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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

£3.49

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
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The Courage to Care

A Call for Compassion

by Christie Watson ...

Nurses have never been more important.'An inspiring book for our challenging times' Olivia ColemanWe benefit from their expertise in our hospitals and beyond: in our schools, on our streets, in prisons, hospices and care homes. When we feel most alone, nurses remind us that we are not alone at all.In The Courage to Care bestselling author Christie Watson reveals the remarkable extent of nurses' ... Read more

£6.99

Nurses have never been more important.'An inspiring book for our challenging times' Olivia ColemanWe benefit from their expertise in our hospitals and beyond: in our schools, on our streets, in prisons, hospices and care homes. When we feel most alone, nurses remind us that we are not alone at all.In The Courage to Care bestselling author Christie Watson reveals the remarkable extent of nurses'
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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

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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;
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In Shock

How Nearly Dying Made Me a Better Intensive Care Doctor

by Dr Rana Awdish ...

**'I read the first chapters at such a pace that I almost had to remind myself to breathe.' Sunday Times'Tense, powerful and gripping... her writing style is often nothing short of beautiful - evocative and emotional.' Adam Kay, ObserverAt seven months pregnant, intensive care doctor Rana Awdish suffered a catastrophic medical event, haemorrhaging nearly all of her blood volume and losing her ... Read more

£7.99

**'I read the first chapters at such a pace that I almost had to remind myself to breathe.' Sunday Times'Tense, powerful and gripping... her writing style is often nothing short of beautiful - evocative and emotional.' Adam Kay, ObserverAt seven months pregnant, intensive care doctor Rana Awdish suffered a catastrophic medical event, haemorrhaging nearly all of her blood volume and losing her
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Life, Death and Biscuits

by Anthea Allen ...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER‘A heart-breaking story of courage and compassion from the front line of the toughest battle our nurses have had to fight. Anthea Allen’s writing is raw, honest and full of love for those she cares for.’ Susanna ReidAn extraordinarily powerful memoir based on the diaries of intensive care nurse Anthea Allen, who worked on the front line of one of the largest hospitals in ... Read more

£2.99

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER‘A heart-breaking story of courage and compassion from the front line of the toughest battle our nurses have had to fight. Anthea Allen’s writing is raw, honest and full of love for those she cares for.’ Susanna ReidAn extraordinarily powerful memoir based on the diaries of intensive care nurse Anthea Allen, who worked on the front line of one of the largest hospitals in
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Law, Ethics and Professional Issues for Nursing

A Reflective and Portfolio-Building Approach

by Herman Wheeler ...

This comprehensive new textbook covers core ethical and legal content for pre-registration nursing students. It provides readers with a sound understanding of the interrelationships between the NMC's code of conduct, standards and competencies, ethics and relevant sections of the English legal system.The only truly integrated text in the field, it opens with overviews of law and nursing, and ... Read more

£42.29

This comprehensive new textbook covers core ethical and legal content for pre-registration nursing students. It provides readers with a sound understanding of the interrelationships between the NMC's code of conduct, standards and competencies, ethics and relevant sections of the English legal system.The only truly integrated text in the field, it opens with overviews of law and nursing, and
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Birds Hold our Secrets

A Caritas Story of Grief and Remembering

by Anna M Biley ...

Drawing on her many years as a nurse, mother and wife, Biley tenderly takes us on a personal journey of conscious dying as she supports her beloved nurse academic husband Fran. Diagnosed with cancer, Fran’s wish was to die mindfully – whatever the circumstances. Anna travels alongside using Caring Science Theory as her guide whilst trying to maintain ‘normalcy’ in the home for her two young sons. ... Read more

£8.45

Drawing on her many years as a nurse, mother and wife, Biley tenderly takes us on a personal journey of conscious dying as she supports her beloved nurse academic husband Fran. Diagnosed with cancer, Fran’s wish was to die mindfully – whatever the circumstances. Anna travels alongside using Caring Science Theory as her guide whilst trying to maintain ‘normalcy’ in the home for her two young sons.
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General Hospital Care for People with Learning Disabilities

by Lynn Hannon, Julie Clift ...

