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Books > Medicine > Nursing & ancillary services > Nursing

The Nurse's Guide to Mental Health Medicines (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition): Elizabeth Jane Holland The Nurse's Guide to Mental Health Medicines (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)
Elizabeth Jane Holland
R2,000 Discovery Miles 20 000 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A book written by nurses for nurses providing a simple guide to the most common medicines. Spanning 8 concise and highly readable chapters, the book explains the pharmacology of different drug types in simple terms while also considering the practical aspects of working with people requiring mental health medicines. Key features: A detailed 'Medicines List' contained in each chapter providing the key information on dosages, brand names and possible adverse reactions Takes a life course approach highlighting specific considerations for children, pregnancy and older people Cuts through the complex terminology with clear and simple language supported by real world case studies

Sheltered Housing for the Elderly - Policy, Practice and the Consumer (Hardcover): Alan Butler, Christine Oldman, John Greve Sheltered Housing for the Elderly - Policy, Practice and the Consumer (Hardcover)
Alan Butler, Christine Oldman, John Greve
R3,039 Discovery Miles 30 390 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In the early-1980s, the ten million people of retirement age in the UK figured prominently among the disadvantaged and deprived. They were heavily over-represented in sub-standard housing and among those in most need of support from the personal social services. One form of social provision which gained rapidly in popularity in the 1960s and 1970s was sheltered housing. It was seen to combine housing with care; provided support while fostering independence; and gave scope for flexibility and experimentation in adapting schemes to local circumstances. By the late 1970s hundreds of schemes were administered, and they were occupied by half a million elderly tenants. Sheltered housing was called 'the greatest breakthrough in the housing scene since the war'. Extravagant expectations were aroused, and sheltered housing was regarded by some as the solution to all manner of complex problems. Taking the country as a whole, however, relatively little was known about the numbers of schemes and where they were located; who owned them and how they were managed; the aims and assumptions of those who provided or advocated sheltered housing; how the schemes functioned and whether they achieved what they were set up to do; the role, experience and attitudes of wardens; what kinds of people lived in sheltered housing, their history, and how they became tenants; their assessment of the scheme; and much else. The Leeds study, on which this book is based, originally published in 1983, was the most comprehensive and detailed to have been conducted into sheltered housing. It evoked widespread interest in Britain and abroad at the time. It sought to answer some of the important questions about the growth and proliferation of sheltered housing, to evaluate sheltered housing from different points of view - including those of tenants, and to consider the scope for future development. While sheltered housing is the focal topic of the book it should be viewed in the broader context of social policy, administration, professional practice and client experience. The book describes in detail an innovatory and evolving form of social provision and, in doing so, illuminates the operation and impact of policy in action at several levels - from the policy-maker to the consumer, from the organisation of policy to its object. There was significant evidence from the study that many tenants were provided with a service which was not the one they sought, or even needed, but they were given what the agency happened to have - or made - available. Among other topics, the book examines sheltered housing as a response to, or reflection of, myths and prejudices about ageing. It discusses whether elderly people should be compelled to move from familiar surroundings late in life - and how they cope when they do move. The usefulness or otherwise of alarm systems is assessed - with conclusions that throw considerable doubt on their value or reliability. The evolution and modifications taking place in sheltered housing are reported on and the scope for future initiatives is discussed.

Migrant Health Professionals and the Global Labour Market - The Dreams and Traps of Nepali Nurses (Paperback): Radha Adhikari Migrant Health Professionals and the Global Labour Market - The Dreams and Traps of Nepali Nurses (Paperback)
Radha Adhikari
R1,243 Discovery Miles 12 430 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book offers a fresh perspective on gender debates in Nepal and analyses how the international migration of the first generation of professional female Nepali nurses has been a catalyst for social change. With unprecedented access to study participants in Nepal (the source country), following them and their networks in the UK (the destination country), this ethnographic study explores Nepali nurses' migration journeys, relocation experiences, and their international migration 'dreams' and aspirations. It illustrates how migrant nurses strive to manage social and professional difficulties as they work towards achieving their ultimate migration aims. The book shows that nursing shortages and international nurse migration are isseus of gender, on a global scale, and that the current trend of privatisation in health systems makes the labour market vulnerable, and stimulates international migration of health professionals. Arguing that international nurse migration is an integral part of the globalisation of health, the author highlights key policy strategies that are useful for global nursing and health workforce management. A well-informed and much-needed study of nurse migration in the global healthcare market, this book will be of interest to professionals and academics working in nursing studies, health and social care studies, gender and international migration studies, and global health studies, as well as South Asian studies.

