate at a Glance (At a Glance (Nursing and Healthcare))
by Ian PeateEverything you need to know about The Nursing Associate … at a Glance! The Nursing Associate at a Glance is a comprehensive guide developed to support trainee nursing associates with revision and practice-based learning, helping readers to uphold and maintain their Code of Conduct, promote healthy behaviours, treat ill health, and provide and monitor care effectively. Aligned with the six Nursing and Midwifery Council standards of proficiency for nursing associates, the book provides indispensable information about a range of areas of care including: How to contribute to integrated care, including how to be resilient and how to understand the various roles of health and social care teams How to improve the safety and quality of care, including an examination of health and safety legislation and the use of risk assessment tools How to effectively work in teams, including positive interaction with other members of the care team and how to manage data How to provide and monitor care, including discussions of deteriorating, anxious and confused patients Perfect for trainee nursing associates seeking to successfully graduate from the nursing associate programme, The Nursing Associate at a Glance provides readers with the skills and knowledge required to be competent, confident and compassionate nursing associates.
The Nursing Associate's Handbook of Clinical Skills
by Ian PeateThe Nursing Associate’s Handbook of Clinical Skills The Nursing Associate’s Handbook of Clinical Skills provides evidence-based guidance for those undertaking the newly developed Nursing Associate (NA) role that bridges the gap between the Health Care Assistant (HCA) and the Registered Nurse (RN). Structured around the latest Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Proficiencies, this invaluable handbook helps the prospective Nursing Associates develop the skills and core competencies required to succeed in a broad range of healthcare contexts—covering more than 90 procedures, and communication and relationship management skills.This timely resource features contributions from a team of experienced clinicians and academics, addressing clinical procedures on topics including skin integrity, nutrition and hydration, mobility and safety, respiratory care, managing infection, administering medicine, and end of life care. Clear, accessible chapters contain a wealth of effective learning tools, including self-assessment tests, review questions, links to electronic resources, supporting evidence, and more. This must-have textbook:Helps trainee Nursing Associates to develop and refine their skills, and demonstrate proficiency in offering care and supportReflects current NMC annexes, providing practical guidance on a diverse range of communication skills, strategies and proceduresCovers the central elements of Nursing Associate care provision, including delivery, monitoring, and reviewingIncludes colour illustrations, photographs, tables, charts, graphs, and algorithms designed to develop skills and demonstrate the links between theory and practicePresenting the principles of care essential for meeting the needs of patients in dynamic health and social care environments, The Nursing Associate’s Handbook of Clinical Skills is an indispensable guide for trainee Nursing Associates, as well as for health and social care assistants and those returning to practice.
Nursing before Nightingale, 1815-1899 (Anglo-italian Renaissance Studies)
by Carol Helmstadter Judith GoddenNursing Before Nightingale is a study of the transformation of nursing in England from the beginning of the nineteenth century until the emergence of the Nightingale nurse as the standard model in the 1890s. From the nineteenth century on historians have considered Florence Nightingale, with her training school established at St. Thomas's Hospital in 1860, the founder of modern nursing. This book investigates two major earlier reforms in nursing: a doctor-driven reform which came to be called the 'ward system,' and the reforms of the Anglican Sisters, known as the 'central system' of nursing. Rather than being the beginning of nursing reform, Nightingale nursing was the culmination of these two earlier reforms.
Nursing Calculations and IV Therapy For Dummies - UK
by Claire BoydThe fast and easy way to pass the Nursing Calculations test Is the maths behind the medicine making you maudlin over taking your Nursing Calculations test? You've come to the right place! Written by a nurse with countless hours of experience—and who trains other nurses every day—this plain-English, no-nonsense guide to nursing calculations and IV therapy makes it easier to come to grips with the numbers and formulas you'll encounter on the day of the exam—and in the field. Many students and practising nurses struggle with mathematics. Luckily, this friendly guide is here to take the intimidation out of the subject, arming you with the knowledge and know-how you need to take the exam with confidence and to achieve the best score possible. From fractions, percentages, and proportions to pills, fluids, and prescriptions, Nursing Calculations & IV Therapy For Dummies UK edition offers detailed advice and instruction on everything you need to know to pass the exam with flying colours. Hundreds of practise questions help you learn and revise Clear explanations and lack of jargon make learning easy Observation charts and extra content are available for download upon purchase Combines nursing calculations and IV therapy to offer excellent value Whether you're a student revising for the Nursing Calculations test, a newly qualified nurse looking to brush up on your maths skills, or a member of a medical staff who's been asked to take on nursing duties, this friendly and accessible guide makes maths less menacing.
