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Hardback. Condición: Good. Covering the scope, theory, and approaches to the practice of occupational therapy, this title prepares you to care for adults who have physical disabilities. It takes a client-centered approach, following the advanced OT Practice framework as it defines your role as an OTA in physical dysfunction practice.…

Paperback. Condición: Fair. This portable reference offers quick, convenient access to key guidance on ECG interpretation. Completely updated to reflect the 2000 guidelines for CPR and emergency cardiovascular care, it puts essential, state-of-the-art knowledge at the readers' fingertips.

Hardback. Condición: Good. Learn how to become an exceptional caregiver in today's evolving healthcare environment! Written by a dedicated team of expert authors led by Sharon Lewis, Medical-Surgical Nursing, 10th Edition offers up-to-date coverage of the latest trends, hot topics, and clinical developments in the field. Completely revised and updated content explores patient care in various clinical settings and focuses on key topics such as patient safety, NCLEX exam preparation, evidence-based practice, and teamwork. A variety of helpful boxes and tables make it easy for you to find essential information and the accessible writing style and building-block approach make even the most complex concepts easy to grasp. Best of all - a complete collection of learning and study resources helps you learn more effectively and offers valuable, real-world preparation for clinical practice. Highly readable format offers you a strong foundation in medical-surgical nursing. Content written and reviewed by leading experts in the field ensures that information is comprehensive, current, and clinically accurate. Informatics boxes discuss how technology is used by nurses and patients in healthcare settings. Expanded coverage of evidence-based practice helps you understand how to apply the latest research to real-life patient care. Expanded Safety Alerts throughout the book highlight patient safety issues and focus on the latest National Patient Safety Goals. UNIQUE! "Levels of Care" approach explains how nursing care varies for different levels of health and illness. Bridge to NCLEX Examination review questions at the end of each chapter reinforce key content while helping you prepare for the NCLEX examination with both standard and alternate item format questions. Unfolding case studies included throughout each assessment chapter help you apply concepts and procedures to real-life patient care. Managing Care of Multiple Patients case studies at the end of each section help you apply your knowledge of various disorders and prioritize and delegate patient care. Separate chapter on genetics focuses on the practical application to nursing care of patients. Genetics in Clinical Practice boxes address key topics such as genetic testing, Alzheimer's disease, sickle cell disease, and genetics-related ethical issues. Genetic Risk Alerts and Genetic Link headings highlight specific genetic issues related to body system assessments and disorders. NEW! Interprofessional Care tables emphasize the importance of total patient care and outline the role of each provider in managing disorders. NEW! Teamwork & Collaboration boxes highlight your role in working with members of the interprofessional team. NEW! Check Your Practice boxes challenge you to think critically and interact with patient data. NEW! Becoming a Nurse Leader boxes introduce you to concepts related to being a responsible team member and leader. NEW! Patient and Caregiver Teaching chapter includes a stronger focus on informatics to reflect the current use of technology as it relates to patient self-management. NEW! Core clinical content focuses on highlighting and incorporating QSEN competencies.…

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. This portable reference offers quick, convenient access to key guidance on ECG interpretation. Completely updated to reflect the 2000 guidelines for CPR and emergency cardiovascular care, it puts essential, state-of-the-art knowledge at the readers' fingertips.

Paperback. Condición: Good. This portable reference offers quick, convenient access to key guidance on ECG interpretation. Completely updated to reflect the 2000 guidelines for CPR and emergency cardiovascular care, it puts essential, state-of-the-art knowledge at the readers' fingertips.