Nursing Diagnosis Manual - Planning, Individualizing, and Documenting Client Care (Paperback, 7th Revised edition): Marilynn E.... Nursing Diagnosis Manual - Planning, Individualizing, and Documenting Client Care (Paperback, 7th Revised edition)
Marilynn E. Doenges, Mary Frances Moorhouse, Alice C. Murr, F.A. Davis Company
R2,495 R2,096 Discovery Miles 20 960 Save R399 (16%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Identify interventions to plan, individualize, and document care. Updated with the latest diagnoses and interventions from NANDA-I 2021-2023, here's the resource you'll turn to again and again to select the appropriate diagnosis and to plan, individualize, and document care for more than 800 diseases and disorders. Only in the Nursing Diagnosis Manual will you find for each diagnosis...defining characteristics presented subjectively and objectively - sample clinical applications to ensure you have selected the appropriate diagnoses - prioritized action/interventions with rationales - a documentation section, and much more! Includes: Assessment tools to help you select the appropriate diagnosis. Alphabetized monographs for hundreds of diseases and disorders reflecting all specialty areas. Associated nursing diagnoses that are presented by priority and written as client problem/need statements. NIC and NOC linkages with each diagnosis.</,li> Unique presentation of action/invention by priority with rationales...with icons for cultural * collaborative * diagnostic studies * medications * community/home health * pediatric/geriatric/lifespan. Documentation section that emphasizes the importance of what and why. Taxonomy information that defines the domain in which the nursing diagnosis belongs, along with the date the nursing diagnosis was approved or revised. Pediatric considerations in the monographs, where appropriate. References to support evidenced-based practice. Detachable, laminated, pocket-minder bookmark on the inside back cover. New & Updated! The latest diagnoses and updated interventions from NANDA International Nursing Diagnoses: Definitions and Classification 2021-2023, 12th Edition, including 46 new diagnoses and 67 revised diagnoses, the most current NANDA-I terminology, and labels from NIC and NOC that link content to nursing diagnosis, and statistic data. Updated & Expanded! The most recent evidence-based practice research for interventions and rationales. Revised! Streamlined preface that focuses on how to use the book. Added & Revised! Nursing interventions based on current practice.

ECG Workout - Exercises in Arrythmia Interpretation (Paperback, Eighth, International Edition): Jane Huff ECG Workout - Exercises in Arrythmia Interpretation (Paperback, Eighth, International Edition)
Jane Huff
R1,271 Discovery Miles 12 710 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Improve your ability to provide reliably accurate rhythm strip interpretation with the newly updated, fully interactive ECG Workout, 8th Edition. Written by an expert arrhythmia instructor, this definitive guide to electrocardiography basics identifies and explains the many types of arrhythmias seen in nursing practice, and describes the various rhythm groups, forms of equipment, and treatment protocols. A proven guide to ECG tracing interpretation methods, the text offers crucial support to nursing students; nurses practicing in cardiac care, critical care, or trauma settings; and those preparing for advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) certification. In this edition: NEW and updated figures, boxes, and tables, as well as additional practice strips NEW! Improved organization of anatomy and physiology content All content aligns to the most current ACLS guidelines Nearly 50 perforated, removable arrhythmia flashcards that provide added practice and interpretation content Perforated, removable arrhythmia summary tables to assist in differentiation between the four rhythm groups. Step-by-step directions for interpreting rhythm strips and understanding and interpreting ECGs More than 600 ECG practice strips for practice under expert guidance A final-chapter self-test with more than 100 waveform rhythm strips for practice on determining rhythm, rate, P wave, PR interval, QRS complex measurement, and on rhythm interpretation Pocket ECG conversion table on inside back cover supports precise heart rate calculation End-of-chapter strips from actual patient cases, with 3-second indicators for rapid-rate calculation Back-of-book answer keys that help you evaluate your skills and distinguish between various heart blocks Chapters address ECG concepts and skills in well-illustrated detail: Electrophysiology-The electrical basis of electrocardiology Arrhythmias-Examples, causes, clinical treatments, and practice strips for sinus, atrial, junctional, and AV blocks, and ventricular and bundle-branch block rhythms ECG tracing components-Waveforms, intervals, segments, complexes, and waveform identification Cardiac monitors-Lead systems, lead placement, ECG artifacts and troubleshooting monitor problems Methods for precise rate calculation Cardiac pacemakers-Types, indications, function, pacemaker terminology, malfunctions, and pacemaker analysis, including practice tracings About the Clinical Editor Jane Huff, RN, CCRN, is Arrhythmia Instructor at Unity Health Systems, Unity Health White County Medical Center in Searcy, Arkansas.