Nursing Care: An Essential Guide for Nurses and Healthcare Workers in Primary and Secondary Care
by Barbara Smith Linda FieldThis new edition of Nursing Care: An Essential Guide for Nurses and Healthcare Workers in Primary and Secondary Care is a comprehensive introductory textbook to nursing care for pre-registration nursing students and nursing associate students in the UK, and is relevant to other allied health students. This ‘back to basics’ edition is a concise, clear text on the essentials of nursing care which: Comprehensively covers all aspects of essential care Puts care into context and relates it to current UK government policy and targets Shows how to apply theory in practice using diagrams and case studies Provides opportunities to reflect on the theory and think critically on key issues Explains clinical skills in the context of care Includes features such as recap questions, points for debate, a glossary, further reading lists and a companion website to allow students to reinforce and expand their knowledge Fully updated to address the latest Nursing and Midwifery Council and government policy, this new edition of Nursing Care: An Essential Guide for Nurses and Healthcare Workers in Primary and Secondary Care is designed to help the student develop a proactive approach to the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the care that they give. The invaluable advice can be applied to all branches of nursing and to all environments where patients are nursed, whether in hospital, at home or care homes. This book is essential reading for nursing students, qualified nurses and all health and social care workers.
Nursing Care: an essential guide for nurses and healthcare workers in primary and secondary care
by Barbara Smith Linda FieldGo 'back to basics' with this concise, clear text on the essentials of nursing care.Comprehensively covers all aspects of essential care Puts care into context and relates it to current UK Government policy and targets Shows how to apply theory in practice using diagrams and case studiesUses a 'reflective' theme throughout, in line with current teaching practice Explains Clinical Skills in the context of care Includes a companion website (<A title="blocked::http://www.pearsoned.co.uk/field http://www.pearsoned.co.uk/field" href="blocked::http://www.pearsoned.co.uk/field">www.pearsoned.co.uk/field) to support learningThe book is designed to help the student develop a proactive approach to the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the care that they give. The invaluable advice can be applied to all branches of nursing and to all environments where patients are nursed, whether in hospital, at home or care homes. Essential reading for nursing students, qualified nurses and all health and social care workers
Nursing Care and ECMO
by Chirine Mossadegh Alain CombesThis book explores the unique aspects involved in the management of ECMO patients such as physiopathology and indications, setting up the device, monitoring ECMO and the patient, troubleshooting, ethical aspects and rehabilitation. For the past eight years, management of acute heart failure and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) patients has been improved by the development of short-term assistance devices, with ECMO as a first line treatment. This highly informative book provides essential insights for ICU nurses at ECMO centers around the world, who face the substantial challenges involved in the management of ECMO patients. Above all, it meets their training needs with regard to bedside monitoring for these patients, which has become a major issue. The editors and most of the contributors serve at La Piti#65533;-Salp#65533;tri#65533;re ICU, France, which, in terms of the number of admissions and major publications produced, is one of the world's leading authorities on ECMO.
Nursing Care in Pediatric Respiratory Disease
by Concettina TolomeoPediatric respiratory disorders are responsible for a number of acute and chronic health conditions and are a leading cause of pediatric emergency room visits and hospitalizations. More than ever, nurses and nurse practitioners must have an understanding of the anatomy, pathophysiology, diagnosis and state of the art treatments in pediatric respiratory disease as they are often the first to come in contact with and recognize respiratory problems in children. Nursing Care in Pediatric Respiratory Disease seeks to provide both nurses and nurse practitioners with this information in order to aid them in the diagnosis and treatment of children suffering from acute and chronic respiratory disorders.Nursing Care in Pediatric Respiratory Disease opens with an overview of the anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system, best practices for assessing respiratory symptoms in children, and common respiratory therapies and treatment methods. It then proceeds through an examination of varying acute and chronic upper and lower respiratory diseases spanning from asthma and cystic fibrosis to vocal cord paralysis and sinusitis in both hospital and ambulatory settings.Nursing Care in Pediatric Respiratory Disease provides nurses and other health care providers with a comprehensive and practical resource which allows them to collaborate and advocate more effectively, as well as educate both the family and child in management of respiratory disorders.
