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Living With Parkinson’s Disease: A Complete Guide to Patients and Caregivers
An optimistic guide from an expert author and the world authority on Parkinson’s disease. The number of people diagnosed and living with Parkinson’s is increasing, according to the latest research from Parkinson’s UK. They estimate that every year around 145,000 people in the UK are newly diagnosed with the condition ― that’s around 1 in 350 British adults. And Parkinson’s diagnoses are set to rise by nearly a fifth by 2025. The increase is due to a growing and ageing population. The Parkinson’s UK analysis suggests that 1 in every 37 people will be diagnosed with Parkinson’s in our lifetime. Internationally renowned as both a neurologist and a leading researcher, Dr. Okun has been referred to as “the voice” of these patients and a world authority on Parkinson’s disease. His positive and optimistic approach has helped countless people manage their symptoms and achieve happiness despite them. This approach, detailed in this new book, Living with Parkinson’s Disease, is a critical resource for Parkinson’s disease patients and their families. Presented in a friendly and easy-to-understand way, this book addresses PD related issues and symptoms along with emerging therapies. In each chapter, Dr. Okun offers patients the necessary tools to manage their disease and to ultimately find joy and fulfilment in their lives.Read more
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Patient Assessment and Care Planning in Nursing (Transforming Nursing Practice Series)
The fourth edition of this bestselling textbook builds your skills for accurate, person-centred assessment and care planning. Working step-by-step through the process, it equips you with practical assessment tools and models for care planning. Its holistic approach helps you to think in the round about an individual’s physical health, mental health and other needs, as well as the broader social and environmental factors that influence their lives and care. Fully updated in line with contemporary evidence-based practice, this book will support you through your assignments, placements and into your nursing career.Key features:
• Each chapter is mapped to the 2018 NMC Standards
• Introduces commonly used assessment tools alongside broader considerations, including preventative healthcare assessment and acting in a patient′s best interests.
• Scenarios and case studies illustrate theory, principles and complex assessment
• Develops the critical thinking and decision-making skills which are essential for effective practice
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Diversity and Cultural Awareness in Nursing Practice (Transforming Nursing Practice Series)
Exploring all aspects of nursing practice through the lens of diversity and cultural awareness, this second edition is fully updated with new content the impact of Covid-19, LGBTQIA+ issues and ageism.
Why do you need this book?
- Each chapter is mapped to the 2018 NMC standards
- Understanding how a patient’s ethnic, cultural, gender and religious identity affects their experience of healthcare is central to providing person-centred care
- You will need to communicate effectively with people from diverse backgrounds and tailor your nursing practice to their individual needs
- Case studies illustrate what diversity and cultural awareness means in practice while activities encourage you to reflect on your own practice and experiences
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Principles and Practice of Nurse Prescribing (Transforming Nursing Practice Series)
Feel prepared to take on nurse prescribing with this short and accessible text. Whether you are pre-registration or undertaking a prescribing course, this book is your perfect introduction to the world of nurse prescribing. Covering the legal, professional and pharmacological considerations as well as core skills such as assessment and teamworking, this accessible text explores all aspects of non-medical prescribing in clear, straightforward terms.Key features
· Mapped to the 2021 RPS Competency Framework and 2018 NMC Standards
· Case studies, activities and other learning features illustrate theory and concepts in practice
· Includes RAPID-CASE, a new model to aid safe prescribing decision makingRead more
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Diabetes For Dummies
The book that’s been helping people with diabetes live their best lives for 20 years
Diabetes For Dummies is a trusted resource that guides those diagnosed with diabetes and pre-diabetes and their caregivers towards optimal health. This book helps you, or those you love, achieve the life you want while managing diabetes with lifestyle changes, alternative therapies and the latest medications. This fully updated edition helps you tackle your symptoms with the confidence that you’re doing the latest stuff and following the newest advances in diabetes treatment. Powerful lifestyle strategies, new medications, monitoring equipment, nutritional guidelines, delicious recipes, and insulin delivery methods―it’s all in this friendly Dummies guide.
- Understand the types of diabetes and learn about your diagnosis
- Learn the latest treatment options, medications, and evidence-based therapies
- Manage your symptoms and live a full life with expert diet and lifestyle tips
- Answer your questions with this trusted, compassionate guide, now in its 6th edition
- Take control and understand how to improve or even prevent and reverse prediabetes and diabetes
This book is an indispensable resource for those newly diagnosed with diabetes, and prediabetes, their loved ones, and care givers, as well as health care professionals who need an up-to-date reference on the latest in diabetes research.
