This reader reproduces fifteen classic and influential accounts of nursing research selected by a panel of senior nurse researchers and teachers.

A review of basic arithmetic precedes clear explanations of how nurses need to apply mathematics in modern clinical practice. This study guide teaches an especially easy approach to solving the proportion problems key to converting medication orders and passing nursing licensing exams. The profusion of problems with detailed solutions, and hundreds more with answers, gives students ample opportunities to test their skills as they learn them - leading to quicker mastery.

Based on questions posed by thousands of real mothers, this A-to-Z guide has a practical, realistic view of how nursing fits into a modern woman's life. First-time mothers and breastfeeding veterans will find answers to more than 300 questions - from the most common to the most particular. Cross-referenced for easy, immediate access to information, supplemented with listings of resources such as videos, Web sites, and support groups, this volume is the most comprehensive collection of nursing advice available.

Katie Weathers never wanted to work in a nursing home. Circumstances put her there. And she most certainly never believed in ghosts! That is, until she met one. Only this is no 'ordinary' ghost...this one was on a mission. And this 'grandmotherly' ghost's mission, as Katie learns, is to help her find happiness. This book is dedicated to everyone who is now employed, or was ever employed in a nursing facility. Spirit of Love is a fictional version of real happenings in the nursing home industry - overworked and underpaid staff, inadequate supplies and a lack of caring management to deal with these problems. And although this is a work of fiction, some say there are many 'lost-souls' wandering nursing home halls at night.... This is the story of one of them.

Esteemed as the first nursing textbook, Notes on Nursing: What It Is, and What It Is Not was written to help spread Florence Nightingale’s vision for a better healthcare system. First published in 1859, it remains relevant today as it expounds on issues of food, bedding, light, cleanliness, and ventilations.If you like Notes on Nursing, ..

In the hospital or at the doctor's office, it's the nurses whom patients trust to answer their questions simply, directly, and understandably. So who better to provide inside information about how to manage common health conditions, apply simple home treatments, and make the most of the health care system? Compiling the expertise of 550 nursing schools and 100 nurses nationwide, Ask a Nurse is a one-of-a-kind quick-reference book of invaluable hands-on treatment and healing tips. Every word in it has been written by nurses: nurses who practice nursing, nurses who teach it, nurses who spend all their days working with and caring for patients. They know what works and what doesn't; they can tell you when you need a doctor's care and what you can do yourself.

Gareth Rushton wants to build a hunting box in Leicestershire. Selina Easterly-Cummings owns the perfect piece of land. But the vale is a reminder for Selina of the difficult time she's had nursing her young cousin back to health. When Rushton intrudes on the cousins' relationship, a merry romp ensues. Regency Romance by Laura Matthews (Elizabeth Neff Walker)

Examines current strategies to diagnosis, treat, control, and prevent common infectious diseases in elderly residents of long-term care facilities. Addresses issues such as demographics, epidemiology, host resistance, clinical manifestations, nursing care, ethics, outbreak investigation and antimicrobial therapy.

This book brings together sociological theories and nursing practice. It looks back at the factors which have shaped nursing work in the past and forward to those which are likely to shape it in the future.

Reviews the diagnosis and treatment of common surgical and medical emergencies in elderly patients--thoroughly examining drug therapies and drug prescribing protocols, identifying life-threatening drug reactions, weighing ethical issues, and addressing methods of profiling patients for nursing care. Evaluates disease states and gauges optimal responses ..

E-ffective Writing for E-Learning Environments integrates research and practice in user-centered design and learning design for instructors in post-secondary institutions and learning organizations who are developing e-learning resources. The book is intended as a development guide for experts in areas other than instructional or educational technology (in other words, experts in cognate areas such as Biology or English or Nursing) rather than as a learning design textbook.