Amy M. Karch
2012 Lipрincott's Nursing Drug Guide
Published: 2011-06-14 | ISBN: 1609136217 | 1536 pages

Quick A-to-Z Access to Current, Accurate Drug Information!
The 2012 Lipрincott's Nursing Drug Guide, the comprehensive nursing drug resource for nurses and nursing students, is now updated with more than 1,200 additions and changes to provide the most accurate drug information available.
This comprehensive drug guide incorporates the nursing process to provide extensive medication information, with complete monographs on 700 common drugs—including 15 new drugs—and appendices that summarize key information on 200 less commonly used drugs. Organized alphabetically by generic drug name, this drug resource provides fast access to the information needed to prevent drug errors and administer medications safely and accurately.
The 2012 Lipрincott's Nursing Drug Guide offers:
More than 1,200 new additions, changes, and updates on indications, dosages, and administration
NEW Alerts to MRSA-risk antibiotics
NEW “Tall Man” lettering to prevent confusion of similarly named drugs
NEW appendix of drug-related websites, including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) sites
Complete monographs containing generic and trade names, pronunciations, pregnancy risk category, controlled substance schedule, drug classes, therapeutic actions, indications, contraindications and cautions, available forms, dosages, pharmacokinetics, IV facts, adverse effects, interactions, and nursing considerations—including assessment, interventions, teaching points
A graphic "alert" symbol for drugs that cannot be crushed, cut, or chewed
A 32-page full-color photo guide to pills and capsules
Icons identifying dangerous drugs and new indications
Interactions by drug-drug, drug-food, drug-lab tests, and drug-alternative therapy
An appendix for best practices on disposal of medications
An appendix of patient teaching to prevent medication errors
An appendix with mini-monographs on over 200 less commonly used drugs
On the companion website—NEW drug information and resources!
NCLEX-style review questions
Patient-teaching aids and other patient safety resources
Tips for special populations
Reference tools

Marshall B. Dunning and Frances Fischbach
"Nurse's Quick Reference to Common Laboratory & Diagnostic Tests"
Lippi ncott | 2010 | ISBN: 0781796164 | 704 pages

This full-color, portable handbook contains an alphabetical listing of common laboratory and diagnostic tests, with nursing interventions, in a consistent format. The focus is on the nurse's role in performing, evaluating, or assisting with tests. Clinical Alerts throughout highlight vital information. This edition includes many recently approved tests, as well as the latest information on legal, ethical, and safety issues important to nurses and their expanded role in diagnostic testing.

Elizabeth Nieginski
"Student Laboratory Manual for Bates' Nursing Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking"  
2012 | ISBN: 0781780632 | 200 pages

This Student Laboratory Manual was written by Jo Anne Kirk, RN, MSN, to accompany Bates’ Nursing Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking by
Beth Hogan-Quigley, Mary Louise Palm, and Lynn S. Bickley. Each chapter has a corresponding textbook chapter and contains activities to help
you retain and apply the knowledge you have gained fr om the associated textbook.
The following information outlines the purpose of each section of the Laboratory Manual:

■ Learning Objectives. Each chapter begins with a review of the stated Learning Objectives from the corresponding textbook chapter.
■ Study Guide. The Study Guide portion of each chapter includes combinations of Fill in the Blank, Labeling, Matching, Sequencing, Short Answer, and Multiple Choice questions.
All of these exercises help students to reinforce knowledge, synthesize concepts, prepare for tests, and ensure their understanding of Physical Examination and History Taking. An answer key to each chapter is provided at the end of the manual.
■ Case Studies. These scenarios focus on critical thinking. They ask students to consider how responses to patients would change with different assessment data, patient background, medical diagnoses, and other key variables.
■ Documentation. Wh ere applicable, the chapters include the Form for Use in Practice, which serves as a quick checklist by which students can ensure that they are covering all key areas of the health history and physical assessment. This serves to help guide students through their clinical experiences.
The authors and publisher sincerely hope that this product achieves the goals of assisting with learning and optimizing comprehension and application to facilitate quality health assessments and competent nursing care.

Palliative Care Nursing: principles and evidence for practice
Open University Press; 2 edition | August 1, 2008 | ISBN-10: 0335221815 | 736 pages | PDF | 6.4 Mb

It has been a true pleasure to have had the opportunity to peruse the second edition of Palliative Care Nursing.... This book, authored predominately by UK-based experts, succeeds in presenting sophisticated thoughts in readily accessible language… Each chapter begins with a summary of key points, with both classic and new relevant literature well integrated into the text. I have also been particularly impressed with the editors' final chapter, in which they synthesize a number of crucial issues for the future development of palliative care… this second edition makes a significant contribution to both the palliative care literature as well as to nursing literature.

