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Overcoming Secondary Stress in Medical and Nursing Practice

A Guide to Professional Resilience and Personal Well-Being

by Robert J. Wicks, Gloria F. Donnelly ...

The mental and physical health of caregivers impacts more than just that individual worker. It affects the health of their patients, it impacts their families, it shapes communities, it influences politics, and it plays into international relations. Medical and nursing professionals working in today's health care settings must be prepared to offer support in dangerous times despite staffing ... Read more

$21.59 CAD

The mental and physical health of caregivers impacts more than just that individual worker. It affects the health of their patients, it impacts their families, it shapes communities, it influences politics, and it plays into international relations. Medical and nursing professionals working in today's health care settings must be prepared to offer support in dangerous times despite staffing
... Read more
No One Left Behind: Decades of Growth

Collective Stories of Nurse Practitioners Transforming Healthcare in Canada

by Kim Harkness ...

When the nurse practitioner role was first introduced in the 1960s, no one could foresee the revolution in health care delivery it would augur. But decades later, the role is still little understood. In this striking follow-up to Claudia Mariano’s 2015 book No One Left Behind, nurse practitioners from across Canada reflect on the challenges, triumphs, and evolution of the profession through the ... Read more

$8.99 CAD

When the nurse practitioner role was first introduced in the 1960s, no one could foresee the revolution in health care delivery it would augur. But decades later, the role is still little understood. In this striking follow-up to Claudia Mariano’s 2015 book No One Left Behind, nurse practitioners from across Canada reflect on the challenges, triumphs, and evolution of the profession through the
... Read more
TOP 10 Geriatric Syndromes: Clinical Management Strategies

by Lisa Byrd, PhD, FNP-BC, GNP-BC, Gerontologist ...

This book will present many of the expected changes caused by normal aging and the Top Ten Geriatric Syndromes elders experience. These syndromes are a cascade of problems in an elders health and revolve around vision and hearing problems, elimination issues, dizziness, falls, and cognitive impairment including delirium as well as dementia (such as Alzheimers disease). For these reasons, providing ... Read more

$9.08 CAD

This book will present many of the expected changes caused by normal aging and the Top Ten Geriatric Syndromes elders experience. These syndromes are a cascade of problems in an elders health and revolve around vision and hearing problems, elimination issues, dizziness, falls, and cognitive impairment including delirium as well as dementia (such as Alzheimers disease). For these reasons, providing
... Read more
Leddy & Pepper's Professional Nursing

by Lucy J Hood ...

Easy to read, visually engaging, and updated with the latest practices and considerations in clinical nursing practice, Leddy & Pepper’s Professional Nursing, 10th Edition provides a practical overview of the contemporary nursing profession and addresses the philosophical, developmental, sociocultural, environmental, political, health care delivery, and leadership issues essential to career ... Read more

$97.73 CAD

Easy to read, visually engaging, and updated with the latest practices and considerations in clinical nursing practice, Leddy & Pepper’s Professional Nursing, 10th Edition provides a practical overview of the contemporary nursing profession and addresses the philosophical, developmental, sociocultural, environmental, political, health care delivery, and leadership issues essential to career
... Read more
Confessions of a Male Nurse

by Michael Alexander ...

Series series The Confessions Series
From the people who brought you the bestselling Confessions of a GP.From stampeding nudes to inebriated teenagers, young nurse Michael Alexander never really knew what he was getting himself into. But now, sixteen years since he was first launched into his nursing career – as the only man in a gynaecology ward – he’s pretty much dealt with everything: Body parts that come off in his hands; ... Read more

$11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

From the people who brought you the bestselling Confessions of a GP.From stampeding nudes to inebriated teenagers, young nurse Michael Alexander never really knew what he was getting himself into. But now, sixteen years since he was first launched into his nursing career – as the only man in a gynaecology ward – he’s pretty much dealt with everything: Body parts that come off in his hands;
... Read more
Come From Away

Nurses Who Immigrated to Newfoundland and Labrador

by Jeanette Walsh ...

The third volume in the best-selling nursing history series. ... Read more

$12.23 CAD

The third volume in the best-selling nursing history series.
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Saving Lives

Why the Media's Portrayal of Nursing Puts Us All at Risk

by Harry Jacobs Summers, Sandy Summers ...

