Nursing home reform, Professor Farmer asserts, calls for increased emphasis upon issues related to life rather than care. Organizational climate, which reflects the nursing home's unique position to impact life issues, provides a conceptual framework for effective interventions, evaluations, and ultimately meaningful reform.

The general atmosphere of most nursing homes remains overwhelmingly negative in spite of those few homes that are credited with excellence. Professor Farmer believes that the concept of organizational climate holds promise for better understanding the complexities and impact of atmosphere in any one nursing home. At the same time, organizational climate as a concept is poorly understood. There is a need to rethink the concept and return to the original notion of weather as its metaphor. Farmer attempts this in her case study by describing organizational climate where it can best be captured.

Practitioners of long-term care, from the fields of administration, geronotology, nursing, nutrition, policy makers, occupational and physical therapy, social work, and therapeutic recreation will find the insights of this study of great value, as will graduate students, scholars, and others concerned with organizational studies and issues in gerontology.

There's no better way to get ready for Medical Assisting certification exams! With content review plus 3,000 test items and a customized online exam engine to generate practice sessions and mock exams, Elsevier's Medical Assisting Exam Review, 6th Edition provides complete preparation for seven certification exams - the CMA, RMA, CMAS, CCMA, CMAA, CMAC, and NCMA. An illustrated, outline format makes it easy to review key medical assisting concepts and competencies, including anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, diseases and disorders, and administrative and clinical tasks. Answers and rationales for each question help you strengthen any weak areas and prepare effectively for test-day success! UNIQUE! Online custom test generator allows students to focus on any topic and to create unique timed simulated exams at each visit. UNIQUE! Seven certification exams are covered: the CMA (AAMA), RMA (AMT), CMAS (AMT), CCMA (NHA), CMAA (NHT), CMAC (AMCA), and NCMA (NCCT). Convenient, easy-to-follow outline format provides at-a-glance review of the subject areas covered in Medical Assisting certification exams. Complete test preparation includes three pretests - administrative, clinical, and general - as well as a comprehensive posttest, with answers and rationales for all questions. Study tips and test-taking strategies provide students with advice and insight into preparing effectively for certification exams. Hundreds of additional practice questions are included on the Evolve website, along with flash cards and A&P animations, to boost students' exam readiness and test-taking confidence. NEW! 3,000 questions - including 500 all-new items - include answers, rationales, and mapping to seven exam blueprints (CMA, RMA, CMAS, CCMA, CMAA, CMAC, and NCMA). NEW content is aligned with the latest exam blueprints, including the new CMA exam format effective in 2021. NEW! Full-color illustrations reinforce student understanding of medical assisting content and include photos of clinical equipment and supplies.

Designed to support the trusted content in Kinn's The Medical Assistant, 15th Edition, this study guide is an essential review and practice companion to reinforce key concepts, encourage critical thinking, and ensure you can apply medical assisting content. This robust companion guide offers a wide range of activities to strengthen your understanding of common administrative and clinical skills - including certification preparation questions, a review of medical terminology and anatomy, and application exercises. Trusted for more than 60 years as a key part of the journey from classroom to career, it also features competency checklists to accurately measure your progress and performance from day one until you land your first job as a medical assistant. Comprehensive coverage of all administrative and clinical procedures complies with accreditation requirements. Approximately 190 step-by-step procedure checklists enable you to assess and track your performance for every procedure included in the textbook. Chapter-by-chapter correlation with the textbook allows you to easily follow core textbook competencies. Matching and acronym activities reinforce your understanding of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, and chapter vocabulary. Short-answer and fill-in-the-blank exercises strengthen your comprehension of key concepts. Multiple-choice questions help you prepare for classroom and board exams. Workplace application exercises promote critical thinking and job readiness before you enter practice. Internet exercises offer ideas for expanded and project-based learning. NEW! Content aligns to 2022 Medical Assisting educational competencies. NEW! Advanced Clinical Skills unit features three new chapters on IV therapy, radiology basics, and radiology positioning to support expanded medical assisting functions. NEW! Coverage of telemedicine, enhanced infection control related to COVID-19, and catheterization. NEW! Procedures address IV therapy, limited-scope radiography, applying a sling, and coaching for stool collection. UPDATED! Coverage of administrative functions includes insurance, coding, privacy, security, and more. EXPANDED! Information on physical medicine and rehabilitation. EXPANDED! Content on specimen collection, including wound swab, nasal, and nasopharyngeal specimen collections.

