This book is designed to provide an economic perspective on health promotion and chronic disease prevention.

This Basic Life Support (BLS) instructor manual teaches both single-rescuer and rescue teams basic life support skills for application in both pre-hospital and in-facility environments, with a focus on high-quality CPR. Our educational training material is created and maintained by practicing physicians, adhering to the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) guidelines. These BLS first-aid course techniques are based on the latest 2020-2025 ILCOR Standards and Guidelines,...

This book will help those involved in health policy making to understand the various successes and failures of health policies around Europe and the complex choices that confront the health systems of Europe.

"This innovative text provides practical strategies for developing, integrating, and evaluating new and emerging technology, specifically game-based learning methods, useful in nursing and clinical health sciences education. The text draws upon existing models of experiential learning such as Benner's thinking-in-action and novice-to-expert frameworks, and introduces current theories supporting the phenomenon of the created learning environment.Chapters explain how simulati...

Children's nurses are faced with unique challenges when undertaking clinical skills, adapting their knowledge and practice for the physical and developmental age of their patients. The Oxford Handbook of Clinical Skills for Children's and Young People's Nursing is a practical guide to both the most basic and the increasingly complex elements of caring for the health needs of children and young people. Focusing on the key principles underpinning all elements of care, it provides a solid, ev...

Practitioners and students: see and hear breath and heart sounds with remarkable clarity while perfecting your auscultation technique. Auscultation Skills: Breath & Heart Sounds, Fifth Edition, pinpoints exactly how, where, and why breath and heart sounds occur and helps you to differentiate normal from abnormal sounds quickly and accurately. Loaded with clear explanations, colorful illustrations, and linked to online audio cues, this sensational reference spans the simple to the complex a...

This volume analyses P4P programs in their entirety within the health policy context of each country at the time the programme was introduced.

This book seeks to identify the current ‘state of the art’ of health system comparison, identifying data and methodological issues and exploring the current interface between evidence and practice.

The book focuses on three key aspects of delivery of child health services: service integration and coordination, public health measures, and enhancing the quality of care for children.

The volumes in the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies series focus on key issues for health policy-making in Europe. This book is a joint venture between the WHO/EO and the EuroDRG which addresses the challenges of using Diagnosis Related Group systems in Europe.

This book, part of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policy series, focuses on the different aspects of migration and health and how they can be addressed by health care systems. This is a key text for health policy makers and advisers.

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Discover how technology can improve patient care -- and enhance every aspect of a nurse’s job performance, education, and careerA Doody's Core Title for 2017!Written by leaders in nursing informatics, this comprehensive up...