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Tales from the Slot Floor: Casino Slot Managers in Their Own Words: 1 (Gambling Studies Series)
Slot machines are the backbone of most casinos. They earn the most money and determine the physical layout of the casino floor. The management of slot machines, which includes overseeing employees, selecting machines, designing the playing space, resolving customer disputes, and conducting analyses to improve operations, is a challenging field whose complexity has grown as the machines themselves have become more sophisticated. To better document the current issues in slot management—and the change the field has seen over the past four decades—the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Center for Gaming Research conducted an oral history project. Those interviewed were at all stages of their careers. Drawn from these interviews, Tales from the Slot Floor features slot managers discussing several of the most important issues in today’s casino world, including: the optimal layout of a slot floor; the qualities demonstrated by both good and bad managers; what customers want from their visits to the casino; the vendor/casino relationship; appealing to millennials; and what the future holds. In addition, those with long careers share their views on the changes they have seen, and all subjects offer their advice to those embarking on a career in slot management. For those interested in becoming slot managers, or those just curious about how casinos work, Tales from the Slot Floor gives you the inside story of slot operations, from those who do it.Read more
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Palliative and End of Life Nursing Care (Transforming Nursing Practice Series)
Palliative and end of life care are an essential component of nursing practice. This book provides students with the key information they need to deliver effective and safe end of life care for patients and their families. Crucially, it also creates opportunities for them to reflect on their own perspectives on death and dying and explore the impact of this on their practice.
Key features
- Fully mapped to the NMC standards of proficiency for registered nurses (2018)
- Helps you to develop a holistic understanding of the fundamental principles and practice of palliative and end of life care
- Activities encourage you reflect on your own perspectives of death and dying and to consider the impact this has on your practice
- Case studies bring the theory to life and illustrate the real world applicability
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Eat to Beat Your Diet: Burn fat, heal your metabolism, live longer
Lose weight by eating more of what you love
Dr William Li’s first book, Eat to Beat Disease, showed us how eating the right foods can reduce the risk of chronic diseases, while also extending our lifespan and improving our overall health. Building on this groundbreaking work, Dr Li now brings us Eat to Beat Your Diet, a revolutionary, science-based approach to weight loss. Eating more of the right foods and adopting a “MediterAsian” diet (combining the best of Mediterranean and Asian diets) can promote fat loss and improve our metabolism in as little as 21 days.
Rooted in new science, Eat to Beat Your Diet offers a simple plan providing leading research on how supplements, sleep and exercise can help us defend the body against excess fat. With clear lists of fat-fighting foods and recipes, including a week-long detox and 3-week weight-loss protocol, this book empowers readers to lose 10-20 pounds healthily – all while enhancing enjoyment of food.
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Digestive Wellness: Strengthen the Immune System and Prevent Disease Through Healthy Digestion, Fifth Edition (ALL OTHER HEALTH)
Optimize your overall health through digestive wellness!
Fewer antacids and less bloating aren’t the only benefits of good digestion. When your digestive system is healthy and balanced, you sleep better, have more energy, think more clearly, experience less pain, and combat disease more effectively.
Digestive Health shows how everything from migraines to skin disease to arthritis are connected to your digestive system. And now, this go-to guide has been updated with critical new research and developments, including late-breaking information on:
• Probiotics and Prebiotics
• Celiac Disease
• The Gut-Brain Connection
• Carbohydrates
• Leaky Gut Syndrome
• Auto-Immune Conditions
• Kidney and Bone Health
• Cancer Prevention
• Alzheimer’s DiseaseYou’ll find practical solutions to numerous conditions and disorders, along with expert guidance on the newest advances in testing and diagnosis, nutrition, and natural therapies.
A perfect balance of science and practical advice, Digestive Health explains how your digestive system works and what to do when it doesn’t function properly.
It provides everything you need to take control of your overall health through close, careful attention to your digestive system.
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Home Workouts: Anyone | Anytime | Anywhere: Fun and Simple No-Equipment Home Workouts to Help Lose Weight, Build Muscle and Achieve Your Dream Body
How to tone and sculpt your body, even if you hate cardio or have never stepped inside a gym (and don’t plan on doing so!)
At one point or another we’ve all told ourselves, “I’m going to sign up for a gym membership, and really do it this time,” or, “I swear I’ll do my workout later on tonight.”
We all know the benefits of exercise: It improves our physical and mental health, gives us more energy, and boosts our self-image.
So why is it so hard to start an exercise regimen, and even harder to stick to it?
Despite our best intentions, life gets in the way and there always seems to be an obstacle stopping us from actively trying to live healthier.
Whatever the reason, continuing to live a sedentary lifestyle isn’t doing you any favors.
In fact, physical inactivity is the 4th leading risk factor for global mortality and is a strong predictor for weight gain, cardiovascular disease, and other chronic conditions.
Does this mean that you have to make drastic lifestyle changes to start improving your health, mentally and physically? Or that you need to give up time doing what you love just so you can spend hours in the gym?
Not at all.
I’ll let you in on a secret that the fitness industry doesn’t want you to know.
You don’t need fancy equipment or expensive trainers to sculpt the body that, up until now, you’ve only imagined.
A.G. Scott knows firsthand the amazing results that can be achieved with home workouts, and so he has put together the only exercise guide you’ll ever need.
