Download or read book Delivering Culturally Competent Nursing Care written by Gloria Kersey-Matusiak, PhD, RN and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2024-05-15 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recipient of the 2019 AJN Book of the Year Award: Nursing Management and Leadership! Focusing on what it really means to be culturally competent in nursing practice, this text uses a unique framework to help nurses develop and apply these critical skills and provides numerous techniques for cultural self-assessment and cultural patient assessment. The third edition---imbued with lessons learned from the devastation wrought by COVID-19 and the death of George Floyd and their impact on nurses as frontline workers---is updated to reflect present-day dynamics. It includes three new chapters along with new case studies addressing the changing environment of diversity and inclusion. The third edition also expands on the development of critical thinking skills, aligning with the new format for the Next Generation NCLEX-RN exam. Focusing primarily on developing nurses’ skills in providing care for diverse patients and populations, the text also identifies the inequities and disparities in healthcare access and clinical outcomes experienced by some groups along with strategies for their mitigation. A key element culturally competent practice is enlightened, personal insight of the nurse. The book addresses the application of a self-assessment model (the Staircase Model), enabling nurses to explore their personal biases and limitations and to develop skills in overcoming them. The book explores the use of culturally competent practice in a variety of health care scenarios, considering both nurse-patient encounters and the relationships between health care professionals that can be challenged by differences in race, gender, ethnicity, or language barriers. New to the Third Edition: New chapter: Cultural Considerations When Caring for the Elderly New chapter: Cultural Considerations for Advanced Practice Nurses New chapter: Caring for Victims of Human Trafficking New case studies addressing ways to achieve culturally competent practice Expands on the development of critical thinking skills aligning with the new format for Next Generation NCLEX-RN Key Features: Emphasizes self-reflection as a first step in developing cultural competence Guides readers in using the Staircase Model to promote cultural competence when working with diverse patients Considers the wide variety of populations at risk in contemporary society with strategies for change Highlights critical aspects of case scenarios at the end of each chapter Includes Next Generation NCLEX-RN type questions Examines nurses’ roles in addressing health care disparities

Download or read book Ariana written by Sonia Nova and published by Sonia Nova. This book was released on with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He broke her heart years ago and now he’s back… Assigned to any nurse’s nightmare shift at the main emergency unit of Solaris, Ariana can’t wait to let loose after work and head to the most glamorous party of the year with her best friend. Except nothing ever goes as planned. Her terrible shift only turns worse when she comes face-to-face with Dasir – her best friend’s older brother – the handsome alien soldier who broke her heart four years ago, and whom she still hasn’t quite forgotten… He had sworn to never return to Solaris… Dasir has had the worst day in the history of his military career. Sent back to the Solar System on a mission, his unit barely survives an attack. On top of everything, he’s ended up on Solaris – the one station he’d sworn to never return to. He immediately bumps to the very woman he left the station for – Ariana. Even years after he last saw her, she still manages to make his blood boil and set his mating urges on fire. And he isn’t sure he can resist her this time… Ariana is a short, standalone sci-fi romance with a HEA and no cliffhangers. Intended for mature audiences only.

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Download or read book Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX RN Examination E Book written by Linda Anne Silvestri and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2019-08-23 with total page 1150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get the tools and skills you need to prepare for the NCLEX®! Often called the 'the best NCLEX® exam review book ever,' Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination, 8th Edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect the most recent test plan. This new edition includes 5,200 NCLEX examination-style questions in the book and online. A companion Evolve website includes thousands of questions that allow you to decide how you want to practice! Don't make the mistake of assuming the quality of the questions is the same in all NCLEX exam review books, because only Silvestri includes the kinds of questions that consistently test the clinical judgment skills necessary to pass today's NCLEX exam. Even better, all answers include detailed rationales to help you learn from your answer choices and test-taking strategies with tips on how to best approach each question. Written by the most trusted name in NCLEX review, this is THE book of choice for NCLEX preparation. But don't just take our word for it — read any customer review or ask your classmates to see why there's nothing else like it! - Over 5,200 practice questions in the text and online offer ample testing practice. - 75-question comprehensive exam covers all content areas in the book in the same percentages that they are covered on the actual NCLEX-RN test plan. - Inclusion of all alternate item format questions covers multiple response, prioritizing [ordered response], fill-in-the-blank, figure/illustration [hot spot], chart/exhibit, video, and audio questions to give students practice with mastering prioritizing, decision-making, and critical thinking skills. - Presents introductory chapters on preparation guidance for the NCLEX-RN, nonacademic preparation, test-taking strategies, the CAT format, and the NCLEX-RN from a new graduate's experience. - UNIQUE! Audio review summaries on pharmacology, fluids and electrolytes, and acid-base balance are found on the Evolve companion site. - Expanded coverage of delegation, prioritization, and triage/disaster management in the practice questions reflect the areas of increased emphasis on the NCLEX exam. - UNIQUE! A detailed test-taking strategy and rationale is included for each question, offering clues for analyzing and uncovering the correct answer option - UNIQUE! Priority concepts call-outs highlight specific concepts related to nursing practice. Concepts have been updated to reflect the latest Giddens: Concepts for Nursing Practice text. - UNIQUE! More Priority Nursing Action boxes communicate new and pertinent content. - Question categories by cognitive level, client needs area, integrated process, and content area give you completely customizable exams or study sessions when using the companion Evolve site. - UNIQUE! Pyramid Alert! boxes spotlight important nursing concepts and procedures, and include tips and shortcuts for remembering key information. - Mnemonics included where appropriate throughout the text.

