This readable and user-friendly textbook presents the most essential material from Barbara Kuhn Timby’s market-leading textbook, Introductory Medical-Surgical Nursing, Eighth Edition. Essentials of Nursing contains essential medical-surgical content and also includes two units on maternity nursing and pediatric nursing. More than 250 full-color illustrations complement the text. Essentials of Nursing offers LPN/LVN students an easy-to-digest overview of medical-surgical nursing, and is an excellent supplement to Timby’s Fundamental Nursing Skills and Concepts.
Corresponding to the chapters in Essentials for Nursing Practice, 9th Edition, Study Guide for Essentials for Nursing Practice reinforces your understanding of key nursing ideas. Each chapter includes a Preliminary Reading, Case Study questions, a Chapter Review, Study Group Questions, and directions to help you create your own personalized Study Chart for the chapter. In addition, each Chapter Review includes many different kinds of questions to keep learning the material interactive and fun! Answers and rationales included on the Essentials for Nursing Practice Evolve Each chapter includes a case study with related questions allowing students to apply what they’ve learned. Chapter review questions include matching, short answer, multiple choice, and true/false questions provide students with evaluation and test-taking practice. Study group questions make it easier for students to review material with their peers site. Skills performance checklists help you measure your mastery of important nursing procedures. Study charts in select chapters helps provide focus and structure for students reviewing the material and key concepts. NEW! Content completely updated to match Nursing Essentials 9th Edition. NEW! Chapter on Complementary and Alternative Therapies, addresses content that is now included on the NCLEX® exam. NEW! Preliminary Readings sections provide you with an easy reference point to the related text chapter.
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This eighth edition of Essentials of Nursing Research, written by AJN awardwinning authors, along with its accompanying Study Guide for Essentials of Nursing Research, student learning ancillaries, and instructor teaching materials present a unique learningteaching package that is designed to teach students how to read and critique research reports, and to appreciate the application of research findings to nursing practice.New to this edition: New text organization with separate sections on quantitative and qualitative research offer greater continuity of ideas to better meet the needs of students and faculty. New online chapter supplements for every chapter expand student's knowledge of research topics New chapter on mixed methods research, which involves the blending of qualitative and quantitative data in a single inquiry, responds to the surge of interest in this type of research Increased emphasis on evidencebased practice (EBP) especially in the areas of asking wellworded questions for EBP and searching for such evidence guides the reader from theory to application. Enhanced assistance for instructors with numerous suggestions on how to make learning aboutand teachingresearch methods more rewarding.
Essentials of Pediatric Nursing is intended for Pediatric Nursing courses with an integrated pediatric curriculum. It provides a unique concept-based approach and nursing process focus, that helps students go from concept to application by building on previously mastered knowledge from other courses. Organized into four logical units, Kyle: Essentials of Pediatric Nursing covers a broad scope of topics with an emphasis on common issues and pediatric-specific information. In addition, it has a variety of learning features to ensure student retention, such as, Healthy People 2020 boxes, Threaded Case Studies and Comparison Charts highlighting common diseases; as well as twice as many NCLEX-Style Student Review questions (over800 questions!). New features include Evidence-based Practice boxes and Atraumatic Care boxes, as well as Concepts in Action Animations. Plus, it includes a companion website that provides numerous resources for both students and instructors, including video clips of each developmental stage and care of the hospitalized child. "
Using bulleted outlines and various question types, this Study Guide helps students understand, apply, and retain essential material from Fundamentals of Nursing, Sixth Edition. The Study Guide includes chapter overviews, critical thinking and case study-based questions, Developing Your Knowledge Base sections with matching and fill-in-the-blank questions, and NCLEX®-style questions including alternate-item questions. An Answer Key appears at the back of the book.
Effective, holistic nursing is impossible without a firm grasp of how the human body functions, but knowledge of the scientific theory on its own is not enough. Written with the needs of nurses firmly in mind and using the person-centred practice framework as a guiding principle, this book brings anatomy and physiology to life, combining the best of print and online learning into one integrated package. Key features: Connects theory with nursing practice by exploring the science from the perspective of a fictional family Uses a rich array of full-colour figures, diagrams, and video material including interactive figures, animations and mini-tutorials – perfect for visual learners Full of engaging activities designed to complement self-directed learning. Supported by a collection of digital resources, including 170 online multiple choice questions, over 800 revision flashcards, and complete access to videos, animations, revision material and action plans. Ideal for revision and consolidating knowledge. Visit https://edge.sagepub.com/essentialaandp to find out more. Get 12 months FREE access to an interactive eBook* when you buy the paperback! (Print paperback version only, ISBN 9781473938465) Each purchase includes 12 months access to an interactive eBook version, meaning you can study when and how you want and make use of additional tools including search, highlighting, annotation note sharing and much more. *interactivity only available through Vitalsource eBook