Success in Practical/Vocational Nursing - From Student to Leader (Paperback, 10th edition): Lisa Carroll, Janyce L Collier Success in Practical/Vocational Nursing - From Student to Leader (Paperback, 10th edition)
Lisa Carroll, Janyce L Collier
R1,471 Discovery Miles 14 710 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Take an exciting journey to success in your LPN/LVN career! Emphasizing leadership and clinical judgment skills, Success in Practical / Vocational Nursing: From Student to Leader, 10th Edition helps you navigate your way through nursing school, examinations, the job search, and success in professional practice. It describes the building blocks essential to a successful career, such as critical thinking, ethics, effective communication, and an understanding of your role in the nursing process. Also useful are review questions to help you get ready for the NCLEX-PN® examination. Written by educators Lisa Falgiatore Carroll and Janyce Collier, this edition adds new insight into the ways self-empowerment can help you achieve positive outcomes in class and on the job. Basic career information includes the value of the LPN, workforce trends, state regulations governing LPN practice, and insight into safe practice and NCLEX-PN® success. Learning features in each chapter include objectives and key terms with phonetic pronunciations, with definitions in the text and in the glossary. Storytelling narratives at the beginning of specific chapters use real-life scenarios to provide context for the topic. Get Ready for the NCLEX-PN® Examination section at the end of each chapter includes key points, critical thinking scenarios, additional learning resources, and review questions with answers at the back of the book. Test-taking and interview preparation tips prepare students to take the NCLEX-PN Examination and guide you through the job search, applications, and interviews - including electronic resumes. Critical Thinking boxes provide opportunities to practice problem solving. Coordinated Care boxes develop leadership and management skills with hints, tools, and activities. Keep in Mind boxes introduce the underlying theme of each chapter. Professional Pointers boxes give advice on nursing best practices in practice settings. Try This! boxes challenge students to imagine, visualize, and think outside the box. Full-color design makes this text visually appealing and easy to read. References cite evidence-based information and can be found in the back of the book. NEW! Next-Generation NCLEX® (NGN) Examination-style questions are provided at the end of each chapter. NEW! Empowerment boxes introduce tools that can affect positive outcomes in class, clinicals, and professional practice. NEW! Updated content includes delegation, preparing students for leadership positions immediately upon graduation, and the latest on clinical judgment.

Are You Making a Meal Out of Research? - A Recipe for Research Success (Hardcover): Steve Reay, Cassie Khoo, Gareth Terry, Guy... Are You Making a Meal Out of Research? - A Recipe for Research Success (Hardcover)
Steve Reay, Cassie Khoo, Gareth Terry, Guy Collier, Trent Dallas, …
R3,741 Discovery Miles 37 410 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Those new to research often end up 'making a meal of it' because it can be tricky to know exactly where to begin. But it doesn't have to be so daunting. This workbook has been designed mostly for those going into postgraduate study, but it can also be used by anyone looking to start their journey into research. It will help you better understand what research is, how to do it (with activities to help you think about this in the context of your own research) and where you might start looking in the vast ocean of resources out there.

