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Paperback. Condition: Good. Offers readers with the theoretical background needed to help them prepare for clinical teaching. This title contains what a clinical instructor needs to know in order teach both the science and art of nursing, including: organizing the clinical experience; making clinical assignments; planning orientation days; and developing clinical rotations.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Written by experienced PA educators, this guide details the clinical approach to common presentations such as abdominal pain, headache and fatigue. It also provides a systems-based approach to more than 70 of the most frequently encountered disease entities you will see in this rotation.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Written by experienced PA educators, this guide details the clinical approach to common presentations such as abdominal pain, headache and fatigue. It also provides a systems-based approach to more than 70 of the most frequently encountered disease entities you will see in this rotation.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. An invaluable instructional guide for graduate students who are developing the skills needed to fulfill the emerging role of clinical leadership within the complex healthcare environment. It provides critical information and practical tools for leadership that can transform a healthcare practice.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Fully updated, this concise and easy-to-use guide gives students preparing to take the PraxisTM Test in School Psychology--required for licensure by most US states and the National Association of School Psychologists--an accessible content review with two complete sample exams. The guide encompasses all of the content areas appearing on the exam-Data-Based Decision Making, Research-Based Academic Practices, Research-Based Behavioral and Mental Health Practices, Consultation and Collaboration, Applied Psychological Foundations, and Legal, Ethical, and Professional Foundations. Review content is presented concisely and efficiently, allowing students to focus on the most relevant information. Written by a practicing school psychologist and field-tested with school psychology students, the guide describes the test in a conversational and accessible style and offers helpful tips on how best to study for and take the exam.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. An ideal textbook for courses in Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA), this book helps students cultivate an in-depth understanding of assessing, diagnosing, and treating problem behaviours in a functional perspective.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. An ideal textbook for courses in Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA), this book helps students cultivate an in-depth understanding of assessing, diagnosing, and treating problem behaviours in a functional perspective.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Presents an account of nurses' and health professionals' experiences during Hurricane Katrina. This book provides the perspectives of nurses, and informs the reader about the delivery of care to patients in hospitals affected by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Using real life case examples, this book encourages therapists to focus on clients' inner strengths rather than on pathologies that need to be fixed, to help clients cope. It contains several exercises to develop techniques for building verbal and non-verbal skills, awareness of individual and cultural differences, and more. …

Paperback. Condition: Good. Presents an account of nurses' and health professionals' experiences during Hurricane Katrina. This book provides the perspectives of nurses, and informs the reader about the delivery of care to patients in hospitals affected by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005.

Paperback. Condition: Good. This practical, concise, and accessible guide delivers step-by-step guidelines for integrating research and best evidence to produce concise, well-written project proposals. This revision provides practical guidelines of common project models for developing and writing a tight proposal from start to finish while leaving room for the unique nature of most clinical project topics.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. The second edition of this one-of-a-kind textbook focuses on achieving two goals: 1) translating evidence into nursing and health care that meet the DNP core competency requirements and 2) presenting a practical resource for other health professionals to translate evidence into projects designed to improve health care and health care delivery.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. Named a 2013 Doody's Core Title! This is a wonderful resource that fills a true gap in the literature. This is a topic that needs more exposure and more emphasis in the field of advanced practice nursing. The value of evaluation in healthcare quality will be seen in the outcomes of healthcare improvements." Score: 100, 5 Stars--Doody's Medical Reviews High-level evaluation skills reflecting national standards and benchmarks are becoming increasingly important in our changing health care climate. This is the only nursing textbook to lay the foundation for APNs to achieve the highest possible competency in conducting systematic and in-depth evaluations of all aspects of health care. Comprehensive in scope, it distills current best practice information from numerous sources to create a thorough and reliable resource for APN and DNP graduates. The text addresses both the theoretical basis of evaluation and its application as an integral part of contemporary practice. It provides an overview of evaluation science and critically examines the characteristics, sources, and quality of the nature of evidence. Several frameworks are described to provide the reader with different evaluation models, including those of economic evaluation. The text covers in detail the evaluation of organizations, systems, and standards for practice, including information