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Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Covering the scope, theory, and approaches to the practice of occupational therapy, this title prepares you to care for adults who have physical disabilities. It takes a client-centered approach, following the advanced OT Practice framework as it defines your role as an OTA in physical dysfunction practice.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Presents basic pharmacologic principles along with the mechanism of action and side effects of drugs commonly seen in physical therapy practice. This book organizes chapters using a systems approach with each section beginning with the pathophysiology of disease and continuing with a discussion of the drug groups used for treatment.…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. Covering the scope, theory, and approaches to the practice of occupational therapy, this title prepares you to care for adults who have physical disabilities. It takes a client-centered approach, following the advanced OT Practice framework as it defines your role as an OTA in physical dysfunction practice.…

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. This portable reference offers quick, convenient access to key guidance on ECG interpretation. Completely updated to reflect the 2000 guidelines for CPR and emergency cardiovascular care, it puts essential, state-of-the-art knowledge at the readers' fingertips.

Hardback. Zustand: Good. Learn how to become an exceptional caregiver in today's evolving healthcare environment! Written by a dedicated team of expert authors led by Sharon Lewis, Medical-Surgical Nursing, 10th Edition offers up-to-date coverage of the latest trends, hot topics, and clinical developments in the field. Completely revised and updated content explores patient care in various clinical settings and focuses on key topics such as patient safety, NCLEX exam preparation, evidence-based practice, and teamwork. A variety of helpful boxes and tables make it easy for you to find essential information and the accessible writing style and building-block approach make even the most complex concepts easy to grasp. Best of all - a complete collection of learning and study resources helps you learn more effectively and offers valuable, real-world preparation for clinical practice. Highly readable format offers you a strong foundation in medical-surgical nursing. Content written and reviewed by leading experts in the field ensures that information is comprehensive, current, and clinically accurate. Informatics boxes discuss how technology is used by nurses and patients in healthcare settings. Expanded coverage of evidence-based practice helps you understand how to apply the latest research to real-life patient care. Expanded Safety Alerts throughout the book highlight patient safety issues and focus on the latest National Patient Safety Goals. UNIQUE! "Levels of Care" approach explains how nursing care varies for different levels of health and illness. Bridge to NCLEX Examination review questions at the end of each chapter reinforce key content while helping you prepare for the NCLEX examination with both standard and alternate item format questions. Unfolding case studies included throughout each assessment chapter help you apply concepts and procedures to real-life patient care. Managing Care of Multiple Patients case studies at the end of each section help you apply your knowledge of various disorders and prioritize and delegate patient care. Separate chapter on genetics focuses on the practical application to nursing care of patients. Genetics in Clinical Practice boxes address key topics such as genetic testing, Alzheimer's disease, sickle cell disease, and genetics-related ethical issues. Genetic Risk Alerts and Genetic Link headings highlight specific genetic issues related to body system assessments and disorders. NEW! Interprofessional Care tables emphasize the importance of total patient care and outline the role of each provider in managing disorders. NEW! Teamwork & Collaboration boxes highlight your role in working with members of the interprofessional team. NEW! Check Your Practice boxes challenge you to think critically and interact with patient data. NEW! Becoming a Nurse Leader boxes introduce you to concepts related to being a responsible team member and leader. NEW! Patient and Caregiver Teaching chapter includes a stronger focus on informatics to reflect the current use of technology as it relates to patient self-management. NEW! Core clinical content focuses on highlighting and incorporating QSEN competencies.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Presents basic pharmacologic principles along with the mechanism of action and side effects of drugs commonly seen in physical therapy practice. This book organizes chapters using a systems approach with each section beginning with the pathophysiology of disease and continuing with a discussion of the drug groups used for treatment.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. This portable reference offers quick, convenient access to key guidance on ECG interpretation. Completely updated to reflect the 2000 guidelines for CPR and emergency cardiovascular care, it puts essential, state-of-the-art knowledge at the readers' fingertips.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. This portable reference offers quick, convenient access to key guidance on ECG interpretation. Completely updated to reflect the 2000 guidelines for CPR and emergency cardiovascular care, it puts essential, state-of-the-art knowledge at the readers' fingertips.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Learn how to become an exceptional caregiver in today's evolving healthcare environment! Written by a dedicated team of expert authors led by Sharon Lewis, Medical-Surgical Nursing, 10th Edition offers up-to-date coverage of the latest trends, hot topics, and clinical developments in the field. Completely revised and updated content explores patient care in various clinical settings and focuses on key topics such as patient safety, NCLEX exam preparation, evidence-based practice, and teamwork. A variety of helpful boxes and tables make it easy for you to find essential information and the accessible writing style and building-block approach make even the most complex concepts easy to grasp. Best of all - a complete collection of learning and study resources helps you learn more effectively and offers valuable, real-world preparation for clinical practice. Highly readable format offers you a strong foundation in medical-surgical nursing. Content written and reviewed by leading experts in the field ensures that information is comprehensive, current, and clinically accurate. Informatics boxes discuss how technology is used by nurses and patients in healthcare settings. Expanded coverage of evidence-based practice helps you understand how to apply the latest research to real-life patient care. Expanded Safety Alerts throughout the book highlight patient safety issues and focus on the latest National Patient Safety Goals. UNIQUE! "Levels of Care" approach explains how nursing care varies for different levels of health and illness. Bridge to NCLEX Examination review questions at the end of each chapter reinforce key content while helping you prepare for the NCLEX examination with both standard and alternate item format questions. Unfolding case studies included throughout each assessment chapter help you apply concepts and procedures to real-life patient care. Managing Care of Multiple Patients case studies at the end of each section help you apply your knowledge of various disorders and prioritize and delegate patient care. Separate chapter on genetics focuses on the practical application to nursing care of patients. Genetics in Clinical Practice boxes address key topics such as genetic testing, Alzheimer's disease, sickle cell disease, and genetics-related ethical issues. Genetic Risk Alerts and Genetic Link headings highlight specific genetic issues related to body system assessments and disorders. NEW! Interprofessional Care tables emphasize the importance of total patient care and outline the role of each provider in managing disorders. NEW! Teamwork & Collaboration boxes highlight your role in working with members of the interprofessional team. NEW! Check Your Practice boxes challenge you to think critically and interact with patient data. NEW! Becoming a Nurse Leader boxes introduce you to concepts related to being a responsible team member and leader. NEW! Patient and Caregiver Teaching chapter includes a stronger focus on informatics to reflect the current use of technology as it relates to patient self-management. NEW! Core clinical content focuses on highlighting and incorporating QSEN competencies.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Revised and updated, the sixth edition of this comprehensive resource focuses on respectful interactions in a health care setting. Emphasizing effective communication with clients and patients, examples and scenarios are specifically relevant to health professionals. The content includes information and strategies for patients of all ages - as well as abusive, depressed, and impaired patients. …

