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    Encompassing principles, concepts, and skills, it offers thorough coverage, a nursing process framework, an emphasis on critical thinking, and a focus on care in all settings. This new edition addresses a number of key issues, including evidence-based practice, safety concerns, and end-of-life care. To better meet the needs of beginning students, care plans have been expanded to more clearly explain assessment findings leading to nursing diagnoses, as well as evaluation of outcomes.

    It provides readers with the essential information they need to deliver safe and accurate care. Divided into two logical parts, the first half of the book focuses on child development and health promotion by age group and lays the foundation for the second half of the book which addresses specific health problems organized by body systems.Text focuses on the family throughout by emphasizing the role and influence of the family in health and illnessUtilizes the nursing process format to present nursing care for major diseases and disorders.Guidelines boxes throughout the text provide step-by-step instructions for performing specific skills or proceduresEmergency Treatment boxes provide quick reference in critical situationsNursing Care Plans incorporate patient- and family-centered goals and include rationales for nursing interventionsFamily Home Care boxes highlight important information to better prepare families to cope with their child�]s care in special situationsDisorder sections provide detailed presentations of pathophysiologyCommunity Focus boxes emphasize community issues and provide additional resources for guidance on caring for children outside the clinical settingCultural Awareness boxes highlight ways in which variations in beliefs and practices affect child careAtraumatic Care boxes provide guidance for administering nursing care with minimal pain or stress to the child, family, and nurseEvidence-Based Practice boxes throughout the text focus students�] attention on application of both research and critical thought processes to support and guide the outcomes of nursing careNursing Alerts and Nursing Tips are highlighted throughout the text to provide the reader with either critical information (Alerts) or helpful hints (Tips)CD companion features critical thinking questions, case studies, nursing care plans, assessment tools, new NCLEX examination-style review questions, and skillsCritical Thinking Exercises encourage self-evaluation about clinical judgementsEthical Case Studies provide realistic learning experiencesThe most current information on immunizations to keep readers up-to-dateAppendix with Spanish-English translations includes words and phrases commonly used in nurse-parent interactionsA chapter on Chronic Illness, Disability, and End-of-Life Care provides the necessary content for quality nursing care at the end of life

    Part One presents the general principles of pathophysiology and discusses the influence of the environment and the role of genetics in the development of disease. Part Two, organized by body system, examines normal anatomy and physiology, alterations of function in adults, and alterations of function in children.

     Develop the skills and knowledge you need to make evidence-based practice (EBP) an integral part of your clinical decision-making and everyday nursing practice with this proven, approachable text. Written in a straightforward, conversational style, Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing & Healthcare delivers real-world examples and meaningful strategies in every chapter to help you confidently meet today’s clinical challenges and ensure positive patient outcomes.NEW! Making Connections: An EBP Exemplar opens each unit, immersing you in an unfolding case study of EBP in real-life practice.NEW! Chapters reflect the most current implications of EBP on health policy and the context, content, and outcomes of implementing EBP competencies in clinical and academic settings.NEW! Learning objectives and EBP Terms to Learn at both the unit and chapter levels help you study efficiently and stay focused on essential concepts and vocabulary.Making EBP Real features continue to end each unit with real-world examples that demonstrate the principles of EBP applied.EBP Fast Facts reinforce key points at a glance.Clinical Scenarios clarify the EBP process and enhance your rapid appraisal capabilities.

    Chapters cover cancer, infection, immune disorders, genetics, and disorders of each body system, highlighting pathophysiologic processes, resulting signs and symptoms, diagnostic test findings, and current treatments. Reader-friendly features include illustrations, checklists, and full-color miniguides illustrating the pathophysiology of specific disorders.This edition has new full-color miniguides on cancer pathophysiology and neuropathology. A new Focus on Genetics feature identifies gene-related discoveries and their implications for treatment or diagnosis. Review questions and answers follow current NCLEX-RN® requirements and alternate-format questions are included.