Nursing Care of Children and Young People with Long-Term Conditions
by Mandy Brimble Peter McNEEThe second edition of Nursing Care of Children and Young People with Long Term Conditions remains the only nursing-specific text on the care of paediatric patients with chronic illness. Written to meet the needs of nursing students and professionals alike, this comprehensive volume provides authoritative and up-to-date information on the context, theory, and practice of delivering holistic care to children and families in a range of health and social care settings. Contributions from a team of experienced academics, educators, and practitioners offer valuable insight into the impact of chronic illness on children and parents, the practical implications of meeting their physical, psychological, and social needs, empowering them to be ‘experts’ in their care, and many more vital aspects of long-term paediatric care. This edition features new and revised content reflecting contemporary guidelines and evidence-based practice, including updated clinical case studies and a new chapter examining the impact of having a sibling with a long-term condition. Emphasising a multi-disciplinary approach to managing chronic illness, this important resource: Provides numerous case studies and activities illustrating the application of theoretical principles and current evidence in nursing practice Investigates the genetic basis of chronic illness and the differing onsets of long-term conditions Discusses current political, economic, and social policies that are influencing healthcare for children and bringing challenges to managers and practitioners Examines both classic and contemporary theories of grief, loss, coping, and adaptation Explores ethical, legal, and professional aspects of nursing children and young people with chronic illness Addresses evolving nursing roles, the importance of acute emergency care, and the planning and delivery of effective tra
Nursing Care of the Hospitalized Older Patient
by Terry Mahan Buttaro Kate A. BarbaNursing Care for the Hospitalized Older Patient is a comprehensive, quick-reference resource for registered and advanced practice nurses working with older patients in a hospital setting. Organized in user-friendly format, the book provides vital information on all aspects of hospital care and the full range of health issues encountered by elderly patients. The book is organized into four major sections. The first section provides an overview of the aging patient, including demographics, normal aging changes, and the general impact of hospitalization. The second section covers proper health assessment, providing guidance on history taking and evaluating laboratory values. The third section is the largest part of the book and is made up of short, similarly-structured chapters dedicated to individual clinical issues ranging from burns to depression. These chapters are organized by body system to maximize ease of use. The book concludes with a section on special considerations that cross common clinical areas, such as palliative care, pain management, fall prevention, and discharge planning.
Nursing Care of the Pediatric Neurosurgery Patient
by Cathy C. Cartwright Donna C. WallaceNursing Care of the Pediatric Neurosurgery Patient is a detailed reference for nurses and other health care providers who care for children with neurosurgical problems. The explanations of pathophysiology, anatomy, radiodiagnostic testing, and treatment options for each neurosurgical diagnosis will help to clarify the rationale behind the nursing care. Descriptions of presenting symptoms, history and findings on neurological examination will help nurses understand the neurological disorder and identify problems. Each chapter includes case studies, impact on families, patient and family education, and practice pearls. Staff and student nurses working in clinics, critical care units, pediatric units, operating rooms, post-anesthesia care units, emergency departments, and radiology departments will benefit from the information presented. Although this book is written for nurses, medical students and neurosurgery residents will also find it helpful.
Nursing Care of the Pediatric Neurosurgery Patient
by Cathy C. Cartwright Donna C. WallaceThis updated third edition is a detailed reference for nurses and other health care providers who care for children with neurosurgical conditions. The explanations of pathophysiology, anatomy, neurodiagnostic imaging, and treatment options for each neurosurgical diagnosis will help to clarify the rationale behind the nursing care. Descriptions of presenting symptoms, history and findings on neurological examination will help nurses understand the neurological disorder and identify problems. New chapters have been added on skull and scalp anomalies, pediatric concussion, abuse head trauma and on neuroimaging. Each chapter includes case studies, impact on families, patient and family education, and practice pearls. Staff and student nurses working in clinics, critical care units, pediatric units, operating rooms, post-anesthesia care units, emergency departments, and radiology departments will benefit from the information presented. Although this book is written for nurses, child life therapists, physical and occupational therapists, medical students and neurosurgery residents will also find it helpful. Parents of children with neurosurgical disorders will also find it a useful resource in understanding their child's condition.