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Reinforce your understanding of veterinary assisting! Corresponding to the chapters in Elsevier's Veterinary Assisting Textbook, 2nd Edition, by Margi Sirois, this workbook provides activities and exercises for additional review and practice of the tasks performed by veterinary assistants. With challenging review questions, sample cases, and more, it's an excellent way to master the material and prepare for success on the AVA exam and in the veterinary clinic. Learning activities reinforce the essential information in each chapter of the textbook, including review questions, short essays, illustration labeling, matching questions, fill-in-the-blank questions, true-and-false questions, multiple-choice questions, crossword puzzles, and word searches. Learning objectives in each chapter help you focus on the material and concepts that you are expected to learn and how to apply them in the clinical setting. NEW! Updated activities and questions reflect the new content in Elsevier's Veterinary Assisting Textbook, 2nd Edition.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Aims to serve as a study and review aid for nursing students studying this difficult subject area. This guide offers a visual, interactive approach that explains topics such as waveform analysis; measurement of atrial and ventricular rates; identification of premature ventricular contractions, ventricular tachycardia, asystole, and more.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Thoroughly updated and revised, this time-tested text features full-color illustrations and a vibrant, easy-to-use design. Information is presented in a style that builds from basic to more complex concepts. It covers essential information on the biological effects of ionizing radiation and radiation protection, helping readers ensure the safe medical use of ionizing radiation. The book also discusses radiation physics, cell structure, effects of radiation on humans at the cellular and systemic levels, regulatory and advisory limits for human exposure to radiation, and the implementation of patient and personnel radiation protection practices. The 4th edition features new illustrations, more review questions, and extensive new and updated material throughout.…

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. Helps you learn medical terminology. Featuring CDs with interactive games and audio pronunciations, this book helps you begin reading, writing, and speaking medical terms in the shortest time possible.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. A guide to common diseases of companion animals. It presents coverage of disease treatment in every kind of companion animal and gives you the thorough understanding of diseases you'll need for the most effective treatment planning, implementation, and client follow-up.

