Like getting 7 books in 1, MOSBY'S ONCOLOGY NURSING ADVISOR provides quick access to essential information on a wide range of cancer topics, including types of cancer, treatment options, symptom management, palliative care, and patient teaching. Its user-friendly layout and straightforward coverage make it ideal for use in any clinical setting, offering authoritative guidance to help you provide the best possible oncology nursing care.Detailed descriptions of over 50 major ca...

- Six new chapters — Biliary and Pancreatic Obstruction, Depression and Cognitive Dysfunction, Dyspnea and Airway Obstruction, GI Obstruction, Heart Failure, and Spiritual Distress — keep you up to date with the latest advances in oncology nursing. - Evidence-based rationales in the nursing interventions help you apply the latest research findings to actual practice. - Each chapter includes a new section on pathophysiology to help you understand the physiologic processes associated with ea...

Teaching Health Professionals Online is a must-read for professionals in the health care field who strive to deliver excellence in their online classes. Intended for a wide range of professionals, including nurses, social workers, occupational and radiation therapists, chiropractors, dietitians, and dental hygienists, this compendium of teaching strategies will inspire both new and experienced instructors in the health professions. In addition to outlining creative, challenging ac...

This is the second in STTI’s popular series of practical handbooks for nurse managers. As a nurse manager, one will deal with the economic reality of patient-staffing ratios, reports, and accountants. Acronyms such as FTEs and ADCs can feel like a foreign language many new managers haven’t learned yet. This book provides practical tools, tips, and strategies that will help one be a successful nurse manager.

One doesnt achieve success despite living with diabetes; one achieves success in part due to living with diabetes and all the life skills practiced, learned, and acquired as a result. Men: Be empowered to succeed with diabetes! Combine testosterone with a positive attitude, the drive and determination to triumph over diabetes, and you have a recipe for success. This book is a collection of life stories - each chapter written by a highly respected and successful man with diabetes. The diver...

Presenting specialized biological information on what cancer is, this book looks at how it damages the body, and how cancer treatments work. Engaging, accessible and illustrated throughout, this unique text:explains the basic biology of cancerdiscusses the biology of the wide range of common cancersidentifies and explains the biological causes of cancerexplains drug action in chemotherapy and analgesiaexplains the link between diet and ...

School nurses serve on the front lines of the everyday struggle for our childrens health, yet they are often perceived as little more than glorified dispensers of bandages. This false perception, held by many parents, officials, and administrators, does a serious disservice to this dedicated group of health professionals.Angels in Disguise tells the oral history of school nursing through the eyes, ears, and hearts of school nurses serving throughout the United States. By s...

The role and scope of nursing in primary health care is continually evolving as a result of changes in society. This book explores current issues from the perspective of nursing, showing how policy informs practice. The topics covered include:* health needs profiling* assessment* interprofessional work* quality of care* family carers* new nursing roles in primary health careThe book is suitable for practioners in primary health care, stude...

This book is the perfect quick reference or study guide for students covering disease and therapeutics as part of a nursing or other healthcare course.

This resource is designed to raise awareness levels of cancer for people working in the care sector, or those supporting someone in their own home or family.The text begins by looking at what cancer is and how it begins. The types of tumour are defined and how they are classified. Various risk factors are discussed, together with the most common signs and symptoms of cancer. There is a section on grading and staging of tumours.Tests, investigations and treatments are consid...

Over the past ten years there has been a dramatic increase in new nursing roles and nurse-led clinics within oncology. This unique handbook is a comprehensive companion for nurses studying and practising at an advanced level in this emerging field.This text outlines and discusses roles, responsibilities and skills related to advanced practice in oncology nursing – including leadership, communication skills and prescribing – linking throughout to the implications for clinical practi...

Named a 2013 Doody's Core Title!Nursing practice is a complex and varied field that requires precision, dedication, care, and expertise. Clinicians must have both the skills and the tools to attend to changes in patients' responses, recognize trends, and understand the nature of their patients' conditions over time.This book clearly delineates the skills needed to become an expert nurse. In this new edition, the editors present a report of a six-year study ...