Applied Veterinary Clinical Nutrition

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978-0-8138-0657-0

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402 hlm

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Animals, Health, and Society Health Promotion, Harm Reduction, and Health Equ…

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978-0-367-64260-0

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353 hlm

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AVIAN MEDICINE

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THIRD EDITION

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978-0-7234-3832-8

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707 hlm

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Analysis of needs of patients with idiopathic osteonecrosis of the femoral he…

Abstract Aim: The current needs of patients with idiopathic osteonecrosis of the femoral head were analyzed for the purpose of seeking effective support programs that would maintain and improve the quality of life of the patients. Methods: A focus group interview method was used to collect data. Interviewees included eight patients. They were asked about their opinions and needs with respect …

Nursing profession in Iran: An overview of opportunities and challenges

Abstract: Aim: Iran’s health-care system has witnessed profound changes in the last decades. Despite its progress, the system has currently faced many challenges in one of the important subsystems, nursing. The present review article aimed to present an overview of the opportunities and challenges of the Iranian nursing system, based on recent literature. Methods: A broad search of the Engl…

All things nursing

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978-1-58255-559-1

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RT51.A627 - 610.73—dc22

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Adverse Drug Effects: A Nursing Concern

Nurses have always had to have knowledge of drugs as they have been involved with their administration both in the hospital and the community setting, and they have also been involved in the education of patients in regard to drug therapy. However, with the advent of nurse prescribing, albeit from a limited list of drugs, and the increasing use of drug protocols, the need for nurses to hav…

Advancing nursing practice in pain management

Advancing Nursing Practice in Pain Management provides an important resource for all nurses seeking to develop their practice and move towards the pinnacle of the clinical career pathway in nursing. This book provides a wealth of insights and practice expertise with regard to caring for people in pain that will be of value to the individual generalist and specialist practitioner, the nurse …

Advanced Nursing Practice

This book examines the concept of advanced practice in the UK and shows how much it has developed in recent years. The advent of advanced practice, coupled with radical health service reforms has enabled senior and experienced nurses to develop and refine new clinical roles that share three key characteristics: professional maturity, the ability to challenge professional boundaries and to pione…

Investigation of actual daily lifestyle leading to continuous self-management…

Aim: This research aimed to investigate the actual daily lifestyle leading to continuous self-management after living-donor liver transplantation (LDLT), by interviewing more than 5 year survivors of transplantation on their lifestyles from various angles, such as meals, rests, and human relationships. Method: In this research, survivors of more than 5 years were interviewed about their da…

Development of competence scale for senior clinical nurses

Aim: The aim of this study was to develop a new scale, the Competence Scale for Senior Clinical Nurses (CS-SCN), to assess and evaluate senior clinical nurses in hospitals, and to confirm the validity and reliability of the scale. Method: A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was undertaken at a hospital in Japan, using an anonymous self-administered questionnaire administered to clinical…

Nurse’s pocket guide diagnoses, prioritized interventions, and rationales

This book is designed to aid the practitioner and student nurse in identifying interventions commonly associated with specific nursing diagnoses as proposed by NANDA International/NANDA-I (formerly the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association). These interventions are the activities needed to implement and document care provided to the individual client and can be used in varied settings fr…

Medical-surgical nursing made incredibly easy!

This is a transformative time in information management and technology! Multitudes of resources are available—online, digital books and, of course, the printed text. The sheer volume of resources can be overwhelming at times. The concept of information overload dates back as early as 3rd or 4th century BCE and the Roman philosopher Seneca wrote that the “abundance of books is a distract…

Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified

Every patient knows to seek medical help when his or her aches and pains become too much to bear, but how does the healthcare provider determine what is wrong and what to do to restore the patient to good health? The answer depends on the patient’s signs and symptoms and the results from medical tests. In this book you will learn to identify these signs and symptoms, interpret the medical tes…

