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Holistic Nursing, Seventh Edition

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Mar 072018

Holistic Nursing: A Handbook for Practice, Seventh Edition continues as the definitive resource for holistic nursing for both students and professionals. Completely updated and revised, it includes seven new chapters on creative expressions in healing, herbs and dietary supplements, holistic leadership, holistic nursing education, self-care and self-development, advanced holistic nursing practice, and advanced integrative health and well-being practice demonstrated through case study exemplars.

With an ideal blend of theoretical and practical content, the Seventh Edition features Dr. Dossey’s Theory of Integral Nursing, including an update on global nursing and the UN Millennium goals. There is increased emphasis on teaching holistic nursing in undergraduate and graduate programs, including the use of simulation as an effective teaching pedagogy, an enhanced focus on ways to enrich holistic care to improve patient outcomes through evidence-based practice and research, and new integrative health and wellness assessments. Essential chapters on Nurse Coaching and Dying in Peace, along with all other past chapters, are updated.

Each chapter begins with Nurse Healer Objectives to guide learning within the theoretical, clinical, and personal domains and concludes with Nurse Healer Reflections to encourage readers to reflect on what they have learned. Also featured are helpful Directions for Future Research, definitions of key terms, and case studies that illustrate how to use and integrate the interventions into clinical practice.

Organized by the five Core Values contained within the American Holistic Nurses Association (AHNA) and the American Nurses Association (ANA) Holistic Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, Second Edition:

* Core Value 1: Holistic Philosophy, Theories, and Ethics
* Core Value 2: Holistic Caring Process
* Core Value 3: Holistic Communication, Therapeutic Environment, and Cultural Diversity
* Core Value 4: Holistic Education and Research
* Core Value 5: Holistic Nurse Self-Reflection and Self-Care

Holistic Nursing: A Handbook for Practice, Seventh Edition has been awarded the American Holistic Nurses Association (AHNA) Seal of Distinction. This newly developed Seal of Distinction indicates that the book is aligned with AHNA’s mission, vision, and Holistic Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, Second Edition; is of interest to holistic nurses and of significant value to the nursing profession; provides knowledge that advances holistic nursing; is timely and relevant; is consistent with relevant historical publications; is scientifically and technically accurate; and is authored by individuals with demonstrated expertise in the field of the work submitted.

Each new print copy includes Navigate 2 Advantage Access that unlocks a comprehensive and interactive eBook, student practice activities and assessments, a full suite of instructor resources, and learning analytics reporting tools.

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Guidelines for Nurse Practitioners in Ambulatory Obstetric Settings, Second Edition

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Mar 072018

Praise for the First Edition:
“This is a concise, yet comprehensive book. I would recommend that any advanced practice nurse working in obstetrics have it on the bookshelf. It could also be used as a protocol manual for small practices.” Score: 100, 5 Stars –Doody’s Medical Reviews

The only comprehensive source of current, evidence-based guidelines for nurse practitioners, nurse-midwives, clinical nurse specialists, and other health professionals who provide prenatal and postpartum care in outpatient settings, this clinical reference covers the latest health care guidelines in an easy-to-read, outline format. With three new chapters, Obesity in Pregnancy, Dermatological Concerns, and Preventing Zika in Pregnancy, the second edition has also been updated to include new guidelines from professional organizations such as the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses; American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; American Academy of Pediatricians; and the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

Delivered in a convenient, spiral-bound format for health professionals in a busy clinical practice setting, this guide addresses clinical topics and practice standards regarding preconception, prenatal, and postpartum nursing care. Topics are broken down into definition, etiology, history, physical exam, lab exam, differential diagnosis, treatment, complications, consultation/referral, and follow-up. Sections provide in-depth detail on genetic counseling, health promotion and assessment, lactation issues, and medications during pregnancy. Tables and diagrams further illustrate and reinforce the content, and numerous web addresses are provided.

New to the Second Edition:
Three new chapters, Obesity in Pregnancy, Dermatological Concerns, and Preventing Zika in Pregnancy
New and updated guidelines from the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses; American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; American Academy of Pediatricians; and the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
New clinical updates on genetic screening and testing, nausea and vomiting, use of low-dose aspirin to prevent pregnancy complications, HIV prevention using PrEP, breastfeeding, avoidance of nonmedically indicated early-term delivery, and use of marijuana and heroin
New nomenclature for preeclampsia
Updated information on healthy preconception care

Key Features:
Comprises the only comprehensive source of current guidelines for nurse practitioner care of obstetric patients in ambulatory settings
Presents complete guidelines in consistent, easy-to-access outline format
Written by board-certified nurse practitioners with more than 50 years of combined women’s health and obstetric/perinatal practice
Offers guidelines on identifying complications and when to refer for specialist care.

