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Anticoagulation Therapy (Hardcover): Ozcan Basaran, Murat Biteker Anticoagulation Therapy (Hardcover)
Ozcan Basaran, Murat Biteker
R3,343 Discovery Miles 33 430 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Applied Psychology for Nurses (Hardcover): Mary F. Porter Applied Psychology for Nurses (Hardcover)
Mary F. Porter
R789 Discovery Miles 7 890 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Identity Work in Individuals With Early Alzheimer's Disease (Hardcover): Susan Leger-Krall Identity Work in Individuals With Early Alzheimer's Disease (Hardcover)
Susan Leger-Krall
R2,238 Discovery Miles 22 380 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Nurses and Disasters - Global, Historical Case Studies (Paperback): Arlene W. Keeling, Barbra Mann Wall Nurses and Disasters - Global, Historical Case Studies (Paperback)
Arlene W. Keeling, Barbra Mann Wall
R2,084 R1,418 Discovery Miles 14 180 Save R666 (32%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This timely volume describes and analyzes the collaborative nursing response to a variety of historic and recent global disasters that occurred between 1908 and 2012, including Hurricane Sandy. The book is unique in its discussion of the trans-national character of disaster response regarding the mobilization of individuals across national borders and continents. It examines how these transnational partnerships developed, their implications for policy, and how we can use lessons learned to improve care in the future. The book addresses such questions as: How did local, regional, and national communities mobilize for emergency care? What was the role of local nurses in emergency care after disasters? What was the role of the national or international Red Cross, local and federal government, physicians, nurses, and other first responders? What was the impact of social attitudes and issues of race, class, and gender on the ways nurses and other health care professionals reacted to the disasters? How did food shortages and food insecurity, and /or violence reshape health care goals? How did unpreparedness for the type or scope of the disaster affect the response? How can our ideas about trans-national exchange and/or transformation of health care knowledge be enhanced when nurses from across the globe contribute their experiences to the disaster response? The book will be of value to a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate students in nursing, social work, history, health policy, women's studies, public health, and urban studies. Key Features: Addresses the trans-national character of disaster response Explains in detail what nurses can expect during disasters and what measures to take when disaster strikes Examines previous natural disasters and calls into question whether disasters were caused by accidents or intentional/unintentional human error Discusses policy implications of the different disasters, focusing on transnational partnerships

Challenges in Elder Care (Hardcover): Edward T. Zawada Challenges in Elder Care (Hardcover)
Edward T. Zawada
R3,332 Discovery Miles 33 320 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Zigzagging - the Experiences of an American Red Cross Nurse During the First World War (Hardcover): Isabel Anderson Zigzagging - the Experiences of an American Red Cross Nurse During the First World War (Hardcover)
Isabel Anderson
R820 Discovery Miles 8 200 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Anatomi Och Fysiologi (Paperback, 1): Rosita Christensen Anatomi Och Fysiologi (Paperback, 1)
Rosita Christensen
R2,074 Discovery Miles 20 740 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Nursing Pathways for Patient Safety (Paperback): National Council of State Boards of Nursing Nursing Pathways for Patient Safety (Paperback)
National Council of State Boards of Nursing
R1,234 Discovery Miles 12 340 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

With a wealth of helpful guidelines and assessment tools, Nursing Pathways for Patient Safety makes it easy to identify the causes of practice breakdowns and to reduce health care errors. It provides expert guidance from the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN), plus an overview of the TERCAP (R) assessment tool. The book systematically examines the causes of practice breakdowns resulting from practice styles, health care environments, teamwork, and structural systems to promote patient safety. An overview of the NCSBN Practice Breakdown Initiative introduces the TERCAP (R) assessment tool and provides a helpful framework for understanding the scope of problems, along with NCSBN's approach to addressing them. Coverage of each type of practice breakdown systematically explores errors in areas such as clinical reasoning or judgment, prevention, and intervention. Case Studies provide real-life examples of practice breakdowns and help you learn to identify problems and propose solutions. Chapters on mandatory reporting and implementation of a whole systems approach offer practical information on understanding TERCAP (R) and implementing a whole systems approach to preventing practice breakdowns.

