Author: Nina A. Klebanoff Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins ISBN: Category : Activities of Daily Living Languages : en Pages : 452
Book Description
Here's your survival guide to the management of behavior problems in today's home-care environment. With this compact reference, you'll discover a wealth of easy-to-follow nursing interventions geared specifically to promote mental wellness, facilitate patient education, and provide holistic care while helping you to cope with the stress of in-home nursing practice! You'll cover the basics and address all important aspects of behavior management to help you improve communication skills; discover safety and crisis intervention techniques; examine basic defensive, protective, and coping mechanisms; and find practical discussions of more than 70 behaviors - including 40 categories of behavior problems - which are listed alphabetically and cross-referenced for easy access.
Author: Judith Ann Allender Publisher: ISBN: Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 844
Book Description
This edition of "Community Health Nursing: Concepts and Practice" continues to be written with you, the undergraduate nursing student, in mind. It is "user friendly' with many mini-case studies woven throughout the text in order for you to more easily apply the information with your clients. The text is comprehensive and incorporates the impact of the global health status. We are a small planet with big health problems that impact each person's health and the role of the community health nurse now and in the future. As a nation, we have a new and continuing health agenda through Healthy People 2010 that gives direction to our work. These new goals and objectives are incorporated throughout the text. Finally, the text format is designed to provide you with the comprehensive, globally sensitive information and skills you need to be and effective practitioner with aggregates, groups, and individuals in the community
Author: Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins ISBN: 9781605476278 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 424
Book Description
Focusing specifically on the needs of the aging adult population-from the so-called silent generation (Depression era babies) through the youngest of the baby boomers--this book provides comprehensive coverage of gerontological concepts, health promotion strategies, and practical information on nursing care for all major disorders that typically affect older adults. Each chapter starts with an interesting or inspiring quote to set the tone as well as a fact-filled, illustrated timeline of people, cultural events, and scientific advances germane to the topic at hand. Abundant photos and illustr
Author: Carol Taylor Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins ISBN: Category : Health promotion Languages : en Pages : 1432
Book Description
comprehensive, introductory textbook, Fundamentals of Nursing presents basic professional concepts, clinical concepts, and clinical skills with step-by-step illustrated procedures. The text's striking, full-color visual material holds students' interest, and the clear, readable writing style enhances understanding. Throughout, it takes a holistic approach toward nursing care by consistently emphasizing four types of blended skills of nursing that students must master: technical, cognitive, ethical/legal, and interpersonal. Special features include: Promoting Health displays; Applying Learning to Practice exercises; Through the Eyes of a Student/Patient/Family Caregiver; and Thinking Critically displays. New to the Fourth Edition are the chapters Wound Care and Blended Skills and Critical Thinking Throughout the Nursing Process, and updated content on timely topics, such as latex allergies, needleless systems, conscious sedation, pain, and more. Detailed procedure guidelines now include home care and lifespan considerations
Author: Kay Green Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins ISBN: Category : Clinical competence Languages : en Pages : 420
Book Description
Overviews the home care industry covering specific issues of home care visits. Four units discuss recent trends; skills and concepts such as cultural adaptability, supervision of paraprofessionals, and application of the nursing process in the home care setting; clinical activities nurses perform, including teaching and infection control; and the actual practice of home care nursing. Boxed material highlights typical dilemmas in home care, compares home and hospital care, and offers tips and suggestions. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
Author: Carolyn J. Humphrey Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning ISBN: 9780834210172 Category : Home nursing Languages : en Pages : 530
Book Description
Here's the brand new third edition of the very popular Home Care Nursing Handbook -- considered by readers as a "beacon of excellence" in home care nursing. Now better than ever, this book that so many nurses have turned to for immediate, excellent advice, has been significantly expanded. It is reorganized for quicker access to expert guidance & devotes separate chapters to interventions for each impairment. Use this guide every day to assess situations quickly, develop efficient plans of care, provide accurate intervention strategies, document patient care quickly & precisely, promote quality patient outcomes--in the shortest number of contacts , & so much more. This book is a vital addition to critical pathways, point-of-care computer systems, & OASIS data collection.
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