Learning Solution-Focused Therapy: An Illustrated Guide bridges the gap between the traditional medical model of problem-focused assessment and treatment and the newer, increasingly popular strength-based treatment approach. The author's objective is to provide another therapeutic dimension, thus enhancing problem-focused treatment and supporting competency in this strength-based modality. Psychiatrists, pediatricians, family practitioners, nurses, and other mental health providers will ap...

Dimensional Analysis for Nursing Students will help you understand why and how dimensional analysis is applied to medication calculations. This book has the “What You Need To Know” and more. There are explanations, examples, and practice problems for PO(By Mouth), Injections, and Flow Rates. It’s colorful, informative, and fun!

Special considerations arise as critical care nurses care for victims of trauma and violence. This issue highlights the recent advances in the care of these patients, including victims of street crime and domestic violence. As a result of the wars in Afganistan and Iraq, changes in the echelons of care have been brought to U.S. trauma centers in order to better triage, manage, and provide post-surgical care to trauma patients. Articles in this issue address the advances in this field.

Named a 2013 Doody's Essential Purchase!"I have not found another book like this with such detailed and comprehensive information in a multitude of areas. It will be a great help to nurse managers." Score: 97, 5 Stars--Doody's Medical Reviews"This work is more than a mere academic attempt to define basic management concepts, but rather is a robust toolkit, providing real-life examples and experiences coupled with actual tools and techniques...

Anabelle is a young nurse who is anxious to work at the prestigious Borjon Medical Center. Getting a job at this hospital, one of the best in Haiti, is difficult for most, but easy for people with connections or from an affluent background. Anabelle does not have an influential background, but her perseverance after three years of filing for a position is ultimately successful. Six months into her job, Anabelle’s peers and patients are impressed with her work and charisma. In fact, she has...

An initial response to a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis is typically an active search for information about the disease itself and its potential long-term effects. Over 450,000 people in the US have received a diagnosis of MS and are living with this chronic debili- tating condition.What Nurses Know...Multiple Sclerosis sheds new light on this illness and itÌs symptoms from a trusted source: nurses. Written by a nurse who has practiced with MS patients for 25 years and wa...

Imagine a birth that is safe, comfortable, and empowering. You are in control of your body and your birth experience. You are surrounded by your loved ones, who shower you with support. You are relaxed and confident, knowing that you are giving birth in a place that feels safe and familiar. You are prepared emotionally, mentally, physically, and spiritually for your baby’s impending arrival.This is the kind of birth that every woman deserves. And this is t...

This book will help prepare the nurse and or healthcare professional through the world of contracts. This book will also help the traveler to avoid pitfalls and make the most of their experience with proven tips that help save the reading money, time, and frustration.

"This book is a user-friendly, real-world guide to assessing and managing any type of wound. The author presents vital information for nurses and nursing students who provide wound care in any setting...a wonderful resource for nurses."--The AORN Journal (Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses)"Wound care is arguably the single most difficult topic in medicine. It has no defined solution like insulin for the diabetic...no easy strategy that covers all wound...

This book has been written for those newly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. It is a guide to learning about the disease, its potential impact on your life, and the medical treatments now available for managing it successfully. This is a time of great excitement in research and advances in clinical management, such that most people who have multiple sclerosis can lead full and productive lives.This fourth edition is current and updated throughout, and includes a review of the cont...

Boost your baby’s brain health and microbiome with healthy, delicious, homemade first foods! Complete nutrition guide and organic baby food cookbook made explicitly for baby’s gut health.As parents, you possess great powers to help foster the growth of a healthy baby, starting with nourishing foods. In Brain Food for Your Baby, holistic health coach and registered nurse Leah Bodenbach offers a step-by-step nutritional guide to baby’s first foods along with...

Note to Readers: Publisher does not guarantee quality or access to any included digital components if book is purchased through a third-party seller.First edition named a 2013 PROSE Award Winner in Nursing and Allied Health SciencesThis textbook for Canadian nursing and allied health students explores the major health issues of Indigenous populations and how to improve their overall health. The second edition addresses a key develo...