In Home Workouts: Anyone | Anytime | Anywhere, you will discover:
- The six key elements every workout must have in order to make the most of your time and effort, and how they will have you seeing results sooner than you would believe
- Exercises for every muscle group and fitness level with clear, comprehensive instructions, diagrams and variations so you’re working your target areas every time
- The #1 upper-body workout that will rapidly build your overall strength (hint: small adjustments make big changes)
- How this engaging training method can help you burn more calories than traditional cardio, and continue to burn calories even after your workout is finished
- The numerous benefits of dynamic stretching and how that one simple habit not only warms up your muscles, but also improves your balance and coordination over time
- Meal plans that can be adapted for any lifestyle, so you can create a plan that meets your personal needs and preferences
- The most common mistakes people make without realising, and how these can hold you back from achieving incredible results
And much more.
With the demands and responsibilities of everyday life, you shouldn’t have to sacrifice precious hours every week going to the gym to build the body you’ve always wanted.
The key to transforming your life is having a workout routine that works for you, not against you. This is a plan that will adjust to match your needs and experience, no matter where you are.
It’s time to leave the costly gym membership behind, save money, and allow yourself more time to enjoy life.
If you start today, think how much better you will look and feel in a month.
If you want to start looking forward to exercise and commit to achieving the body of your dreams, no strings attached, then scroll up and click the “Add to Cart” button right now.
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Genius Gut: How to Eat for Your Second Brain to Transform Your Health and Mood from the Inside Out
PRE-ORDER NOW AND START PAYING ATTENTION TO THOSE GUT FEELINGS
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A Revolutionary 10-Step Gut-Brain Method to Feel Your Absolute Best
Meet Dr Emily Leeming, a leading microbiome scientist, registered dietitian, chef – and now your expert guide on how to feed your second brain to transform your health and mood from the inside out.
Genius Gut digests the latest microbiome science on our second brain – the gut – and dives into the powerful two-way path between our physical and mental wellbeing, revolutionising what smart nutrition means. In a pioneering 10-step no fuss gut-brain method, you will learn how and what to eat to feel your absolute best.
No calorie counting, no restrictions, pure science.
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Anything for My Child: Making Impossible Decisions for Medically Complex Children
Every parent wants the same thing: for their child to enjoy a long and fulfilling life. But what happens when things don’t go according to plan? What happens when parents have to become advocates for their child’s healthcare needs? Who decides what is in a child’s ‘best interests’?
Stephanie Nimmo faced these questions first-hand when her daughter, Daisy, was diagnosed with a life-limiting condition as a baby. Seen through the lens of Stephanie’s own experiences, this sensitive book delves into the complex world of medical ethics and paediatric palliative care. From recognising tipping points to the importance of building relationships with palliative care teams well before crisis, this book explores how medical professionals can better support families throughout their child’s care.
Interviews with clinicians and snapshots from the lives of patients’ families provide insight into the realities of life on both sides of the hospital bed. Compassionate explanations of the conflicting pressures in the hospital system foster understanding and help medical professionals and families work together.
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The World’s Biggest Cash Machine: Manchester United, the Glazers, and the Struggle for Football’s Soul
‘A gripping tale, full of insight. Blackhurst is an enormously talented writer.’ – City A.M.
From Chris Blackhurst, the former Editor of the Independent, comes The World’s Biggest Cash Machine, a gripping and tightly reported account of how the Glazers, owners of Manchester United, became the most maligned figures in the Premier League, and how they changed the beautiful game forever.
Manchester United’s supporters span the globe and cross generations. But, with few exceptions, they are united in their anger with the American family who bought their club in 2005, plunging it into record levels of debt. The Glazers’ reign has become synonymous with the financialization of football, and has coincided with fan protests and a decline of Manchester United’s fortunes on the pitch . . . if not on the balance sheet.
But what defines this secretive family, and do these astute businessmen deserve the opprobrium they receive? In this captivating account, informed by interviews with key figures behind the scenes, journalist and commentator Chris Blackhurst charts the gripping story of the world’s biggest football club – as well as exploring the wider transformation of the Premier League into a playground for billionaire owners.
‘Packed with insights and details that will both amaze and appal you . . . if it doesn’t make you angry, you need to check your pulse’ – Oliver Bullough, author of Moneyland, on Too Big to Jail
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Neuroscience For Dummies
A fascinating look at what’s rattling around in your skull
Neuroscience For Dummies introduces you to the mind-boggling study of the human brain. It tracks to the content of a typical introductory neuroscience class at the college level ―and it’s perfect for anyone curious about what makes us tick. New technologies and an explosion of research have completely transformed our understanding of memory, depression, the mind-body connection, learning, and genetics. This updated edition―still in classic, beginner-friendly Dummies style―covers the latest research advances and technologies in the field of neuroscience. Put some knowledge about the brain into your brain.
- Grasp the basic concepts and applications of neuroscience
- Understand the brain’s structure and function
- Explore how the brain impacts memory, learning, and emotions
- Discover how the brain is connected with other physical systems
For students and general readers alike, Neuroscience For Dummies is a great way to understand what’s going on inside our heads.