Getting into Nursing - A complete guide to applications, interviews and what it takes to be a nurse (Paperback, 3rd Revised... Getting into Nursing - A complete guide to applications, interviews and what it takes to be a nurse (Paperback, 3rd Revised edition)
Karen Elcock
R358 Discovery Miles 3 580 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Considering a career in nursing and want to understand what is involved? Ready to take the plunge and looking for advice on choosing a course and succeeding in your application? This book has been written for you. Why do you need this book? * Learn what it is like to be a nurse today and what you'll need to get there, from personal qualities and values to practical work experience and entry requirements * Understand the different routes into nursing and how to choose the right field * Practical advice and activities help you to write a compelling application and practise for your interview * Top tips from students, lecturers and nurses provide an insight into what to expect from the process, and how to avoid common pitfalls

Successful Leadership in Academic Medicine (Paperback): David M. Greer Successful Leadership in Academic Medicine (Paperback)
David M. Greer
R513 R482 Discovery Miles 4 820 Save R31 (6%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Good leadership in medicine is crucial, but unfortunately, often woefully inadequate. Those chosen to lead often have limited experience in leadership themselves, or worse, are appointed because of achievements that have nothing to do with their ability to lead. Serving as a guide for those in, or considering, leadership positions in medicine, this book demonstrates how to play to one's strengths and effectively recognise and overcome weaknesses. Describing how to form a functional team, and align your goals with those of upper leadership, advice is applicable to all disciplines and hierarchy structures. The author, David Greer, is a renowned clinician and educator, and has held department chair positions in several prestigious institutions, positioning him perfectly to educate on the qualities of a successful leader. Readers will learn how to work within a team, manage unforeseen crises and to embrace mistakes as opportunities for growth.

Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing - Theory and Application (Paperback, Eleventh, International Edition):... Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing - Theory and Application (Paperback, Eleventh, International Edition)
Carol J. Huston
R1,627 R1,487 Discovery Miles 14 870 Save R140 (9%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The best-selling leadership and management text available for nursing education programs, Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing: Theory and Application, 11th Edition, combines the latest evidence-based content and a proven experiential approach to prepare students for success as they join today's professional nursing workforce. Robust coverage and hundreds of active learning exercises help students overcome a lack of real-world leadership experience and meet the demands of today's challenging, ever-changing healthcare system. From managing conflict and working collaboratively to organizing patient care and staffing, students vicariously experience the responsibilities of mid- and top-level nursing managers and hone their critical-thinking, problem-solving, and clinical decision-making skills before entering high-stakes clinical settings. The updated 11th Edition reflects the most current practices and clinical priorities in nursing leadership and management, including updated coverage of supply chain management, academic integrity as an ethical issue, healthcare reform, ransomware attacks on healthcare organizations, workplace violence, and drug diversion/reentry to work as part of substance use disorder in nursing. An array of accompanying student and instructor resources helps you make the most of your course and ensure students' success throughout their nursing education. New to this edition: NEW! Updated content reflects the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on healthcare and the latest perspectives on transformative thinking and action, dynamic priority setting, patient and worker safety, and physical and human resource allocation. UPDATED! Additional learning exercises familiarize students with outpatient/community practice settings and emphasize the importance of social justice, diversity, inclusion, and equity considerations in the nursing workplace. UPDATED! Crosswalk tables incorporate the AACN Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education (2021) and updated ANA Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice. UPDATED! Streamlined coverage throughout keeps content manageable and engaging for efficient study.

