Medicine

The author, Emma, is an experienced Mental Health Nurse (RMN) and Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapist, boasting a remarkable 19-year tenure within the NHS. Throughout her extensive career, Emma has harnessed the power of meditation and guided visualisation as invaluable grounding tools, frequently incorporating them into her practice. Initially crafting 33 meditation and visualisation scripts for her own therapeutic use, Emma recognised the potential benefit for fellow practitioners and thus conceived a concise handbook. Through the Amazon KDP platform, she has self-published this resource, aiming to extend its usefulness to a broader audience of professionals and enthusiasts. Emma hopes that you, as a practitioner, will discover these scripts to be as beneficial as she has in her own practice. Wishing you success in your therapeutic endeavors.

5.5 x 8.5-inch book

* * * 33 Scripts Included * * *

Includes 10 pages for notes at the back of the book.

An ideal resource for:

• Meditation instructors
• Yoga teachers
• Spiritual teachers
• Breath-work teachers
• Mental health and wellbeing practitioners
• Nurses
• Life coaches
• Therapists
• Counsellors
• Psychotherapists
• Wellness retreat facilitators
• Psychologists
• Mindfulness practitioners
• Teachers
• Guided meditation can provide numerous benefits, including:
• Stress reduction
• Improved focus and concentration
• Increased self-awareness
• Enhanced emotional well-being
• Better sleep quality
• Greater sense of calm and inner peace

This comprehensive teacher’s handbook is an invaluable resource for anyone seeking to guide others through the realms of meditation & visualisation. This book invites educators, meditation facilitators, and anyone interested in personal growth to embark on a profound journey of self-discovery and healing. It presents a collection of meticulously crafted guided imagery scripts that serve as powerful tools for inner exploration and personal transformation.

“A Journey Within” stands out as a teacher’s handbook that seamlessly blends creativity with teaching. Each script is thoughtfully designed to engage the imagination, ignite the senses, and facilitate deep relaxation and self-reflection. Through vivid and evocative language, students are taken on captivating journeys of the mind, allowing them to access inner wisdom, heal emotional wounds, and unlock their full potential.

The scripts cover a diverse range of themes, including stress reduction, emotional healing, personal growth, self-empowerment, & spiritual exploration. Whether guiding students through serene natural landscapes, leading them on introspective journeys, or inviting them to connect with their higher selves, the handbook provides a rich tapestry of experiences to suit various needs and goals.

Scripts included:

1. Body Scan
2. Mindfulness
3. The Five Senses
4. Self-Compassion
5. Happiness and Wellbeing
6. Gratitude
7. Manifestation
8. Prosperity
9. Positive Mindset
10. Confidence
11. Success
12. Abundance
13. Anxiety
14. Prepare for Sleep
15. Overcoming Trauma
16. Pain Management
17. Forgiveness
18. Healing
19. Self-Love
20. Forest Bathing
21. Sandy Shore
22. Breath-taking Sunset
23. Underwater World
24. Majestic Mountain
25. Outer Space
26. Moonlight
27. Chakra
28. Empowerment
29. Inner Child
30. Strength
31. Divine Energy
32. Inner Goddess
33. Feminine Power

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ABC of Learning and Teaching in Medicine is an invaluable resource for both novice and experienced medical teachers. It emphasises the teacher’s role as a facilitator of learning rather than a transmitter of knowledge, and is designed to be practical and accessible not only to those new to the profession, but also to those who wish to keep abreast of developments in medical education.

Fully updated and revised, this new edition continues to provide an accessible account of the most important domains of medical education including educational design, assessment, feedback and evaluation.  The succinct chapters contained in this ABC are designed to help new teachers learn to teach and for experienced teachers to become even better than they are. Four new chapters have been added covering topics such as social media; quality assurance of assessments; mindfulness and learner supervision.

Written by an expert editorial team with an international selection of authoritative contributors, this edition of ABC of Learning and Teaching in Medicine is an excellent introductory text for doctors and other health professionals starting out in their careers, as well as being an important reference for experienced educators. 

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‘Body Safety Education – A parents’ guide to protecting kids from sexual abuse’ is a step-by-step guide for parents and carers on how to protect children from sexual abuse through personal Body Safety Education. This guide contains simple, practical and age-appropriate ideas, as well as important information on how abusers groom and signs a child maybe being sexually abused. Body Safety knowledge empowers children. It goes a long way in keeping them safe from sexual abuse, and ensuring they grow up as assertive and confident teenagers and adults. There is no downside! This book is an invaluable guide for parents, caregivers, teachers and healthcare professionals to not only learn the key steps when teaching Body Safety Education (also known as protective behaviours or child sexual abuse prevention education) but to also educate themselves in the signs a child is being sexually abused, what to do if a child bravely discloses, how a predator grooms both the family and the child, valuable organizations and links, etc. In fact, 95% of sexually abused children will know their abuser and only 5% will be strangers. As noted ‘stranger danger’ is not really the issue. Pedophiles and child sex abusers are in our homes and in our families. Part of Body safety Education is teaching children that they must never keep secrets that make them feel bad or uncomfortable (in fact, we teach it’s best not to have secrets in families, only happy surprises). The trouble with secrets is that they are the main tool used by child molesters to ensure children remain silent about the abuse. Ensuring the secret is kept is of utmost importance to the perpetrator. Therefore, threats and insisting no-one will believe the child is used as a way of controlling the child to be silent. Through Body Safety Education parents and children will learn the importance of there being no secrets between us.