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Medicines Management for Nursing Associates (Understanding Nursing Associate Practice)
The first medicines management textbook for trainee nursing associates!
Effectively managing and administering medicines is a core responsibility for all nursing associates. This book covers everything a trainee nursing associate needs to master, from understanding the fundamental legal and professional requirements to developing essential drug calculations skills. This often-overwhelming subject is broken down into manageable chunks, with students taken step-by-step through the theory before practicing what they’ve learnt with the help of insightful case studies and activities.
Key features:
- Written specifically to address the unique experiences, challenges and requirements of the nursing associate role and fully mapped to the NMC standards of proficiency (2018).
- Activities help trainees get to grips with the key skills and responsibilities of the role and allow them to practice calculations.
- Wide-ranging case studies cover all fields and a variety of clinical settings to show how this knowledge applies to practice.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Understanding Nursing Associate Practice series (UNAP) is a new collection of books uniquely designed to support trainee nursing associates throughout their training and into a professional career.
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Fast Like a Girl: A Woman’s Guide to Using the Healing Power of Fasting to Burn Fat, Boost Energy, and Balance Hormones
International BESTSELLER!
WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER!
PUBLISHER’S WEEKLY BESTSELLER!Includes a 30-Day fasting reset that uses the power of your cycle―even if you no longer have one!
A go-to fasting manual created specifically to address women’s needs based on their hormones and menstrual cycle by Dr. Mindy Pelz, a well-known expert on women and fasting, whose fast-growing YouTube channel has become the destination for women who want to learn about fasting.
Are you among the many women who feel unheard and unseen by their doctors and health professionals? Have you become exhausted by the promise of quick-fix diets that only leave you disappointed? Well in Fast Like a Girl, Dr. Mindy helps you to take back control of your health by using the quickest path back to better health―fasting.
While most fasting advice has been a one-size-fits-all approach that leaves women with more questions than answers, in this book Dr. Mindy shares the proven strategies, specific protocols to use if you are trying to overcome a condition, fasting hacks, and tools that she has used to help hundreds of thousands of women thrive with their fasting lifestyles.
Dr. Mindy will teach you:
· the rights steps on how to go from eating all day to intermittent fasting (13-15 hours)
· how to safely fast longer if you choose to do so (15-72 hours)
· how to time fasting according to your menstrual cycle (although if you don’t have a cycle, she has you covered)
· the best foods to break your fast to achieve better metabolic healthThis book also includes more than 50 recipes based on the two food plans―ketobiotic and hormone feasting―she created to best support women’s hormones. And, it has recipes specifically created to break a fast such as her Coconut Cacao Chia Pudding.
Inspired by the thousands of women she has worked with who have reclaimed their health with fasting, Dr. Mindy wrote this book because, “once a woman knows how to build a fasting lifestyle around her cycle, she becomes unstoppable.”
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The End of Heart Disease: The Eat to Live Plan to Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease (Eat for Life)
The New York Times bestselling author of Eat to Live, Super Immunity, The End of Diabetes, and The End of Dieting presents a scientifically proven, practical program to prevent and reverse heart disease, the leading cause of death in America–coinciding with the author’s new medical study revealing headline-making findings.
Dr. Joel Fuhrman, one of the country’s leading experts on preventative medicine, offers his science-backed nutritional plan that addresses the leading cause of death in America: heart disease. An expert in the science of food, Dr. Fuhrman speaks directly to readers who want to take control of their health and avoid taking medication or undergoing complicated, expensive surgery, the two standard treatments prescribed today.
Following the model of his previous programs that have successfully tackled conditions from diabetes to dieting, Dr. Fuhrman’s plan begins with the food we eat. He focuses on a high nutrient per calorie ratio, with a range of options for different needs and conditions. He shows us what to remove and what to add to our diets for optimum heart health, provides menu plans and recipes for heart-healthy meals and snacks, and includes helpful questions for doctors and patients.
By understanding heart disease and its triggers, Dr. Fuhrman gives us the knowledge to counter-attack this widespread epidemic and lead longer, healthier lives.
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Strength Training for Women
Afraid of training with weights? Worried of putting on muscles? Think again. Strength training is for women.
This book is the ultimate guide to toning up, burning fat and getting the body you want. It shows you why women should train with weights and why you should not be afraid of them. Dispelling the myth that weight training makes a woman ‘bulky and unfeminine’, the book shows that weights and resistance training methods could be the single most important element in your fitness regime.
Packed with full-colour photos and descriptions of over 30 exercises, the book gives you advice on how to put together a resistance training programme as well as how to interchange exercises. Motivational, it also gives three 6-week workout programmes to achieve a stronger, fitter and firmer body.
This is the ideal companion to get the best toned body you’ve always wanted. Strength training is for women.
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How Not to Age: The Scientific Approach to Getting Healthier as You Get Older
Live better for longer with this ultimate guide to longevity from the Sunday Times bestselling author of How Not to Die and founder of NutritionFacts.org.