Personal Response Systems - An International Report of a New Home Care Service (Paperback): Andrew S. Dibner Personal Response Systems - An International Report of a New Home Care Service (Paperback)
Andrew S. Dibner
R1,066 Discovery Miles 10 660 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This important new book describes the origins, developments, and current status of personal response systems, a new means for persons at risk who live alone to get help in case of emergency. In Personal Response Systems, experts from ten countries report on the status, achievements, and challenges involved in setting up, distributing, and operating personal response systems (PRS). Experienced authors from a variety of backgrounds describe the technology, economics, and social effects of PRS, and its integration into existing health and housing programs. Professionals who provide home health services will find important information about the most efficient and cost effective designs of personal response systems. They will learn how to evaluate and recommend the most appropriate systems for their clients with the assistance of this valuable new book. Research on the frequency and types of emergencies and the many psychological and social benefits to users of this new technology and their families are also discussed. Personal Response Systems covers systems in a number of countries, including Japan, Israel, Sweden, New Zealand, and Germany. Authors representing universities, social agencies, and manufacturing plants provide a balanced, thorough presentation of the subject. These authors discuss: the technology of personal response systems demographic trends how to set up a PRS in a community the integration of PRS into housing for the elderly and disabled benefits to consumers and health care systems the effects of PRS on family relationships emergencies best suited for PRS analysis of how future technology will expand the medical and protective functions of PRSHealth care planners, social workers, physicians, case managers, housing developers and managers, and others involved in caring for the elderly or disabled will find a valuable store of information in this comprehensive volume. They will be able to evaluate more quickly the most appropriate PRS services for their clients and tenants.

Paradoxes in Nurses' Identity, Culture and Image - The Shadow Side of Nursing (Paperback): Margaret McAllister, Donna Brien Paradoxes in Nurses' Identity, Culture and Image - The Shadow Side of Nursing (Paperback)
Margaret McAllister, Donna Brien
R1,231 Discovery Miles 12 310 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book examines some of the more disturbing representations of nurses in popular culture, to understand nursing's complex identities, challenges and future directions. It critically analyses disquieting representations of nurses who don't care, who kill, who inspire fear or who do not comply with laws and policies. Also addressed are stories about how power is used, as well as supernatural experiences in nursing. Using a series of examples taken from popular culture ranging from film, television and novels to memoirs and true crime podcasts, it interrogates the meaning of the shadow side of nursing and the underlying paradoxes that influence professional identity. Iconic nursing figures are still powerful today. Decades after they were first created, Ratched and Annie Wilkes continue to make readers and viewers shudder at the prospect of ever being ill. Modern storytelling modes are bringing to audiences the grim reality that some nurses are members of the working poor, like Cath Hardacre in Trust Me, and others can be dangerous con artists, like the nurse in Dirty John. This book is important reading for all those interested in understanding the links between nursing's image and the profession's potential as an agent for change.

Storytelling Encounters as Medical Education - Crafting Relational Identity (Paperback): Sally G. Warmington Storytelling Encounters as Medical Education - Crafting Relational Identity (Paperback)
Sally G. Warmington
R1,223 Discovery Miles 12 230 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This innovative volume provides fresh perspectives on how medical students and patients construct identities in relation to each other, using stories of their clinical encounters. It explores how paying attention to medical students' and patients' stories in clinical teaching encounters can encourage empathy and the formation of professional identities that embody desirable values such as integrity and respect. Written by an experienced clinician and based on original, rigorous research combining ethnography and dialogic narrative analysis, Storytelling Encounters as Medical Education: Crafting Relational Identity includes patient stories alongside those of students and clinical teachers. This is an important contribution for all those interested in medical education, narrative medicine, person-centred care and identity formation in healthcare. It will also be of value to scholars in a range of other disciplines, who are using a dialogic approach.

Health Psychology in Clinical Practice (Hardcover): Mark Forshaw Health Psychology in Clinical Practice (Hardcover)
Mark Forshaw
R4,056 Discovery Miles 40 560 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

* This is a unique source of information on clinical practice, written by health psychologists for health psychologists. (The vast majority of literature on clinical practice in psychology has been written by clinical psychologists). * Provides guidance for health psychologists on how to provide high-quality, evidence-based, clinical support for patients and utilise relevant therapies. * Features semi-biographical accounts of the work of some of the most established and experienced clinically working health psychologists in the UK. * The COVID19 outbreak has seen an unprecedented number of health psychologists contributing to the research and debate and supporting others on the frontline. This volume hammers home the message that health psychologists are a unique and expert group who can make a real difference in healthcare.

Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery (Paperback, 17th edition): Jane C Rothrock Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery (Paperback, 17th edition)
Jane C Rothrock
R3,441 Discovery Miles 34 410 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Gain the knowledge and skills you need to provide safe, effective perioperative nursing care! Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery, 17th Edition is the definitive resource for nurses and surgical technologists training for a career in the operating room. Illustrated, step-by-step instructions cover patient care in more than 400 surgical interventions, including patient positioning, instrumentation, and postoperative care. Along with the latest on robotic surgery and a review of evidence-based guidelines, this edition includes new coverage of COVID-19 and gender affirmation surgery. From well-known educator Jane C. Rothrock - and with every chapter authored by an expert nurse - Alexander's gives you the tools you need to pass the CNOR (c) certification exam and succeed in the surgical setting. Comprehensive coverage includes basic perioperative nursing principles, such as patient and environmental safety, infection prevention, patient positioning, anesthesia and pain management, and the unique needs of special populations such as pediatric and geriatric patients. Coverage of more than 400 general and specialty surgical interventions includes minimally invasive and robotic-assisted surgical procedures, whether performed in a hospital, ambulatory surgery setting, or in a doctor's office. Perioperative nursing considerations are presented within the nursing process framework and include assessment, nursing diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, evaluation, discharge planning, and patient and family education. More than 1,000 full-color photos and illustrations show surgical anatomy, procedures, methods, and equipment. Sample plans of care include nursing diagnoses, outcomes, and interventions. Research Highlight and Evidence for Practice boxes discuss recommendations for applying current scientific research to patient care. Robotic-Assisted Surgery boxes highlight a rapidly expanding surgical modality. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery boxes promote protocols to improve outcomes, reduce the length of stay, and reduce the patient's cost of care. Patient Engagement Exemplar boxes optimize surgical outcomes by addressing AORN guidelines on the issues of patient care and involvement of the patient's family. Patient Safety boxes highlight practices and initiatives for patient safety in the surgical setting. Patient, Family, and Caregiver Education boxes include specific guidelines for preprocedural and/or postprocedural care, potential complications, home care, discharge instructions, and psychosocial care. Ambulatory Surgery Considerations boxes highlight patient selection criteria, special anesthesia considerations, and patient assessment implications for outpatient surgical procedures. Surgical Pharmacology tables summarize the drugs most commonly used for each surgical specialty, including generic and trade names, indications, and pharmacokinetics. Critical Thinking questions at the end of each chapter let you assess your understanding of important material. Exam-style practice questions on the Evolve website include answers and rationales. References to AORN Guidelines and toolkits are discussed as relevant to the topic. NEW! Additional content on infection prevention includes coverage of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), Candida auris. NEW! Coverage of discharge planning and gender affirmation surgery is added to this edition.

Teaching Writing in the Health Professions - Perspectives, Problems, and Practices (Paperback): Michael J. Madson Teaching Writing in the Health Professions - Perspectives, Problems, and Practices (Paperback)
Michael J. Madson
R1,177 Discovery Miles 11 770 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This collection provides a research-based guide to instructional practices for writing in the health professions, promoting faculty development and bringing together perspectives from writing studies, technical communication, and health humanities. With employment in health-care sectors booming, writing instruction tailored for the health professions is in high demand. Writing instruction is critical in the health professions because health professionals, current and aspiring, need to communicate persuasively with patients, peers, mentors, and others. Writing instruction can also help cultivate professional identity, reflective practice, empathy, critical thinking, confidence, and organization, as well as research skills. This collection prepares faculty and administrators to meet this demand. It combines conceptual development of writing for the health professions as an emergent interdiscipline with evidence-based practices for instructors in academic, clinical, and community settings. Teaching Writing in the Health Professions is an essential resource for instructors, scholars, and program administrators in health disciplines, professional and technical communication, health humanities, and interdisciplinary writing studies. It informs the teaching of writing in programs in medicine, nursing, pharmacy and allied health, public health, and other related professions.