Selected Themes in Nursing Home Management - A CNA's Critique (Hardcover): Edwin A. Ngeri Selected Themes in Nursing Home Management - A CNA's Critique (Hardcover)
Edwin A. Ngeri
R649 Discovery Miles 6 490 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Selected Themes in Nursing Home Management presents a critical examination of traditional practices by managements of nursing homes-practices that have rendered illusory the accomplishment of the noble goals of providing needed care for the elderly population. Anchored in real floor experiences of the author, the book provides a roadmap toward the destination of compassionate care for the elderly. It is a compelling read for policy makers, department of health regulators and supervisors, nursing home managers and staff, and students of healthcare management.

Foundation of Ethics-Based Practices - Annals of Theoretical Psychology Vol. 18 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): Birthe Loa Knizek,... Foundation of Ethics-Based Practices - Annals of Theoretical Psychology Vol. 18 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Birthe Loa Knizek, Sven Hroar Klempe
R3,129 Discovery Miles 31 290 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book contrasts earlier textbooks on "evidence-based practices." Whereas the latter is a slogan that call for scientific evidence to be used in standardized treatment manuals, ethics-based practices call for individualized treatment that makes the situation meaningful for the patient. The main argument for changing the treatment design from being evidence-based to one based on ethics, is the hypothesis that good health care is based on treatment which makes the situation positive and meaningful for the patient. The awareness for this is primarily provided by ethical considerations.

Doctor, Please Help Me Die (Hardcover): Tom Preston Doctor, Please Help Me Die (Hardcover)
Tom Preston
R543 Discovery Miles 5 430 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Death comes for us all, and the desire to ease into that death is as ancient as humankind. The idea that sometimes it is better to die quickly and in control of that death--rather than linger in pain and misery once impending death is certain--has troubled yet comforted humankind. In Doctor, Please Help Me Die, author Tom Preston, MD, presents a thorough overview and discussion of end-of-life issues and physician-assisted death in America.

Doctor, Please Help Me Die traces the history of patients seeking relief from suffering at the end of life and discusses how cultural and professional customs have inhibited many doctors from helping their patients at the end. Preston shows how most doctors fail their patients by not discussing dying with them and by refusing to consider legal physician aid in dying--ultimately deceiving the public in their refusal to help patients die. He discusses the religious, political, and legal battles in this part of the culture war and gives advice to patients on how to gain peaceful dying.

Preston presents a strong argument for why every citizen who is dying ought to be extended an inalienable right to die peacefully, and why every physician has an ethical obligation to assist patients who want to exercise this right safely, securely, and painlessly.

Moving Towards the Light (Hardcover): Linda Slocum Moving Towards the Light (Hardcover)
Linda Slocum; Photographs by Joanne Pionessa
R1,099 Discovery Miles 10 990 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
My Preemie's Journey - Your Journal for Surviving the NICU and Beyond (Hardcover): Tracy May My Preemie's Journey - Your Journal for Surviving the NICU and Beyond (Hardcover)
Tracy May
R1,015 R877 Discovery Miles 8 770 Save R138 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Principles of Research in Behavioral Science - International Student Edition (Paperback, 4th New edition): Bernard E. Whitley... Principles of Research in Behavioral Science - International Student Edition (Paperback, 4th New edition)
Bernard E. Whitley Jr, Mary E. Kite
R1,631 Discovery Miles 16 310 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book provides a comprehensive overview of research methods in the behavioral sciences, focusing primarily on the conceptual issues inherent in conducting research. It covers topics that are often omitted from other texts, including measurement issues, correlational research, qualitative research, and integrative literature reviews. The book also includes discussions of diversity issues as they related to behavioral science research. New to this edition are chapter boxes that focus on applied issues related to each chapter topic. Throughout the book, readable examples and informative tables and figures are provided. The authors also take a contemporary approach to topics such as research ethics, replication research, and data collection (including internet research).

Colorectal Cancers (Hardcover): Heike Allgayer Colorectal Cancers (Hardcover)
Heike Allgayer
R1,860 R1,596 Discovery Miles 15 960 Save R264 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Cardiac Vascular Nursing - Review and Resource Manual (Paperback, 4th Revised edition): Lynn W Smith Cardiac Vascular Nursing - Review and Resource Manual (Paperback, 4th Revised edition)
Lynn W Smith
R3,327 R3,029 Discovery Miles 30 290 Save R298 (9%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Are you looking into how to advance your professional development through certification? Need a reliable and credible reference resource? No matter where you are in the process, make sure you have the most valuable review and resource tool at your disposal. This is a must-have tool for nurses planning to take the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC’s) Cardiac-Vascular Nursing certification exam. Based on the official ANCC certification exam test content outline, this review and resource manual will help you: Study and analyze comprehensive material and concepts written by nursing experts. Develop a recommended seven-step plan to equip you for the exam and map out what to do on the day of the exam. Prepare for and familiarize yourself with cardiac-vascular nursing standards of practice. And much more. Make the Cardiac-Vascular Nursing Review and Resource Manual a key resource in your certification preparation.