For millions of people worldwide, nurses are the difference between life and death, self-sufficiency and dependency, hope and despair. But a lack of understanding of what nurses really do -- one perpetuated by popular media's portrayal of nurses as simplistic archetypes -- has devalued the profession and contributed to a global shortage that constitutes a public health crisis. Today, the thin ... Read more

$25.19 CAD

For millions of people worldwide, nurses are the difference between life and death, self-sufficiency and dependency, hope and despair. But a lack of understanding of what nurses really do -- one perpetuated by popular media's portrayal of nurses as simplistic archetypes -- has devalued the profession and contributed to a global shortage that constitutes a public health crisis. Today, the thin
... Read more
Lying Down in the Ever-Falling Snow

Canadian Health Professionals’ Experience of Compassion Fatigue

by Wendy Austin, E. Sharon Brintnell, Erika Goble, Leon Kagan, Linda Kreitzer, Denise J. Larsen, Brendan Leier ...

First used to describe the weariness the public felt toward media portrayals of societal crises, the term compassion fatigue has been taken up by health professionals to name—along with burnout, vicarious traumatization, compassion stress, and secondary traumatic stress—the condition of caregivers who become “too tired to care.” Compassion, long seen as the foundation of ethical caring, is ... Read more

$28.07 CAD

First used to describe the weariness the public felt toward media portrayals of societal crises, the term compassion fatigue has been taken up by health professionals to name—along with burnout, vicarious traumatization, compassion stress, and secondary traumatic stress—the condition of caregivers who become “too tired to care.” Compassion, long seen as the foundation of ethical caring, is
... Read more
Managing to Nurse

Inside Canada's Health Care Reform

by Janet Rankin, Marie Campbell ...

Series series Heritage
How does the contemporary restructuring of health care affect nursing practice? Increasingly since the 1970s, and more intensively under recent reforms, Canadian health care is the focus of information-supported, professionally based management. In Managing to Nurse, Janet M. Rankin and Marie L. Campbell probe the operation of this new form of hospital and its effect management on nurses and ... Read more

$33.83 CAD

How does the contemporary restructuring of health care affect nursing practice? Increasingly since the 1970s, and more intensively under recent reforms, Canadian health care is the focus of information-supported, professionally based management. In Managing to Nurse, Janet M. Rankin and Marie L. Campbell probe the operation of this new form of hospital and its effect management on nurses and
... Read more
At the Coalface

The memoir of a pit nurse

by Joan Hart ...

A heart-warming story of a woman who devoted her life to helping others. This is the memoir of Joan, who started nursing in the 1940s and whose experiences took her into the Yorkshire mining pits and through the tumult of the 1984-85 miners’ strike.Joan Hart always knew what she wanted to do with her life. Born in South Yorkshire in 1932, she started her nursing training when she was 16, the ... Read more

$12.99 CAD

A heart-warming story of a woman who devoted her life to helping others. This is the memoir of Joan, who started nursing in the 1940s and whose experiences took her into the Yorkshire mining pits and through the tumult of the 1984-85 miners’ strike.Joan Hart always knew what she wanted to do with her life. Born in South Yorkshire in 1932, she started her nursing training when she was 16, the
... Read more
Practical Decision Making in Health Care Ethics

Cases, Concepts, and the Virtue of Prudence, Fourth Edition

by Raymond J. Devettere ...

For more than twenty years Practical Decision Making in Health Care Ethics has offered scholars and students a highly accessible and teachable alternative to the dominant principle-based theories in the field. Raymond J. Devettere's approach is not based on an ethics of abstract obligations and duties but, following Aristotle, on how to live a fulfilled and happy life—in short, an ethics of ... Read more

$52.19 CAD

For more than twenty years Practical Decision Making in Health Care Ethics has offered scholars and students a highly accessible and teachable alternative to the dominant principle-based theories in the field. Raymond J. Devettere's approach is not based on an ethics of abstract obligations and duties but, following Aristotle, on how to live a fulfilled and happy life—in short, an ethics of
... Read more
Social Aspects Of Health, Illness And Healthcare

by Mary Larkin ...

This book fills a gap for an introductory text that offers broad coverage of the sociological issues that are relevant to health students coming to the theoretical and experiential aspects of health and illness for the first time. ... Read more

$41.39 CAD

This book fills a gap for an introductory text that offers broad coverage of the sociological issues that are relevant to health students coming to the theoretical and experiential aspects of health and illness for the first time.
... Read more
A New Era in Global Health

Nursing and the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Edited by William Rosa, MS, RN, AGPCNP-BC, ACHPN, FCCM, Caritas Coach ...