systems and patient care technology, the redesign of health care in accordance with patient-family centered models, and the challenges of the current trend toward electronic medical records. Also addressed is the evaluation of populations and health care teams, including characteristics, risk factors, and determinants, as well as the emphasis on interdisciplinary collaborative health teams. Additionally, the text covers translating outcomes from evaluation into health care policy, and opportunities for advocacy and leadership among APNs. Key Features: Provides comprehensive coverage of evaluation of patient, population, systems, health team, and health care information systems technology outcomes Presents best practices and evidence-based practices that stress use in practice Uses case studies to illustrate application of evaluation in each practice area Stresses the importance of clear terminology in evaluation and provides definitions of relevant terms.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. This best-selling textbook remains the most concise and balanced introduction to the United States health care system. Providing an accessible overview of the basic components of the system, this latest edition is also entirely updated to address the health care reform bill of 2010 and subsequent changes to health care services, delivery, and financing.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Presents the domestic health care system. This book explains the five major components of the US health care system: health care institutions; health care personnel; financing mechanisms; research and educational institutions that produce biomedical knowledge and health personnel; and, firms producing "health commodities".…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Presents the domestic health care system. This book explains the five major components of the US health care system: health care institutions; health care personnel; financing mechanisms; research and educational institutions that produce biomedical knowledge and health personnel; and, firms producing "health commodities".…

Paperback. Condition: Good. This 4th edition provides expanded and updated content reflecting current and future changes for advanced practice nurse (APN) graduate students and their transition to practice. It presents essential information on the multifaceted role of the APN, placing clinical content within the reality of the practice and professional arenas. The text will be useful to graduate students enrolled in core APN courses, especially those students seeking to transition into professional practice as nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, nurse midwives, and nurse anesthetists. It facilitates transition into practice. It includes: discussions on educational requirements and differentiation from certification; new content on the DNP and CNL roles in AP, including leadership functions; expanded discussion of professional issues and research based practice (with quantitative and qualitative methodologies); new chapter on the influence of health policy on AP nursing; new chapter on integrating informatics into practice; and, updated list of web resources.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This best-selling textbook remains the most concise and balanced introduction to the United States health care system. Providing an accessible overview of the basic components of the system, this latest edition is also entirely updated to address the health care reform bill of 2010 and subsequent changes to health care services, delivery, and financing.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This 4th edition provides expanded and updated content reflecting current and future changes for advanced practice nurse (APN) graduate students and their transition to practice. It presents essential information on the multifaceted role of the APN, placing clinical content within the reality of the practice and professional arenas. The text will be useful to graduate students enrolled in core APN courses, especially those students seeking to transition into professional practice as nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, nurse midwives, and nurse anesthetists. It facilitates transition into practice. It includes: discussions on educational requirements and differentiation from certification; new content on the DNP and CNL roles in AP, including leadership functions; expanded discussion of professional issues and research based practice (with quantitative and qualitative methodologies); new chapter on the influence of health policy on AP nursing; new chapter on integrating informatics into practice; and, updated list of web resources.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. "Advance Care Planning is a rich, insightful book of interest to a broad range or disciplines. It raises questions about why, in spite of so much knowledge and effort, we have not progressed in more effective and extensive use of ACP."--OMEGA: Journal of Death and Dying This is a very substantive book that encompasses the various aspects of advance care planning, both prior to and after a diagnosis of a life-limiting disease. The realistic case studies help readers understand the complexities of decision-making by the individual and the family."