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Transformational Leadership in Nursing, Second Edition

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Mar 062018

This award-winning text guides nursing graduate students in developing the key skills they need to fulfill emerging leadership roles as our health care system experiences profound change and increasing complexity. The book provides a wealth of critical information, practical tools, creative vision, and inspiration that will help to facilitate leadership at the highest level of clinical practice. This second edition is expanded and updated to incorporate leadership challenges resulting from health care reform, changes in the current vision of health care, and innovations that foster leadership development. Two completely new chapters address transformational leadership regarding changing health care perspectives and emerging contexts for health care.

The text helps graduate students to master the skills they need to work effectively with interdisciplinary colleagues, address challenges within the confines of budget constraints, and resolve health care disparities and improve outcomes in all settings. With contributions from expert scholars and clinicians in the humanities, natural and social sciences, organizational studies, business, nursing, and other health care sciences, this inspirational text fulfills the DNP core competencies as described in the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Essentials of DNP Education.

New to the Second Edition:

Updated and expanded to incorporate new leadership challenges resulting from health care reform
Expands the scope of leadership to encompass emerging health care contexts, transformation of vision, and practice innovations

Includes a new chapter addressing transformative leadership vis-à-vis changing health care perspectives

Presents a new chapter describing emerging contexts for health care and how to build a respectful culture in which emerging leaders can thrive
Includes updated tools, health care paradigms, and leadership inspiration

Presents cases and reflective questions that help students apply the theoretical content to their own situations and generate discussion across cohorts of students
Key Features:

Written expressly for APRNs transitioning into leadership roles
Grounded in competencies and essentials of doctorate education for advanced nursing practice
Traces the trajectory from expert clinician to role of leader of complex organizations and patient populations
Draws from experts in the humanities, natural and social sciences, business, nursing, and health care

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Women’s Health Care in Advanced Practice Nursing, Second Edition

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Mar 062018

Replete with vital information, the second edition of this authoritative women’s health text provides graduate nursing students and nurse practitioners with the resources to deliver optimal health to women of all ages. Edited by a team of highly distinguished clinicians, scholars, and educators, chapters retain a distinctive sociocultural lens that gives a view of women’s health as it relates to women’s lives and identities. Eighteen new chapters address clinical primary care topics, genetics, environmental and occupational health promotion, health considerations for female caregivers, transgender care, urologic health concerns, dementia care, and more. An instructor’s toolkit includes multiple resources to enhance critical thinking, and case studies engage critical thinking skills to apply the multidimensional content in context.

This uniquely comprehensive resource examines women’s health through a variety of clinical practice and theoretical frameworks such as feminism, feminist theory, and globalization. The second edition retains the important focus on prevention, managing symptoms, and health problems that are unique to women. Chapters address relevant legal issues, health throughout the life span, nutrition and exercise, sleep difficulties, mental health, LGBTQ health, fertility, substance abuse, violence against women, and dozens of specific health disorders.

NEW TO THE SECOND EDITION:

Updated to include the most current evidence-based, primary care management guidelines in women’s health
Includes 18 new chapters addressing health promotion and symptom management
Provides a robust instructor’s toolkit to foster critical thinking
Organized to enhance easy retrieval of numerous clinical topics
Includes theoretical frameworks for women’s health, health promotion and prevention, and women’s health management

Presents brand-new information on genetics, transgender health, endocrine-related problems, health considerations for caregivers, and dementia care

KEY FEATURES:

Distills cutting-edge information on women’s health issues through a sociocultural framework
Offers a comprehensive investigation of key topics in women’s health
Edited by renowned scholar/educators for advanced practice nursing students

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Evaluation and Testing in Nursing Education, Fifth Edition

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Mar 062018

Considered the “gold standard” for evaluation and testing in nursing education, this fifth edition of the classic text helps educators to assess the level of learning achieved in the classroom, in clinical settings, and online with expanded coverage of essential concepts in assessment, evaluation, and testing in a wider variety of learning environments. It presents new content on evaluation in online programs and testing and features a new chapter on using simulation for assessment and high-stakes evaluations. Also included is updated information on clinical evaluation and program evaluation along with current research featuring new examples and tools. The fifth edition expands content on standardized tests, including how to write test items for licensure and certification exam prep, and provides new information on developing rubrics for assessing written assignments.

