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Patients who undergo cardiac surgery require specialized care. Critical care nurses are crucial to their postoperative recovery and health. Cardiac Surgery Essentials for Critical Care Nursing, Third Edition is an indispensable resource for new and experienced nurses caring for patients in critical care units immediately following cardiac surgery and in the transitioning to home. With an evidence-based foundation, the Third Edition addresses nursing knowledge to meet the needs of acutely ill patients and strategies to optimizing patient outcomes in this dynamic field. Vital information has been added and updated to reflect significant changes in cardiac surgery as well as four new chapters based on needs of patients, families, and readers. These new chapters address nutritional issues, post ICU-care, psychological and spiritual support, and rehabilitation care post cardiac surgery. Published in partnership with the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), Cardiac Surgery Essentials for Critical Care Nursing, Third Edition is a must-have reference for all nurses caring for acute and critically ill patients and an ideal resource to help prepare nurses who plan to take the Cardiac Surgery Certification (CSC) subspecialty exam offered by the AACN. FEATURES -Case Studies and Critical Thinking Questions promote application of information

Introduction to Research and Medical Literature for Health Professionals, Fifth Edition is an essential resource to help students, faculty, and practitioners understand the research process, interpret data, comprehend results, and incorporate findings into practice. From choosing a research project and developing the research process design, to sys

Sports management professionals are confronted with many ethical decisions during their careers, and its essential that they be equipped to make an informed decision when faced with a difficult situation. The goal of Sports Ethics for Sports Management Professionals, Second Edition is to provide professionals with the tools necessary to tackle thes

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Mechanical Ventilation is a comprehensive guide to the evaluation and management of critically ill patients requiring mechanical ventilatory support. This new text helps respiratory care students and clinicians alike bridge the gap between theory and practice as they strive to provide the very best care for patients. Aimed at developing advanced practice and critical care respiratory therapists, the text covers key concepts, techniques, and procedures for providing safe and effective mechanical ventilation. Readers will learn to apply assessment skills to evaluate patients in impending or actual respiratory failure. After studying indications for mechanical ventilation, they will learn how to initiate mechanical ventilator support, adjust ventilation to keep patients stabilized, monitor patients over time, and discontinue ventilator support.

All fire fighters need the safe and controlled "real life" training offered through live fire exercises in order to be fully prepared for the hazards of the fireground. Live Fire Training: Principles and Practice to NFPA 1403, Second Edition provides a definitive guide on how to ensure safe and realistic live fire training for both students and instructors. Updated to address all the requirements for NFPA 1403, Standard on Live Fire Training Evolutions, 2018 Edition, this essential resource covers everything from Fire Fighter Physiology, Critical Incident Planning to Gas-Fired, Non-Gas-Fired Structures to Non-Structural Props.

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"Chronic illness continues to be the leading cause of death and disability in adults. It impacts annual healthcare costs and significantly contributes to caregiver fatigue. Lubkin's Chronic Illness: Impact an Intervention, Eleventh Edition provides a solid foundation for nursing students by teaching them the skills and knowledge they need to care for both patients and families impacted by chronic illness. The text takes a holistic and patient-centric approach in addressing the acute needs of patients and their families as they navigate the challenges of chronic illness. The hallmark feature of this text remains its keen focus on the psychosocial issues experienced by both the individual and families involved, an area of care which is often overlooked in clinical care. The Eleventh Edition has been substantially revised and will focus on population health including new and updated content focused on various populations. To enhance the learning experience, the author features real-life journal entries from both patients and caregivers providing a meaningful way for students to truly understand chronic illness from each unique perspective. New chapter on community health. Updated content related to ethics, decision making and social support. Real-life vignettes detail the patient and caregiver experience. Two new case studies per chapter"--

"An Introduction to Crime Scene Investigation is a foundational text for criminal investigation in criminal justice programs, and a popular course given cultural fascination with the subject. This "CSI Effect" has benefitted Dutelle's text and also created opportunities for it to separate fact from fiction. The topics are fairly logical, with the t