--Doody's Medical Reviews While advance directives hold a great deal of promise for ensuring self-determination and quality of life near its end, the majority of Americans face life-threatening illness without having completed effective advance care planning. This volume recounts the history of advance directives, chronicling the evolution of an approach that initially focused on completing forms, to one that now emphasizes more comprehensive strategies for facilitating conversations about end-of-life care and planning for dying and death. It provides helpful strategies for initiating and guiding discussions among providers, patients, and their loved ones, easing the burdens of uncertainty, and improving the efficacy of surrogate decision making near the end of life. Scholars and practitioners from a variety of disciplines provide a well-rounded view of the history and challenges of advance directives. Authors include palliative care physicians, nurses, social workers, grief counselors, educators, lawyers, psychologists, sociologists, and medical ethicists. The book shares successful strategies on how effective advance care planning can provide smoother transitions at the end of life and ensure better quality of living before death. It incorporates effective multidisciplinary, relationship-based models of advance care planning along with multidisciplinary perspectives to help caregiving professionals initiate conversations and disseminate relevant information to patients and their loved ones and advocates. Case studies illustrate the importance of, challenges with, and prospects for advance directives and advance care planning. The book addresses common barriers to advance care planning and offers ways to overcome them, as well as detailing public health, legal, and comprehensive community planning approaches to change how our current American society deals with dying, death, and end-of-life care. Key Features: Introduces a multidisciplinary, pragmatic approach to advance care planning Addresses strategies to reform advance care planning Presents case studies illustrating the importance, benefits, and challenges of advance directives Features successful initiatives in advance care planning and new directions that shift community practice related to dying, death, and end-of-life care. Includes the contributions of physicians, grief counselors, medical ethicists, social workers, psychologists, medical ethicists, lawyers, nurses, educators, and others.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. This expanded edition offers an almost exhaustive array of potential careers in nursing education and practice for nurses at all levels. It doubles the number of potential nursing careers, updates previous entries and provides informative interviews with nurses working in a variety of roles and settings which will bring to life the breadth of opportunities available to nurses today.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. This expanded edition offers an almost exhaustive array of potential careers in nursing education and practice for nurses at all levels. It doubles the number of potential nursing careers, updates previous entries and provides informative interviews with nurses working in a variety of roles and settings which will bring to life the breadth of opportunities available to nurses today.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This expanded edition offers an almost exhaustive array of potential careers in nursing education and practice for nurses at all levels. It doubles the number of potential nursing careers, updates previous entries and provides informative interviews with nurses working in a variety of roles and settings which will bring to life the breadth of opportunities available to nurses today.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This fully updated and revised eleventh edition of a highly esteemed survey and analysis of health care delivery in the US keeps pace with the rapid changes that are reshaping our system. Fundamentally, this new edition presents the realities that impact the US's achievement of the so-called Triple Aim: better health and better care at a lower cost.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. This fully updated and revised eleventh edition of a highly esteemed survey and analysis of health care delivery in the US keeps pace with the rapid changes that are reshaping our system. Fundamentally, this new edition presents the realities that impact the US's achievement of the so-called Triple Aim: better health and better care at a lower cost.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. This text is written from a biopsychosocial perspective and addresses death experiences across the lifespan along with identification and intervention strategies for normative losses. This text is arranged to utilize a developmental framework so that each level of development from infancy through aging is addressed in four ways. The first section opens with a review of normal developmental issues for the age in question, particularly the abilities and challenges that are specific to that age. The second section analyzes how an individual of that age tends to cope with a serious loss of a significant other, including how they may experience life threatening illness themselves. The third section addresses how significant others tend to react and mourn in the face of the death of someone in that age range. The fourth section of each chapter identifies the normative losses a person is likely to experience, and addresses protective and risky ways of coping with those losses.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. The war is over, and Cherry is sent home. Her new assignment is working in a hospital for veterans, where she finds her biggest challenge is raising the spirits of men who have lost arms, legs, or other body parts. Will they be welcomed back to their families and be able to work again? Jim Travers, the woodworker who has lost a leg and was the sole support of his elderly mother, isn't convinced.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. The second edition of this award-winning text, designed specifically for the DNP course in health care economics and finance, remains the only book to embed economic and financial concepts in the context of nursing practice and nursing health care systems. This edition is updated to encompass key changes to reimbursement and health care regulations and provides revised statistics throughout.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. Reported cases of elder abuse are on the rise and many victims are turning to the civil justice system for help. This book will help you create a framework for working with other providers to help offer the best aid for the abused elderly. By building on multidisciplinary approaches at the local, state, and national levels, this book provides a way in which these systems and areas of concentration can work together in providing a multidisciplinary approach for ending elder abuse.…