Hardback. Zustand: Fair. Here are the guidelines and tools that the advanced practice nurse needs to provide comprehensive end-of-life care. A review of the end-stage disease processes provide the background for understanding the multiple symptoms experienced by individuals at the end of life. Clinical practice guidelines offer in-depth discussions of the pathophysiology of 17 different symptoms, assessment data to collect when evaluating and monitoring these symptoms, interventions for specific symptom management,and suggestions for patient and family teaching. In addition, a unit in the book is devoted is discussions of psychosocial issues, complementary therapies, and grief and grieving. …

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Here are the guidelines and tools that the advanced practice nurse needs to provide comprehensive end-of-life care. A review of the end-stage disease processes provide the background for understanding the multiple symptoms experienced by individuals at the end of life. Clinical practice guidelines offer in-depth discussions of the pathophysiology of 17 different symptoms, assessment data to collect when evaluating and monitoring these symptoms, interventions for specific symptom management,and suggestions for patient and family teaching. In addition, a unit in the book is devoted is discussions of psychosocial issues, complementary therapies, and grief and grieving. …

Paperback. Zustand: Good. There is no substitute for reporting a large number of ECGs. This book provides 100 real clinical case histories, with the 12-lead ECG from each patient. The reader is asked to report and interpret each ECG, and to draw up a plan for the patient's management. The answers are given on the reverse of the page showing the ECG.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. A guide to common diseases of companion animals. It presents coverage of disease treatment in every kind of companion animal and gives you the thorough understanding of diseases you'll need for the most effective treatment planning, implementation, and client follow-up.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. A guide to common diseases of companion animals. It presents coverage of disease treatment in every kind of companion animal and gives you the thorough understanding of diseases you'll need for the most effective treatment planning, implementation, and client follow-up.…

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. Guides you from an explanation of the epidemiologic approach to disease and intervention, through the use of epidemiologic principles to identify the causes of disease, to a discussion of how epidemiology should be used to improve evaluation and public policy.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. When it comes to managing the care of a patient receiving conscious sedation/analgesia during a short-term therapeutic, diagnostic, or surgical procedure, this easy-to-follow book is an ideal clinical reference. It covers everything you need to know - from practice guidelines for administering sedation, to pre-sedation requirements, intra-procedure monitoring and documentation, and discharge criteria. Detailed sections discuss the basic concepts of medications, administration techniques, potential complications and emergencies, monitoring parameters, developing a credentialing program, legal implications, and patient discharge, as well as separate chapters on pediatric and geriatric sedation. The book also provides practical learning tools such as sample documentation forms, learner feedback, and questions and answer sections. Thorough content provides all the key, essential information needed for a complete understanding of moderate sedation/analgesia in practice. Detailed sections address the basic concepts of medications, administration techniques, potential complications and emergencies, monitoring parameters, developing a credentialing program, legal implications, and patient discharge. Learning tools focus on practical implementations, such as sample documentation forms, learner feedback, and questions and answer sections. A chapter on Pediatric Sedation presents the latest techniques and recommended guidelines for the proper management of this special population. The latest JCAHO Standards for Sedation and Analgesia are included to assist nurses and institutions with meeting these standards. A new chapter on geriatric sedation focuses on specific considerations for older adults receiving moderate sedation. A new chapter on risk management and legal issues provides important guidelines for understanding the scope of practice as it pertains to administering and monitoring patients receiving moderate sedation/analgesia. More in-depth discussion on aspects of care examines topics such as the role of the RN in monitoring the patient, the standards of care as applied to all types of facilities, and the discharge criteria within the PACU.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Guides you from an explanation of the epidemiologic approach to disease and intervention, through the use of epidemiologic principles to identify the causes of disease, to a discussion of how epidemiology should be used to improve evaluation and public policy.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. When it comes to managing the care of a patient receiving conscious sedation/analgesia during a short-term therapeutic, diagnostic, or surgical procedure, this easy-to-follow book is an ideal clinical reference. It covers everything you need to know - from practice guidelines for administering sedation, to pre-sedation requirements, intra-procedure monitoring and documentation, and discharge criteria. Detailed sections discuss the basic concepts of medications, administration techniques, potential complications and emergencies, monitoring parameters, developing a credentialing program, legal implications, and patient discharge, as well as separate chapters on pediatric and geriatric sedation. The book also provides practical learning tools such as sample documentation forms, learner feedback, and questions and answer sections. Thorough content provides all the key, essential information needed for a complete understanding of moderate sedation/analgesia in practice. Detailed sections address the basic concepts of medications, administration techniques, potential complications and emergencies, monitoring parameters, developing a credentialing program, legal implications, and patient discharge. Learning tools focus on practical implementations, such as sample documentation forms, learner feedback, and questions and answer sections. A chapter on Pediatric Sedation presents the latest techniques and recommended guidelines for the proper management of this special population. The latest JCAHO Standards for Sedation and Analgesia are included to assist nurses and institutions with meeting these standards. A new chapter on geriatric sedation focuses on specific considerations for older adults receiving moderate sedation. A new chapter on risk management and legal issues provides important guidelines for understanding the scope of practice as it pertains to administering and monitoring patients receiving moderate sedation/analgesia. More in-depth discussion on aspects of care examines topics such as the role of the RN in monitoring the patient, the standards of care as applied to all types of facilities, and the discharge criteria within the PACU.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. This book provides a concise, yet thorough overview of the radiographic evaluation of a full range of commonly encountered gastrointestinal disease entities. For each segment of the gastrointestinal tract, readers will find a summary of the relevant radiographic anatomy, imaging techniques, and indications for radiographic examination.discussions of which imaging examinations are indicated for optimal evaluation of specific disease processes.and explanations of what to look for in the resultant images. …