Patient and Family Experience in the ICU, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, Volume 32-2 (Hardcover):... Patient and Family Experience in the ICU, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, Volume 32-2 (Hardcover)
Judy E Davidson
R1,088 Discovery Miles 10 880 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In collaboration with Consulting Editor, Dr. Cynthia Bautista, Dr. Judy Davidson has put together a comprehensive issue on family and patient experience in the ICU. Expert authors have contributed clinical review articles on the following topics: Humanizing Intensive Care: From Theory to Practice; FiCare; Patient's Own Pets in the ICU; Sleep in the ICU; Implementation of a Patient and Family-Centered ICU Peer Support Program at a Veterans Affairs Hospital; Understanding the Experiences of Patients and Families in the ICU: More than Engagement; Implementing a Patient and Family Communication Bundle in the ICU; Integrating Primary Palliative Care into the ICU: The Critical Care Nurse Communicator Program; Bereavement Care in the Adult ICU: Directions for Practice; A review on the Use of Diaries; Supporting Families of Patients with Rare or Unusual Critical Illnesses; and Meeting the Special Needs of Families of CTICU patients. Readers will come away with the information they need to improve family and patients experiences in the ICU.

Entangled Narratives - Collaborative Storytelling and the Re-Imagining of Dementia (Hardcover): Lars-Christer Hyden Entangled Narratives - Collaborative Storytelling and the Re-Imagining of Dementia (Hardcover)
Lars-Christer Hyden
R1,797 Discovery Miles 17 970 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

As people are living longer on average than ever before, the number of those with dementia will increase. Because many will live a considerable time at home with their diagnosis, we need to know more about the ways people can adapt to and learn to live with dementia in their everyday lives. Lars-Christer Hyden argues in this book that to do so will involve re-imagining what dementia really is and what it can mean to the afflicted and their loved ones. One of the most important everyday opportunities for sharing experiences is the simple act of storytelling. But when someone close to you gradually loses the ability to tell stories and cherish the shared history you have together, this is seen as a threat to the relationship, to the feeling of belonging together, and to the identity of the person diagnosed. Therefore, learning about how people with dementia can participate in storytelling along with their families and friends helps to sustain those relationships and identities. In Entangled Narratives, Hyden not only emphasizes the possibilities that are inherent in collaborative storytelling, but instructs professionals and otherwise healthy relatives to learn how to effectively listen and, ultimately, re-imagine their patients and loved ones as collaborative meaning-makers in their lives.

My Mom is a Nurse (Hardcover): Candy Campbell My Mom is a Nurse (Hardcover)
Candy Campbell; Illustrated by Michael Vincent Fusco
R674 R601 Discovery Miles 6 010 Save R73 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Acute Care Oncology Nursing (Paperback, 2nd edition): Cynthia C Chernecky, Kathleen Murphy-Ende Acute Care Oncology Nursing (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Cynthia C Chernecky, Kathleen Murphy-Ende
R1,522 Discovery Miles 15 220 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

As the likely first responder in an emergency, you need quick access to essential information on the potential complications of many different cancer types and treatments. The new edition of this trusted resource provides up-to-date information on the pathophysiology, complications, risks, treatment approaches, prognosis, assessment findings, and nursing and medical interventions for a wide range of cancers. It also offers valuable information to help you fulfill your role as care coordinator and patient advocate, including client education guidelines, discharge procedures, and strategies for helping the client and family deal with the impact of the disease's progression. A consistent format throughout helps you quickly find the information you need, no matter what the topic. This indispensable reference is written and reviewed by both oncology and acute care nurses, ensuring accuracy, currency, and clinical relevance. Coverage of each cancer includes pathophysiologic mechanisms, epidemiology and etiology, risk profile, prognosis, professional assessment criteria (PAC), nursing care and treatment, evidence-based practice update, patient teaching, nursing diagnoses or DSM-IV, evaluation and desired outcomes, and discharge planning with follow-up care, where needed. The latest prognosis statistics give you a realistic picture of the survival possibilities for your patients so you can provide the most appropriate nursing care and patient education. Multiple-choice review questions with answers and rationales at the end of each chapter help reinforce your understanding of key concepts and prepare you for certification examinations. Special boxes highlight pediatric-specific care considerations for working with children. Six new chapters - Biliary and Pancreatic Obstruction, Depression and Cognitive Dysfunction, Dyspnea and Airway Obstruction, GI Obstruction, Heart Failure, and Spiritual Distress - keep you up to date with the latest advances in oncology nursing. Evidence-based rationales in the nursing interventions help you apply the latest research findings to actual practice. Each chapter includes a new section on pathophysiology to help you understand the physiologic processes associated with each oncologic complication.