General Hospital Care for People with Learning Disabilities is a comprehensive resource for those health professionals in a general hospital setting who may come into contact with people with learning disabilities. The book explores the nature of learning disabilities and highlights specific healthcare needs. It takes the reader through all the key factors in the healthcare process, through pre ... Read more

£39.99

General Hospital Care for People with Learning Disabilities is a comprehensive resource for those health professionals in a general hospital setting who may come into contact with people with learning disabilities. The book explores the nature of learning disabilities and highlights specific healthcare needs. It takes the reader through all the key factors in the healthcare process, through pre
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Mary Seacole

The Making of the Myth

by Lynn McDonald ...

Mary Seacole: The Making of the Myth is the first book to challenge the popular misconceptions that surround Mary Seacole’s iconic status as a “pioneer nurse” and battlefield heroine, intended, by some, to replace Florence Nightingale in those roles. McDonald masterfully disentangles reality from the myths, both those that exaggerate Seacole’s work and ignore or denigrate Nightingale’s. Drawing on ... Read more

£4.31

Mary Seacole: The Making of the Myth is the first book to challenge the popular misconceptions that surround Mary Seacole’s iconic status as a “pioneer nurse” and battlefield heroine, intended, by some, to replace Florence Nightingale in those roles. McDonald masterfully disentangles reality from the myths, both those that exaggerate Seacole’s work and ignore or denigrate Nightingale’s. Drawing on
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Safe Patient Handling and Mobility

Interprofessional National Standards Across the Care Continuum, 2nd Edition

by , ...

The Safe Patient Handling and Mobility (SPHM) Standards were published in 2013 to fulfill a need for national guidelines to reduce the risks of injuries and musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) of healthcare workers. Significant strides have been made in SPHM research, education, training, and advocacy, since the first edition of the Standards. But patient handling and mobility-related injury rates ... Read more

£15.38

The Safe Patient Handling and Mobility (SPHM) Standards were published in 2013 to fulfill a need for national guidelines to reduce the risks of injuries and musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) of healthcare workers. Significant strides have been made in SPHM research, education, training, and advocacy, since the first edition of the Standards. But patient handling and mobility-related injury rates
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Ethical Case Studies for Advanced Practice Nurses

Solving Dilemmas in Everyday Practice

by Amber Vermeesch, PhD, MSN, RN, FNP-C, FACSM, FNAP, ANEF, Patricia Cox, DNP, MPH, MN, BSN, RN, Inga Giske, DNP, MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC, PMH-BC, NE-BC, Katherine Roberts, DNP, BSN, RN, FNP-C ...

Healthcare delivery can present ethical conflicts and dilemmas for advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs)—nurses who already have a myriad of responsibilities in caring for patients. Ethical Case Studies for Advanced Practice Nurses improves APRNs’ agility to resolve ethical quandaries encountered in primary care, hospital-based, higher education, and administration beyond community settings. ... Read more

£17.91

Healthcare delivery can present ethical conflicts and dilemmas for advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs)—nurses who already have a myriad of responsibilities in caring for patients. Ethical Case Studies for Advanced Practice Nurses improves APRNs’ agility to resolve ethical quandaries encountered in primary care, hospital-based, higher education, and administration beyond community settings.
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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

£16.19

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.
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Nursing Today - Revised Reprint - E-Book

Nursing Today - Revised Reprint - E-Book

by JoAnn Zerwekh, Ashley Zerwekh Garneau ...

A student favorite for its easy-to-read style, real-life applications, and humorous cartoons, Nursing Today: Transition and Trends, 7th Edition Revised Reprint helps you make a successful transition from student to practicing nurse. It covers the profession's leading issues and opportunities, ensuring that you graduate not only with patient care skills but with career development skills including ... Read more

£41.39

A student favorite for its easy-to-read style, real-life applications, and humorous cartoons, Nursing Today: Transition and Trends, 7th Edition Revised Reprint helps you make a successful transition from student to practicing nurse. It covers the profession's leading issues and opportunities, ensuring that you graduate not only with patient care skills but with career development skills including
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Ethics From the Ground Up

Emerging debates, changing practices and new voices in healthcare

Edited by Julie Wintrup, Hazel Biggs, Tula Brannelly, Angela Fenwick, Roger Ingham ...

This indispensable textbook explores the ethics of issues from the interpersonal to the political. Expanding on the traditional approach, the editors bring together a range of new perspectives on ethics that reflect the real life experiences and interests of those who work in health and care. Rather than describing abstract ideas and applying them to situations, this authoritative new book uses ... Read more

£23.48

This indispensable textbook explores the ethics of issues from the interpersonal to the political. Expanding on the traditional approach, the editors bring together a range of new perspectives on ethics that reflect the real life experiences and interests of those who work in health and care. Rather than describing abstract ideas and applying them to situations, this authoritative new book uses
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守護生命的關鍵力量：醫療幕後英雄醫工師

by 朱乙真, 黃筱珮, 邵冰如 ...