In 2000 the Department of Health issued a number of initiatives, with improving cancer treatment and research, and providing greater resources for cancer care being made a priority. Nurses and their colleague will be at the forefront of these changes. The book presents specialised biological information on what cancer is, how it damages the body, and how cancer treatments work. Engaging, accessible and illustrated throughout, this unique text: -explains the basic biology of cancer -discusses the biology of wide range of common cancers -identifies and explains the biological causes of cancer -explains drug action in chemotherapy and analgesia -explains the link between diet and cancer, and how diet is important in cancer therapy -discusses the biological basis of a range of nursing skills linked to cancer. This book will provide nurses with the essential knowledge required for working with cancer patient and their families, and will enable them to work with current and new forms of cancer treatment. It will also be of great use to clinical staff and nurse educators.

The book collates the relationships between exercise and the environment in a single volume. The human interacts with environmental factors in complex ways. The aim of this text is to provide a comprehensive coverage of the environmental influences that impact on the individual when exercising or competing in sport. The main environmental factors are considered in turn, the physiological reactions to discrete environmental stresses are described and methods of adaptation or coping are explained. Evidence-based information and highly respected references dominates the text, lending credibility to the material. The coverage maintains strong focus throughout, placing constant emphasis on the physics and physiology of the environmental stress. Helpful information on the impact on the individual doing activity offers other important information, necessary to real-world practice. The issues of acclimatization are addressed before recommendations, helping practitioners to cope with common issues.

Offering a multidisciplinary approach in an accessible outline format, this practical handbook covers all aspects of care for the full-term, well newborn. Written and reviewed by both physicians and nurses, this new edition presents explanations of the events surrounding delivery, the processes necessary to identify newborns that deviate from the norm, the immediate interventions and care required in these situations, and routine care considerations frequently encountered in caring for these infants. Detailed guidance is provided on assessment, delivery room management, transition and post-transition care, and commonly seen problems. Readers will also find information on the assessment of infections, nursery protocols, standardized physician standing orders, and common drugs and their effect on breastfeeding. A multi-disciplinary approach to care of the well newborn features contributions from both nurses and physicians. Discussions cover the processes necessary to identify newborns who deviate from normal, as well as the immediate interventions and care required in these situations. Comprehensive, up-to-date coverage is provided on the assessment and management of viral and bacterial infections. An outline format is used for easy referencing and clinical guidance. The latest updates on guidelines and procedures are provided - including neonatal hearing screening and resuscitation. Up-to-date reference information includes growth charts, current immunization recommendations, and genetic screening. The most current recommended therapies are presented for viral and bacterial infection diagnosis, management, and treatment. The latest technology information for fetal assessment includes the fetal doppler and fetal pulse oximeter. Content addresses the most up-to-date effects of epidurals on maternal temperature and the implication for newborn infection evaluations.

Building on a solid foundation of knowledge and skills, this classic text from trusted author Mary Louise Turgeon clearly explains everything from basic immunologic mechanisms and serologic concepts to the theory behind procedures performed in the lab.This go-to resource prepares you for everything from mastering automated techniques to understanding immunoassay instrumentation and disorders of infectious and immunologic origin. Packed with learning objectives, review questions, step-by-step procedures, and case studies, this text is the key to your success in today's modern laboratory environment. Procedural protocols help you transition from immunology theory to practical aspects of the clinical lab. Case studies allow you to apply your knowledge to real-world situations and strengthen your critical thinking skills. Updated illustrations, photographs, and summary tables visually clarify key concepts and information. Full-color presentation clearly showcases diagrams and micrographs, giving you a sense of what you will encounter in the lab. Learning objectives and key terms at the beginning of each chapter provide measurable outcomes and a framework for organizing your study efforts. Review questions at the end of each chapter provide you with review and self-assessment opportunities. NEW! Highlights of Immunology chapter presents a clear, accessible, and easy-to-understand introduction to immunology that will help you grasp the complex concepts you need to understand to practice in the clinical lab. NEW! Stronger focus on molecular laboratory techniques. NEW! Ten chapters include COVID-19 related topics, including Primer on Vaccines chapter covering newer vaccine production methods focusing on DNA and RNA nucleic acids and viral vectors, and covering eight different platforms in use for vaccine research and development against SARS-CoV-2 virus. NEW! All chapters include significant updates based on reviewer feedback. NEW! Key Concepts interwoven throughout each chapter highlight important facts for more focused learning.