We all want to stay healthy as we age but, with so many different claims out there, it can be hard to know the best advice to follow. In How Not to Age, Dr Michael Greger digs into the top peer-reviewed anti-aging research to deliver a complete and optimal guide with simple steps to extend your lifespan and slow the adverse effects of aging.
Inspired by the dietary and lifestyle patterns of the world’s centenarians and residents of ‘blue zone’ regions where people live the longest, Dr Greger presents easy, evidence-based ways to preserve the body functions that keep us feeling youthful, both physically and mentally. Can an apple a day really keep the doctor away? What’s better for your longevity, jogging for four hours or eating two handfuls of nuts twice a week? And are carrots or berries more beneficial to your eyesight?
Brimming with expertise, How Not to Age lays out practical strategies for living your longest, healthiest life – and for enjoying every moment of it.
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Nurses! Test Yourself In Pharmacology
This book is a quick and easy reference book primarily for students of nursing science undertaking pharmacology modules. It will assist with the revision of key points through the medium of multiple short questions that are accompanied by a set of thorough and detailed answers.Read more
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My Revision Notes: Cambridge Technicals Level 3 Health and Social Care
Enhance your students’ practical skills and develop their key content knowledge with this proven formula for effective, structured revision.
Target success in OCR’s Cambridge Technical Level 3 Health and Social Care with this revision guide that brings together exam-style questions, revision tasks and practical tips to help students to review, strengthen and test their knowledge.
With My Revision Notes, every student can:
– Enjoy an interactive approach to revision, with clear topic summaries that consolidate knowledge and related activities that put the content into context.– Plan and manage a successful revision programme using the topic-by-topic planner.
– Build, practise and enhance exam skills by progressing through revision tasks and Test Yourself activities.
– Improve exam technique through exam-style questions and sample answers with commentary from an expert author and teacher.
– Get exam ready with answers to the activities available online
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Clinical Judgement and Decision Making in Nursing (Transforming Nursing Practice Series)
Clinical judgement and decision making are terms that are frequently used in nursing. But what do they mean and how can they be effectively applied in practice? In straightforward language, this book helps you to develop the necessary skills to make and apply sound clinical decisions. It breaks down the factors involved in decision making and shows you how to use evidence, critical enquiry and reflection to do so with confidence.
Key features:
– Each chapter is mapped to the 2018 NMC Standards
– Thought-provoking case studies and scenarios illustrate decision making in practice
– Activities enable you to practise your skills and build confidence in your ability to make effective decisions
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Key Questions in Healthcare Law and Ethics
The perfect textbook for healthcare students who want a fresh, innovative way to understand how law and ethics relate to their studies, placements, and professional practice.By using a unique format made up of frequently asked questions and corresponding answers, Key Questions in Healthcare covers the what, why, where and how in legal and ethical issues related to healthcare. Its easy-to-use layout helps you quickly find informative yet straightforward answers to over 150 questions, helping you to feel confident in your legal and ethical knowledge, without leaving you overwhelmed or confused. All answers are written in-line with Nursing and Healthcare regulations and its conversational writing style will make you feel like you are talking with a lecturer, instructor, or knowledgeable colleague, rather than reading a textbook.
The book is appropriate for all levels, from healthcare students in the initial stages of their education, to the advanced practitioner who wishes to refresh their knowledge, or maybe learn something new.
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The Good Bite’s High Protein Meal Prep Manual: Delicious, easy low-calorie recipes with full nutritional breakdowns & food-tracking barcodes
Pre-order your copy of The Good Bite’s High Protein, Meal Prep Manual now, for food as tasty as it is good for you.
Niall Kirkland, founder of The Good Bite, is on a mission to bridge the gap between healthy and delicious. In this book, he shares 80 calorie-counted, meal-prep, air fryer and slow cooker recipes – with a photo for every one – that will help you fill your fridge with mouth-watering, high-protein dishes that take the stress out of mealtimes.
- PB&J Protein French Toast
- Peri-peri Rice Bake with Grilled Corn
- Sticky Korean Popcorn Chicken
- Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Shepherd’s Pie
- Creamy Peanut Noodles with Prawns
- Hot Honey Halloumi Pittas with Harissa-Lime Mayo
- Creamy Tuscan Butter Beans
- Cookie Dough Bites
With chapters covering breakfast, lunch, dinner, desserts and snacks – as well as essential advice on calculating your ideal protein intake, full nutritional breakdowns and barcodes that feed directly into your food-tracking app for each recipe – this is the ultimate resource for anyone looking to harness the power of protein. Inside you’ll find delicious, nourishing meals packed with flavour, to keep you eating strong all week long.
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Reflective Practice in Nursing (Transforming Nursing Practice Series)
Reflection is key to making sense of your practice experiences. This book will build the reflective skills you need to succeed in your studies and to become a reflective practitioner. Learn the principles of reflective practice and how to apply them, enhancing your personal and professional development and ultimately the care you provide.
