Download or read book Professional Nursing Concepts written by Anita Ward Finkelman and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2013 with total page 539 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " ... takes a patient-centered, traditional approach to the topic of nursing education and professional development. This dynamic text engages students in recognizing the critical role that nurses play in health care delivery, and focuses on the five core competencies for health professions as determined by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) ..."--Back cover.
Download or read book Patient Safety and Quality written by Ronda Hughes and published by Department of Health and Human Services. This book was released on 2008 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Nurses play a vital role in improving the safety and quality of patient car -- not only in the hospital or ambulatory treatment facility, but also of community-based care and the care performed by family members. Nurses need know what proven techniques and interventions they can use to enhance patient outcomes. To address this need, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), with additional funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has prepared this comprehensive, 1,400-page, handbook for nurses on patient safety and quality -- Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses. (AHRQ Publication No. 08-0043)." - online AHRQ blurb, http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nurseshdbk/
Download or read book Trauma Intensive Care written by Samuel A. Tisherman and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2013-07-11 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An ideal resource for intensivists caring for trauma victims in the ICU, Trauma Intensive Care provides point-of-care guidelines for establishing the priorities of care, minimizing complications, and returning patients to the best possible functional outcome.
Download or read book Psychological and Cognitive Impact of Critical Illness written by O. Joseph Bienvenu and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Personal journeys through understanding the psychological and cognitive problems faced by critical illness survivors / Christina Jones, Peter Gibb, and Ramona O. Hopkins -- Delirium in critically ill patients / Mark van den Boogaard and Paul Rood -- Critical illness and long-term cognitive impairment / Ramona O. Hopkins, PhD, Maria E. Carlo, MD, James C. Jackson, PsyD -- Psychological impact of critical illness / O. Joseph Bienvenu and Christina Jones -- Rehabilitation psychology insights for the treatment of critical illness survivors / Jennifer E. Jutte, James C. Jackson, and Ramona O. Hopkins -- Prevention and treatment of posttraumatic stress and depressive phenomena in critical illness survivors / Christina Jones and O. Joseph Bienvenu -- Supporting pediatric patients and their families during and after intensive care treatment / Gillian Coville -- Family response to critical illness / Judy E. Davidson and Giroa Netzer
Download or read book Care in Nursing written by Wilfred McSherry and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-02-09 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Care in Nursing addresses the fundamental caring principles, values, and skills nurses require to provide sound care to their patients and to meet the challenges of nursing in the future. Exploring essential knowledge and competencies, the authors explore research, evidence and real life practice before outlining practical skills which will empower nurses to deliver quality care. Written by nurses and health professionals from both practice and academia, Care in Nursing explores how care underpins every element of nursing including: patient centred care, cultural diversity, sociology, psychology, communication, partnership working, law and ethics, management and leadership, and more. A specific chapter also addresses how nurses can develop self-care techniques to meet the pressures and demands of a challenging yet ultimately rewarding career. Relevant to nurses in all fields and a diverse range of clinical and non-clinical settings, this is essential reading for nursing students, qualified nurses, mentors, nursing academics as well as nurse managers and leaders.
Download or read book Psychiatric Nursing written by Mary Ann Boyd and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2008 with total page 986 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The AJN Book of the Year award-winning textbook, Psychiatric Nursing: Contemporary Practice, is now in its thoroughly revised, updated Fourth Edition. Based on the biopsychosocial model of psychiatric nursing, this text provides thorough coverage of mental health promotion, assessment, and interventions in adults, families, children, adolescents, and older adults. Features include psychoeducation checklists, therapeutic dialogues, NCLEX® notes, vignettes of famous people with mental disorders, and illustrations showing the interrelationship of the biologic, psychologic, and social domains of mental health and illness. This edition reintroduces the important chapter on sleep disorders and includes a new chapter on forensic psychiatry. A bound-in CD-ROM and companion Website offer numerous student and instructor resources, including Clinical Simulations and questions about movies involving mental disorders.