The fifth edition is distinguished from other texts by its focus on developing a framework that integrates all types of evaluation in a nursing program. It addresses how to develop a test blueprint and assemble, administer, write, and analyze tests. It provides rubrics for scoring tests and written assignments along with examples. Its guidelines for preventing cheating and conducting productive post-test discussions are especially helpful to educators. Additionally, the book explores important social, ethical, and legal issues associated with testing and evaluation. It meets National League for Nursing’s Certification Competency #3: Use Assessment and Evaluation Strategies.

NEW TO THE FIFTH EDITION:

Expanded coverage of essential concepts in assessment, evaluation, and testing in classroom and clinical education
A new chapter on using simulation for assessment and high-stakes evaluation
New information on evaluation in online courses, programs, and testing
Expanded content on clinical evaluation and program evaluation
Current research and new examples and tools
How to write test items that prepare students for licensure and certification exams
Expanded coverage on developing rubrics for assessing written assignments
KEY FEATURES:

Describes how to develop a test blueprint and assemble, administer, write, and analyze tests
Provides sample grading rubrics
Demonstrates strategies for evaluating higher levels of learning
Explains how to evaluate written assignments with sample scoring rubrics
Includes an Instructor Manual with sample syllabus, PowerPoint slides, and an online course with 17 modules, each with student learning activities, discussion questions, and online resources

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Nursing Research Using Case Studies

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Mar 042018

Once considered to be a lesser pedagogical method, the case study is now recognized as a powerful, in-depth tool for examining evidence-based practice as it relates to patient care, family dynamics, professional roles, and organizational systems. Here is a unique how-to guide to conducting research using case studies. Focusing on current leading methodologies, the text describes the philosophical basis and state of the art for using this qualitative method. The peer-reviewed designs (including interviews, physiological measurements, psychological tests, and analyses of patients’ diaries and journals) are accompanied by an in-depth research plan, a discussion of appropriate methods, and ethical considerations. The text provides clear directives - bolstered by nursing examples - on how to solve practical problems a researcher may encounter.

Examples from international scholars who have published research using case studies are included along with coaching designed to support the new researcher in making decisions and facing challenges. The text is the eighth in a series of concise volumes addressing a variety of methods for conducting qualitative research. Conceived and edited by a noted expert in qualitative research, the book is designed for both novice and practicing researchers seeking to develop or expand their competency, health institution research divisions, in-service educators and students, and graduate nursing educators and students.

Key Features:

Explains clearly and concisely how to conduct research using case studies
Reviews the philosophical basis for using case studies
Focuses on solving practical problems related to conducting research
Offers rich nursing exemplars and coaching from international health/mental health contributors

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Ethical Competence in Nursing Practice: Competencies, Skills, Decision-Making

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Mar 032018

This is a unique, innovative professional nursing ethics textbook designed specifically for all practicing nurses and to meet the educational needs of all nursing students, including RN to BSN and RN to MSN students. Written by experts in the field, it discusses ethical concepts relevant to the registered nurse who has practiced for several years but is learning higher level concepts and applications.

This text addresses different areas of professional practice and is rich with case studies illustrating the need for ethical competence and decision making. The book fulfills the necessary criteria for the AACN Essentials for Baccalaureate Education and the QSEN and IOM competencies. It also integrates relevant provisions and statements from the revised Code for Nurses (ANA, 2015).

Clear and concise, the text relates content to the nurse’s current practice and introduces a framework for the development of ethical competence, from recognition of an ethical situation to implementation of a justifiable action. A decision-making model that includes elements of care and virtue ethics is also included. Essential communication and conflict skills are addressed, in addition to the role of the ethics committee and ethics consultation. The book discusses common ethical issues likely to be encountered, how to recognize and address moral distress, and ethical practice as it relates to research, quality, and safety. Case studies that incorporate evidence-informed research provide the opportunity to develop ethical skills and apply decisionmaking principles. Relevant QSEN competencies and provisions and statements from the ANA’s revised Code for Nurses (2015) are featured in each chapter. Interactive exercises and questions and PowerPoints provide further opportunity for critical thinking.

KEY FEATURES:
• Addresses the specific needs of practicing nurses and students in the RN to BSN and RN to MSN courses
Fulfills AACN Essentials, IOM competencies, and QSEN KSAs
• Integrates relevant provisions and statements from the revised Code for Nurses (ANA, 2015)
• Builds upon previous practice experience
• Discusses ethical competence in a variety of practice environments
• Includes case studies to apply ethical competencies.