Key features
o Each chapter is mapped to the 2018 NMC standards
o Covers models and frameworks of reflective practice in clear, straightforward language
o Activities and case studies show reflective practice in action and help you begin to reflect on your own experiences
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Drug Calculations for Nurses: A Step-by-Step Approach
This new edition of Drug Calculations for Nurses teaches healthcare professionals how to perform drug calculations with confidence and competence. It provides step-by-step guidance to carry out accurate drug calculations, with units and drug strengths clearly explained.
This bestselling pocket-size book begins with the basic mathematical skills required to perform calculations, including tips on estimating answers. It then covers drug strengths and concentrations, dosage calculations, IV infusion therapies, and pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics. Separate chapters focus on children, adults and the elderly, addressing specific challenges encountered in these populations, with new content on pregnancy, and renal and liver function. Helpful worked examples, key points, and objectives are included in every chapter, and this new edition includes more calculations for prescribing and patient-focused scenarios. The companion website, www.drugcalcsnurses.co.uk, provides a comprehensive test bank, with a pre-test and revision test to identify strengths and weaknesses, along with additional practice questions for readers to test themselves on.
Designed for students and practitioners in nursing, midwifery and allied health, this textbook enables readers to improve their numeracy skills for clinical practice and develop their understanding of the broader context for these calculations.
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Medical Statistics Made Easy, fourth edition
Contains all you need to know to understand statistics in medicine.Medical Statistics Made Easy has been a perennial bestseller since the first edition was published (it is consistently a #1 bestseller in medical statistics on Amazon).
It is widely recommend on a variety of courses and programmes, from undergraduate medicine, through to professional medical qualifications.
It is a book of key statistics principles for anyone studying or working in medicine and healthcare who needs a basic overview of the subject. It is ideal for non-statisticians who need to understand how statistics are used and applied in medicine and medical research.
Using a consistent format, the authors describe the most common statistical methods in turn and then rate them on how difficult they are to understand and how common they are. The worked examples that demonstrate the statistical method in action have been updated to include current articles from the medical literature and now feature a wider range of medical journals.
This fourth edition continues with the same structure as the previous editions, with new sections on cut-off points and ROC curves, as well as a new chapter on choosing the right statistical test. It also features a completely revised and updated “Statistics at work” section.
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Beyond Right and Wrong: Introductory Medical Ethics for Students and Healthcare Professionals
In “Beyond Right and Wrong”, we guarantee to provide crucial insight into the nature of modern medical practice and ethical practice and illuminate modern medicine’s ethical foundations. We provide practical ways to approach routine and complex ethical challenges by equipping readers with the foundational knowledge necessary. This short text is intended for students in all healthcare fields, from medical students, nurses and paramedics to technicians, healthcare assistants and management. Juniors of all roles will benefit from insights in this text, and senior medical and nursing consultants have also been glowing in their feedback.No matter what job title or level of responsibility, one of the most complex parts of working in the healthcare field is the management of ethical dilemmas. Those often ‘hard to put into words’ tensions between what one side wants or thinks they want and what you or others think is best. Arguably, managing such issues is part of routine training, yet often, the advice seems token at best and downright useless at worst.
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The Ten Legal Cases That Made Modern Britain
LIFE. SEX. RACE. POWER. FREE SPEECH. PROTEST. PRIVACY. DEMOCRACY. SOVEREIGNTY. DEATH.
Society shapes law… and law shapes society.
We like to imagine that progress comes about when Parliament spots a looming groundswell in public opinion and responds by changing the laws that govern our daily lives. This is not always true.
In this fascinating book, Inigo Bing unravels ten legal cases in which the decisions of judges or a jury either heralded a shift in outlook or forced Parliament to respond to simmering social change.
Some of these cases demonstrate the role judges have in defending our civil liberties against overweening executive power, articulating inherent unwritten rights Parliament would prefer to keep quiet about. Others explore what happens when rapid technological or social change outpaces government, placing urgent ethical dilemmas in the lap of the court. All of them have had a lasting impact on the society we inhabit.
Taken together, these stories provide a powerful insight into eighty years of British social, political and cultural history, illustrating why legal cases are just as important to making our world as laws written by Parliament or grassroots changes within society.
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Gut And Physiology Syndrome. Natural treatment for allergies, autoimmune illness, arthritis, gut problems, fatigue, hormonal problems, neurological … Problems, Neurological…
The long-awaited companion volume to Gut & Psychology Syndrome, the book that launched the GAPS diet, which has been translated into 22 languages and sold more than 300,000 copies.
Since the publication of the first GAPS book, Gut and Psychology Syndrome, in 2004, the GAPS concept has become a global phenomenon. People all over the world have been using the GAPS Nutritional Protocol for healing from physical and mental illnesses.
The first GAPS book focused on learning disabilities and mental illness. This new book, Gut and Physiology Syndrome, focuses on the rest of the human body and completes the GAPS concept. Allergies, autoimmune illness, digestive problems, neurological and endocrine problems, asthma, eczema, chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia, psoriasis and chronic cystitis, arthritis and many other chronic degenerative illnesses are covered. Dr. Campbell-McBride believes that the link between physical and mental health, the food and drink that we take, and the condition of our digestive system is absolute. The clinical experience of many holistic doctors supports this position.
