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Here are all the materials you need to take your first steps as evidence-based practitioners...how to use the design, data and analysis of research as the foundation for effective clinical decision making.

Celebrating its 50 years in print, this text has held onto the foundation of its great success, while also being re-invented for today's audience. The focus of the text remains the practical instruction of functional anatomy in order to quickly, and convincingly, guide readers to its use in professional performance.

Offers guidelines for managing musculoskeletal conditions. This work also provides principles of therapeutic exercise and manual therapy. It describes pathologic conditions and surgical procedures commonly encountered by therapists in the clinical setting.

Offers coverage of more than 350 common diseases and disorders that includes: Description; Pertinent ICD-9-CM codes; Signs and Symptoms; Etiology; Diagnosis; Treatment; Complementary Therapy; Client Communications; Prognosis; Prevention; Case studies, followed by questions; and, Teaching tips that feature a patient's perspective.

Meet the challenges of this rapidly expanding field with a solid understanding of the fundamentals of nucleic acid biochemistry as well as the advanced concepts integral to practice in today's laboratories. The third edition of this popular resource encompasses microbiology, virology, genetics, oncology, and human identification.

Teaches students the knowledge and skills to effectively evaluate and treat human movement disorders. This popular text offers the clear, logical discussions of joint structure and muscle action, combined with an evidence-based approach needed to understand joint dynamics in both health and disease.

The field's definitive text on the management of vestibular diseases and disorders. From assessment through therapy, they present the scientific and clinical knowledge you need to distinguish between vestibular and non-vestibular dizziness and to plan and implement the appropriate treatments.

"Pharmacology Clear and Simple seeks to meet the challenge of providing students with enough pharmacology knowledge so that they feel confident as they embark on their health profession career, but not so much that they are overwhelmed. For those students who will administer medication, pharmacology is critical; for others, it is a subject that will aid their understanding of the patient care relationship, although they may not be directly involved with the patient. This fifth edition builds on the solid foundation of the previous editions by expanding the coverage of medications, always keeping in mind the suggestions we received from pharmacology faculty around the nation. The goal for this edition of the book is to continue to bring the most current information to pharmacology topics and to provide elemental concepts that will enable students to understand how medications work and how they are administered. These concepts include the health professionals' role in the process"--

"Caring for Older Adults Holistically is designed to assist students with information to help them care for our aging population. Students will study Dr. Jean Watson's Theory of Human Caring, Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, and other current or well-established theories that will enhance their practice. Unique to this book is information on gerotranscendence, transitions, and caring theories designed for gerontological practice. The foundation of this book is that of critical thinking. It is full of compelling questions that illustrate what it is to be a nurse. It is designed to be reader friendly in that it conveys a feeling of conversation with a group of wise nurses who care deeply about nursing and its participants. This book also conveys a deep respect for every person who provides the most valuable kind of care, that art of caring for those who have gone before us and made the world a better place because of their effort-older adults. New to this edition is Social Determinants of Health information as it pertains to chapter content. Each chapter contains Key Terms, Key Points, and Cultural Considerations. Each chapter has a presentation on what should be the priority focus of the chapter and assignments that can be done in or out of class, if the teacher chooses to use them. Chapter Concepts are identified at the beginning of every chapter, to support use of this text in programs that teach conceptually. Healthy People 2030 objectives are included, when they specifically address older adults. Each chapter also includes features to assist student learning: Evidence-Based Practice, Focused Learning Charts, Patient Education, Think Like a Nurse, and Safe and Effective Nursing Care"--

"Nursing students and instructors need a laboratory and diagnostic test reference that will help them integrate laboratory and diagnostic test results into safe, compassionate, and effective nursing care. This eleventh edition of the manual not only serves as the comprehensive reference it was originally designed to be but also provides improvements that more effectively answer that need. Our manual covers 22 different laboratory and diagnostic study types, addressing more than 700 study findings in 300 individual titles. This book is written to help health-care providers in their understanding and interpretation of laboratory and diagnostic procedures and their outcomes. Just as important, it is dedicated to all health-care professionals who experience the wonders in the science of laboratory and diagnostic testing, performed and interpreted in a caring and efficient manner"--