Download or read book The Journey written by Wesal Alammar and published by Austin Macauley Publishers. This book was released on 2023-05-31 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ariana arrives at her new boarding school, Ravenwood School, where she befriends several other students, who come from different families. As the school progresses, the students quickly make new friends. Soon after the school year starts, Ariana and her friends discover keys. They learn that these keys unlock a portal to a magical school, Starlight Academy. However, a prank by one of the students leaves them vulnerable to danger.

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Download or read book Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX RN Examination Third South Asian Edition E book written by Linda Anne Silvestri and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2020-06-29 with total page 1229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Often called "the best NCLEX® exam review book ever," Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination offers everything you need to prepare for the NCLEX® exam—complete content review, audio reviews and 3400 NCLEX® examination–style questions in the book and online. Written by the most trusted name in NCLEX® review, Linda Anne Silvestri, and adapted for South Asia by Annu Kaushik, Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination, Third South Asia Edition is The book of choice for NCLEX® examination review. But don't just take our word for it—read any customer review or ask your classmates to see why there's nothing else like it! • NEW! Thoroughly updated content reflects the latest NCLEX-RN® test plan and incorporates clinical updates. • NEW! Clinical Judgment Situations test critical thinking skills and Next Generation NCLEX® item types assist in applying the skill of clinical judgment. • NEW! UPDATED! Bioterrorism content includes information on nuclear radiation. • Several NEW prioritizing questions test prioritizing skills. • NEW! Pharmacology classifications code with practice questions helps you to focus on specific medication classes. • NEW! Care of Special Populations chapter focuses on nursing care of special and vulnerable populations. • NEW! Complex Care chapter includes information on sepsis, shock, sedation, critical care nursing interventions, and more. • NEW! Health Problem code with every practice question helps you to focus your study on particular topics. • NEW! Anemia section added to the Oncological and Hematological Problems chapter. • NEW! Systematic case scenario helps you focus on applying health and physical assessment concepts. New to this edition • Orientation to various examination • New Quick review sheets o Nursing Management of COVID – 19 • Nursing Management of Specific Cases • Important Clinical conditions review

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Download or read book The Ring written by Danielle Steel and published by Dell. This book was released on 2009-02-27 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Germany engulfed by war and hatred, the beautiful wife of an influential banker fell in love with a German author. His Jewish heritage led them both to death. The husband who survives her lives on to protect her memory, and their children. And the ring he passes on to his daughter, Ariana von Gotthard, remains a bond of love between them. Separated from her family, and unable to escape Germany, Ariana is finally arrested. A young Nazi officer offers her survival and hope for the future. Tragedy and a sudden twist of fate carries Ariana to America, to a chilling deception, and a new life of unfamiliar terrors. Her past seemingly lost forever, her future uncertain, the ring she still clings to is all she has left of her father and brother. And in time it will become the bridge from her past to her future.

Download or read book Privilege written by Kate Brian and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-12-30 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After Ariana Osgood is arrested for mudering Thomas Pearson, she spends two years in jail plotting her escape to return to the glamorous life she left behind.

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Download or read book Valkyrie Dragons and Kings RISE TO RIGHTS written by John A. Honea. and Mikaela A. Case and published by Writers Republic LLC. This book was released on 2023-06-23 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a story of a misguided youth and his two brothers. After a time in hibernation, he had felt God had abandoned them and set out to destroy all of mankind during the time of the flood of Noah. The misguided boy reawaken in the modern day and later met up with a strange man in Greece, making his brothers follow suit. His life is rattled with joy, pain, anger, hate and love. Will his brothers betray him, or will they follow with his evil ways? Will he realize that God was with him the whole time? Will the boy fall for Satan's lies and part from God for good? Will he and his family make it off of Earth before God destroys it, or will the boy be trapped by his sins?

Download or read book Nursing Informatics 2016 written by W. Sermeus and published by IOS Press. This book was released on 2016-07-21 with total page 1148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the importance of electronic and digital devices in the provision of healthcare increases, so does the need for interdisciplinary collaboration to make the most of the new technical possibilities which have become available. This book presents the proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Nursing Informatics, held in Geneva, Switzerland, in June 2016. This biennial international conference provides one of the most important opportunities for healthcare professionals from around the world to gather and exchange expertise in the research and practice of both basic and applied nursing informatics. The theme of this 13th conference is eHealth for All: Every Level Collaboration – From Project to Realization. The book includes all full papers, as well as workshops, panels and poster summaries from the conference. Subjects covered include a wide range of topics, from robotic assistance in managing medication to intelligent wardrobes, and from low-cost wearables for fatigue and back stress management to big data analytics for optimizing work processes, and the book will be of interest to all those working in the design and provision of healthcare today.