Download or read book Success in Practical vocational Nursing written by Signe S. Hill and published by Saunders. This book was released on 2001 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new edition of this exciting text has been revised and updated to equip today's students for a career as an LPN/LVN. SUCCESS IN PRACTICAL/VOCATIONAL NURSING offers an interactive approach, teaching students not only what to do, but how to do it. This 1-2-3 approach, combined with an increased emphasis on leadership and management, ensures that this text will continue to be an essential tool that teaches students skills they'll need throughout their careers! SUCCESS IN PRACTICAL/VOCATIONAL NURSING encourages critical thinking and active problem solving. It presents learning strategies for adult students, as well as approaches for traditional and returning students and offers tips on taking the NCLEX-PN and searching for a job.
Download or read book Mosby s Textbook for Long term Care Assistants written by Sheila A. Sorrentino and published by Mosby. This book was released on 1994 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book PCCN Certification Review written by Ann J. Brorsen and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2009 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PCCN Certification Review is an exceptional resource that takes critical care nurses through the entire PCCN certification process, guiding them through the procedures for registering for the exam, offering test-taking strategies, and providing the various resources and paperwork they need to complete their certification.Includes a free CD-ROM of practice questions!
Download or read book Adult CCRN Certification Review with CD ROM written by Ann Brorsen and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2009-09-22 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Review Guides/Certification Prep/Pocket Guides
Download or read book Mosby s Canadian Textbook for the Support Worker E Book written by Sheila A. Sorrentino and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2014-04-22 with total page 1197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mosby’s Canadian Textbook for the Support Worker prepares students to function in the role of support worker in community and institutional settings. The #1 text used by Support Worker programs across Canada and at Canadian-affiliated schools worldwide, the book covers the broad foundation of skills that support workers/resident care aides/health care aides need in order to perform their role safely and effectively. Comprehensive, yet easy to read, Mosby’s Canadian Textbook for the Support Worker makes learning easy with clear explanations of concepts and step-by-step presentations of procedures. Numerous full-colour illustrations, photographs, charts, and tables are combined with real-life case studies and examples to provide the reader with an outstanding learning experience. Covers key procedures for Canadian support workers – 95 in total Recognizes provincial/territorial differences in scope of practice Clear, detailed instructions in step-by-step procedures Evidence-based practice: chapter references supplied at end of book Reflects current Canadian practice and terminology Additional First Nations content Chapter summaries to aid student comprehension Rationales for all procedure steps Test Bank features higher-level taxonomies to allow testing that focuses on cognitive level Instructor’s Test Bank features higher-level taxonomies to allow testing that focuses on cognitive level And more!
Download or read book Ebersole and Hess Gerontological Nursing and Healthy Aging in Canada E Book written by Veronique Boscart and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2022-02-02 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gain the knowledge and skills you need to care for older adults in Canada! Ebersole and Hess' Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging in Canada, 3rd Edition uses a wellness-based, holistic approach to older adult care from a distinctly Canadian perspective. Designed to promote healthy aging regardless of the patient's situation or disorder, this book provides best-practice guidelines to help you identify potential problems, address complications, and alleviate discomfort. An Evolve website includes new Next Generation NCLEX®-style case studies and PN competencies case studies to enhance your skills in clinical judgement. Written by a team of gerontological nursing experts led by Veronique Boscart, this concise guide covers health care in the context of the cultural and socio-economic issues unique to Canada. - Core competencies identified by the CGNA are integrated throughout the book, reinforcing the standards of the Canadian Gerontological Nursing Association. - Assessment guidelines and tools are featured in tables, boxes, and forms, including the latest scales and guidelines for proper health assessment. - Focus on health and wellness highlights all aspects of the aging process. - Attention to age, cultural, and gender differences helps you care for different population groups. - Evidence-informed Practice boxes summarize research findings and identify those practices with unknown, ineffective, or harmful effects, and examine topics such as culturally safe health initiatives for Indigenous Peoples, lifelong learning and its effects on the wellbeing of older adults, challenges in home care and long-term care homes, and improving outcomes and improving outcomes for seniors living with a stroke or dementia. - Activities and discussion questions at the end of every chapter help you understand the material and apply concepts in clinical situations.