    The 5th edition has been completely updated and includes a Companion CD-ROM that contains animations, NCLEX(R) examination-style review questions, printable IV therapy and medication safety checklists, drug calculation problems, and convenient electronic calculators.A separate drug calculations section - Medications and Calculations - features 65 pages of math review and step-by-step instructions for dosage calculations using the four primary methods - basic formula, ratio and proportion, dimensional analysis, and fractional equation. Nursing Process sections relate nursing care to drug therapy. Each step of the nursing process includes concise actions for the plan of care in relation to treatment for selected drug prototypes.A chapter on Principles of Drug Administration features comprehensive coverage of the procedures for administering drugs. It addresses all routes of administration and various settings.Unit openers for drug therapy chapters include an illustrated overview of normal anatomy and physiology, giving readers the foundation for understanding how the drug works in that body system.Herbal Alert boxes highlight various herbal products and their interactions with drugs.More than 100 detailed Prototype Drug Charts list the following information: dosage, indication, contraindication, drug-lab-food interactions, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, therapeutic effects, side effects, and adverse reactions.Highlighted Client Teaching, Cultural Considerations, and Herbal Alerts are included in the Nursing Process sections to emphasize key implications for nurses.Client Teaching in the nursing process sections guide readers through instructions for teaching patients about medication, self-administration, dietary concerns, and side effects.Includes a separate Transcultural and Genetic Considerations chapter.Critical Thinking Case Studies and Study Questions at the end of each chapter present readers with a clinical scenario and several questions that reinforce key concepts and encourage critical thinking.A new chapter on substance abuse addresses this important aspect of the nurse's role in pharmacology. Preventing Medication Errors boxes draw attention to important safety considerations and present guidelines from the Institute for Safe Medication Practice (ISMP).Critical Thinking Case Study boxes provide clinical scenarios and questions to sharpen analytical and critical thinking skills.Now includes step-by-step instructions for dosage calculations using dimensional analysis.Web sites, organizations, and research database information are available at the end of clinical chapters for further review and research.The newest JCAHO guidelines for medication safety are applied throughout the text and the abbreviations appendix has been revised to reflect these updates.Includes a new Herb/Drug Interaction chart, as well as new sugar-free and alcohol-free drug lists.Features updated coverage of pain as the fifth vital sign.Look-alike/sound-alike drugs are highlighted throughout to promote safe drug administration.Includes a list of the 200 most frequently prescribed drugs.Electronic Resources boxes at the beginning of each chapter direct readers to additional learning activities available on the Companion CD and the Evolve website.

    Its step-by-step approach guides you through the process, helping you formulate a nursing diagnosis based on known information and assessment findings; identify the appropriate nursing diagnosis; and create a care plan that includes desired outcomes, interventions, and evidence-based rationales. Nursing Diagnosis Handbook is an essential care planning resource you will turn to again and again throughout your nursing education and career.Provides care plans for every NANDA-I approved nursing diagnosis.Includes examples of and suggested NIC and NOC interventions and outcomes for each care plan.A convenient A-to-Z organization in Sections I and II helps you quickly locate key information.Evidence-based practice information is incorporated throughout.Includes complete coverage of pediatric, geriatric, and multicultural considerations, as well as home care and client/family teaching guidelines for each condition.A Care Plan Constructor on the Evolve website helps you create customized plans of care.Features the most up-to-date 2007-2008 NANDA-I approved nursing diagnoses, including approximately 15 new, 20 revised, and 5 replacement diagnoses.Provides a more detailed explanation of NIC and NOC taxonomies and their use in care planning.Explanations of assessment versus action interventions help guide you to the correct choice of intervention.Covers important information on concept mapping.Patient/Family Teaching sections offer expanded wellness and health promotion information.Clustered wellness nursing diagnoses are quick and easy to locate.Includes the latest evidence-based nursing rationales.

    This title has a new edition: 5th Edition

    It shows how you, as a nurse, can take an active role in social action and health policy?- especially in caring for diverse population groups. Expert authors Mary A. Nies and Melanie McEwen discuss today's issues and trends, and describe the key issues and responsibilities of contemporary community/public health nursing.

    It includes a concise, A-Z organization of the drugs, and includes information on 21 newly-approved drugs. More than 1,300 generic drugs and 4,500 trade names are included, as are over 800 new nursing guidelines.

    A reference for health care clinicians and students, that takes account of the integration of alternative and complementary approaches into standard western medical care, defining terms relating to herbal remedies and traditional cures from other cultures.

    

    Building on their experience as professional systems analysts and award-winning teachers, authors Dennis, Wixom, and Roth capture the experience of developing and analyzing systems in a way that students can understand and apply.With Systems Analysis and Design, 4th edition , students will leave the course with experience that is a rich foundation for further work as a systems analyst.

    It includes even more new monographs and the latest FDA approvals. This updated edition is a book that students can count on with vital information for Peds, as well as precautions for all vulnerable populations. From pediatrics to geriatrics and from pregnancy to breast feeding considerations, "Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses" addresses the entire lifespan.