This revised third edition of Fire Department Incident Safety Officer prepares aspiring and current incident safety officers (ISOs) to meet and exceed the specific job requirements outlined in Chapter 5 of NFPA 1521: Standard for Fire Department Safety Officer Professional Qualifications, 2020 Edition. This extensively revised third edition includes current information on responding to incidents involving hazardous materials, wildland fire, technical rescue, and other disasters, and provides methods for the development and improvement of existing safety programs.Fire Department Incident Safety Officer is divided into three sections: Preparing the Incident Safety Officer, Front-Loading Your Knowledge and Skills, and The Incident Safety Officer On-Scene. Each section comprises chapters related to each of the three main topics, and in a casual, straightforward manner, thoroughly describes the best practices for the ISO, incorporating the most current data available. Fire Department Incident Safety Officer, Revised Third Edition, includes access to Navigate 2 online learning materials including a comprehensive and interactive eBook, student practice activities and assessments, learning analytic, reporting tools, and more.The Revised Third Edition features include: A new chapter dedicated to the use of ISOs at training activities and planned, nonemergency eventsContent that aligns with NFPA 1521, Standard for Fire Department Safety O-fficer Professional Qualifications, 2020 EditionUpdated Firefighter rehabilitation strategiesUpdated content that reflects a complete understanding of the issues and concerns associated with newer and alternative building construction methods, including "green" construction and renewable/alternative electrical power sourcesSpecific ISO concerns associated with fire suppression sta-ffing, deployment, and NFPA 1710/1720 criteriaResults from recent fire behavior research projects, conducted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and Underwriters LaboratoriesThought-provoking case studies and follow-up questions in each chapterConstructive tips and safety information noted throughoutNew information on structural fires and on-scene contamination reduction processes to help with cancer prevention.

This widely acclaimed book is a complete, authoritative reference on nutrition and its role in contemporary medicine, dietetics, nursing, public health, and public policy. Distinguished international experts provide in-depth information on historical landmarks in nutrition, specific dietary components, nutrition in integrated biologic systems, nutritional assessment through the life cycle, nutrition in various clinical disorders, and public health and policy issues.Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease, Eleventh Edition, offers coverage of nutrition's role in disease prevention, international nutrition issues, public health concerns, the role of obesity in a variety of chronic illnesses, genetics as it applies to nutrition, and areas of major scientific progress relating nutrition to disease.

"Medical Terminology: Active Learning Through Case Studies is the only existing medical terminology text that is focused entirely on a case-based approach. Medical terminology can be a daunting course for students, but can be made less overwhelming when students realize that common combining forms, prefixes, and suffixes are used to build most medical terms. This book encourages consideration of medical words in terms of their component parts to determine meaning in context"--

"This book provides students with a comprehensive, current, and science-based introduction to nutrition concepts, guidelines, and functions. Its student-focused approach provides information about topics and issues that concern them -- a balanced diet, nutritional supplements, weight management, exercise, and much more. Throughout each chapter readers will engage with the latest dietary guidelines, scientific evidence, and national standards to help individuals follow a healthy dietary pattern at every life stage"--

"Foundations in Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care is unique. The approach and layout of each chapter is standardized, much like the format for scientific papers published in medical journals. Each chapter provides the reader with a thorough review of the literature on the subject, and the text is written in a clear and concise manner. Illustrations, tables, and figures enhance the learning experience. The supplemental web-based materials provide relevant, evidence-based materials to enhance the reader's current practice and prepare them for the exam"--

"At the heart of Making Play Just Right: Activity Analysis, Creativity, and Playfulness in Pediatric Occupational Therapy, Second Edition is the belief that occupational therapists must incorporate play into interventions with children in order to ensure that pediatric occupational therapy is maximally effective. This text provides the background, history, evidence, and general knowledge needed to use a playful approach to pediatric occupational therapy, as well as the specific examples and recommendations needed to help therapists adopt these strategies. The authors provide a number of case examples and companion videos to allow the reader to engage in learning activities to improve understanding of the content"--

"Programming Languages: Concepts and Implementation is a textbook on programming language concepts from an implementation-oriented perspective. The book teaches language concepts from two complementary perspectives: implementation and paradigms. It covers the implementation of concepts through the incremental construction of a progressive series of interpreters in Python and Racket Scheme, for purposes of its combined simplicity and power, and assessing the differences in the resulting languages. The language being interpreted is called ChAmElEoN, referring to the recurring theme of morphing the implementation of the concepts in the language (e.g., from static scoping to dynamic scoping, or from pass-by-value to pass-by-reference)"--

"The goal of this product is to provide nurses and all healthcare providers with the resources to care for active military and veterans. There are 21.8 million veterans of the U.S. armed forces as of 2014, according the Census Bureau, approximately 10 percent of whom are women. Only approximately 42% of those veterans use the VA. This means that nurses and healthcare professionals are caring for a specific set of needs that they are not trained for. 70% of veterans that commit suicide never go to the VA, they seek treatment elsewhere. There is a desperate need for resources that help nurses and healthcare providers reach this population"--

"Written specifically for undergraduate students, Human Health and the Climate Crisis examines the direct and indirect human health impacts of climate change while uniquely exploring climate justice - the equitable protection of all people from climate impacts and the participation of all people in climate-related decision-making regardless of race/ethnicity, class, national origin, indigenous status and gender. This comprehensive text balances appropriate technical content with sufficient contextual information about public health, epidemiology, and climate modeling for students to be able to comprehend the scientific literature on health impacts"--