Series series 財經企管
他們是醫療儀器設備的「醫師」被稱為「醫工師」從透析用的逆滲透純水到尖端的質子治療儀、重粒子放射治療儀器醫工師每天照顧醫院上千項醫療儀器與設備全年無休每一位病人從走進診間醫院到順利康復每一個健康的團聚都少不了醫工師的默默付出他們是促進醫學發展、搶救生命不可或缺的白色能量他們展現超高效率、使命必達是醫護的最強後盾！醫工師，如同醫療與精密機器的調和者，當第一線醫護工作者肩負起搶救生命、與死神拔河的艱困任務之際，這群無聲付出的人在大大小小事件中不曾缺席，更是醫護人員與病人生死拚搏時的最強支柱。他們的任務繁多，包括：．照顧醫院內數千台醫儀設備的「生病老死」．在分秒必爭的手術室中，搶修突然故障的儀器，讓手術能順利進行．天... ... Read more

£7.61

他們是醫療儀器設備的「醫師」被稱為「醫工師」從透析用的逆滲透純水到尖端的質子治療儀、重粒子放射治療儀器醫工師每天照顧醫院上千項醫療儀器與設備全年無休每一位病人從走進診間醫院到順利康復每一個健康的團聚都少不了醫工師的默默付出他們是促進醫學發展、搶救生命不可或缺的白色能量他們展現超高效率、使命必達是醫護的最強後盾！醫工師，如同醫療與精密機器的調和者，當第一線醫護工作者肩負起搶救生命、與死神拔河的艱困任務之際，這群無聲付出的人在大大小小事件中不曾缺席，更是醫護人員與病人生死拚搏時的最強支柱。他們的任務繁多，包括：．照顧醫院內數千台醫儀設備的「生病老死」．在分秒必爭的手術室中，搶修突然故障的儀器，讓手術能順利進行．天...
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Transformational Leadership in Nursing

From Expert Clinician to Influential Leader

by Marion E. Broome, PhD, RN, FAAN ...

About This TextThis award-winning* text helps emerging and experienced nurse leaders master the competencies needed to lead in complex health organizations. The fourth edition adds access to contemporary thinking from leaders in multiple fields (TED talks, blogs, podcasts), embraces global perspectives, and expands its focus on leading within complex systems. Content integrates current legislation ... Read more

£68.12

About This TextThis award-winning* text helps emerging and experienced nurse leaders master the competencies needed to lead in complex health organizations. The fourth edition adds access to contemporary thinking from leaders in multiple fields (TED talks, blogs, podcasts), embraces global perspectives, and expands its focus on leading within complex systems. Content integrates current legislation
... Read more
100 idées pour se sortir d’un trouble alimentaire

by Daniel Rigaud ...

Series series 100 Idées pour
Les troubles du comportement alimentaire (TCA : anorexie, boulimie, compulsion) concernent en France aujourd’hui près d’un million de personnes. Ce sont des maladies qui débutent le plus souvent autour de l’adolescence et touchent avant tout les femmes (plus de 80% des malades sont des jeunes filles ou des femmes adultes).Face à ces troubles, l’environnement familial a un rôle essentiel à jouer. ... Read more

£11.99

Les troubles du comportement alimentaire (TCA : anorexie, boulimie, compulsion) concernent en France aujourd’hui près d’un million de personnes. Ce sont des maladies qui débutent le plus souvent autour de l’adolescence et touchent avant tout les femmes (plus de 80% des malades sont des jeunes filles ou des femmes adultes).Face à ces troubles, l’environnement familial a un rôle essentiel à jouer.
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The New Arrival: Part 1 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 1 of 3 (Chapters 1-9 of 30).You can read Part 1 two weeks ahead of release of the full-length eBook and paperback.17-year-old Sarah Hill leaves behind her home in Wales and enrols at Hackney General Hospital, where she is due to start her training.Looking up at the rows and rows of little ... Read more

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The New Arrival can either be read as a full-length eBook or in 3 serialised eBook-only parts.This is PART 1 of 3 (Chapters 1-9 of 30).You can read Part 1 two weeks ahead of release of the full-length eBook and paperback.17-year-old Sarah Hill leaves behind her home in Wales and enrols at Hackney General Hospital, where she is due to start her training.Looking up at the rows and rows of little
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Nursing Leadership

Scope and Standards of Practice, 3rd edition

by American Nurses Association ...