Hardback. Condición: Very Good. Learn how to become an exceptional caregiver in today's evolving healthcare environment! Written by a dedicated team of expert authors led by Sharon Lewis, Medical-Surgical Nursing, 10th Edition offers up-to-date coverage of the latest trends, hot topics, and clinical developments in the field. Completely revised and updated content explores patient care in various clinical settings and focuses on key topics such as patient safety, NCLEX exam preparation, evidence-based practice, and teamwork. A variety of helpful boxes and tables make it easy for you to find essential information and the accessible writing style and building-block approach make even the most complex concepts easy to grasp. Best of all - a complete collection of learning and study resources helps you learn more effectively and offers valuable, real-world preparation for clinical practice. Highly readable format offers you a strong foundation in medical-surgical nursing. Content written and reviewed by leading experts in the field ensures that information is comprehensive, current, and clinically accurate. Informatics boxes discuss how technology is used by nurses and patients in healthcare settings. Expanded coverage of evidence-based practice helps you understand how to apply the latest research to real-life patient care. Expanded Safety Alerts throughout the book highlight patient safety issues and focus on the latest National Patient Safety Goals. UNIQUE! "Levels of Care" approach explains how nursing care varies for different levels of health and illness. Bridge to NCLEX Examination review questions at the end of each chapter reinforce key content while helping you prepare for the NCLEX examination with both standard and alternate item format questions. Unfolding case studies included throughout each assessment chapter help you apply concepts and procedures to real-life patient care. Managing Care of Multiple Patients case studies at the end of each section help you apply your knowledge of various disorders and prioritize and delegate patient care. Separate chapter on genetics focuses on the practical application to nursing care of patients. Genetics in Clinical Practice boxes address key topics such as genetic testing, Alzheimer's disease, sickle cell disease, and genetics-related ethical issues. Genetic Risk Alerts and Genetic Link headings highlight specific genetic issues related to body system assessments and disorders. NEW! Interprofessional Care tables emphasize the importance of total patient care and outline the role of each provider in managing disorders. NEW! Teamwork & Collaboration boxes highlight your role in working with members of the interprofessional team. NEW! Check Your Practice boxes challenge you to think critically and interact with patient data. NEW! Becoming a Nurse Leader boxes introduce you to concepts related to being a responsible team member and leader. NEW! Patient and Caregiver Teaching chapter includes a stronger focus on informatics to reflect the current use of technology as it relates to patient self-management. NEW! Core clinical content focuses on highlighting and incorporating QSEN competencies.…

Paperback. Condición: Good. There is no substitute for reporting a large number of ECGs. This book provides 100 real clinical case histories, with the 12-lead ECG from each patient. The reader is asked to report and interpret each ECG, and to draw up a plan for the patient's management. The answers are given on the reverse of the page showing the ECG.…

Paperback. Condición: Good. For fast, accurate, and efficient coding, pick this practical HCPCS reference! Buck?s 2024 HCPCS Level II provides an easy-to-use guide to the latest HCPCS codes. It helps you locate specific codes, comply with coding regulations, manage reimbursement for medical supplies, report patient data, code Medicare cases, and more. Spiral bound, this full-color reference simplifies coding with anatomy plates (including Netter?s Anatomy illustrations) and ASC (Ambulatory Surgical Center) payment and status indicators. In addition, it includes a companion website with the latest coding updates. UNIQUE! Current Dental Terminology (CDT) codes from the American Dental Association (ADA) offer one-step access to all dental codes UNIQUE! Full-color anatomy plates (including Netter?s Anatomy illustrations) enhance your understanding of specific coding situations by helping you understand anatomy and physiology Easy-to-use format optimizes reimbursement through quick, accurate, and efficient coding At-a-glance code listings and distinctive symbols make it easy to identify new, revised, and deleted codes Full-color design with color tables helps you locate and identify codes with speed and accuracy Jurisdiction symbols show the appropriate contractor to be billed when submitting claims to Medicare carriers and Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) payment and status indicators show which codes are payable in the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System to ensure accurate reporting and appropriate reimbursement Durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) indicators address reimbursement for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies Drug code annotations identify brand-name drugs as well as drugs that appear on the National Drug Class (NDC) directory and other Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved drugs Age/sex edits identify codes for use only with patients of a specific age or sex Quantity symbol indicates the maximum allowable units per day per patient in physician and outpatient hospital settings, as listed in the Medically Unlikely Edits (MUEs) for enhanced accuracy on claims The American Hospital Association Coding Clinic® for HCPCS citations provide a reference point for information about specific codes and their usage Physician Quality Reporting System icon identifies codes that are specific to PQRS measures NEW! Updated HCPCS code set ensures fast and accurate coding, with the latest Healthcare Common Procedure Coding.…

Hardback. Condición: Good. This is a logical approach to the examination. This book provides assessment and treatment of the lumbo-pelvic-hip region (pelvic girdle) and its related disorders based on the latest research in the filed. The book summarizes the research for the clinician and relates the findings to clinical practice through the presentation of examination techniques and guidelines for treatment. Written by a practitioner who is also involved in the research, the book is practical and clinician friendly while being academically fully uptodate and theoretically sound.…

Paperback. Condición: Good. Helps you learn medical terminology. Featuring CDs with interactive games and audio pronunciations, this book helps you begin reading, writing, and speaking medical terms in the shortest time possible.

