Nursing

The fourth edition of this text is intended for pediatric nursing courses, one of the required courses in nursing programs

The most concise, readable pediatric nursing text for use in RN programs. Exceptionally user-friendly and up-to-date, it uses a unique body system approach rather than developmental stages, allowing faculty to teach pediatrics in integrated course or short course without redundancy. This approach also focuses students on nursing care. Features abundant four-color photos and drawings throughout, extensive marginal notes, chapter-opening vignettes and more plus a heavy emphasis on community nursing. This text details the core essentials of pediatric nursing practice while also providing the critical thinking skills necessary for future challenges.

Focus on . . . Body System

Appearing after the chapter opener of each body system chapter, the Focus on . . . feature presents a quick review of the anatomy and physiology of that system followed by an overview of pediatric differences between anatomy and physiology at various ages. The Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests commonly performed for health conditions discussed in the body system are described in chart format for easy reference.  The Guidelines for Assessment chart includes tips or instructions for performing a focused assessment for health conditions discussed in the body system.

As Children Grow

These beautifully illustrated boxes show the anatomic and physiologic differences between children and adults. This enhances students’ knowledge in association with a specific topic and helps them to apply developmental considerations when working with children of different age groups..

Clinical Manifestation

These popular features present the etiology, clinical presentation, and often the clinical therapy for selected conditions to help students recognize these signs when they see them in clinical settings.

Pathophysiology Illustrated

The illustrations in these boxes visually explain the pathophysiology of certain conditions in a format that enhances understanding and application.

Medications Used to Trea

These boxes feature drug information for specific conditions when appropriate.

Families Want to Know

This practical feature offers information about the specific teaching that nurses need to convey to families. It provides teaching that can benefit families as they care for children.

Evidence-Based Practice

In these boxes students will find recent nursing research, discussion of implications, and challenges to incorporate it into their nursing practice through activities.

Growth and Development

These useful boxes highlight nursing care at various stages of development.

Culture

This feature offers diverse perspectives and highlights cultural variations and their impact on the  health care of children and the nursing care that students will need to provide.

Complementary Therapy

These boxes heighten awareness of therapies that may be connected with cultural groups, beliefs, or practices, thus influencing health care.

Nursing Care Plans

Written in a clear, easy-to-read format, these useful charts include NIC and NOC criteria to help students apply nursing care to specific conditions.

Community Care

These boxes point out issues nurses face outside of the hospital setting.

Law and Ethics

In these boxes are brief discussions about issues challenging nurses today.

Research

These boxes offer quick summaries of recent nursing research, followed by a question that asks students to apply the research to their own critical thinking.

Clinical Tips

Useful boxes that relate directly to nursing care, easing the transition from the classroom into practice.

Other Features:

• Highlighted critical-thinking questions draw attention to questions that ask students to apply critical thinking to the scenarios, images, or material they’ve just seen.
• Cross-reference links appear in text to call attention to page references for related material in other chapters or in the Clinical Skills Manual.
• MediaLink margin icons point out supplemental animations, videos, or media activities from the DVD-ROM or Companion Website that will enhance what the student has read in the textbook.
• Skills Manual links reference the appropriate skills in the Clinical Skills Manual for Pediatric Nursing. 

End of Chapter Features

Each chapter ends with a Chapter Highlights summary, followed by a section entitled Critical Thinking in Action. This feature provides a continuation of the scenario from the opening pages of the chapter and challenges the reader to apply knowledge and concepts to the child requiring nursing care. Questions that stimulate critical thinking complete the exercise, with answers found on the Student DVD-ROM.

            The Explore MediaLink section outlines the chapter-relevant content on the Prentice Hall Nursing MediaLink DVD-ROM and the Companion Website.  An image from one of those features appears with the list.

            A list of References closes the chapter.  Some chapters include an Additional References section.

New Chapters

New Health Promotion Chapters

Four new chapters on health promotion give specific guidelines for the health maintenance of children, especially those that are chronically ill:

Chapter 7.       Introduction to Health Promotion and Health Maintenance

Chapter 8.       Health Promotion and Health Maintenance for the Newborn and Infant

Chapter 9.       Health Promotion and Health Maintenance for the Young and School-age Child

Chapter 10.     Health Promotion and Health Maintenance for the Adolescent

New Family-centered Care Chapters

Two new chapters on family-centered care emphasize the importance of a family perspective in meeting the needs of children. 