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Download or read book Mosby s Textbook for Nursing Assistants Soft Cover Version written by Sheila A. Sorrentino and published by Mosby. This book was released on 2020-03-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With step-by-step instructions for over 100 nursing assistant procedures, "Mosby's Textbook for Nursing Assistants, 8th Edition" makes it easy to master the skills you need to succeed as a nursing assistant. Known for its visual approach and comprehensive, easy-to-read coverage, this market-leading text emphasizes the importance of the patient or resident as a person, communication, safety, comfort, effective delegation, and teamwork and time management. This edition provides expanded content on the person's rights and pressure ulcers. The updated companion CD includes three new procedures, an updated audio glossary, and more. Written by respected educator Sheila Sorrentino and expert co-author Leighann Remmert, "Mosby's Textbook for Nursing Assistants" makes nurse assisting easy to learn. Complete coverage includes the knowledge and skills needed by the nursing assistant; -- A clear, readable writing style is supplemented with hundreds of full-color photographs and illustrations; -- Over 100 procedures are divided into pre-procedure, procedure, and post-procedure sections for easier learning; -- Skills on the NNAAP exam are highlighted throughout and have been updated to match the 2012 test plan; -- Delegation Guidelines identify your specific responsibilities in accepting commonly delegated tasks; -- Teamwork and Time Management boxes indicate ways you can efficiently work with and help nursing team members; -- Promoting Safety and Comfort boxes detail measures and cautions for providing safe, effective patient care; -- Caring About Culture boxes help you learn about the beliefs and customs of other cultures so you can provide appropriate care; -- Focus on Children and Older Persons boxes provide age-specific information about the special needs, considerations, and circumstances of children and older persons; -- Focus on Long-Term Care and Home Care boxes highlight information vital to providing competent care in these settings; -- Focus on Communication boxes provide guidelines for what to say and ask when communicating with residents, visitors, and the nursing team; -- Key abbreviations are included at the beginning of each chapter, with a comprehensive glossary at the back of the book; -- Key terms introduce chapter content with the important words and phrases; -- Chapter Review Questions are useful in guiding your study, reviewing what you have learned, and studying for a test or the competency evaluation; -- CD icons indicate skills included on the companion CD; -- Video clip icons indicate skills for which video clips are included on the free Evolve companion website; -- Video icons indicate skills included in the Mosby's Nursing Assistant Video Skills 3.0 DVDs (sold separately); -- The Workbook and Competency Evaluation Review corresponds to chapters in the text and encourages learning with a wide variety of exercises and activities that challenge you to remember what you've learned. It also includes over 100 checklists, one for each procedure in the textbook. NEW! The Person's Rights and Pressure Ulcers chapters provides expanded information on these key areas; -- NEW Focus on PRIDE boxes highlight personal and professional responsibility, rights and respect, independence and social interaction, delegation and teamwork, and ethics and laws to help you promote pride in the person, family, and yourself; -- Two laminated, pocket-sized cards include information on normal vital signs, common measurement conversions, positioning, the 24-hour clock, and abdominal and lateral regions; -- Updated companion CD contains interactive procedures, including three new procedures, learning exercises, an updated audio glossary, and a new Spanish audio glossary with phrases and terms. An updated A&P review, Body Spectrum, is available on the CD and on the Evolve companion website.
Download or read book Mosby s Essentials for Nursing Assistants E Book written by Leighann Remmert and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2018-02-01 with total page 605 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed for shorter programs of 85 hours or fewer, Mosby's Essentials for Nursing Assistants, 6th Edition provides coverage of the concepts and skills that are essential for becoming a nursing assistant. Known for its reader-friendly approach, and bright visual presentation, the text covers OBRA-mandated content including step-by-step procedures for 76 skills covered on the latest NATSEP certification exams. With focus on quality of life in the patient/person and self-pride in the nursing assistant this concise text emphasizes the importance of treating residents with respect while providing safe, competent, and efficient care. New features include Focus on Math to help you master the formulas and calculations necessary for safe and effective caregiving and Focus on Pride: Application, which directs you to focus on residents' emotional and mental needs during specific procedures. - Over 75 procedures boxes are divided into step-by-step format with instructions for performing each skill, including Quality of Life courtesies, Pre-procedure, Procedure, and Post-Procedure sections to make learning critical skills easier. - Concise coverage of nursing assistant content written at a 7th grade reading level that's ideal and easy to use in classes with shorter hour requirements. - Promoting Safety and Comfort boxes highlight important considerations for providing safe and effective care while promoting patient comfort. - Focus on PRIDE boxes highlight personal and professional responsibility, rights and respect, independence and social interaction, delegation and teamwork, and ethics and laws, encouraging you to promote pride in the person, family, and themselves. - Caring about Culture boxes contain information to help you learn about the various practices of other cultures. - Focus on Practice boxes at the end of each chapter present short case scenarios with questions so students can consider practical applications for providing patient care. - Focus on Communication boxes suggest what to say and questions to ask when interacting with patients, residents, visitors, and the nursing team to ensure clear communication in practice. - Delegation Guidelines identify the nursing assistant's specific responsibilities in accepting commonly delegated tasks. - NEW! Getting a Job chapter describes the professional skills you need for seeking and landing a job after certification. - NEW! Focus on Math feature increases your critical thinking and calculation skills to assist you in performing a variety of procedures. - NEW! Urinary Catheters chapter focuses on safety concerns surrounding perineal care. - NEW! Content on electronic communication covers safety rules and wrongful use of electronic communication methods including cell phones and social media. - NEW! Focus on Pride: Application examines residents' emotional and mental wellbeing during care for specific issues.