Kathy Latch Putnam
"Pharmacology Case Study Workbook"
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers | ISBN: 0763776130 | edition 2010 | 452 pages

Written by a distinguished nursing professional with over 25 years of experience, Pharmacology Case Studies provides nursing students with an opportunity to apply pharmacology concepts to real-world situations. The text features 50 case studies based on real-life clinical situations that challenge students to think critically and develop effective problem-solving skills. Case studies present patientsrs" medication history, enabling students to learn about the disease process from the point of medication use an approach used in actual clinical practice. Other features include a review of key terms, home and intensive care scenarios, and a list of variables that must be considered in order to conduct an appropriate case analysis. Also present are a series of questions that will help guide students in developing effective ways to handle the scenario. Perfect for individual or group use, Pharmacology Case Studies is a valuable tool to help prepare nursing students for clinical practice!

Florence Nightingale on Women, Medicine, Midwifery and Prostitution: Collected Works of Florence Nightingale, Volume 8
Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press | pages: 1101 | 2005 | ISBN: 0889204667

Volume 8: Florence Nightingale on Women, Medicine, Midwifery and Prostitution makes available a great range of Florence Nightingale’s work on women: her pioneering study of maternal mortality in childbirth (Introductory Notes on Lying-in Institutions), her opposition to the regulation of prostitution through the Contagious Diseases Acts (attempts to stop the legislation and otherwise to facilitate the voluntary treatment of syphilitic prostitutes), her views on gender roles, marriage and measures for income security for women and excerpts from her draft (abandoned) novel. There is correspondence with women friends and colleagues from childhood to old age, on a vast range of subjects. Correspondents include old family friends, royal and notable personages, nuns and colleagues in various causes. Most of this material has not been published before and some letters wil be new even to Nightingale scholars.

Victoria Harmer

"Breast Cancer Nursing Care and Management"
2011 | ISBN: 1405198664 | 384 pages

This comprehensive handbook is for nurses and other healthcare professionals involved in the care of people with breast cancer. It gives up-to-date evidence-based information and practical advice on nursing care throughout diagnosis, treatment, recovery and end-of-life care.

Each chapter is written by an expert in the field. Topics include the anatomy of the breast, available treatments, complementary therapies, the psychological care of patients and their families, and the role of the specialist nurse. This book provides a well-balanced approach to all aspects of managing breast malignancy. The importance of writing from a nursing perspective is underlined so that the essence of support and bedside care is maintained.

This second edition includes:
Updates on guidelines as well as references to recent trials and changes to the breast screening programme
A new chapter on survivorship issues covering the long-term consequences and effects of recovering from breast cancer

Patricia Gonce Morton RN PhD ACNP-BC FAAN

"Essentials of Critical Care Nursing: A Holistic Approach (Point (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins))"
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | ISBN: 1609136934 | 2012 | 536 pages

Essentials of Critical Care Nursing: A Holistic Approach focuses on the most common disorders and technologies encountered by a critical care nurse today. It includes enough depth to enhance the reader’s full understanding of important topics and fully prepares the student for practice. The clear, concise writing style assists students in understanding the pathophysiological basis for illness and the strategies the critical care nurse uses in assessing and managing patients. This text contains information about important psychosocial concepts, legal and ethical issues, history and physical examinations, key laboratory and diagnostic tests, as well as key nursing interventions used in critical care.

Carol R. Taylor PhD MSN RN, Carol Lillis, Priscilla LeMone and Pamela Lynn

"Study Guide for Fundamentals of Nursing: The Art and Science of Nursing Care"
English | 2010 | ISBN: 0781793866 | 432 pages

Created in conjunction with Fundamentals of Nursing, Seventh Edition, this Study Guide helps students review and apply concepts from the textbook to prepare for exams as well as nursing practice. Each chapter includes three sections: Practicing for NCLEX® (containing multiple-choice and alternate-format questions), Developing Your Knowledge Base (including a variety of questions formats such as fill-in-the-blank, matching, and short answer), and Applying Your Knowledge (comprised of critical thinking questions, reflective practice scenarios, and patient care studies). An Answer Key appears at the back of the book.

Pamela J. Carter

"Workbook for Textbook for Nursing Assistants: A Humanistic Approach to Caregiving"
English | 2011 | ISBN: 1605476366 | 416 pages

This comprehensive full-color student workbook contains worksheets for each chapter of Lippincott's Textbook for Nursing Assistants, Third Edition. The worksheets are fully integrated with the text and offer exercises, questions, and learning activities for students