"Nursing Theories and Nursing Practice has been known for its focus on providing nurses and nursing students with an introduction to nursing theories to inform their practice. With chapters written by the theorists themselves or scholars identified by the theorists as experts, it features nursing theories and chapters on both conceptual models/systems/grand theories and middle-range theories. This book offers the perspective that nursing is a professional discipline with a body of knowledge that guides its practice. It is intended to help nursing students in baccalaureate and graduate nursing programs explore and appreciate nursing theories and their use in nursing practice and scholarship. In addition, and in response to calls from practicing nurses, this book is intended for use by those who desire to enrich their practice through the study of nursing theories. It offers nursing students at all levels a taste of a variety of nursing theories so that they can explore selected theories in greater depth and appreciate nursing theories for their potential to improve care and advance nursing knowledge through research"--

"Occupational Therapy for Mental Health serves as the comprehensive textbook for occupational therapy practice focused on mental health. More importantly, this third edition presents a call to action to recognize that the OT process and all OT practitioners are essential to the mental and behavioral health workforce, regardless of practice setting. This edition maintains its organizational structure based on the Person-Environment-Occupation Model and continues to present material so students and faculty can find practical information on theories, evidence, assessments, and interventions that are crucial to effective OT practice. It strongly appreciates the lived experience and recovery-oriented perspective that greatly benefits all people with challenges, illness, environmental barriers, and disease that impact occupational engagement and satisfaction"--

"Davis Advantage for Medical-Surgical Nursing: Making Connections to Practice is a concise, focused medical-surgical nursing text designed to prepare contemporary nursing students for adult health practice areas. This text is designed to teach associate degree (ADN), baccalaureate degree (BSN), and entry level master's degree nursing students. It is designed to serve as the primary text for medical-surgical and/or acute care courses"--

"Increased attention to qualitative ideology and methodology represents the major improvement in this third edition. Qualitative content has been moved to precede the quantitative content, and additional chapters that cover the hands-on application of qualitative methodology have been added. Moreover, all of the content in this text has been updated and improved to feature an increased number of examples and images of research-related tools, approaches, data collection, data analysis, and data outcomes work. The activities for learning also allow for direct application of chapter contents"--

Preceded by Pharmacology success: NCLEX-style Q & A review / Kathryn Cadenhead Colgrove, Christi Doherty. Third edition. [2019]

Davis Advantage for Townsend's Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing combines an easy-to-read textbook with an innovative online program to create an immersive learning experience for students and an integrated solution for instructors, whether you're teaching traditionally or virtually. An access code inside new, printed textbooks unlocks an ebook, as well as access to Davis Advantage. THE TEXTBOOK >ONLINE (DAVIS ADVANTAGE) Using a unique and proven approach across a Learn-Apply-Assess continuum, Davis Advantage engages students to help them make the connections to key topics. Whether teaching in-person or online, this complete, integrated solution aligns seamlessly with the textbook and equips instructors with actionable analytics to track students' progress, remediate where needed, and facilitate an active learning environment. LEARN--Personalized Learning The foundation of the Davis Advantage platform, Personalized Learning, immerses students in an online learning experience tailored to their needs. Students are assessed on their comprehension of key topics from the text, and then are guided through animated mini-lecture videos and dynamic activities to reinforce learning and bring concepts to life. APPLY--Clinical JudgmentClinical Judgment develops students' critical thinking and clinical reasoning, helping them to build the clinical judgment skills they need to practice safe and effective nursing care and to prepare for the Next Generation NCLEX(R) with confidence. Progressive case studies featuring real-life, complex clinical situations challenge students to apply knowledge, make informed decisions, and evaluate outcomes. ASSESS--QuizzingQuizzing uses NCLEX(R)-style questions for assessment and remediation. Its adaptive, question-based format provides the additional practice students need to test their knowledge, master course content, and perform well on course and board exams.

Offers a practical, real-world approach, with a focus on what's normal to identify abnormal. This book offers all of the how-tos, what-tos, when-tos, and why-tos you need to master in a well-organised, well-illustrated text that makes the material easier to learn now and reference later.

Perfect wherever you are in class, in clinical, and in any practice setting. This handy guide delivers quick access to the essential clinical information you need to care for obstetric, gynecological, newborn, and pediatric patients in any setting.

The perfect review for certification exams. Certification means a professional edge - better job security and more career advancement opportunities. Here's the only pocket-sized review guide for the CMA (AAMA), RMA, CMAS, NCMA, NCMA, and CMAC (AMCA) exams. Content outlines encompass all areas of must-know information.

Perfect wherever you are in class, in clinical, and in any practice setting. This handy guide delivers quick access to need-to-know information on DSM-5 disorders and treatments, psychotropic drugs, documentation, and patient education. No other resource delivers as much information in a format that's as easy to read and access.