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. A portable companion to the second edition of its parent text, Clinical Examination, which summarizes the core information into bullet-point format. It is designed as a guide to competent bedside medicine and is primarily aimed at medical students in their clinical years.…

Hardback. Zustand: Fair. Presents information about various assistive technologies used by individuals with disabilities.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. For fast, accurate, and efficient coding, pick this practical HCPCS reference! Buck?s 2024 HCPCS Level II provides an easy-to-use guide to the latest HCPCS codes. It helps you locate specific codes, comply with coding regulations, manage reimbursement for medical supplies, report patient data, code Medicare cases, and more. Spiral bound, this full-color reference simplifies coding with anatomy plates (including Netter?s Anatomy illustrations) and ASC (Ambulatory Surgical Center) payment and status indicators. In addition, it includes a companion website with the latest coding updates. UNIQUE! Current Dental Terminology (CDT) codes from the American Dental Association (ADA) offer one-step access to all dental codes UNIQUE! Full-color anatomy plates (including Netter?s Anatomy illustrations) enhance your understanding of specific coding situations by helping you understand anatomy and physiology Easy-to-use format optimizes reimbursement through quick, accurate, and efficient coding At-a-glance code listings and distinctive symbols make it easy to identify new, revised, and deleted codes Full-color design with color tables helps you locate and identify codes with speed and accuracy Jurisdiction symbols show the appropriate contractor to be billed when submitting claims to Medicare carriers and Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) payment and status indicators show which codes are payable in the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System to ensure accurate reporting and appropriate reimbursement Durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) indicators address reimbursement for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies Drug code annotations identify brand-name drugs as well as drugs that appear on the National Drug Class (NDC) directory and other Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved drugs Age/sex edits identify codes for use only with patients of a specific age or sex Quantity symbol indicates the maximum allowable units per day per patient in physician and outpatient hospital settings, as listed in the Medically Unlikely Edits (MUEs) for enhanced accuracy on claims The American Hospital Association Coding Clinic® for HCPCS citations provide a reference point for information about specific codes and their usage Physician Quality Reporting System icon identifies codes that are specific to PQRS measures NEW! Updated HCPCS code set ensures fast and accurate coding, with the latest Healthcare Common Procedure Coding. …

Hardback. Zustand: Good. This is a logical approach to the examination. This book provides assessment and treatment of the lumbo-pelvic-hip region (pelvic girdle) and its related disorders based on the latest research in the filed. The book summarizes the research for the clinician and relates the findings to clinical practice through the presentation of examination techniques and guidelines for treatment. Written by a practitioner who is also involved in the research, the book is practical and clinician friendly while being academically fully uptodate and theoretically sound.…

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. Master content from the textbook with this helpful study tool! Designed to accompany Harkreader's Fundamentals of Nursing, 3rd Edition, this workbook will assist students in understanding and applying material from each chapter in the text.