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Oxford Handbook of Mental Health Nursing, 2nd Edition

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Feb 282018

Fully revised for its second edition, the Oxford Handbook of Mental Health Nursing is the indispensable resource for all those caring for patients with mental health problems. Practical, concise, and up-to-date with the latest guidelines, practice, and initiatives, this handbook is designed to allow essential information to be quickly accessible to nurses in a busy clinical setting.

This Handbook contains expert guidance on all aspects of the nurses role. Written by experienced nurses and teachers, it will help you acheive the best possible results for your patients. Summaries of key sections of the mental health act are provided, as well as the mental capacity act, mental health legislation in Scotland and other UK countries. New material for the second edition includes expanded and revised information on leadership, medications, physical interventions, basic life support, religion, spirituality and faith, and working with older adults, as well as a brand new chapter on contemporary issues in mental health nursing.

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Nursing Practice in Multiple Sclerosis, Fourth Edition

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Feb 282018

This completely revised fourth edition of a comprehensive core text for advanced health care practitioners is distinguished by its focus on the increasing role of the APRN in primary care of the multiple sclerosis (MS) patient, the importance of involving the interdisciplinary team in different aspects of care, and the imperative of early and aggressive symptom interventions. Written by expert clinicians in easy-to-read outline format, the text includes the most current diagnostic tools and strategies for managing the disease process in both physical and psychosocial areas, with an emphasis on helping MS patients cope with the disease through the teaching and implementing of self-care strategies.

New content throughout includes a chapter on pain management, updated findings on primary care issues, neurologic complications, and the interrelated importance of interdisciplinary coordination, the role of ethics, professionalism, and the ability to deliver culturally competent care. New diagnostic tests and pharmacologic strategies provide an extensive arsenal of improved treatment options, and updated guidelines for managing symptoms address impaired mobility and bladder/bowel dysfunction. Updated pedagogical features include new chapter objectives, enhanced case examples, end-of-chapter review questions, and revised certification review questions. The text also serves as a practical review for nurses planning to take the MS nursing certification exam to become a multiple sclerosis certified nurse (MSCN).

NEW TO THE FOURTH EDITION:

Provides thoroughly updated content throughout
Focuses on the role of the APRN in primary care
Stresses the importance of early and aggressive symptom interventions
Includes a new chapter on pain management
Offers chapter objectives and review questions
Provides enhanced case examples
Serves as a reliable study review for the MSCN exam, with revised certification review questions
Covers primary care issues and neurologic complications
Stresses interdisciplinary involvement
Illuminates new diagnostic tests and pharmacologic strategies, such as treatment of acute attacks, immune-modulating and symptomatic therapies, and nonpharmacologic interventions
Presents updated guidelines for managing symptoms
Emphasizes the role of nursing in helping patients achieve independence and improved life quality
Includes new content on ethics, professionalism, and culturally competent care

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Analyzing and Conceptualizing the Theoretical Foundations of Nursing

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Feb 272018

Delivers all information required for the Theoretical Foundations of Nursing course

By embracing the major conceptual and theoretical contributions to nursing research that are outside of traditional nursing theory, this book serves as a vital resource for nurse researchers, and one that is indispensable for doctoral nursing students embarking on their dissertations. Containing the full complement of information required for the Theoretical Foundations of Nursing course for PhD programs, the text supports the foundational skills needed for excellence in research and scholarship. The book examines in depth the components of nursing theory and the types of theory used in nursing research and practice, and teaches students about the nature and use of concepts and the development of critical thinking skills that are essential for nursing research.

This text contains information for developing concepts and middle-range theory, using a variety of qualitative research methods, broadening theoretical scope by linking middle-range theories, and moving knowledge toward certainty by use of evidence. It also illustrates the construction of frameworks for quantitative inquiry, exploring theory in mixed-method design and how theory develops knowledge. Each method includes a description of the methodological approach and examples of subsequent concept or theory development. The text includes several methods for the development of concepts, micro- and mid-range theories using qualitative research, and a discussion of the new trend of moving these qualitative theories toward practice-based evidence. Each section of the book contains practical examples and supplementary activities that encourage inquiry. An instructor’s manual is included for adopters of the text.

Key Features:
• Teaches the significance of and foundations of perspective, concepts, qualitatively derived theory, quantitative frameworks, quantitative theoretical development, knowledge development from research, application, and evidence
• Focuses on current nursing research and how it is used in practice today
• Demonstrates the significant relationship between theory, research, knowledge development, evidence, and practice
• Promotes excellence in scholarship and research
• Includes an extensive instructor’s manual

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