We have a range of textbooks and resources across Health disciplines, including
Nursing, Health Care, Paramedics and Complementary Medicines. We hope you will
find materials to suit your needs.
Want to know what research and nursing have in common? The answer is everything. Every time you meet a new patient you gather information about them, which is a form of research. This book looks at research in the context of a nursing student so you can learn how to use research skills during your study and future career. It covers everything from basic interviews, quantitative and qualitative data all the way to creating and summarizing questionnaires. Research is a fundamental part of the nursing and An Introduction to Research Methods for Nursing and Healthcare is the ideal book to get you started.
This is the first Anatomy and Physiology (A&P) book designed specifically for Nurses and Health Professionals. The text adopts a visual approach and includes interactive supplements which help to engage the student as they learn about this exciting and sometimes complex subject. The supplements include a CD-ROM which contains exercises, quizzes, and interactive games to engage and test the student.
This handy pocket sized book equips the student with the essential information that they will need whilst on placement. It has a clinical/practical focus and is easily accessible. The book contains important and common terminology such as standard abbreviations, basic drug calculations and standard CPR procedures. The book also has wipe-down laminated pages making it ideal for use on a ward.
This text is recommended for nursing students starting their placements at year 1 and is also extremely useful for nursing students at year 2 and 3 as well as for practicing nurses may also want a copy to refer to during their work
This handy pocket sized text provides the nursing student with the essential information that they will need on placement. This book will act as a super quick reference guide to drugs on the ward, it contains information on common abbreviations, sites of drug administration, and a quick re-cap on how drugs work. The book also contains details of the main drug families used for treating the most frequently seen conditions on placement (for example, asthma, diabetes, and heart disease), it also covers overdoses and adverse drug reactions. The laminated wipe down paper will be very useful for students on placement.
The book will be particularly useful for nursing students that are starting their placements at year 1. Nursing students at year 2 and 3 will also find this book invaluable, and practicing nurses may also want a copy to refer to during their work.
This handy pocket-sized text provides students with the essential information that they will need on placement, acting as a super quick reference guide to assist nursing students with calculations and medication administration. The text contains basic mathematical concepts, standard formulas, and essential information on safe medication administration. The laminated wipe down paper will be very useful for students on placement.
This text will be particularly useful for nursing students starting their placements at year 1. Nursing students at year 2 and 3 will also find this book invaluable, and practicing nurses may also want a copy to refer to during their work.
Competency in Maths is essential for safe nursing practice; this is the only text to clearly explain Maths specifically for students in nursing and healthcare, expelling the tears and frustration that can be experienced whilst trying to grapple with the subject.
Caring is imperative in nursing and therefore an important element of any nursing course. This book adopts a practical and applied approach throughout, and gets to the heart of student anxieties and questions.
This will be the only book on the market to link classic nursing theories with modern strategies for care planning; it is also the only text to cover more than one nursing model
Burnard Nursing students work in a variety of multicultural settings and therefore it is imperative that they fully understand their own cultural context and that of others; this text encourages nursing students to learn to communicate in a more effective and culturally sensitive way.
Fundamentals of Nursing, 1/e Kozier This book has been designed to support student nurses at undergraduate level, particularly those on the Common Foundation Programme and is the only text in the market that equally addresses nursing theory and practice
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Medicines Management: A Nursing Perspective, 1/e Crouch Medicines Management: A Problem-Based Approach uses patient scenarios to explore pharmacology and medicines management. The book provides the pharmacological background, and examines the other factors, which enable nurses to provide care to the patient.
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Psychology for Nurses, 1/e Rana
This text aims to be useful and relevant for student nurses from all backgrounds with a range of professional aspirations. It demonstrates the importance of psychology in both the nursing role and in health care in general.
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Your comprehensive and current introduction to the fascinating field of Pharmacology, applied to Nursing and Health! Now fully updated in line with changes in clinical practice, new drugs and research developments.
Get Ready for A&P for Nursing and Healthcare, 1/e Garrett, Clarke and Shihab This book has been designed to support student nurses at undergraduate level, particularly those on the Common Foundation Programme and is the only text in the market that equally addresses nursing theory and practice.
Study Skills for Nursing and Healthcare Students, 1/e Maier, Price & Cowen An accessible, student-friendly handbook that covers all of the essential study skills that will ensure that students get the most out of their Nursing or Healthcare course.
Study Skills for Nursing & Healthcare Students has been developed specifically to provide tried & tested guidance on the most important academic and study skills that students require throughout their time at university and beyond. Presented in a practical and easy-to-use style it demonstrates the immediate benefits to be gained by developing and improving these skills during each stage of their course.