Explores the great potential for nursing involvement in promoting global health.This unique text elucidates the relationship between global nursing and global health, underscoring the significance of nurses’ contributions in furthering the Post-2015 Agenda of the United Nations regarding global health infrastructures, and examining myriad opportunities for nurses to promote the 17 Sustainable ... Read more

$93.59 CAD

Explores the great potential for nursing involvement in promoting global health.This unique text elucidates the relationship between global nursing and global health, underscoring the significance of nurses’ contributions in furthering the Post-2015 Agenda of the United Nations regarding global health infrastructures, and examining myriad opportunities for nurses to promote the 17 Sustainable
... Read more
Cultivating Empathy: Inspiring Health Professionals to Communicate More Effectively (Revised Edition)

by Kathleen Stephany ...

Research demonstrates that even if empathy - the capacity to perceive or share emotions with other beings or objects - is not part of a person's communication skill set, it can be taught. Empathy can, therefore be viewed as an acquired communication skill. Cultivating and practicing the skill of empathy among health care providers enhances the quality of care experienced by their patients which, ... Read more

$44.09 CAD

Research demonstrates that even if empathy - the capacity to perceive or share emotions with other beings or objects - is not part of a person's communication skill set, it can be taught. Empathy can, therefore be viewed as an acquired communication skill. Cultivating and practicing the skill of empathy among health care providers enhances the quality of care experienced by their patients which,
... Read more
Nursing

Scope and Standards of Practice, 4th Edition

by American Nurses Association ...

The Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, 4th Edition, is an essential document for every nurse practicing in the United States. The scope of practice statement answers the who, what, when, where, how, and why questions of nursing. The standards provide authoritative statements of the actions and behaviors that all registered nurses are expected to competently perform, regardless of role, ... Read more

$53.90 CAD

The Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, 4th Edition, is an essential document for every nurse practicing in the United States. The scope of practice statement answers the who, what, when, where, how, and why questions of nursing. The standards provide authoritative statements of the actions and behaviors that all registered nurses are expected to competently perform, regardless of role,
... Read more
Outcome Assessment in Advanced Practice Nursing, Third Edition

Third Edition

Edited by Ruth M. Kleinpell, PhD, RN-CS, FAAN, FAANP, FCCM ...

Named an AJN Book of the Year and a Doody's Core Title! "This is an excellent and timely tool for advanced practice nurses." Score: 100, 5 stars -Doody's Medical Reviews Measuring the results of APN care has become increasingly important as a way to demonstrate the significant impact of APN nurses on practice outcomes. The third edition of this award-winning volume has been updated to provide the ... Read more

$53.18 CAD

Named an AJN Book of the Year and a Doody's Core Title! "This is an excellent and timely tool for advanced practice nurses." Score: 100, 5 stars -Doody's Medical Reviews Measuring the results of APN care has become increasingly important as a way to demonstrate the significant impact of APN nurses on practice outcomes. The third edition of this award-winning volume has been updated to provide the
... Read more
The New Arrival: Part 2 of 3

The Heartwarming True Story of a 1970s Trainee Nurse

by Sarah Beeson ...

The New Arrival can either be read as a full-length eBook or in 3 serialised eBook-only parts.This is PART 2 of 3 (Chapters 10-21 of 30).You can read Part 2 one week ahead of release of the full-length eBook and paperback.Sarah completes her preliminary nurse training, and finds her feet with staff and patients alike, under the watchful eye of the stern matron.It’s the end of the swinging sixties, ... Read more

$9.99 CAD

The New Arrival can either be read as a full-length eBook or in 3 serialised eBook-only parts.This is PART 2 of 3 (Chapters 10-21 of 30).You can read Part 2 one week ahead of release of the full-length eBook and paperback.Sarah completes her preliminary nurse training, and finds her feet with staff and patients alike, under the watchful eye of the stern matron.It’s the end of the swinging sixties,
... Read more
Defamed: How Physicians Pursue Justice

A Primer for Unjustified Legal Actions Against Innocent Practitioners

by Dr. Manuel Fuentes ...

It Could Happen to YouYou're a capable, caring, innocent physician. One day, seemingly out of the blue, you get an email and a knock at the door: Suspended. Your life on pause, pending an investigation. At the mercy of the full power of hospital administrators, nurse unions, competing physicians on the medical executive committees, and the retaliation of the hospital's legal team. What do you do ... Read more

$15.11 CAD

It Could Happen to YouYou're a capable, caring, innocent physician. One day, seemingly out of the blue, you get an email and a knock at the door: Suspended. Your life on pause, pending an investigation. At the mercy of the full power of hospital administrators, nurse unions, competing physicians on the medical executive committees, and the retaliation of the hospital's legal team. What do you do
... Read more
DANGER OF ALCOHOLISM

FACTS ABOUT ALCHOL

by Thompson Seley ...