Advanced practice in critical care: A case study approach

Nursing interventions and medical management of the critically ill patient have evolved considerably as clinical advancements and technological developments are introduced into everyday practice. This has required experienced critical care nurses to extend their knowledge so that they can provide care that is grounded in evidence. The aim of this book is to provide in-depth rationale for …

Fundamentals of nursing

Fundamentals of Nursing provides you with all of the fundamental nursing concepts and skills you will need as a beginning nurse in a visually appealing, easy-to-use format. We know how busy you are and how precious your time is. As you begin your nursing education, it is very important that you have a resource that includes all the information you need to prepare for lectures, classroom activi…

Nursing practice : knowledge and care

The way in which health and social care is delivered continues to change and this is appropriate as these changes occur in order to respond to the needs of people. The changes bring with them a range of challenges for nurses and other health and social care professionals. The needs of people in relation to their health and well-being demand that nurses are knowledgeable and up to date with cont…

Nursing Theories and Nursing Practice

This book offers the perspective that nursing theory is essentially connected with nursing practice, research, education, and development. Nursing theories, regardless of complexity or abstraction, reflect nursing and are used by nurses to frame their thinking, action, and being in the world. As guides for nursing endeavors, nursing theories are practical in nature and facilitate communication …

Quality-of-Life Outcomes Among Alzheimer’s Disease Family Caregivers Follow…

Abstract. This study sought to determine how community-based interventions such as adult day programs and caregiver support groups affected the quality of life (QOL) of caregivers of Alzheimer’s disease clients. The authors hypothesized that using community-based interventions would increase the QOL of caregivers of Alzheimer’s disease clients. They conducted a pilot study employing a…

Methodological Challenges in Physical Activity Research With Older Adults

Abstract. The aging adult population is growing, as well as the incidence of chronic illness among older adults. Physical activity (PA) has been demonstrated in the literature to be a beneficial component of self-management for chronic illnesses commonly found in the older adult population. Health sciences research seeks to develop new knowledge, practices, and policies that may benefit o…

Intentions of Older Homebound Women With Regard to Reaching Help Quickly

Abstract. The purposes of this longitudinal phenomenological study were to describe intentions of older women relative to reaching help quickly (RHQ), to place those intentions in personal–social context, and to compare intentions of subscribers to a personal emergency response system (PERS) and nonsubscribers. The 40 participants were aged 85 or older, resided alone, and needed help to …

Exploring the Effects of Dance-Based Therapy on Balance and Mobility in Older…

Abstract. Balance and mobility are a common concern among older adults. This pilot randomized controlled study examines the effect of dance-based therapy to increase balance and mobility in 27 participants with mean age 85 years (±7.5) from a single aging-in-place facility in the Midwest. Multidirectional reach, velocity, step length differential, and a Functional Ambulation Profile were…

Evaluation of Outcome Change Scores for Patients With Pneumonia or Heart Failure

Abstract. This study was conducted to describe the variance in selected Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) outcome change scores of hospitalized older patients with pneumonia (n = 216) or heart failure (HF; n = 67) that could be explained by age, length of stay (LOS), number of comorbid conditions, number of nursing diagnoses, and number of nursing interventions. Investigators used a d…

Effects of Informal Caregivers on Function of Older Adults in Home Health Care

Abstract. This study aimed to examine the effects of informal caregivers on the functioning of older adults in home health care (HHC). The authors performed a secondary data analysis using the Outcome and Assessment Information Set of older adults (N = 8,750) who were admitted to a HHC agency from acute care hospitals. We conducted hierarchical multiple linear regression with functional d…

Affecting Cognition and Quality of Life via Aerobic Exercise in Alzheimer’s…

Abstract. Aerobic exercise is a promising behavioral therapy for Alzheimer’s disease (AD), yet few studies have investigated the effect of aerobic exercise on cognition in AD. The purpose of this pilot study was to examine the effect of 6-month aerobic exercise on the change in executive function, global cognition, quality of life (QOL), and depression in community-dwelling older adults …