′The Royal Marsden Hospital Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures Student Edition’ has been specially compiled for pre–registration students to include the essential procedures needed to meet the competencies of the Essential Skills Clusters (NMC2007).

The Student Edition presents revised and updated evidence–based clinical skills, enabling student nurses to deliver clinically effective patient–focused care. With this invaluable companion during their training, student nurses will gain the confidence they need to become safe, informed and skilled practitioners.

Clinical procedures are a fundamental aspect of nursing care so it is essential that they are evidence–based. ‘The Royal Marsden Hospital Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures Student Edition’ provides evidence for procedures related to every aspect of a person’s care. The new edition rates evidence according to the validity of the original sources.

• Abridged edition for pre–registration students
• Includes the key evidence–based procedures students need to know
• All procedures include the rationale for each action
• Includes multiple–choice questions to help students test their knowledge
• Focuses on patient–centred care
• Related topics grouped for quick reference
• Clear, unambiguous and easy to understand
• New improved colour layout with more illustrations
• Compact and handy–designed to be taken everywhere

  Also available: the full edition for qualified nurses: The Royal Marsden Hospital Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures Seventh Edition ISBN 9781405169998

  Now available online to Hospitals, NHS Trusts and Academic Institutions

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Would you like to develop some strategies to manage knowledge deficits, near misses and mistakes in practice?
Are you looking to improve your reflective writing for your portfolio, essays or assignments?

Reflective practice enables us to make sense of, and learn from, the experiences we have each day and if nurtured properly can provide skills that will you come to rely on throughout your nursing career. Using clear language and insightful examples, scenarios and case studies the third edition of this popular and bestselling book shows you what reflection is, why it is so important and how you can use it to improve your nursing practice.

Key features:

·         Clear and straightforward introduction to reflection directly written for nursing students and new nurses

·         Full of activities designed to build confidence when using reflective practice

·         Each chapter is linked to relevant NMC Standards and Essential Skills Clusters

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The most comprehensive UK Adult Nursing core text, now in its third edition, for the next generation of nurses.

This best selling textbook has been revised and updated to present the knowledge and skills required for competent, evidence-based nursing practice, whilst maintaining the thorough approach that was welcomed in the first two editions.

The book remains the core text of choice for students of adult nursing.

The third edition continues to reflect the issues and challenges for nursing practice in an era of rapid developments in diagnosis, therapy and care. As always, the importance of the patient as partner in care is emphasised.

The three section format which has proved so effective is retained, progressing from a broad systems approach to more detail on specific patient concerns and nursing issues. Ample cross-referencing encourages links between the sections:

. Section One – Care of patients with common disorders
. Section Two – Common patient problems and related nursing care
. Section Three – now entitled – Nursing patients with special challenges.

This text is an invaluable resource, not only for student nurses, but also for qualified nurses, those returning to practice and nurse educators.

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Medication Study Guide for Nursing School/Medical. Save Your Time and stay organized

Book Details:

• DISEASE / DISORDER
• SIGNS & SYMPTOMS
• ETIOLOGY / PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
• DIAGNOSIS & LABS
• COMPLICATIONS
• MEDICATIONS & TREATMENT
• RISK FACTORS
• NURSING INTERVENTION & PATIENT EDUCATION
• Perfectly Sized at “8.5 x 11”
• 110 Pages
• Printed on high-quality Paper
• Premium matte cover design
• Made in The USA

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This diary helps to easily keep track of important health parameters:

• Blood pressure
• Heart rate
• Blood oxygen level
• Blood sugar level
• Temperature
• Weight
• Daily notes area to enter additional information.

Vital signs logbook perfect for nurses too.

Fill it out daily so your doctor will know you better!

All-in-One health monitoring diary that you don’t hesitate to buy!

