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Written for nurses of all education and experience levels, 301 Careers in Nursing highlights the exceptional array of diverse opportunities available to those interested in a career in nursing. Each of the carefully selected and researched careers...

For over four hundred years, a diverse array of nurses, nurses' aides, midwives, and public-minded citizens across the United States have attended to the healthcare of America's equally diverse populations. Beginning in 1607 when the first Englishmen...

The average life expectancy of a male born on the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota today is 40 years old-the lowest life expectancy of all peoples not only in the U.S. but also in the entire Western Hemisphere. Written by and for nurses, this is...

This timely volume describes and analyzes the collaborative nursing response to a variety of historic and recent global disasters that occurred between 1908 and 2012, including Hurricane Sandy. The book is unique in its discussion of the trans-national...

Designed specifically for the educational needs of RN to BSN and RN to MSN students This is a unique, innovative professional nursing ethics textbook designed specifically for the educational needs of RN to BSN, RN to MSN, as well as BSN and MSN...

Institutionalized racism pervades almost every aspect of our society, and the field of nursing is no exception. The problem is especially pronounced in nurse education. We have known this for years, but little has been published on how to change the...

According to the U.S.'s Joint Commission, over 75% of all serious medical errors result from miscommunication. Based in these adverse realities and philosophy that communication is a clinical skill integral to effective health care delivery, this...

Nursing History Review, an annual peer-reviewed publication of the American Association for the History of Nursing, is a showcase for the most significant current research on nursing history. Regular sections include scholarly articles, over a dozen book...

Opportunities in Global Health Nursing, whether as a career or as a short-term experience for personal and professional growth, are vast and the rewards significant. This book presents first-hand accounts from nurses from all professional levels, who...

Using the Fast Facts style of concise, easy-to-access information, this book is the only comprehensive guide to creating an outstanding professional academic portfolio for entry into, and promotion and tenure within, an academic nursing setting. It is...

This innovative text for graduate and undergraduate nursing students fills a void in global health nursing literature by providing essential tools and strategies for building and sustaining productive international partnerships. Based on the premise that...

This fifth edition discusses the evolution and future of advance practice nursing, primarily for APN faculty and APN/NP practitioners as well as for leaders and administrators in education. Fully updated and expanded, the book comprehensively describes...

This book places comfort at the forefront of nursing care, by presenting a carefully researched theory of comfort that nurses can use as a framework for practice. Engagingly written, the book combines a first-person account of the development of the...

This landmark annual review has provided nearly three decades of knowledge, insight, and research on topics critical to nurses everywhere. The purpose of this annual review is to critically examine the full gamut of literature on key topics in nursing...

This is the only book to offer an evidence-based model for retaining students and ensuring success across the nursing education spectrum. It is designed to assist faculty in creating, implementing, and evaluating student retention and academic success...

Over the last two decades, an unprecedented pool of nursing students-many with academic degrees and prior work experience-have entered accelerated programs. This is the first volume to examine core issues in accelerated nursing education, such as...

Praise for the Previous Edition: ...represents an act of passion for the profession....The work's value comes from its integration of scientific, creative, and spiritual philosophies as a core context for the complex nurse-patient interaction involved...

This newest addition to the Fast Facts series provides insight for proteges and mentors on using mentoring to build new generations of successful nurses. It covers a quick history of why mentoring is important, how a protege can identify and mentor, and...

This is a nuts and bolts guide to a career in nursing-from the earliest consideration of a nursing career through education and clinical practice-designed specifically for men. Written by the author of Men in Nursing: History, Challenges and...

""This book fills not only a gap but a wide cavern....I can not think of a better way for neophyte nurses to engage the human experiences and perspectives of their patients, nor can I think of a more relevant and comprehensive explanation of...

Nursing History Review, an annual peer-reviewed publication of the American Association for the History of Nursing, is a showcase for the most significant current research on nursing history. Regular sections include scholarly articles, over a dozen book...

Can nurses be expected to deliver spiritual care? Should nursing claim healing as part of its mission? Should spiritual care be taught in nursing education? What do recent brain studies teach us about spirituality? Exploring these questions and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780826105738Author Patricia BennerFormat PaperbackPage Count 588Imprint Springer Publishing Co IncPublisher Springer Publishing Co IncWeight(grams) 1034g

This work focuses on the historical roles and contributions men have made to nursing over the centuries as well as the challenges that men face in nursing today. It discusses how gender serves as a foundation for many of the obstacles, discrimination and...

This stimulating new book provides a sophisticated introduction to the key issues in the sociology of death and dying. In recent years, the social sciences have seen an upsurge of interest in death and dying. The fascination with death is reflected in...

This volume contributes to the ongoing debate about healthcare rationing by bringing together case studies of resource allocation at different levels of the healthcare system. Drawing on research from the United Kingdom, Europe and North America, it...

With the advent of the Human Genome Project, the new genetics has moved to the cutting edge of science and medicine. The development and use of such genetics will have a profound impact on our understanding of disease and behaviour. This volume presents...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780826110091Author Callista RoyFormat PaperbackPage Count 402Imprint Springer Publishing Co IncPublisher Springer Publishing Co IncWeight(grams) 456g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780826161512Author Tyler TraisterFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Springer Publishing Co IncPublisher Springer Publishing Co Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780826177254Author Sandra DavisFormat PaperbackPage Count 210Imprint Springer Publishing CompanyPublisher Springer Publishing CompanyWeight(grams) 127g

This practical resource helps nurses develop the skills they need to avoid medical errors and promote patient safety. Based on the most current research and guidance from principal scientific/academic boards, the text identifies the most significant...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780826166425Author Arlene W KeelingFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Springer Publishing CompanyPublisher Springer Publishing CompanyWeight(grams) 152g

Experiences of Health Workers in the COVID-19 Pandemic shares the stories of frontline health workers - told in their own words - during the second wave of COVID-19 in Australia. The book records the complex emotions health workers experienced as the...

Examining the historical context of healthcare whilst focusing on building a more just, equitable world, this book proposes a radical imagination for nursing and presents possibilities for speculative futures embracing queer, feminist, posthuman, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781934758168Author Antonia VillarruelFormat PaperbackPage Count 188Imprint National League for Nursing,U.S.Publisher National League for Nursing,U.S...

Every year thousands of foreign-born Filipino and Indian nurses immigrate to the United States. Despite being well trained and desperately needed, they enter the country at a time, not unlike the past, when the American social and political climate is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781934758069Author Hattie BessentFormat PaperbackPage Count 148Imprint National League for Nursing,U.S.Publisher National League for Nursing,U.S...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781934758144Author Tamara McKinnonFormat PaperbackPage Count 181Imprint National League for Nursing,U.S.Publisher National League for Nursing,U.S...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781975172657Author Lucy HoodFormat PaperbackPage Count 640Imprint Wolters Kluwer HealthPublisher Wolters Kluwer Health

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781975175641Author Dr. Carol HustonFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint Wolters Kluwer HealthPublisher Wolters Kluwer Health