Chapter 2.       Family-Centered Care: Theory and Applications

Chapter 12.     Care of the Child with a Chronic Condition

New Features

Focus on . . . Body System

Appearing after the chapter opener of each body system chapter, the Focus on . . . feature presents a quick review of the anatomy and physiology of that system followed by an overview of pediatric differences anatomy and physiology at various ages. The Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests commonly performed for health conditions discussed in the body system are described in chart format for easy reference.  The Guidelines for Assessment chart includes tips or instructions for performing a focused assessment for health conditions discussed in the body system.

Complementary Therapies

Throughout the text these new features bring awareness to the various complementary treatments and therapies that can be used to remedy conditions and may be being used by patients a nurse may see. 

Critical Thinking

This text integrates critical thinking through case studies, organization, and the bold-faced questions in key areas.

Bindler-Ball Child Healthcare Model

The recently developed Bindler-Ball Child Healthcare Model illustrates the important core value that all children need health promotion and health maintenance interventions, no matter where they seek healthcare or what health conditions they may be experiencing. Pediatric Nursing journal will include this model in a 2007 article written by the authors Ball and Bindler.

1.       Nurse's Role in Care of the Child: Hospital, Community, and Home

2.       Family-Centered Care: Theory and Applications                                                            ****NEW CHAPTER**** 

3.       Growth and Development

4.       Infant, Child, and Adolescent Nutrition

5.       Pediatric Assessment

6.       Societal and Environmental Influences on Children

7.       Introduction to Health Promotion and Health Maintenance                                             ****NEW CHAPTER**** 

8.       Health Promotion and Health Maintenance for the Newborn and Infant                         ****NEW CHAPTER**** 

9.       Health Promotion and Health Maintenance for the Young and School-age Child       ****NEW CHAPTER****                     

10.     Health Promotion and Health Maintenance for the Adolescent                                      ****NEW CHAPTER**** 

11.     Nursing Considerations for the Child in the Community

12.     Care of the Child with a Chronic Condition                                                                     ****NEW CHAPTER**** 

13.     Nursing Considerations for the Hospitalized Child

14.     The Child with a Life-Threatening Condition and End-of-Life Care

15.     Pain Assessment and Management

16.     Alterations in Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance

17.     Alterations in Immune Function

18.     Infectious and Communicable Diseases

19.     Alterations in Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Function

20.     Alterations in Respiratory Function

21.     Alterations in Cardiovascular Function

22.     Alterations in Hematologic Function

23.     Alterations in Cellular Growth

24.     Alterations in Gastrointestinal Function

25.     Alterations in Genitourinary Function

26.     Alterations in Neurologic Function

27.     Alterations in Cognition and Mental Health

28.     Alterations in Musculoskeletal Function

29.     Alterations in Endocrine and Metabolic Function

30.     Alterations in Skin Integrity

Appendices

Pediatric Nursing  [CORE TEXTS]   (RN)

Description | Sample Chapters | About the Authors

Jane W. Ball graduated from the Johns Hopkins Hospital School of Nursing, and subsequently received a B.S. from the Johns Hopkins University. She worked in the surgical, emergency, and outpatient units of the Johns Hopkins Children’s Medical and Surgical Center, first as a staff nurse and then as a pediatric nurse practitioner. This began her career as a pediatric nurse and advocate for children’s health needs. Jane obtained both a master of public health and doctor of public health degree from the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health with a focus on maternal and child health. After graduation she became the chief of child health services for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Health. In this capacity she oversaw the state-funded well-child clinics and explored ways to improve education for the state’s community health nurses. After relocating to Texas, she joined the faculty at the University of Texas at Arlington School of Nursing to teach community pediatrics to registered nurses returning to school for a BS.N. During this time she became involved in writing her first textbook, Mosby’s Guide to Physical Examination, which is currently in its sixth edition. After relocating to the Washington, D.C., area, she joined Children’s National Medical Center to manage a federal project to teach instructors of emergency medical technicians from all states about the special care children need during an emergency. Exposure to the shortcomings of the emergency medical services system in the late 1980s with regard to pediatric care was a career-changing event. With federal funding, she developed educational curricula for emergency medical technicians and emergency nurses to help them provide improved care for children. A textbook entitled Pediatric Emergencies, A Manual for Prehospital Providers was developed from these educational ventures. For 15 years she has managed the federally funded Emergency Medical Services for Children National Resource Center. As executive director, Dr. Ball directed the provision of consultation and resource development for state health agencies, health professionals, families, and advocates about successful methods to improve the health care system so that children get optimal emergency care in all health care settings. .  She recently left this position to devote more time to writing and to become a consultant on emergency medical services and state trauma system development.