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RECLAIM Your Life: How to drop 5kg a month in 7 simple steps | No Diet, No Gym, No Fad.
– Do you want to lose a stone per month without dieting or going to the gym?
– Do you want to improve your health by knowing the right delicious foods for you?
– Do you want to fit into your favourite clothes and feel confident again?Then you’re ready to RECLAIM Your Life with Pippa Hill, The Weight Loss Guru.
For over 12 years, Pippa has been helping clients feel more positive, energised, healthier, happier, and lose body fat through permanent lifestyle changes.
Ranked as one of London’s top weight loss experts, Pippa Hill is not only a Nutritionist, Eating Psychology Coach and Exercise expert but she also has 43,000 hours of evidence-based experience to give you!
A single mother of three living in Fulham, Pippa’s father’s suicide and mother’s death from cancer taught her early on the preeminent value of people’s health and happiness.
‘If you feel heavy in the body you can feel heavy in the heart, the head and the soul. If you feel light you can fly.’
Pippa Hill, The Weight Loss Guru.Read more
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Succeeding in Literature Reviews and Research Project Plans for Nursing Students (Transforming Nursing Practice Series)
Now in it′s fourth edition and thoroughly updated to ensure all content is mapped to the new 2018 NMC standards, this book is a practical and readable guide to undertaking a research project plan or a literature review for final year assessment. The book guides readers from start to finish, beginning with choosing a nursing topic and developing questions about it, then accessing and critically reviewing research literature, considering ethical issues, proposing research where applicable, and finally, writing up and completing the literature review or research proposal. The authors also explore how to translate evidence into practice and how this can improve day to day decision-making, as well as feeding into assessments.Read more
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Dosage Calculations for Nursing Students: Master Dosage Calculations The Safe & Easy Way Without Formulas!: 1 (Dosage Calculation Success Series)
Welcome to the second edition of our dosage calculations book!
Are you a nursing student, or nurse, who wants to learn a few simple methods of solving dosage
calculations without a bunch of formulas?Would you like to raise your hand in your dosage calculation class, after the instructor explains a
complicated formula, and ask to approach the white board to show the class a much simpler method?Do you want to go on your clinicals knowing that you have a solid foundation in dosage calculations?
Do you want to walk into your Nursing Calculations Class on the first day knowing that you can ace all
the tests before the course begins?If you answered yes to any of these questions, this book is for you!
The book is divided into seven units containing thirty-five chapters.
Unit 1: Essential Skills:
You can’t learn to drive a car if you don’t understand the function of the steering wheel. The same applies to the following subjects when learning dosage calculations.
- The Metric System
- Apothecary/Avoirdupois/Household Systems
- Ratios
- Dimensional Analysis (DA) and Ratio Proportion (RP)
- Rounding Numbers
- Military Time
Unit 2: Auxiliary Subjects:
- Roman Numerals
- Scientific Notation
Unit 3: Unit Conversions
Unit 3 covers converting between and within the various systems of measurement using dimensional analysis and ratio proportion.
- Unit conversions Within the Metric System
- Unit Conversions Within the Household System
- Unit Conversions Between Metric, Household and Apothecary Systems
- Unit Conversions Involving Pounds and Ounces
- Unit Conversions Involving Hours and Minutes
Unit 4: Dosage Calculations
Unit 4 builds on the knowledge gained in the previous units and covers dosage calculations, starting with the terminology and set up of problems, then progressing from easy, one-step, problems through multi-step problems.
- Dosage Calculations-The Basics
- Dosage Calculations Levels 1-3
- Body Surface Area Dosing Calculations
- Pediatric Dosage Calculations
- Pediatric Maintenance Fluid Replacement Calculations
Unit 5: IV Flow Rate Calculations
Unit 5 starts with the basic terminology and set up of IV flow rate problems, then moves on to:
- Simple and Advanced Problems
- IV Flow Rate Adjustment Calculations
- Heparin Infusion and Adjustment Calculations
Unit 6: Percent and Ratio Strength Calculations
- Percent,
- Percent Strength
- Percent Change
- Ratio Strength
Unit 7: Miscellaneous Subjects
- Reconstitution Calculations
- Concentrations and Dilutions
- Milliequivalent Calculations
- Dosage Calculations Puzzles
- Self-Assessment Exam
The book contains over 600 high quality practice problems with answers. We look forward to your feedback!
Chase Hassen and Brad Wojcik
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Patient Safety and Managing Risk in Nursing (Transforming Nursing Practice Series)
Patient safety is a predominant feature of quality healthcare and something that every patient has the right to expect. As a nurse, you must consider the safety of the patient as paramount in every aspect of your role; and it is now an increasingly important topic in pre-registration nursing programmes. This book aims to provide you with a greater understanding of how to manage patient safety and risk in your practice. The book focuses on the essentials that you need to know, and therefore provides a clear pathway through what can sometimes seem an overwhelmingly complex mass of rules, procedures and possible options.