Parents and carers need to be on the lookout for signs of sexual abuse in children and grooming behaviour which is often focused on themselves as well as their children. The answer to the question, ‘How do I keep kids safe from sexual abuse?’ is simple; teach them Body Safety Education from a very young age. Always use the correct names for their genitals, ensure they know that the parts covered by their swimsuit are known as their private parts, and that private means ‘just for you’, and consequently not for sharing. This is known as the swimsuit lesson. When you teach your child that ‘your body belongs to you’ you are empowering them with confidence through knowledge.

Body Safety Education also involves teaching your child that no-one can touch their private parts, and if they do, they must tell a trusted adult until believed. Kids need to be safe as well as feel safe. Teaching a child that private means ‘just for you’ and that their private parts are found under their swimsuit is a valuable lesson that can prevent child molestation. The sexual abuse of children is regrettably very common. Approximately 1 in 3 girls and 1 in 6 boys will be sexually abused before their 18th birthday. You can help stop child abuse by teaching social and physical boundaries to kids and that some parts are not for sharing. A child needs be able to proclaim loudly and with conviction that, ‘My body belongs to me’, ‘I am the boss of my body’ and that ‘From my head to my toes, I say what goes’.

Please note: the author uses ‘safe and unsafe touch’ or ‘inappropriate touch’ as preferred terms for good and bad touch which may be confusing for a child as bad touch (inappropriate touch) can often feel good, i.e. be pleasurable and this can cause confusion for a child.

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Catch up Chemistry, second edition, will bring you up to speed with the subject and will lay the foundations of chemistry in those topics that will underpin your studies, such as:

• the nature of atomic structure and molecular bonding;
• the properties of biological molecules and macromolecules;
• the gas laws;
• the special properties of water;
• thermodynamic concepts in biology;
• biological transport mechanisms and transporters;
• understanding reaction mechanisms and kinetics;
• deriving energy from molecules;

At every stage the authors remind you of the relevance of this chemistry to your life or medical sciences course – this is not just chemistry for the sake of it. The book also contains a lot of questions (and answers), so that you can test your understanding at any time – it really does get easier with practice!

Contents

1. Elements, atoms and electrons
2. Bonding, electrons and molecules
3. Interactions between molecules
4. Counting molecules
5. Carbon – the basis of biological life
6. The same molecule but a different shape
7. Water – the solvent of life
8. Reacting molecules and energy
9. Reacting molecules and kinetics
10. Energy and life
11. Reactivity of biological molecules

Answers to ‘test yourself’
questions Appendices

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What lecturers are saying about Clinical Placements:
“A practical book that provides students with a range of essential information, tips and advice about what to expect on clinical placement which should help them to make the most out of their placement. Information is easy to access, making it easy for students to quickly navigate information. The small spiral bound format makes it accessible and ideal for students to keep in their uniform pocket.”
“This book is just what is needed, relevant information that will help students make the most out of their placement and reduce the anxiety!”
“I have had a look through the Pocket Guide Clinical Placements book and think that it is an excellent little book that will support students in preparing for their first placement and future placements until they gain confidence. There is just the right mix of appropriate illustrations and text and I particularly like the areas for notes that can be added if needed.”
“I found this an excellent little resource for students as well as a reminder for staff.”

Contents

Getting there
1. Preparing for placement
2. Uniform
3. Absence policy
4. The NMC Code of Conduct
5. Person-centred care
6. Consent and confidentiality
7. Guidance on using social media

Settling there
8. Induction/first day
9. Working with those supervising and assessing your practice
10. Common documentation
11. Communicating with your colleagues
12. Communicating with patients

Being there
13. Personal safety
13.1 Hand hygiene
13.2 Infection control and sharps policy
13.3 Moving and handling
14. Fundamental skills
14.1 Assessment using activities of living
14.2 Drug administration
14.3 Drug calculations
14.4 Observations National Early Warning Score (NEWS)
14.5 Skin assessment
14.6 Urinalysis
15. Basic Life Support (BLS)
16. Common medical emergencies
16.1 Anaphylactic reaction
16.2 Falls
16.3 Sepsis
16.4 Stroke
17. Common groups of medications
18. Pain assessment pain tools

Moving on from there
19. Reflection and action planning
20. FAQ
21. Common terminology
22. Quick references
23. Further reading

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Understand the legal principles of nursing all nurses should know with this definitive guide

Diamond’s Legal Aspects of Nursing, 8th edition, by Iwan Dowie and Richard Griffin, is the definitive guide to the law that all nurses should know. Written specifically for student nurses, the textis beneficial for those already in the practice, providing practical information on the legal principles you need to be aware of in your everyday nursing practice.

Now in its 8th edition, Diamond’s text remains the definitive guide to the law for nurses. Comprehensive and approachable, this edition has been significantly reworked by an expert author team with extensive experience in teaching nursing law to ensure the principles covered are clear and accessible to those not familiar with the law. The text includes recent legal developments and the new nursing standards to ensure it continues to meet the requirements of nursing law modules.

Including key statutes and cases explained by experts in the subject, Diamond’s text remains the authoritative text on nursing law.

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Online Resources
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– Pinpoint which areas you need to concentrate on with the diagnostic test
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