Nursing Care Planning Made Incredibly Easy! (Incredibly Easy! Series®)
by Lippincott Williams WilkinsGet clear on nursing care planning and map the way to positive outcomes—in the classroom and in clinical practice—with the thoroughly updated Nursing Care Planning Made Incredibly Easy!®, 3rd Edition. Learn step-by-step how to build a concept map, develop a nursing diagnosis, and choose realistic outcomes and individualized interventions. This nursing guide leads you expertly through the care plan process, backed by the Made Incredibly Easy series’ trademark humor, plentiful illustrations, and down-to-earth explanations. Master the concepts and process of care planning … NEWand updated guidance on following the evidence-based standards of North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA) diagnoses, and Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) and Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) guidelines Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC), and Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) guidelines NEWfull-color design—dozens of illustrations and diagrams that outline the process of concept mapping, diagramming, and intervention planning NEW guidance on creating electronic plans—online access to 166 customizable care plans covering every nursing specialty, including new plans for gastric bypass, preterm labor, and cerebral palsy, plus examples of handwritten care plans NEW Nurse Joy and Jake offer practical advice throughout Breaks down the process of creating individualized care plans into easy-to-follow segments Guides nursing students and new nurses into the critical thinking and planning skills needed to choose appropriate, effective treatments and interventions Case study exercises and clinical tips to help you integrate care plan concepts and evidence-based standards with real-life situations Part Idiscusses NANDA-I, NOC, and NIC—covers assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation, and integrating the concepts Part II integrates major nursing diagnoseswith common medical diagnoses—addresses medical-surgical, maternal-neonatal, pediatric, and psychiatric diagnoses Chapter features include: Just the facts—quick summary of chapter content Under construction—sample concept maps and care plan components, with tips for creating individualized care plans On the case—visual, step-by-step instruction applied to real-life patient care scenarios Weighing the evidence—the latest evidence-based standards of care, demonstrated in sample care plans Teacher knowsbest—helpful tips and reminders to help you apply what you are learning Memory jogger—techniques for remembering vital content
Nursing Care Plans: Transitional Patient & Family Centered Care
by Lynda J. CarpenitoLearn how to create nursing care plans and effectively document care with Nursing Care Plans: Transitional Patient and Family Centered Care, Seventh Edition. This book focuses on the most important nursing plans, including specialty care plans, ensuring that students learn what they need to know, and develop an understanding of the importance of evidence-based practice through evidence-based rationales and guidelines.
Nursing Care Plans: Diagnoses, Interventions, And Outcomes
by Meg Gulanick Judith L. MyersGet everything you need to create and customize effective nursing care plans, now with evidence-based ICNP® diagnoses! Covering the most common medical-surgical nursing diagnoses and clinical problems, Gulanick & Myers’ Nursing Care Plans: Diagnoses, Interventions, and Outcomes, 10th Edition features more than 200 care plans, each reflecting the latest evidence-based guidelines and national and international treatment protocols. It also features highlighted QSEN competencies and a clear differentiation of nursing and collaborative interventions. New to this edition are ICNP® diagnoses, care plans on LGBTQ health issues and on electrolytes and acid-base balance, and a new Online Care Planner that makes it easier than ever to customize care plans. Written by noted educators Meg Gulanick and Judith L. Myers, this #1 care planning book will help you learn to think like a nurse!
Nursing Care Plans (Seventh Edition): Diagnoses, Interventions, and Outcomes
by Meg Gulanick Judith L. MyersOur primary goal for this edition of Nursing Care Plans: Diagnoses, Interventions, and Outcomes has been to build on the quality of the premier resource used by nurses to plan care for an increasingly diverse population of patients. This work is the most comprehensive care planning book on the market, with over 200 care plans covering the most common nursing diagnoses and clinical problems in medical-surgical nursing patients.
Nursing Case Management Review And Resource Manual
by Margaret Leonard Elaine MillerWritten by nursing experts in case management, this book provides a clinical reference tool and continuing education contact hours. This manual helps readers enhance critical thinking skills and identify strengths and weaknesses. This manual contains an addendum, which includes information from the revised test content outline to ensure the manual is up to date. This additional information will assist you with successful study for the certification exam and may be used as a guideline for your practice.
Nursing Children and Young People with ADHD
by Noreen Ryan Tim McDougallADHD is one of the most commonly diagnosed behavioural disorders in children and young people. It is a complex and contested condition, with potential causes and treatments in biological, psychological and social domains. This is the first comprehensive text for nurses and other health professionals in this field. Nursing Children and Young People with ADHD explores the evidence, incorporating and expanding on the new NICE guidelines for practice in this area, to provide an essential knowledge base for practice. The text covers: causes, diagnosis, co-morbidity, user and carer perspectives, assessment, treatment and interventions (including those suitable for use in schools), prescribing and the legal background. An invaluable text for pre-registration student nurses on mental health and children branches, this will also be a useful reference work for post-registration nurses and health professionals seeking evidence-based recommendations for practice.