Key features:
· A practical introduction to patient safety and risk management written specifically for nurses and nursing students
· Case studies and scenarios help you to apply patient safety and risk management principles to actual practice
· Each chapter is mapped to the relevant NMC standards and Essential Skills Clusters so that you can see how you are meeting the professional requirements
· Activities throughout help you to think critically and reflect on practice.
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Living with a Spinal Cord Injury: My life as a Quadriplegic
Joseph English was living his best life when a car accident changed everything. He suffered life changing injuries, and the doctors told him there was no chance of recovery. Facing life as a quadriplegic, Joe lost his business, his romantic partner, and, for a while, his will to carry on. His story, told with extensive contributions from his family and friends, charts his journey from being dead at the roadside to finding something to live for as he recounts his progress from injury to survival.
With absolute candour, Joe tells the whole story of his accident, his rehabilitation, and his recovery. Full of advice and suggestions from professionals in the rehabilitation journey, this book is remarkably frank about the struggles Joe has endured, and the times when he felt as if life wasn’t worth living. It addresses all the most difficult issues around life after paralysis, including loss of identity and letting go of the past, as well as providing practical information on topics such as assistive technology, financial claims and legal support. It also outlines the various roles of those in the rehabilitation team. His doctors and specialist practitioners give their unique perspectives into their processes and procedures, helping to demystify them, while Joe’s family and friends ask the kinds of questions readers will be asking too, making this an invaluable guide to what to expect for anyone going through a similar experience. The book shows – by lived example – that there is always more to live for.
It is essential reading for those with paraplegia, quadriplegia and other spinal injuries, and their families, friends and care-givers. It is also valuable for neuropsychologists, neurologists and other rehabilitation therapists, as well as students in medicine, nursing, allied health and neuropsychology.
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Health Promotion and Health Education in Nursing
Health promotion is a core nursing topic and for the past decade, as a nurse, you will be spending more time and energy in the community, doing preventative work and helping to rebalance services away from hospitals. You are expected to ‘Make Every Contact Count’ and look for opportunities to encourage healthier behaviours and lifestyles each time you engage with an individual. The recent Coronavirus epidemic has brought public health and health promotion activities even more sharply into the spotlight and this has made a huge impact on the work you do.
This book focuses on health education – this is the core health promotion work that you will do on a daily basis and it is ideal for those studying at Masters level. It takes an international approach, with Ruth Cross being extremely experienced with a proven track record in the health promotion community.
This book includes:
- Explanations of the theory and context of health promotion and health education
- International content from people in the field including Norway, Australia and Ghana
- ′Tutorial Triggers′, ′Points to Ponder′ and ′Time to Reflect′ features, encouraging you to apply the chapter content to your practice
- Real-life examples across the lifespan and in a range of different settings
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The Nurse’s Guide to Mental Health Medicines
A book written by nurses for nurses providing a simple guide to the most common medicines.
Spanning 8 concise and highly readable chapters, the book explains the pharmacology of different drug types in simple terms while also considering the practical aspects of working with people requiring mental health medicines.
Key features:
- A detailed ′Medicines List′ contained in each chapter providing the key information on dosages, brand names and possible adverse reactions
- Takes a life course approach highlighting specific considerations for children, pregnancy and older people
- Cuts through the complex terminology with clear and simple language supported by real world case studies
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Communication and Interpersonal Skills in Nursing (Transforming Nursing Practice Series)
The new edition of this well regarded book introduces the underpinning theory and concepts required for the development of first class communication and interpersonal skills in nursing.
By providing a simple to read overview of the central topics, students are able to quickly gain a solid, evidence-based grounding in the subject. Topics covered include: empathy; building therapeutic relationships; using a variety of communication methods; compassion and dignity; communicating in different environments; and culture and diversity issues.
Three new chapters have been added that point readers towards further ways of approaching their communication skills that are less model and technique driven and focusing more on therapeutic considerations, as well as looking at the politics of communication.
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Occupational Therapy Disruptors: What Global OT Practice Can Teach Us About Innovation, Culture, and Community
This anthology collates 16 unique and powerful perspectives from occupational therapists around the globe, each highlighting the culture that they are a part of and how it informs their work and care. Ranging across almost every continent in the world including stories from Aotearoa to the Gaza Strip to Dhaka and beyond, Occupational Therapy Disruptors offers a decolonised re-examination of occupational therapy through a poignant, global lens.
Based on a series of interviews conducted by Sheela Roy Ivlev, each account provides candid and personal reflections and challenges found in occupational therapy in different cultural and political contexts and inspires occupational therapists to enrich their own practice with cultural awareness and reflexivity.
With reflection prompts and calls to action at the end of each chapter, this is an invaluable resource for occupational therapists looking to develop a more diverse, culturally-informed understanding of their practice.
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