Paperback. Condición: Good. Focuses on students enrolled in one-semester anatomy and physiology courses and preparing to enter a health-related profession. This edition provides coverage of medical terminology that helps students analyze and pronounce key anatomical terms.

Paperback. Condición: Good. The fifth edition of this outstanding resource outlines the distinct core knowledge base for emergency nursing in a systematic, concise, efficient, and practical manner. Each section provides a systems approach to general assessment; a specific description of each disease entity; a thorough clinical and diagnostic evaluation; and a definitive care and disposition.…

Paperback. Condición: Good. Communications are key to the success of disaster mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. This title provides valuable information for navigating these priorities in the age of evolving media. It includes case studies from disasters including Hurricane Sandy, the 2011 tsunami in Japan, and the Boston Marathon bombings. …

Hardback. Condición: Very Good. This book is a compilation of the best pieces of creative and humorous writing published in the nursing and related literature within the last 20 years. Many of the articles selected deal with the relationship between nurses and their colleagues, physicians, patients and patients' families. The articles are divided into nine chapters chronicling a typical nurse's career, beginning with the trials and tribulations of nursing school and the perils of job hunting. In the third chapter, the new nurse learns to cope with a plethora of diseases along with the nuts and bolts of treatment regimens. Learning to co-operate with physicians and using communication effectively are of paramount importance in a nurse's daily work. The sixth chapter draws on the world of academics and the mass media's perceptions of the nursing profession.…

Paperback. Condición: Good. Covers the key nursing concepts and content areas found on the NCLEX-PN licensure examination. This work comes with an outline format that summarizes essential nursing content with multiple illustrations, including many of the author's mnemonic cartoons. It includes an Alert! feature that highlights frequently tested nursing concepts.…

Condición: Good. Presents a list of the 'Top 100 Secrets' in general internal medicine to help readers to meet the challenges they face.

Paperback. Condición: Good. The third edition of "Introduction to Splinting: A Clinical Reasoning and Problem-Solving Approach" helps readers master the basic theory, principles, and techniques of splinting needed for clinical practice. Using a combination textbook/workbook format, it integrates theory and technical knowledge with hands-on learning features that equip readers with essential clinical knowledge, critical thinking skills, and problem-solving skills associated with splinting.…

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. This book offers concise and comprehensive coverage of orofacial embryology, oral histology, and dental anatomy while also providing a brief introduction to the orofacial region. The clearly written text highlights both basic science and clinical applications to give the reader well-rounded coverage. The features of the book include: clinical applications for diverse topics that range from dental implants to periodontal considerations, an outstanding illustration program, microscopic photographs, and clinical photographs that clarify essential concepts, a review of anatomical nomenclature, pronunciations, a glossary, chapter overviews, and learning objectives.…

Hardback. Condición: Good. Helps in diagnosis and management of birth defects that result from mechanical forces in late gestation. This book equips you with the evidence-based guidance that you need to intervene in a timely and effective manner to avoid long-term adverse secondary consequences.

Paperback. Condición: Good.

Paperback. Condición: Good. With a strong focus on health and wellness, this gerontological nursing text offers you a holistic perspective to caring for older adults. Designed to facilitate the healthiest adaptation possible, this text identifies potential problems that may occur and the means to address complications, alleviate discomfort, and help older adults lead healthy lives. Disease processes are discussed in the context of healthy adaptation, nursing support, and nursing responsibilities to help you gain an understanding of your clients' experience.…

Paperback. Condición: Good. Provides students and beginning clinicians with a basic understanding of neurogenic communication disorders, the individuals who have these disorders, and how these disorders are measured and treated. This text gives the reader the tools needed to evaluate, diagnose and treat patients with neurogenic communication disorders.…