Teaching Writing in the Health Professions - Perspectives, Problems, and Practices (Hardcover): Michael J. Madson Teaching Writing in the Health Professions - Perspectives, Problems, and Practices (Hardcover)
Michael J. Madson
R4,062 Discovery Miles 40 620 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This collection provides a research-based guide to instructional practices for writing in the health professions, promoting faculty development and bringing together perspectives from writing studies, technical communication, and health humanities. With employment in health-care sectors booming, writing instruction tailored for the health professions is in high demand. Writing instruction is critical in the health professions because health professionals, current and aspiring, need to communicate persuasively with patients, peers, mentors, and others. Writing instruction can also help cultivate professional identity, reflective practice, empathy, critical thinking, confidence, and organization, as well as research skills. This collection prepares faculty and administrators to meet this demand. It combines conceptual development of writing for the health professions as an emergent interdiscipline with evidence-based practices for instructors in academic, clinical, and community settings. Teaching Writing in the Health Professions is an essential resource for instructors, scholars, and program administrators in health disciplines, professional and technical communication, health humanities, and interdisciplinary writing studies. It informs the teaching of writing in programs in medicine, nursing, pharmacy and allied health, public health, and other related professions.

Bioethics, Healthcare and the Soul (Hardcover): Henk ten Have, Renzo Pegoraro Bioethics, Healthcare and the Soul (Hardcover)
Henk ten Have, Renzo Pegoraro
R3,920 Discovery Miles 39 200 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This thought-provoking book explores the connections between health, ethics, and soul. It analyzes how and why the soul has been lost from scientific discourses, healthcare practices, and ethical discussions, presenting suggestions for change. Arguing that the dominant scientific worldview has eradicated talk about the soul and presents an objective and technical approach to human life and its vulnerabilities, Ten Have and Pegoraro look to rediscover identity, humanity, and meaning in healthcare and bioethics. Taking a mulitidisciplinary approach, they investigate philosophical, scientific, historical, cultural, social, religious, economic, and environmental perspectives as they journey toward a new, global bioethics, emphasizing the role of the moral imagination. Bioethics, Healthcare and the Soul is an important read for students, researchers, and practitioners interested in bioethics and person-centred healthcare.

Practicing Critical Reflection in Social Care Organisations (Paperback): Jan Fook Practicing Critical Reflection in Social Care Organisations (Paperback)
Jan Fook
R1,144 Discovery Miles 11 440 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book explores concrete examples of different strategies and activities aimed at creating and embedding critically reflective learning and working environments within organisations whose prime function is social care. Critical reflection has long been recommended as a general professional skill and is a core component of the practice capabilities in social work in countries across the Western world. However, despite unequivocal support for it in social work education, sustaining critical reflection within organisations as both an individual and collective practices, supported by organisational cultures, is problematic. With contributions from social work practitioners and educators who have sought to embed critical reflection into broader activities and cultures within their organizations, the book addresses common features of critical reflection, and challenges and benefits in specific case studies. This book will inspire and develop new thinking and vision about being critically reflective in organisations, and facilitate efforts to improve the learning and working experience in addition to that of service quality and delivery. It will be required reading for all undergraduate and postgraduate social work modules focusing on management, leadership organizational change, and professional education.

ATI TEAS Practice Questions - Two TEAS 6 Practice Tests & Review for the Test of Essential Academic Skills, Sixth Edition... ATI TEAS Practice Questions - Two TEAS 6 Practice Tests & Review for the Test of Essential Academic Skills, Sixth Edition (Paperback)
Mometrix Nursing School Admissions Tes
R1,000 R795 Discovery Miles 7 950 Save R205 (20%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Ethical Basics for the Caring Professions - Knowledge and Skills for Thoughtful Practice (Paperback): G. R. Mclean Ethical Basics for the Caring Professions - Knowledge and Skills for Thoughtful Practice (Paperback)
G. R. Mclean
R1,121 Discovery Miles 11 210 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Students of the caring professions - health care, social work, etc. - need to be equipped to deal with the ethical aspects of their profession. This book trains them in the basic philosophical skills and knowledge that they need by ensuring that the student properly comprehends the material and is being prompted to think about it and its application independently and critically. Provides numerous practical illustrations and case-studies. Designed for use on all health and social care and human services courses on ethics and values.