"DANGER OF ALCOHOLISM" provides 76 biblical facts about alcohol and it's use. This book is little but very important because the writer has shed light on key areas in the book, including words of wisdom to guide readers. Along with it, the book also informs readers on how alcohol has become an abused drug in the United States of America. ... Read more

$8.81 CAD

"DANGER OF ALCOHOLISM" provides 76 biblical facts about alcohol and it's use. This book is little but very important because the writer has shed light on key areas in the book, including words of wisdom to guide readers. Along with it, the book also informs readers on how alcohol has become an abused drug in the United States of America.
... Read more
Registros de enfermagem

fundamentos éticos e legais da prática profissional

by Charles Carvalho dos Santos ...

A obra Registros de Enfermagem: Fundamentos Éticos e Legais da Prática Profissional apresenta uma reflexão abrangente sobre a importância das anotações no contexto da assistência em saúde, destacando seu papel essencial na qualidade do cuidado, na comunicação entre profissionais e na segurança do paciente. O livro percorre desde a origem da escrita e sua relação histórica com o cuidado em saúde ... Read more

$7.19 CAD

A obra Registros de Enfermagem: Fundamentos Éticos e Legais da Prática Profissional apresenta uma reflexão abrangente sobre a importância das anotações no contexto da assistência em saúde, destacando seu papel essencial na qualidade do cuidado, na comunicação entre profissionais e na segurança do paciente. O livro percorre desde a origem da escrita e sua relação histórica com o cuidado em saúde
... Read more
THE GALVESTON DIET

1500 Days of Hormonal equilibrium, Weight reduction, and Age resisting health-Your Far reaching guide and flavorful recipes with the Galveston diet.

by KARA T. JOHNSON ...

Explore the captivating world of the Galveston Diet, a ground-breaking method for achieving vibrant health and weight management, on an extraordinary culinary journey. Step into a domain where tempting flavors, immaculate nourishment, and significant prosperity merge, engaging you to open the key to a rejuvenated life.Get ready to be enraptured by a dining experience that would blow anyone's mind, ... Read more

$7.63 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Explore the captivating world of the Galveston Diet, a ground-breaking method for achieving vibrant health and weight management, on an extraordinary culinary journey. Step into a domain where tempting flavors, immaculate nourishment, and significant prosperity merge, engaging you to open the key to a rejuvenated life.Get ready to be enraptured by a dining experience that would blow anyone's mind,
... Read more
My Sweet Life: Successful Women with Diabetes

by Beverly S. Adler ...

How does one living with diabetes manage between career, family and a chronic illness? By living the Sweet Life. Beverly S. Adler, PhD, CDE and Friends (23 contributing authors) make up this compilation book about successful women with diabetes. This book is a collection of life stories each chapter written by a highly respected and successful woman with diabetes. The diverse group of women share ... Read more

$9.08 CAD

How does one living with diabetes manage between career, family and a chronic illness? By living the Sweet Life. Beverly S. Adler, PhD, CDE and Friends (23 contributing authors) make up this compilation book about successful women with diabetes. This book is a collection of life stories each chapter written by a highly respected and successful woman with diabetes. The diverse group of women share
... Read more
LPN to RN Transitions - E-Book

by Lora Claywell, PhD, MSN, RN, CNE ...

LPN to RN Transitions, 3rd Edition makes it easy for to take the next step in your nursing career with all of the essential information you need to pursue your RN degree and practice as a registered nurse. This new edition includes practical information on classroom study habits, professional writing, knowledge and skills acquisition, and more. Plus, newly-revised chapters provide the latest ... Read more

$42.20 CAD

LPN to RN Transitions, 3rd Edition makes it easy for to take the next step in your nursing career with all of the essential information you need to pursue your RN degree and practice as a registered nurse. This new edition includes practical information on classroom study habits, professional writing, knowledge and skills acquisition, and more. Plus, newly-revised chapters provide the latest
... Read more
Professional Issues in Nursing

Challenges and Opportunities

by Carol Huston ...

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from 3rd Party sellers are not guaranteed by the Publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Professional Issues in Nursing: Challenges and Opportunities, 5th Edition Carol J. Huston, RN, MSN, MPA, DPA, FAAN Prepare for the realities of today’s nursing practice. Gain a professional edge in the nursing ... Read more

$59.75 CAD

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from 3rd Party sellers are not guaranteed by the Publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Professional Issues in Nursing: Challenges and Opportunities, 5th Edition Carol J. Huston, RN, MSN, MPA, DPA, FAAN Prepare for the realities of today’s nursing practice. Gain a professional edge in the nursing
... Read more

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