The Nursing Leadership: Scope and Standards of Practice, 3rd Edition, formerly titled Nursing Administration, is an essential document for every nurse leader practicing in the United States. The scope of practice statement answers the who, what, when, where, how, and why questions of nursing leadership. The standards provide authoritative statements of the actions and behaviors that all nurse ... Read more

£18.26

The Nursing Leadership: Scope and Standards of Practice, 3rd Edition, formerly titled Nursing Administration, is an essential document for every nurse leader practicing in the United States. The scope of practice statement answers the who, what, when, where, how, and why questions of nursing leadership. The standards provide authoritative statements of the actions and behaviors that all nurse
... Read more
Health Care in the Information Society

Volume 1 - From Adventure of Ideas to Anarchy of Transition

by David Ingram ...

In this fascinating book David Ingram traces the history of information technology and health informatics from its pioneers in the middle of the twentieth century to its latest developments.The book is distinctive in its broad scope and coverage and as the eyewitness account of an author who became the first UK professor appointed with the mission to bridge information technology with everyday ... Read more

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In this fascinating book David Ingram traces the history of information technology and health informatics from its pioneers in the middle of the twentieth century to its latest developments.The book is distinctive in its broad scope and coverage and as the eyewitness account of an author who became the first UK professor appointed with the mission to bridge information technology with everyday
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Nightingale's Vision

Advancing the Nursing Profession Beyond 2022

by Sue Johnson ...

Florence Nightingale never could have predicted the current, complex landscape of the nursing profession when she built its foundations more than a century ago. But her vision is still alive, as evidenced in recommendations from the 2010 Institute of Medicine (IOM) Future of Nursing report and its 2015 follow-up assessment. Health care reform will be a constant over the next few years, and nurses ... Read more

£10.70

Florence Nightingale never could have predicted the current, complex landscape of the nursing profession when she built its foundations more than a century ago. But her vision is still alive, as evidenced in recommendations from the 2010 Institute of Medicine (IOM) Future of Nursing report and its 2015 follow-up assessment. Health care reform will be a constant over the next few years, and nurses
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Forensic Nursing

Scope and Standards of Practice, 2nd Edition

by American Nurses Association, International Association of Forensic Nurses ...

This new edition is the premier resource by forensic nurses for forensic nurses. Working atthe intersections of multiple health and legal systems, the forensic nurse practices nationally and globally,providing specialized nursing care and treatment, which focuses on those affectedby violence and trauma, be they individuals, families, communities, or populations. Continuing and building on over 20 ... Read more

£16.91

This new edition is the premier resource by forensic nurses for forensic nurses. Working atthe intersections of multiple health and legal systems, the forensic nurse practices nationally and globally,providing specialized nursing care and treatment, which focuses on those affectedby violence and trauma, be they individuals, families, communities, or populations. Continuing and building on over 20
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Código de Ética para Profesionales de la Enfermería con Declaraciones Interpretativas

by American Nurses Association ...

Un código de ética profesional hace explícitos los objetivos, valores y obligaciones principales de una profesión dada. Desde 1950, la Asociación Estadounidense de Enfermería ha trabajado para establecer un código de ética para los profesionales de la enf ... Read more

£12.86

Un código de ética profesional hace explícitos los objetivos, valores y obligaciones principales de una profesión dada. Desde 1950, la Asociación Estadounidense de Enfermería ha trabajado para establecer un código de ética para los profesionales de la enf
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Nursing-Sensitive Indicators, An Issue of Nursing Clinics

by Cecilia Anne Kennedy Page, MD ...

Series Book Volume 49-1 - The Clinics: Nursing
Innovations that bring value propositions through new processes, resources, or technologies to practice. How are we changing outcomes through new innovations in practice? The articles in this issue will provide nurses with the information they need to improve patient outcomes. Articles are devoted to skin cancer screening in the medically underserved, innovative practices for risk assessment and ... Read more

£58.13

Innovations that bring value propositions through new processes, resources, or technologies to practice. How are we changing outcomes through new innovations in practice? The articles in this issue will provide nurses with the information they need to improve patient outcomes. Articles are devoted to skin cancer screening in the medically underserved, innovative practices for risk assessment and
... Read more

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