Sexuality and Illness - A Guidebook for Health Professionals (Hardcover): Anne Katz Sexuality and Illness - A Guidebook for Health Professionals (Hardcover)
Anne Katz
R3,910 Discovery Miles 39 100 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This evidence-based guide educates and informs health professionals about promoting sexual wellbeing in the context of challenges from physical and mental health. Sexuality is an important aspect of quality of life for many people but can be affected by a wide variety of health conditions, such as cardiovascular disease, mental illness, menopause, diseases of ageing, neurological diseases and spinal cord injuries, combat injuries, and cancer. Building readers' confidence in initiating and encouraging open communication on this often-neglected topic, Sexuality and Illness includes case studies that illustrate how to talk about sexuality and support patients with concerns about it. Making recommendations for practice and further reading, it takes into account gender, sexual, race and ethnic diversity. This accessible text demystifies a topic that is sometimes difficult to discuss. It is essential reading for healthcare practitioners interested in providing comprehensive and person-centred care.

Promoting Healthy and Active Ageing - A Multidisciplinary Approach (Hardcover): Telmo Pereira Promoting Healthy and Active Ageing - A Multidisciplinary Approach (Hardcover)
Telmo Pereira
R4,056 Discovery Miles 40 560 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book demonstrates the efficacy of a multidisciplinary intervention strategy for promoting active and healthy ageing, with the assistance of dedicated technological resources. Taking an applied approach, this book promotes active and healthy ageing through the implementation of an intervention model based on the comprehensive geriatric approach (AGA). The proposed AGA model, entitled AGA@4life, is based on a holistic and multidisciplinary individual assessment protocol, with the consequent design and implementation of intervention strategies tailored to each individual, aimed at preventing frailty and functional, cognitive and social decline of the elderly. Intervention actions focus on personalized exercise programs, nutrition education, cognitive stimulation, co-morbidity monitoring, therapeutic counselling, and overall promotion of well-being. This book will be of interest to researchers, professionals, and students working in ageing and health, gerontology, and preventative and holistic approaches to well-being.

Nursing - Scope and Standards of Practice (Paperback, 4th Revised edition): Nursing - Scope and Standards of Practice (Paperback, 4th Revised edition)
R1,363 Discovery Miles 13 630 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, 4th Edition is an essential document for every nurse. The scope of practice statement answers the who, what, when, where, how, and why questions of nursing. The standards provide authoritative statements of the actions and behaviors that all registered nurses are expected to competently perform, regardless of role, population, specialty, and setting. Each standard is accompanied by detailed competencies for the three practice levels. The product of extensive thought work by many registered nurses, this new edition provides: A revised and contemporary definition of nursing. An extensive discussion of respect, equity, inclusion, and social justice. The new ANA Professional Nursing Model and the revised Model Representing Regulation of Professional Nursing Practice. An expanded discussion of the application of ethics in nursing. A complete picture of the dynamic and complex practice of nursing and its membership and evolving boundaries. 18 national standards of practice and professional performance and their accompanying competencies. This premier professional resource informs and guides nurses in their vital work providing safe, quality, and competent care. It is a must-have for every registered nurse.

Finding Your Way with Your Baby - The Emotional Life of Parents and Babies (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Dilys Daws, Alexandra De... Finding Your Way with Your Baby - The Emotional Life of Parents and Babies (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Dilys Daws, Alexandra De Rementeria
R3,907 Discovery Miles 39 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Finding Your Way with Your Baby explores the emotional experience of the baby in the first year and that of the mother, father and other significant adults. This updated edition is informed by latest research in neuroscience, psychoanalysis and infant observation and decades of clinical experience. It also includes important new findings about how the mother's brain undergoes massive restructuring during the transition to parenthood, a phenomenon that has been named 'matrescence.' The authors engage with the difficult emotional experiences that are often glossed over in parenting books - such as bonding, ambivalence about the baby, depression and the emotional turmoil of being a new parent. Acknowledgement and understanding of this darker side of family life offer a sense of relief that can allow parents to harness the power of knowing, owning and sharing feelings to transform situations and break negative cycles and old ways of relating. With real-life examples, the book remains a helpful resource for parents, as well as professionals interested in ideas from psychoanalytic clinical practice including health visitors, midwives, social workers, general practitioners, paediatricians and childcare workers.

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