Ruth C. McGillis Bindler received her B.S.N. from Cornell. University–New York Hospital School of Nursing in New York. She worked in oncology nursing at Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, and then moved to Wisconsin and became a public health nurse in Dane County, Wisconsin. Thus began her commitment to work with children as she visited children and their families at home, and served as a school nurse for several elementary, middle, and high schools. Due to this interest in child healthcare needs, she earned her MS. in child development from the University of Wisconsin. A move to Washington State was accompanied by a new job as a faculty member at the Intercollegiate Center for Nursing Education in Spokane, Washington. Dr. Bindler has been fortunate to be involved for over 30 years in the growth of this nursing education consortium, which is a combination of public and private universities and colleges and is now the Washington State University/Intercollegiate College of Nursing. She has taught theory and clinical courses in child health nursing, cultural diversity and health, graduate research, pharmacology, and assessment, as well as serving as lead faculty for child health nursing. She is presently interim associate dean for the college’s graduate programs. Her first professional book, Pediatric Medications, was published in 1981, and she has continued to publish articles and books in the areas of pediatric medications and pediatric health. Research efforts are focused in the area of childhood obesity, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and cardiovascular risk factors in children. Ethnic diversity has been another theme in her work. She facilitates international and other diversity experiences for students and performs research with culturally diverse children. Dr. Bindler believes that her role as a faculty member has enabled her to learn continually, to foster the development of students in nursing, and to participate fully in the profession of nursing. In addition to teaching, research, publication, and leadership, she enhances her life by service in several professional and community activities, and by activities with her family.

MyNursingLab Student Access Code Card for Pediatric Nursing (Standalone), 4/E
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Ball
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Companion Website for Pediatric Nursing: Caring for Children, 4/E
Ball
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Instructor's Manual for Pediatric Nursing: Caring for Children, 4/E
Ball
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Clinical Skills Manual for Pediatric Nursing: Caring for Children, 4/E
Bindler & Ball
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MyNursingPDA for Pediatric Nursing 1.0
Ball & Bindler
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OneKey Blackboard, Pediatric Nursing, 4/E
Ball & Bindler
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Ball & Bindler
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Ball & Bindler
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ISBN-10: 0131597264 | ISBN-13: 9780131597266
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MyNursingPDA for Pediatric Nursing 1.0
Ball & Bindler
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ISBN-10: 013507097X | ISBN-13: 9780135070970
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OneKey WebCT, Pediatric Nursing, 4/E
Ball & Bindler
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  Child Health Nursing: Partnering with Children and Families, 2/E
  Ball, Bindler & Cowen
  ©2010 | Prentice Hall | Cloth; 1776 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0135153816 | ISBN-13: 9780135153819
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  For use in Pediatric Nursing courses.

   

  Partnership!  Continues to be the foundation for this second edition, comprehensive and student-friendly pediatric nursing text. Child-Health Nursing: Partnering with Children and Families 2e reflects the core value of family-centered care.  Recognizing the family as the central influence in each child’s life and respect for families of all cultures, continues to make this text a first in its class!

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  Community Health Nursing: Advocacy for Population Health, 5/E
  Clark
  ©2008 | Prentice Hall | Cloth; 1088 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0131709828 | ISBN-13: 9780131709829
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  For undergraduate courses in Community Health Nursing.

   

  The community/public health nurse is charged with promoting the health of populations, not only the individuals within populations.  This requires advocacy on the part of the nurse, for entire communities as well as for the individuals within.  The fifth edition of Community Health Nursing by respected leader and educator Mary Jo Clark approaches community health nursing from an aggregate perspective, clearly showing how nurses can serve to improve the health of populations within a community by functioning as advocates on many levels.  To illustrate how that can be manifested, real-life vignettes begin every chapter, showing students what advocacy looks like in the public health context.  In each chapter, critical thinking exercises are woven throughout in boxed features.

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  Contemporary Maternal-Newborn Nursing, 7/E
  Ladewig, London & Davidson
  ©2010 | Prentice Hall | Cloth Bound w/CD-ROM; 1008 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0135025850 | ISBN-13: 9780135025857
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  Together, pregnancy and childbirth are a normal life process — a process in which the entire family has a vital role to play. This philosophy has shaped Contemporary Maternal-Newborn Nursing Care through 7 editions, and continues to serve as a guiding theme. With a strong focus on community based nursing and client education, this text emphasizes the importance of collaboration between nurses and childbearing families. It is the foremost goal of this book to inspire nursing students to become expert caregivers and to teach them that working with childbearing families requires a combination of knowledge, intuition, and technical skills.