Nursing Civil Rights: Gender and Race in the Army Nurse Corps (Women, Gender, and Sexuality in American History)
by Charissa J. ThreatIn Nursing Civil Rights, Charissa J. Threat investigates the parallel battles against occupational segregation by African American women and white men in the U.S. Army. As Threat reveals, both groups viewed their circumstances with the Army Nurse Corps as a civil rights matter. Each conducted separate integration campaigns to end the discrimination they suffered. Yet their stories defy the narrative that civil rights struggles inevitably arced toward social justice. Threat tells how progressive elements in the campaigns did indeed break down barriers in both military and civilian nursing. At the same time, she follows conservative threads to portray how some of the women who succeeded as agents of change became defenders of exclusionary practices when men sought military nursing careers. The ironic result was a struggle that simultaneously confronted and reaffirmed the social hierarchies that nurtured discrimination.
Nursing Diagnoses
by NANDA InternationalA nursing diagnosis is defined as a clinical judgment about individual, family or community responses to actual or potential health problems or life processes which provide the basis for selection of nursing interventions to achieve outcomes for which the nurse has accountability (NANDA-I, 2009). Accurate and valid nursing diagnoses guide the selection of interventions that are likely to produce the desired treatment effects and determine nurse-sensitive outcomes.Nursing diagnoses are seen as key to the future of evidence-based, professionally-led nursing care - and to more effectively meeting the need of patients. In an era of increasing electronic patient health records, standardized nursing terminologies such as NANDA-I, NIC and NOC provide a means of collecting nursing data that are systematically analysed within and across healthcare organizations and provide essential data for cost/benefit analysis and clinical audit.Nursing Diagnoses: Definitions and Classification is the definitive guide to nursing diagnoses, as reviewed and approved by NANDA-I. Each nursing diagnosis undergoes a rigorous assessment process by NANDA-I's Diagnosis Development Committee, with stringent criteria used to indicate the strength of the underlying level of evidence.Each diagnosis comprises a label or name for the diagnosis, a definition, defining characteristics, risk factors and/or related factors. Many diagnoses are further qualified by terms such as risk for, effective, ineffective, impaired, imbalanced, self-care deficit, readiness for, disturbed, decreased, etc.The 2012-2014 edition is arranged by concept according to Taxonomy II domains, i.e. Health promotion, Nutrition, Elimination and exchange, Activity/Rest, Perception/Cognition, Self-perception, Role relationships, Sexuality, Coping/ Stress tolerance, Life principles, Safety/protection, Comfort, and Growth/development.The 2012-2014 edition contains revised chapters on NANDA-I taxonomy, and slotting of diagnoses into NANDA & NNN taxonomies, diagnostic reasoning & conceptual clarity, and submission of new/revised diagnoses. New chapters are provided on the use of nursing diagnoses in education, clinical practice, electronic health records, nursing & health care administration, and research . A companion website hosts related resources.Key features2012-2014 edition arranged by diagnostic conceptsCore references and level of evidence for each diagnosisNew chapters on appropriate use of nursing diagnoses in clinical practice, education, administration and electronic health record16 new diagnoses11 revised diagnosesAimed at students, educators, clinicians, nurse administrators and informaticiansCompanion website available, including a video on assessment, clinical reasoning and diagnosis
Nursing Diagnoses 2015-17
by NANDA InternationalNursing Diagnoses: Definitions and Classification is the definitive guide to nursing diagnoses, as reviewed and approved by NANDA-I. The 2015-2017 edition of the classic and internationally recognised text has been rigorously updated and revised, and now provides more linguistically congruent diagnoses as a result of the Diagnostic Development Committee's attentiveness to understanding the translation of the diagnostic label, definition, defining characteristics, related factors, and risk factors. Each of the 235 diagnoses presented are supported by definitions as well as defining characteristics and related factors, or risk factors. Each new and revised diagnosis is based on the latest global evidence, and approved by expert nurse diagnosticians, researchers, and educators.New to this edition:26 brand new nursing diagnoses and 13 revised diagnosesUpdates, changes, and revision to the vast majority of the nursing diagnosis definitions, in particular the Health Promotion and Risk DiagnosesA standardization of diagnostic indicator terms (defining characteristics, related factors, and risk factors) to further aid clarity for readers and cliniciansAll introductory chapters are written at an undergraduate nursing level, and provide critical information needed for nurses to understand assessment, its link to diagnosis, and the purpose and use of taxonomic structure for the nurse at the bedsideA new chapter, focusing on Frequently Asked Questions, representing the most common questions received through the NANDA-I website, and at global conferencesFive nursing diagnoses have been re-slotted within the NANDA-I taxonomy, following a review of the current taxonomic structureCoding of all diagnostic indicator terms is now available for those using electronic versions of the terminologyCompanion website featuring references from the book, video presentations, teaching tips, and links to taxonomy history and diagnosis submission/review process description www.wiley.com/go/nursingdiagnoses