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Ideal for any on-call professional, resident, or medical student, this best-selling reference covers the common problems you?ll encounter while on call in the hospital. On Call Principles and Protocols, 6th Edition, by Drs. Shane A. Marshall and John Ruedy, fits perfectly in your pocket, ready to provide key information in time-sensitive, challenging situations. You?ll gain speed, skill, and knowledge with every call - from diagnosing a difficult or life-threatening situation to prescribing the right medication. Highlights medications, doses, and critical information in a second color for fast reference Features a logical, highly templated format so you can locate critical information quickly Covers essential topics such as Approach to Diagnosis and Management of On-Call Problems; Documentation; Assessment and Management of Volume Status; and HIV, HBV, HCV, Influenza, and the House Officer Delivers consistent, easy-to-follow coverage of the most common on-call problems and approaches, including what to do from the initial phone call, "Elevator Thoughts," how to immediately identify major threats to life, what to do at the bedside, and how to avoid common mistakes for every call.…

Hardback. Condición: Fair. More comprehensive than ever, this textbook discusses in even greater detail the field of pediatrics. New sections on such significant topics as ethics, AIDS, drug differentiations and new pathologic tests.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Approx. 544 pagesUNIQUE A logical organization of 15 chapters separated into leadership and management sections corresponds to the number of weeks in a typical semester.Complete coverage of management issues gives you a solid understanding of financial management, technology, nursing informatics, legal and ethical issues, error reduction, quality improvement, recruitment and retention, and personnel evaluation and development.In-depth discussions of key leadership concepts help you develop effective communication, stress management, and decision-making skills.Information on hot topics such as disaster management and bioterrorism keep you at the forefront of today's complex health care environment.A global approach to nursing management reflects an increasing emphasis on diversity and the evolving clinical environment.Thought-provoking quotations throughout each chapter help relate complex theories and issues to everyday practice.Major Concepts & Definitions boxes outline and summarize the most significant ideas presented in each chapter and help clarify new terminology.Research Perspective boxes in each chapter summarize key nursing management studies, with a consistent format that outlines the purpose, methods, results, and conclusions of each study.Evolve(R) companion website offers practice worksheets, critical thinking activities, and case studies that challenge you to apply new concepts to realistic practice scenarios.Updated two-color design highlights key information for easy reference.Information on succession planning helps you expand the process beyond simply replacing positions to identifying and nurturing a pool of potential candidates for future leadership success.Tables, boxes, and illustrations synthesize and streamline complex issues and theories for quick reference.Expanded online resources give you easy access to self-assessment questions, case studies, and critical thinking activities for further study outside of the classroom. …

Hardback. Condición: Fair. Presents a comprehensive approach to nursing care. This title covers patient care in various clinical settings by employing a level of care approach, discussing nursing implementation at multiple levels. It highlights the content that is most relevant and challenging for nursing students, including patient teaching, nutrition and drug therapy.…

Paperback. Condición: Fair. Based on the comprehensive, critically acclaimed text, Hemodynamic Monitoring: Invasive and Non-invasive Clinical Application, 2nd Edition. This interdisciplinary handbook covers both the fundamentals and advanced concepts of invasive and non-invasive hemodynamic monitoring technologies and their practical applications to clinical practice in a portable format. Concise and clearly written, this unique resource offers an overview of the cardiovascular and pulmonary systems with considerations specific to critically ill and injured patients.…

Paperback. Condición: Good. The only Nursing Anaesthesia handbook avaliable! Core Concepts on anaesthesia, common diseases, diagnostic and surgical procedures and drugs can all be found in this new 2nd edition of the Handbook for Nurse Anaesthesia. This invaluable reference will provide fast guidance on case management, disease processes and anaesthetic care considerations for a multitude of surgical procedures. Also included are revised appendices featuring information on fluid management and latex allergy.…

Paperback. Condición: Good. Includes coverage of IV drugs, interactions between drugs, and more. A color drug administration guide illustrates drug administration procedures for drugs given intravenously and intramuscularly. This work also includes a CD-ROM that contains drug information on commonly prescribed medications in printable format, calculation tutorial, and more.…

Paperback. Condición: Good. A complete review, this guide covers the five major subject areas of the ARRT exam in radiography. And it's an effective study guide for many radiography courses! Written in outline format, each review of a subject is followed by questions related specifically to that area. A companion CD-ROM includes a pool of over 1,400 questions that may be randomly combined to generate a virtually limitless number of mock exams. This edition also provides valuable information on preparing resumes and cover letters, interviewing, and career planning to help you make the transition to a successful career.…