Safe Haven - Skills to Calm and De-escalate Aggressive and Mentally Ill Individuals (Hardcover): Ellis Amdur Safe Haven - Skills to Calm and De-escalate Aggressive and Mentally Ill Individuals (Hardcover)
Ellis Amdur
R921 Discovery Miles 9 210 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Blessed Hanna Chrzanowska, RN - A Nurse of Mercy (Paperback): Gosia Brykczynska Blessed Hanna Chrzanowska, RN - A Nurse of Mercy (Paperback)
Gosia Brykczynska
R330 Discovery Miles 3 300 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
ICU Nursing Priorities for Stroke Patients , An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, Volume 32-1... ICU Nursing Priorities for Stroke Patients , An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, Volume 32-1 (Hardcover)
Mary Amatangelo
R1,102 Discovery Miles 11 020 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In collaboration with Consulting Editor, Dr. Cynthia Bautista, Dr. Mary Amatangelo has put together a comprehensive issue on nursing priorities for the stroke patient. Expert authors have contributed clinical review articles on the following topics: The Neurologic Exam; Large Vessel Occlusion; Blood Pressure Control for Ischemic Stroke; Malignant Hemispheric Stroke; Priority Nursing Interventions Caring for the Stroke Patient; Monitoring for Post-Stroke Seizures; Cryptogenic Stroke; In-House Stroke Code; Why Stroke Certification Matters; Stroke Rehabilitation; and Ethical Concerns in Caring for the Stroke Patient. Readers will come away with the information they need to improve outcomes for stroke patients in the ICU.

The Case of Terri Schiavo - Ethics at the End of Life (Paperback): Arthur L Caplan, James J McCartney, Dominic A. Sisti The Case of Terri Schiavo - Ethics at the End of Life (Paperback)
Arthur L Caplan, James J McCartney, Dominic A. Sisti
R591 Discovery Miles 5 910 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

After the Nancy Cruzan case was decided by the Supreme Court in 1990, and ultimately resolved by the Courts of the State of Missouri, the decision to withhold or withdraw life-prolonging nutrition and hydration appeared to many to be as noncontroversial as decisions to refuse respirators or dialysis. Even the Catholic Church held that, although there should be a presumption in favor of providing nutrition and hydration, the patient or the patient's surrogate could overrule this presumption, if either believed the treatment was disproportionate or burdensome. The Schiavo case changed all that. Although the decision to remove Terri Schiavo's nutrition and hydration was made by her husband - her legal surrogate - based on his wife's belief that such treatment was disproportionate, Schiavo's immediate family protested so much that the case took years to resolve. It eventually involved all branches of government at both the state and federal levels. The ethical dilemmas that such cases pose continue to stir great controversy. This in-depth examination of these dilemmas provides information and documentation from many perspectives. The editors have included a foreword by Dr. Jay Wolfson, Terri Schiavo's court-appointed guardian ad litem, as well as Dr. Wolfson's report to Gov. Jeb Bush on the case and Gov. Bush's reply; public statements by President George Bush and Senators David Weldon, Rick Santorum, Tom DeLay, Bill Frist, and Barney Frank; statements by the pope and other representatives of the Catholic Church on this issue; plus much medical and legal background material on both precedents to the Schiavo case and its aftermath, including the results of the autopsy report. For anyone wishing an in-depth understanding of these complex ethical issues, issues many of us will have to confront in our own families, this volume is indispensable.

America's Guide To the Nursing Home Experience (Hardcover): Michael Bilger America's Guide To the Nursing Home Experience (Hardcover)
Michael Bilger
R749 Discovery Miles 7 490 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
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