In the evolution of the nursing profession, the phrases nursing care, therapeutic care, caring for others, and related expressions are used by nurses to describe their professional service to others. Members of our society have different thoughts and role expectations about these phrases in relation to the kind of care they receive from nurses. Furthermore, these expressions hold different meanings for nurses in their various care-giving roles, such as to individual clients, families, and community groups they serve. The concept of care is probably one of the least understood ideas used by professional and non-professional people, yet it is probably one of the most important concepts to be understood by human groups. It is a word with multiple social usages in the American culture, and has other meanings in other world cultures. It is time that we study the implicit and explicit meanings associated with the concepts of care and caring so that we can reduce their ambiguities.

This book explores different approaches to clinical supervision, rooting them firmly in practice, but offering relevant theoretical underpinning. It aims to help supervisors to develop both competence in and a reflective approach to supervision and to practice. It is addressed to members of health care professions across both western and alternative medicine, and specifically those professionals who work with students or colleagues to enable them to learn or refine the practice of their profession. * Will help fulfill criteria for excellence in practice demanded by Government and the key professionals bodies * Clear, readable and user-friendly * Deals with a range of essential topics, e.g. the concept of good practice, learning through practice, observation, debriefing, assessment

Long-term Conditions in Adults at a Glance The market-leading at a Glance series is popular among healthcare students and newly qualified practitioners, for its concise, simple approach and excellent illustrations. Each bite-sized chapter is covered in a double-page spread with clear, easy-to-follow diagrams, supported by succinct explanatory text. Covering a wide range of topics, books in the at a Glance series are ideal as introductory texts for teaching, learning and revision, and are useful throughout university and beyond. Everything you need to know about Long-term Conditions in Adults… at a Glance! The go-to textbook for the treatment and management of long-term conditions in adults In Long-term Conditions in Adults at a Glance, a team of distinguished health and social care professionals deliver concise and engaging contemporary knowledge about health and associated disorders. The textbook’s format, which includes visually appealing figures and tables, is particularly beneficial for those who prefer a visual approach to understanding complex concepts. Readers will also find: A thorough introduction to the sociological factors associated with long-term conditions, including environmental, housing, and lifestyle factors Comprehensive explorations of patient education and self-management, including behaviour change, health education, and patient responsibility Practical discussions of a variety of long-term conditions, including arthritis, cancer, liver disease, and epilepsy Evaluations of the treatments and management of long-term conditions, including the use of evidence-based practice and chronic pain management Perfect for student nurses, trainee nursing associates and busy healthcare practitioners, Long-term Conditions in Adults at a Glance will also be of value to registered health and care professionals working in acute and primary care. For more information on the complete range of Wiley nursing publishing, please visit: www.wiley.com/edu/nursing To receive automatic updates on Wiley books and journals, join our email list. Sign up today at www.wiley.com/email All content reviewed by students for students Wiley Health Science books are designed exactly for their intended audience. All of our books are developed in collaboration with students. This means that our books are always published with you, the student, in mind. If you would like to be one of our student reviewers, go to www.reviewnursingbooks.com to find out more.

"Simon of Genoa's Medical Lexicon", an edited volume based on the conference held on March 17th, 2012, is part of the Simon Online project - a dynamically growing Wiki edition of Simon of Genoa's Clavis sanationis, a Latin-Greek-Arabic medical dictionary from the late 13th century. In the individual articles, written by well-known scholars, authorities in their fields of research, Simon and his major work, are approached from different perspectives and as a whole. The volume offers a comprehensible and well-balanced collection of current research on Simon and Clavis sanationis. The volume demonstrates the importance of the Clavis, not only for the history of pharmacology and medicine, but also for Byzantine and medieval studies, Roman, Greek, Latin and Arabic philology and lexicography. Barbara Zipser (Doctor of Philosophy, Wellcome Trust University Award 2006, 2010) is a researcher at the Centre for the Study of the Body and Material Culture, History Department, Royal Holloway University of London. Her main field of research is Greek medicine from Galen to the late Middle Ages, with an emphasis on textual criticism, manuscript transmission, and the formation of Greek vernacular terminology. Dr Zipser is a well-known and promising young scholar in the field of Ancient and Medieval Medicine. She runs Simon Online (http://www.simonofgenoa.org) - the joint edition and translation project of Simon of Genoa's Clavis sanationis, a dictionary of Latin, Greek and Arabic medical terminology in Wiki format.

