Allied Health: Nursing

Features, design, organization, and easy-to-read writing style guide you every step of the way--helping you successfully transition from student to professional while still focusing on the humanistic aspects of caring.

A comprehensive nursing assistant training textbook which includes information on long-term care, multiple chapters on home health care, and material on subacute and acute care.

Designed to provide quick, pertinent information about laboratory and diagnostic testing, and the corresponding nursing implications. Discusses each test in the context of seven subsections: Reference Values/Normal Findings, Description, Purpose, Clinical Problems, Procedure, Factors Affecting Laboratory or Diagnostic Results, and Nursing Implications with Rationale and Client Teaching.

Promotes an awareness of the dimensions and complexities involved in caring for people from diverse cultural backgrounds The ninth edition of Cultural Diversity in Health and Wellness examines the differences existing within North America by probing the health care system, consumers, and examples of traditional health beliefs and practices among selected populations.

In clear and accessible prose, journalist Ryan Holeywell and medical doctor and health policy expert Arthur Garson provide Americans with the tools we need to have an honest, unbiased view of the state of health care policy in America. By fact checking 20 enduring health care myths they move the debate beyond Obamacare v. repeal and replace and give citizens the tools they need to evaluate the major policy issues confronting our health care system.

Covers topics in body systems and functions, conditions and common diseases, contemporary health care issues and theories, techniques and practices, and devices and equipment. It covers all major health professions, including nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, respiratory therapy and more.

Complete PAX-RN study guide, prepared by a dedicated team of exam experts, with everything you need to pass the PAX-RN! Practice test questions and hundreds of pages of tutorials for: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, Mathematics, Science.

This is a reference guide to develop the employment prospects of any nurse who is struggling to find his or her professional direction. Landing Your Perfect Nursing Job is full of tips, tricks, worksheets, checklists, sample cover letters and resumes, scripts for communication by email, messaging solutions, over the phone, or in person, supplemented with real success stories from the field as well as quotes from nurse recruiters in order to best prepare nurses to find the job of their dreams.

Written by some of the most successful male leaders in nursing today, the author and contributors of Man Up! have chosen to defy the odds and pursue their passion for nursing care. Man Up! delivers expert advice, practical information, and a formula for success for students and male nurses at all levels. This guide will enhance the likelihood of a successful career in clinical practice or academic nursing.