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The Royal Marsden Hospital Manual of Standards of Care is the first book to make standards of care practical, attainable and useable. It will be of practical use to a wide range of health care professionals in a variety of settings. The manual provides an audit package that can be adapted for use as part of a quality assurance programme. The manual defines over thirty clinical standards – identifying key targets of excellence in clinical care for a variety of health care professionals, and delineating the resources and professional practice necessary to achieve excellence. The manual describes the expected outcomes of such quality care from the perspective of both the health care professional, and patients and their families. With the increasing need for quality assurance systems, particularly systems to audit nursing and rehabilitative care, this book will prove essential reading. The book has contributions from experienced members of the multidisciplinary team from a variety of clinical specialties at The Royal Marsden Hospital

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Document your journey as a nurse – you’ll look back one day and be so pleased you kept this journal!

Diary of a Nurse – the Antics of a Working Nurse is a fun journal of memories to look back on the highs and lows of nursing. Document and remember forever funny moments, favourite patients and even any work scandals, as well as breakthroughs, skills progress and mistakes you’ve learnt from.

A fantastic gift for student and working nurses – or a treat for yourself as a hard working nurse.

With a goals section at the start to keep on track of what you want to achieve in the months ahead and extra notes section for revision or research. Monthly calendar overview to plan your month, and monthly reflections sections with prompts to journal reflectively, so you never forget a career defining moment.

Daily journal with pre-formatted monthly reflections sections.

Key Features;

Lined Pages for Daily Journal Entries
Monthly Calendar Overview to Help You Plan
Monthly Review to Reflections on Each Month (with prompts)
Goals Section
Additional Lined Pages Section at the Back – Perfect for further notes, research or revision.

120 Pages
6 x 9 Inches (handy portable size)
Soft Back, Matte Cover
Smart, Clear Preformatted B&W Interior

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Although care and the process of caring has been a fundamental part of nursing theories and paradigms for many years, there are an increasing number of anecdotal and media stories as well as academic debates that question the extent to which caring is satisfactorily carried out. Fundamentals of Nursing Care is a foundation level pre-registration text that aims to actively address this issue as it focuses on the fundamental principles of caring. The book covers topics such as: interpersonal issues, self and the therapeutic relationship; lay-professional conflicts; user articulation and the caring process; dignity and care; cultural competence and the process of care. The book is set out as a workbook, using narratives that are related to the NMC Essential Skills Clusters. Case studies are used to illustrate key points, and the book has been carefully designed to allow for critical incident analysis, enquiry-based and problem-based learning and reflection. Questions and activities encourage students to deconstruct practice and examine how to further develop competencies. There are also suggestions for additional reading throughout the book in order to support independent learning and enquiry. The book can therefore be used as an independent study tool or as a core text within a particular module. Fundamentals of Nursing Care is aimed primarily at nurses on the Common Foundation Programme, although it may also be suitable for other health and social care professionals on Foundation Degree programmes. The book s jargon-free and easy-to-follow approach means that it is relevant for a wide audience of pre-registration practitioners working in a range of institutional and non-institutional settings (hospitals, hospices, nursing and residential homes, and in community settings). Contents: Chapter 1 Rationale. Introduction to themes and definitions Chapter 2 Definitions What is care? Chapter 3 Interpersonal issues, self and the therapeutic relationship Chapter 4 Lay-professional conflicts Chapter 5 User articulation and the caring process Chapter 6 Dignity and care Chapter 7 Cultural competence and the process of care Chapter 8 The value of caring in 21st Century health and nursing practice

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• A DAILY PLANNER FOR STUDENT NURSES WHILST ON PLACEMENT.
• REFLECTIVE JOURNAL PAGES ADDED WHICH CAN BE EVIDENCE FOR YOUR PORTFOLIO AND COMPETENCIES.
• THE PLANNER WILL HELP TO RECORD YOUR SHIFTS, WHAT YOU HAVE COMPLETED IN TERMS OF YOUR COMPETENCIES WHILST ON PLACEMENT AND WILL BE AN INVALUABLE TOOL TO ORGANISE AND PLAN YOUR DAYS.