Master medical terms on your terms! A combination text/workbook, Exploring Medical Language, 11th Edition provides exercises that make it easy to build an understanding of medical terminology. Organized by body system, medical terms are divided into two categories: 1) Words built from word parts, and 2) Words NOT built from word parts. Fun and engaging exercises help you first learn word parts and then learn how to combine the parts into full medical terms that make sense. For more practice, you can visit an Evolve website with games, activities, flashcards, and practice exams. From well-known educators Danielle LaFleur Brooks, Myrna LaFleur Brooks, and Dale Levinsky, this learning package helps you gain fluency in medical language and communicate clearly in the health care setting. Comprehensive coverage of medical terminology creates a distinction between terms built from word parts, which are usually based on Greek or Latin, and those terms NOT built from word parts, which are based on eponyms, acronyms, or terms from modern language. Systematic presentation provides a foundation of word parts (prefix, suffix, word root, and combining vowel), then builds words by combining the parts. Case studies ask you to interpret medical terms used in medical records and to translate everyday language into medical language. Full-color illustrations encourage you to apply the meaning of word parts by labeling anatomical figures. Abbreviations tables introduce abbreviated medical terms related to chapter content, and are supplemented with exercises, flashcards, and practice quizzes. Reviews of word parts and terms provide the practice you absolutely need to define, pronounce, and spell medical terminology. More than 400 flashcards allow you to review word parts whenever and wherever you want. Interactive exercises and games on the Evolve website provide endless opportunities to practice building, hearing, and spelling terms. Medical Terminology Online (MTO) provides accessible, interactive exercises and supplementary content in a course companion to help you master the medical terminology presented in the text. With Elsevier Adaptive Learning accessible within the modules, MTO allows you to learn faster by delivering content precisely when it's needed, and it constantly tracks your performance! Available separately. NEW! Elsevier Adaptive Quizzing (EAQ) is now available for separate purchase-Elsevier Adaptive Quizzing is a highly effective, formative evaluation tool that strengthens your knowledge and confidence with high-quality practice questions. Through personalized quizzing, you and your instructors can identify weak topic areas and develop simple strategies to improve your results. NEW! Organization of word part tables in each chapter allows you to learn body systems in any order. NEW! Clinical note-taking exercises provide practice with how to convert common symptoms into correct medical terminology.

Offers a guide for a complete understanding of the disease and conditions most frequently revealed in ECGs recorded in the acute, critical, and emergency care settings Electrocardiogram in Clinical Medicine offers an authoritative guide to ECG interpretation that contains a focus and perspective from each of the three primary areas of medical care: acute care, critical care and emergency care. It can be used as a companion with the book ECGs for the Emergency Physician I & II (by Mattu and Brady) or as a stand-alone text. These three books can be described as a cumulative EGG reference for the medical provider who uses the electrocardiogram on a regular basis. Electrocardiogram in Clinical Medicine includes sections on all primary areas of ECG interpretation and application as well as sections that highlight use, devices and strategies. The medical content covers acute coronary syndromes and all related issues, other diseases of the myocardium, morphologic syndromes, toxicology and paediatrics; dysrhythmias will also be covered in detail. This important resource: - Goes beyond pattern recognition in ECGs to offer a real understanding of the clinical syndromes evidenced in ECGs and implications for treatment - Covers the indications, advantages and pitfalls of the use of ECGs for diagnosis in all acute care settings, from EMS to ED to Critical Care - Examines the ECG in toxic, metabolic and environmental presentations; critical information for acute care clinicians who need to be able to differentiate ODs, poisoning and other environmental causes from MI or other cardiac events - Facilitates clinical decision-making Written for practicing ER, general medicine, family practice, hospitalist and ICU physicians and medical students, Electrocardiogram in Clinical Medicine is an important book for the accurate interpretation of EGG results.