Download or read book Families Caring for an Aging America written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2016-11-08 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Family caregiving affects millions of Americans every day, in all walks of life. At least 17.7 million individuals in the United States are caregivers of an older adult with a health or functional limitation. The nation's family caregivers provide the lion's share of long-term care for our older adult population. They are also central to older adults' access to and receipt of health care and community-based social services. Yet the need to recognize and support caregivers is among the least appreciated challenges facing the aging U.S. population. Families Caring for an Aging America examines the prevalence and nature of family caregiving of older adults and the available evidence on the effectiveness of programs, supports, and other interventions designed to support family caregivers. This report also assesses and recommends policies to address the needs of family caregivers and to minimize the barriers that they encounter in trying to meet the needs of older adults.
Download or read book Family Health Care Nursing written by Joanna Rowe Kaakinen and published by F.A. Davis. This book was released on 2018-02-01 with total page 665 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prepare for the real world of family nursing care! Explore family nursing the way it’s practiced today—with a theory-guided, evidence-based approach to care throughout the family life cycle that responds to the needs of families and adapts to the changing dynamics of the health care system. From health promotion to end of life, a streamlined organization delivers the clinical guidance you need to care for families. Significantly updated and thoroughly revised, the 6th Edition reflects the art and science of family nursing practice in today’s rapidly evolving healthcare environments.
Download or read book Handbook of Clinical Nursing Research written by Ada Sue Hinshaw and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1999-06-18 with total page 713 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a comprehensive but critical guide to the state of nursing research, particularly in areas most relevant to current practice.
Download or read book Quality Caring in Nursing written by Joanne R. Duffy, PhD, RN, FAAN and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2008-12-15 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of an AJN Book of the Year Award for 2009! "[This] book offers a coherent, theoretical, and research-guided framework for quality nursing caring in practice, education, and leadership; a foundational, timeless, yet transformative framework of substanceÖ." Jean Watson, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, FAAN College of Nursing, University of Colorado, Denver Dedicated time spent with patients and families in clinical settings is often limited, rushed, and impersonal. How can nurses develop more positive, caring relationships with their patients, and help to improve the quality of patient care at large? This book addresses this critical question by presenting Joanne R. Duffy's Quality-Caring Model©-the result of 35 years of clinical experience and educational acumen. This values-based model will bring caring back into the foreground of nursing practice by providing revised curricula for educational programs, and outlining the core caring principles for nurse administrators. Key Features: Establishes "Relationship-Centered Caring," with discussions on how to care for the self, patients and families, each other, and communities Offers multiple case examples, and includes reflective questions and applications for use in educational programs, workshops, conferences, and clinical practice Demonstrates how the Quality-Caring Model© can be implemented in clinical practice, nursing education, research, and nursing leadership settings Includes appendices that discuss how caring can improve patient safety, outline course objectives, and explain how to assess and measure caring in your facility Written in clear, accessible language, this book will be an invaluable resource to nursing students, nursing scholars, clinical nurses, nurse educators, nurse researchers, and nurse leaders. Duffy's approach will help create a redesigned patient care delivery system focused on the primacy of caring relationships.
Download or read book Families in the Intensive Care Unit written by Giora Netzer and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-10-30 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text is one of the first comprehensive resources on understanding and working with families in the intensive care unit. The text provides a conceptual overview of the Family ICU Syndrome, a constellation of physical morbidity, psychopathology, cognitive deficits, and conflict. Outlining its mechanisms, the book presents a guide to combating the syndrome with an interdisciplinary team. The text represents the full array of the interdisciplinary team by also spotlighting administrative considerations for health care management and approaches to training different members of the health care team. Family voices are featured prominently in the text as well. The book also addresses the complete trajectory of needs of care, including survivorship and end-of-life care. Written by experts in the field, Families in the Intensive Care Unit: A Guide to Understanding, Engaging and Supporting at the Bedside is a state-of-the-art reference for all clinicians who work with families in the ICU.