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Are you a nurse dealing with drug administration? Do you prescribe drugs?

Whether you are a newly qualified nurse or a student on placement, this book makes understanding drugs simple.

Reduced to the essentials, clearly arranged with tables and schematics, each page concisely provides the required knowledge.

Key Features:

• Pocket sized and portable – perfect for taking with you on placements, on to the ward, or in your bag for a quick refresher whilst at work

• Spiral bound for ease of use and clearly laid out tables

• Indications, contra-indications and side effects of the frequently used drugs within the UK

• Organised by body system, and then by symptom for easy navigation

Pocket sized and portable – perfect for taking with you on placements, on to the ward, or in your bag for a quick refresher whilst at work

Spiral bound for ease of use and clearly laid out tables

Indications, contra-indications and side effects of the frequently used drugs within the UK

Organised by body system, and then by symptom for easy navigation

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Mental-health nurses must develop the crucial skills of correct medicines management and calculations in order to provide safe care to their patients. This book specifically supports pre-registration students in meeting the required competencies for medicines management. It has a strong emphasis on understanding the role of medicine as one of a range of treatment options, and collaborative working with patients and carers. It is clearly structured around the NMC Essential Skills Clusters for medicines management, covering law, drugs calculations, administration, storage, record keeping, introductory pharmacology, patient communication and contextual issues.

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Medical students and professionals at any level, seeking any degree, certification, or with any job title, agree that this best-seller is an incredibly useful tool. Nurses, medical coders and administrators say it is a must-have to do a quick lookup or to intensely study for an exam. Finding an answer is as easy as turning one page of this 6 page laminated guide that was expertly organised by our author and designers for quick reference that is faster than the internet.

Abbreviations and acronyms covered in this guide:

Weights & Measurements – Drugs Formulations – Standards & Regulations – Diagnostic Testing – Professional Designations – Managed Care Agencies – Assessment Specialised Areas & Facilities – Locations & Directions – Body Systems – Blood System – Cardiovascular System – Endocrine System – Female Reproductive System – Integumentary System – Lymphatic/Immune System – Muscular System – Male Reproductive System – Nervous System – Respiratory System – Skeletal System – And More!

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Understanding how drugs work is made simple in this easy to use pocket-sized guide. Drugs in common use are described under each body system and will form an aid to your confident administration of drugs to fit your patients’ needs.

The Nursing & Health Survival Guides have evolved – take a look at our our app for iPhone and iPad.

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Solving calculations in a busy environment can be tough and time consuming. This quick reference guide, featuring basic maths concepts and medication administration, will help you take the problem out of problem solving. The Nursing & Health Survival Guides have evolved – take a look at our our app for iPhone and iPad.

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Are you studying to become a nurse? Are you planning to take the NCLEX exam? Are you finding it difficult to remember all of the facts and specific medical information required of you for this position?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this is the book for you.

Inside you will find:•Information on the proven memory aid of mnemonics, including how they work so that you can even make up your own.

✓ Hundreds of medical mnemonics cover many different topics that will help you remember the facts for exams and your daily work as a nurse.

✓ Information on the NCLEX exam, including what to expect and how to study for this important exam.

✓ 100 practice questions and answers in the same format that you will find on the NCLEX exam to know exactly what to expect.

•Do you know off the top of your head when you should be concerned about a patient’s mole?

If you remember the mnemonic ABCDE, then it will be easy! •A = Asymmetry• B = Border irregular• C = Color irregular• D = Diameter usually greater than 0.5 cm• E = Elevation irregularWhat if you are looking at an x-ray and notice something weird that shouldn’t be there.

If you see HOLES in the chest, that is WEIRD. What are the possible differentials?•W = Wegner’s syndrome•E = Embolic (pulmonary, septic)•I = Infection (anaerobes, pneumocystis, TB)•R = Rheumatoid (Necrobiotic nodules)•D = Developmental cysts (sequestration)•H = Histiocytosis•O = Oncological•L = Lymphangeioleiomyomatosis•E = Environmental/ occupational•S = Sarcoid.