Download or read book Ebersole and Hess Gerontological Nursing Healthy Aging written by Theris A. Touhy, DNP, CNS, DPNAP and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2013-03-11 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ebersole & Hess' Gerontological Nursing and Healthy Aging is the only gerontological nursing text that follows a wellness-based, holistic approach to older adult care. Designed to facilitate healthy aging regardless of the situation or disease process, this text goes beyond simply tracking recommended treatments to address complications, alleviate discomfort, and help older adults lead healthy lives. Featuring evidence-based practice boxes, safety alerts, expanded tables, and careful attention to age, gender, and cultural differences, Ebersole & Hess' Gerontological Nursing and Healthy Aging is the most complete text on the market. Focus on health and wellness helps you gain an understanding of the patient's experience. AACN and the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing core competencies integrated throughout. Consistent chapter organization and pedagogy, including Learning Objectives, Glossary, and Research and Study Questions/Activities. Evidence-Based Practice boxes summarize research findings that confirm effective practices or identify practices with unknown, ineffective, or harmful effects. Careful attention to age, cultural, and gender differences helps you understand these important considerations in caring for older adults Expanded tables, boxes, and forms, including the latest scales and guidelines for proper health assessment make information easy to find and use. Activities and discussion questions at the end of every chapter equip you with the information you need to assess the patient. UPDATED! Healthy People 2020 boxes integrate information about healthy aging. NEW! Safety Alerts highlight safe practices and quality of care QSEN competencies. NEW! Chapter on Neurologic Compromise expands content on stroke and Parkinson's disease.
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Download or read book Ebersole and Hess Gerontological Nursing Healthy Aging E Book written by Theris A. Touhy and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2013-03-15 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ebersole & Hess’ Gerontological Nursing and Healthy Aging is the only gerontological nursing text that follows a wellness-based, holistic approach to older adult care. Designed to facilitate healthy aging regardless of the situation or disease process, this text goes beyond simply tracking recommended treatments to address complications, alleviate discomfort, and help older adults lead healthy lives. Featuring evidence-based practice boxes, safety alerts, expanded tables, and careful attention to age, gender, and cultural differences, Ebersole & Hess’ Gerontological Nursing and Healthy Aging is the most complete text on the market. Focus on health and wellness helps you gain an understanding of the patient’s experience. AACN and the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing core competencies integrated throughout. Consistent chapter organization and pedagogy, including Learning Objectives, Glossary, and Research and Study Questions/Activities. Evidence-Based Practice boxes summarize research findings that confirm effective practices or identify practices with unknown, ineffective, or harmful effects. Careful attention to age, cultural, and gender differences helps you understand these important considerations in caring for older adults Expanded tables, boxes, and forms, including the latest scales and guidelines for proper health assessment make information easy to find and use. Activities and discussion questions at the end of every chapter equip you with the information you need to assess the patient. UPDATED! Healthy People 2020 boxes integrate information about healthy aging. NEW! Safety Alerts highlight safe practices and quality of care QSEN competencies. NEW! Chapter on Neurologic Compromise expands content on stroke and Parkinson’s disease.
Download or read book Adult CCRN Certification Review written by Ann J. Brorsen and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2013-06-10 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adult CCRN Certification Review, Second Edition is the perfect study guide for nurses preparing to take the Adult CCRN exam administered by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN). First introduced in 1976, CCRN certification reflects expertise for nurses providing care to acutely or critically ill adults and their families in areas such as intensive and cardiac care units, trauma units, or critical care transport. Completely updated and revised, Adult CCRN Certification Review, Second Edition contains more than 1,200 questions with comprehensive rationales on a broad range of topics divided into sections similar to those found on the Adult CCRN Test Plan. New to this edition are sections on behavioral/psychosocial issues and special populations in critical care. Included with each new print book is an online Access Code for Navigate TestPrep, a dynamic and fully hosted online assessment tool designed to help nurses prepare for certification examinations by offering the book’s questions, detailed rationales, and reporting. * Randomized questions from the book create new exams on each attempt * Monitors results on practice examinations with score and time tracking * Reporting tools evaluate progress and results
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