Monday, January 16, 2012

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The Official Guide for Foreign-Educated Nurses: What You Need to Know about Nursing and Health Care in the United States

The Official Guide for Foreign-Educated Nurses: What You Need to Know about Nursing and Health Care in the United States



Key topics discussed:
  • • Preparing to leave the home country
  • • The process of entry into the U.S.A.
  • • Nursing education in the U.S.A.
  • • Understanding the U.S. health care system
  • • Employment challenges and guidelines for entering the U.S. workforce
  • • Foreign-educated nurses' roles, rights and obligations


Davis's Comprehensive Handbook of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests: With Nursing Implications, 2nd Edition

Davis's Comprehensive Handbook of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests: With Nursing Implications, 2nd Edition 


This practical handbook should be used by nursing students in clinical courses and by nurses in clinical settings as a quick reference. It guides the nurse in planning what needs to be assessed, monitored, treated, and taught at every stage of care, including pre-test requirements, intra-test procedures, and posttest care. This updated edition also will be helpful to all other healthcare professionals who need to know what nurses will do with their patients undergoing laboratory or diagnostic testing. All tests and procedures are listed in alphabetical order by their complete name for ease of location, plus the comprehensive, integrated index allows fast searches by abbreviation, synonym, disease state or condition, organ system, specimen type, or test classification.

Lippincott's Review for Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification

Lippincott's Review for Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification




Lippincott's Review for Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification, Fifth Edition provides the information nurses need to achieve certification in the specialty of medical-surgical nursing. This helpful reference covers the broad range of content found on the actual examinations, including disorders by body system, such as coronary artery disease, COPD, and diabetes. The product reviews signs and symptoms, diagnostic tests, medical treatments, nursing assessments, and interventions for scores of health problems. Concise refreshers on wound care, perioperative nursing, collaborative practice, nursing research, and legal issues are also included. Review questions after each chapter and an end-of-book posttest help assess the nurse's preparedness for the exam. The book is appropriate for exams of both major certifying bodies: the ANCC and the AMSN.


Real Resumes for Nursing Jobs

Real Resumes for Nursing Jobs


A word of advice from Anne McKinney, editor: "As the world gets increasingly specialized, the career-minded need resume books which are specifically targeted to their needs. If you want to enter or advance in the nursing field, you don't need just any resume book. You need an industry-specific book. Every resume and cover letter we put in a Real-Resumes Series book has been tested and proven in the real job market. Your choice of a resume book is one of the most important career decisions you will ever make."

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Introduction to Human Nutrition (The Nutrition Society Textbook)

Introduction to Human Nutrition (The Nutrition Society Textbook)

Essentials of Nursing Leadership and Management

Essentials of Nursing Leadership and Management


Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing by Sheila Videbeck

Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing by Sheila Videbeck


This fully updated Fifth Edition explores the full psychiatric nursing curriculum, from theoretical foundations to application of interventions for commonly encountered disorders. The focus is on treatment modalities, nursing care, therapeutic communication, and self-awareness. The built-in study guide helps reinforce student learning and knowledge retention. Abundant features highlight the most pertinent learning concepts.


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Nursing Research Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice



Nursing Research Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice



Thoroughly updated and revised to emphasize the link between research and evidence-based practice, this Ninth Edition of a classic textbook presents state-of-the-art methods for conducting high-quality studies. The ancillary Resource Manual includes application exercises, models of comprehensive research critiques, a full NINR grant application, and a Toolkit on a CD-ROM, containing exemplary research tools such as consent forms, a demographic questionnaire, and statistical table templates—all in easily-adapted Word documents.


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Maternal and Child Health Nursing: Care of the Childbearing and Childrearing Family


Maternal and Child Health Nursing: Care of the Childbearing and Childrearing Family





Now in its Sixth Edition, Maternal and Child Health Nursing helps nurses understand wellness and illness as family-centered events. The author, Adele Pillitteri, views maternal-newborn and child health care not as two separate disciplines but as a continuum of knowledge. She presents the content of the two disciplines comprehensively with a holistic approach.


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Study Guide to Accompany Brunner and Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing



Study Guide to Accompany Brunner and Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing



The perfect companion to Brunner and Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, this exemplary study tool helps you better understand the concepts, techniques, and disease processes detailed in the textbook.

Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical Surgical Nursing 12th Edition

Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical Surgical  Nursing


Preparing students for successful NCLEX results and strong futures as nurses in today's world. 
Now in its 12th edition, Brunner and Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing is designed to assist nurses in preparing for their roles and responsibilities in the medical-surgical setting and for success on the NCLEX. In the latest edition, the resource suite is complete with a robust set of premium and included ancillaries such as simulation support, adaptive testing, and a variety of digital resources helping prepare today's students for success. 
This leading textbook focuses on physiological, pathophysiological, and psychosocial concepts as they relate to nursing care. Brunner is known for its strong Nursing Process focus and its readability. This edition retains these strengths and incorporates enhanced visual appeal and better portability for students.