Like in these examples, mnemonics are a proven way to help you recall specific information, including detailed information such as differentials, symptoms, diagnostics, and even steps in a procedure. Throughout this book, you will find hundreds of mnemonics, many of which have been used for years by health care professionals to help them recall vital information. Once you see how the mnemonics work, you can pick and choose the ones that work for you, or you can even use the information in this book to create your own mnemonics that are easy for you to remember.

Mnemonics can also come in handy on the NCLEX. Here is a question that is typical for this exam:

A patient comes to the clinic complaining of severe gastrointestinal distress. Which abdominal physical assessment step does the nurse do first?

a.Inspection b.Palpation c.Percussion d.Auscultation.

If you remember your mnemonic tricks, then this question will be easy. Remember the mnemonic “I Am a People Person,” and you will instantly know that the answer is “A, inspection.”

•I = Inspection•A = Auscultation•P = Percussion•P = Palpation.

Please don’t wait until you are studying for exams, pick up this book, and use it throughout your studies so that the mnemonics used will become second nature to you and propel you towards your nursing career.

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The new edition of this bestselling and trusted dictionary has been fully revised to take account of recent developments in nursing practice and related fields. Updates to this edition cover many areas, with a particular focus on radiography, public health and the NHS, theoretical concepts familiar in nursing education, and key vocabulary used in the 2018 Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) Standards of Proficiency for Registered Nurses.

Written by medical and nursing specialists, and offering more than 10,500 clear and concise entries on nursing theory and practice, the dictionary provides comprehensive coverage of the ever-expanding vocabulary of the nursing professions. As well as nursing-specific terms, there are also many entries in the fields of medicine, anatomy, physiology, ethics, psychiatry, nutrition, dentistry, statistics, and pharmacology. Almost 100 helpful illustrations and tables, and 16 appendices covering the calculation of drug dosages, religion and nursing practice, recommended alcohol intake, and much more, help to make this an essential reference tool for all nursing students and professionals.

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This nursing notebook is perfect to use For classes or clinical for taking down notes, homework assignments, your own thoughts and your special stories.A beautifully made Journal gift for any nurse!

Its a simple, easy-to-use design that makes it just right to keep your thoughts organized, writing down notes or inspiration, use it as a daily planner or a journal. It can also be used to write down medical plans, meeting information, schedules, or anything else a nurse would need — all in one place!

◆Premium matte cover design

◆Printed on high quality

◆Perfectly sized at 6″ x 9″

◆Unique Design 120 pages

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Anatomy and Physiology WORKBOOK

This workbook contains well over 500 questions and exercises designed to test your knowledge and memory retention so that you can feel more confident that you have mastered this topic. Nobody likes failing an exam. So avoid feeling nervous and uncertain before the test by making sure you are thoroughly prepared. This book goes well with any textbook or pamphlet covering the topic of anatomy and physiology.

The fundamental blocks for any clinical career are rooted in the understanding of anatomy and physiology. Only when we have a good understanding of the normal structure and function of the human body can we identify any anomalies and pathology.

This Anatomy and Physiology workbook contains different types of exercises. Some examples are:

• Label the picture
• Match the columns
• True or false
• Multiple choice questions
• Fill in the blanks

Being a companion to any Anatomy and Physiology textbook, it can be used in the following ways:

1. After you’ve finished the textbook, you can use this workbook to test your knowledge retention.
2. If you have studied this topic in the past, and you’re feeling really confident, you can actually start off with the workbook first and see where you stand. If you find knowledge gaps, then you can go through the textbook to improve your grasp of the subject.

We hope you’ll find this workbook a good practice tool to improve your learning. Click on the “Add to Cart” button so that you can start testing your knowledge and maximize your chances of passing the exam!

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