Download or read book Power Politics and Public Policy written by Anne Boykin and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 1995 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Brain Injury Medicine 2nd Edition written by Nathan D. Zasler, MD and published by Demos Medical Publishing. This book was released on 2012-08-27 with total page 1549 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a clear and comprehensive guide to all aspects of the management of traumatic brain injury-from early diagnosis and evaluation through the post-acute period and rehabilitation. An essential reference for physicians and other health care professionals who work with brain injured patients, the book focuses on assessment and treatment of the wider variety of clinical problems these patients face and addresses many associated concerns such as epidemiology, ethical issues, legal issues, and life-care planning. Written by over 190 acknowledged leaders, the text covers the full spectrum of the practice of brain injury medicine including principles of neural recovery, neuroimaging and neurodiagnostic testing, prognosis and outcome, acute care, rehabilitation, treatment of specific populations, neurologic and other medical problems following injury, cognitive and behavioral problems, post-traumatic pain disorders, pharmacologic and alternative treatments, and community reentry and productivity.
Download or read book Measuring Caring written by John Nelson (R.N.) and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2012 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Print+CourseSmart
Download or read book Meta Ethnography written by George W. Noblit and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1988-02 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can ethnographic studies be generalized, in contrast to concentrating on the individual case? Noblit and Hare propose a new method for synthesizing from qualitative studies: meta-ethnography. After citing the criteria to be used in comparing qualitative research projects, the authors define the ways these can then be aggregated to create more cogent syntheses of research. Using examples from numerous studies ranging from ethnographic work in educational settings to the Mead-Freeman controversy over Samoan youth, Meta-Ethnography offers useful procedural advice from both comparative and cumulative analyses of qualitative data. This provocative volume will be read with interest by researchers and students in qualitative research methods, ethnography, education, sociology, and anthropology. "After defining metaphor and synthesis, these authors provide a step-by-step program that will allow the researcher to show similarity (reciprocal translation), difference (refutation), or similarity at a higher level (lines or argument synthesis) among sample studies....Contain(s) valuable strategies at a seldom-used level of analysis." --Contemporary Sociology "The authors made an important contribution by reframing how we think of ethnography comparison in a way that is compatible with the new developments in interpretive ethnography. Meta-Ethnography is well worth consulting for the problem definition it offers." --The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease "This book had to be written and I am pleased it was. Someone needed to break the ice and offer a strategy for summarizing multiple ethnographic studies. Noblit and Hare have done a commendable job of giving the research community one approach for doing so. Further, no one else can now venture into this area of synthesizing qualitative studies without making references to and positioning themselves vis-a-vis this volume." -Educational Studies
Download or read book Synergy for Clinical Excellence written by Sonya R. Hardin and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2016-08-16 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Synergy for Clinical Excellence: The AACN Synergy Model for Patient Care, Second Edition is a unique text that encompasses the history and development of the nurse and patient characteristics inherent in the Synergy Model. Based on a decade of work by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), it can be used as the theoretical framework for the curriculum for universities, the model of practice for hospitals seeking Magnet status, the main theory behind AACN certifications, the framework for dissertations and DNP projects, and part of the foundation for the Consensus Model for Advanced Practice Nursing. The Second Edition includes new chapters on integrating the Synergy Model in the perioperative and ambulatory settings, applying the Synergy Model in practice, and tying the Synergy Model to the APRN Consensus Model. Completely updated and revised, it also provides sample test questions, practical examples, and the latest information to help prepare exam candidates.
Download or read book Cultural Issues in Health and Health Care written by Adele Tjale and published by Juta and Company Ltd. This book was released on 2004 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spirituality, economics, politics, and kinship are among the cultural factors considered in this guide to transcultural nursing, an area of healthcare that incorporates the values, beliefs, and lifestyle choices of a patient in order to provide culturally congruent, competent, and compassionate care.
