Author: Michaelene P. Jansen PhD RN C APRN BC
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Keywords: adult, older, pain, managing
Number of Pages: 230
Published: 2008-03-20
List price: $55.00
ISBN-10: 0826115675
ISBN-13: 9780826115676

Pain, and particularly chronic pain, is one of the most common problems among the elderly, who represent 13% of the U.S. population and the largest group of individuals seeking health care. Controlling pain in this population is more challenging for health care providers because the elderly often have multiple health problems and take many medications in addition to the physiologic changes of aging. Pharmaceutical agents are not generally tested in this population, leaving health care providers to "start low and go slow," in order to avoid adverse reactions when prescribing new medications,

Author: Michaelene Fredenburg
Publisher: Perspectives
Keywords: one, abortion, experience, loved, own, making, sense, changed
Number of Pages: 276
Published: 2008
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0980063302
ISBN-13: 9780980063301

Many men, women, grandparents, siblings, other family members and friends are seeking to make sense of their own or a loved one’s abortion experience. Whether you have personally experienced abortion, someone close to you has, or you are seeking to sensitively and compassionately communicate with others about abortion- this book is a safe place to begin. Changed provides a place that is set apart from politics, from labels, from debate. It seeks to convey the real experiences of real people and offers interactive suggestions to begin the healing process.

Authors:Susan R. Sandall, Michaelene Ostrosky,
Publisher: Sopris West
Keywords: behaviors, challenging, addressing, ideas, practical
Published: 1999-11
List price: $15.95
ISBN-10: 157035264X
ISBN-13: 9781570352645

Author: Terry Mahan Buttaro MS APRN BC ANP GNP CEN C
Publisher: Mosby
Keywords: practice, collaborative, care, primary
Number of Pages: 1504
Published: 2007-06-28
List price: $118.00
ISBN-10: 0323047424
ISBN-13: 9780323047425

2007 AJN Book of the Year Award WinnerNow you can get back to the part of your job that matters most...caring for your patients! Primary Care: A Collaborative Practice, 3rd Edition is a focused and thorough primary care reference that covers a multitude of adult disorders and related issues. It presents disorders alphabetically so you can quickly find what you’re looking for and it addresses disorders and issues not usually found in other primary care books - including barotrauma, rehabilitation, and domestic violence. Plus, each disorder is discussed from a primary care perspective, so

Author: Stacey H. Rubin M.N. APRN IBCLC
Publisher: AMACOM
Keywords: happy, nursing, experience, needs, mom, breastfeeding, everything, abcs
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2008-02-27
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 0814480578
ISBN-13: 9780814480571

For the new mom and her baby, breastfeeding provides countless physical and emotional benefits. Breast milk provides proper nourishment, helps strengthen a baby’s immune system, and deepens the mother-child bond. However, breastfeeding doesn’t always happen as naturally as one might expect. As a Neonatal Practitioner and Board Certified Lactation Consultant (and mother of two), Stacey H. Rubin knows the difficulties new moms can experience. Now, in The ABCs of Breastfeeding, she offers a practical and reader-friendly guide that will help every new mother feel comfortable and confident abou

Author: Elizabeth C. Arnold PhD APRN-PMH BCKathleen Und
Publisher: Saunders
Keywords: interpersonal, relationships, nurses, 5thedition, communication, professional, skills
Number of Pages: 576
Published: 2006-11-10
List price: $54.95
ISBN-10: 1416029133
ISBN-13: 9781416029137

2007 AJN Book of the Year!With practical guidance for effective interactions with clients, colleagues, and families, Interpersonal Relationships: Professional Communication Skills for Nurses, 5th Edition, is the definitive source on communication skills for nurses. The book combines proven communication strategies and nursing principles with psychology and related theoretical frameworks. Plus, the text includes numerous experiential exercises to critically evaluate their communication skills as well as those of others.Grounded in theory, the text provides a framework for gaining a theoretical

Author: Dr. Suzanne Hetzel Campbell PhD APRN-C-IBCDr. Ka
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Keywords: making, real, educators, nurse, scenarios, simulation
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2008-12-03
List price: $60.00
ISBN-10: 0826122426
ISBN-13: 9780826122421

Computerized patient simulation is an exciting and innovative pedagogical method that allows overburdened faculty members to prepare student nurses for clinical practice prior to working with patients. Technology, however, must combine available technical capacities and pedagogical expertise. This book provides a step-by-step process by which to develop, incorporate, and integrate simulated scenarios into the nursing curriculum, while enabling faculty to shape content or create new content for specific needs. Key Features: A "how-to" for implementing the simulation environment Pr