Build a working medical vocabulary quickly with Chabner's Medical Terminology: A Short Course, 9th Edition! Omitting time-consuming, nonessential information, this text helps you master the basics of medical vocabulary - including the most frequently encountered suffixes, prefixes, and word roots. A text/workbook format lets you practice and interact with medical terminology on almost every page through exercises, labeling, and pronunciations. Case studies and real-world vignettes demonstrate how medical terms are used in practice. With all this plus medical animations, word games, and flash cards on the Evolve website, you'll be amazed at how easily medical terminology becomes part of your vocabulary. Easy-to-read and understandable language allows you to quickly grasp and retain medical terminology even if you've had little or no background in biology or medicine. Text/workbook approach reinforces learning every step of the way with exercises, diagram labeling, review sheets, and pronunciation practice throughout the book. Full-color illustrations and photographs show parts of the body, diseases, conditions, and medical procedures. Picture Show activities, medical case reports, and vignettes demonstrate real-life applications of medical terms. First Person narratives help you to understand diseases and conditions from the patient's perspective. Principal Diagnosis feature shows how medical terms are used in clinical practice by asking you to read physician notes about a case and determine the patient's principal diagnosis. Medical Terminology Check Up at the end of each chapter reinforces your understanding of key concepts and easily confused terms. Evolve website includes resources optimized for tablet use, and mobile-optimized versions of the flash cards and quick quizzes make it easier for on-the-go study and review. Body Systems Challenge self-test assesses and reinforces your understanding at your own pace. NEW! Additional case studies provide examples of medical terminology in the context of patient care and procedures. NEW! Immunity and COVID-19 Vaccines appendix features topics of current interest, including infectious disease, cancer treatments, medical technologies, and pharmacology.

This is a true story about the life of Irwin and Catherine Deems and where the turns have taken them. Alzheimer's Disease Up Close and Personal, from a caregivers perspective, is what this book is all about. This is an interesting story, it is a love story, it is a happy story, and it is a sad story. This wonderful gentleman came into Catherine's life at just the right time. She had been recently divorced and you all know that is no fun. Irwin and Catherine were married within a year. Starting in Maryland, continuing to Europe the happy couple share many things; Irwin adjusting to a teenage boy, Catherine's son, and finds himself suddenly taking care of them both when Catherine falls very ill. After a long recovery, they find themselves whisked to Europe for Catherine's work when noticeable changes begin to show in Irwin's behavior. The diagnosis was Alzheimers. Back in Maryland, Catherine finds herself the caregiver this time, coping with the disease that robs her precious husband's mind.

Regardless of the field, math competency is essential to the job duties of every healthcare professional. Basic Math for Health Professionals: A Worktext with Online Course is designed to help you establish a solid foundation of math skills and knowledge through a simple, step-by-step process that makes learning math as unintimidating as possible. Each math concept is explained in detail and begins with basic math skills and concepts and continues to more complex calculations and formulas. In both the workbook and the online course, multiple practice problems for each math concept and principle offer clear explanations to ensure you master the math skills required of all healthcare professionals. Worktext and online course combination provides the optimal learning environment for a subject that requires repetition and multiple methods of practice to internalize concepts. Online course presents basic math concepts using approachable explanations and narrated videos showing step-by-step solutions to calculations. Hundreds of math problems in the worktext allow students to practice working math concepts "by hand" with detailed, step-by-step solutions to half the problems available in the online course. Simple, step-by-step instructions and processes make learning math unintimidating and student friendly. Math concepts are explained in detail, beginning with basic math skills and concepts, and continuing to more complex calculations and formulas. Multiple practice problems for each math concept and principle include explanations to ensure mastery of the math skills required of all healthcare professionals. Short scenarios and case studies highlight the real-world application of math skills and concepts. Pre-test and post-test enable students to assess their competency and gauge their progress. Math review and practice is ideal for healthcare students and individuals needing to prepare for a certification exam or as test preparation. Written by a health professions instructor who understands the difficulties encountered by beginning healthcare students who are being exposed to math concepts for the first time, or who need a thorough review.