   

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  Contemporary Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing, 2/E
  Kneisl & Trigoboff
  ©2009 | Prentice Hall | Cloth Bound w/CD-ROM; 1024 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 013243489X | ISBN-13: 9780132434898
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  For undergraduate courses in Psychiatric or Mental Health Nursing.

   

  Completely revised as the most up-to-date, evidence-based, culturally competent, authoritative, comprehensive resource available and presented in an accessible, clinically-relevant, professional format.

  This textbook has been developed focusing on two central themes, evidence-based nursing practice and global mental health

  Supporting and interactive material can be found on the companion website and CD-ROM. 

   

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  Kozier & Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing, 8/E
  Berman, Snyder, Kozier & Erb
  ©2008 | Prentice Hall | Cloth; 1656 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0131714686 | ISBN-13: 9780131714687
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  For Fundamentals of Nursing Courses in the Nursing Curriculum

  Fundamentals of Nursing, 8/E presents the fundamentals of nursing care within the framework of the nursing process. Hallmark features are a clear and accessible writing style, a focus on practical application with real-world examples and case studies, and an appropriate level of detail for beginning students. The text is supported by a state-of-the art technology package to enhance the learning process.

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  Kozier & Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing Value Pack (includes MyNursingLab Student Access for Kozier & Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing & Clinical Handbook for Kozier & Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing), 8/E
  Berman, Snyder, Kozier & Erb
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  ISBN-10: 0135126843 | ISBN-13: 9780135126844
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  For Fundamentals of Nursing Courses in the Nursing Curriculum

  Fundamentals of Nursing, 8/E presents the fundamentals of nursing care within the framework of the nursing process. Hallmark features are a clear and accessible writing style, a focus on practical application with real-world examples and case studies, and an appropriate level of detail for beginning students. The text is supported by a state-of-the art technology package to enhance the learning process.

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  Kozier & Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing Value Pack (includes MyNursingLab Student Access for Kozier & Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing & Clinical Nursing Skills: Basic to Advanced Skills), 8/E
  Berman, Snyder, Kozier & Erb
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  ISBN-10: 0138131279 | ISBN-13: 9780138131272
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  For Fundamentals of Nursing Courses in the Nursing Curriculum

  Fundamentals of Nursing, 8/E presents the fundamentals of nursing care within the framework of the nursing process. Hallmark features are a clear and accessible writing style, a focus on practical application with real-world examples and case studies, and an appropriate level of detail for beginning students. The text is supported by a state-of-the art technology package to enhance the learning process.

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  Kozier & Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing Value Pack (includes MyNursingLab Student Access for Kozier & Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing & iClicker $10 Rebate ), 8/E
  Berman, Snyder, Kozier & Erb
  ©2008 | Prentice Hall | Kit/Package/ShrinkWrap | Out of Print
  ISBN-10: 0135045541 | ISBN-13: 9780135045541
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  For Fundamentals of Nursing Courses in the Nursing Curriculum

  Fundamentals of Nursing, 8/E presents the fundamentals of nursing care within the framework of the nursing process. Hallmark features are a clear and accessible writing style, a focus on practical application with real-world examples and case studies, and an appropriate level of detail for beginning students. The text is supported by a state-of-the art technology package to enhance the learning process.

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  Maternal & Child Nursing Care, 2/E
  London, Ladewig, Ball & Bindler
  ©2007 | Prentice Hall | Cloth; 2032 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0131723944 | ISBN-13: 9780131723948
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  Co-written by maternity and pediatric nurses, this text thoroughly integrates maternal-newborn nursing and pediatric nursing into a single book. With an equal focus on community-based care and hospital-based care, the new edition also incorporates complementary care, pain assessment and management, nutrition and health promotion, patient education and communication, research and evidence-based practice, and assessment as the core of the nursing process

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  Medical Surgical Nursing: Preparation for Practice, Combined Volume
  Osborn, Wraa & Watson
  ©2010 | Prentice Hall | Cloth; 2688 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0131781022 | ISBN-13: 9780131781023
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  Now more than ever, nursing education must be innovative to prepare future nurses for today’s challenging working environment. Medical-Surgical Nursing: Preparation for Practice offers a fresh perspective to help students become knowledgeable, caring health care professionals. The text provides numerous opportunities for participation in activities designed to develop critical thinking and problem solving skills, which in turn provide a framework for applying evidence-based practice.

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  Author website:  www.authorcasting.com/pearson/osborn/medsurg/cb/

   

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  Medical-Surgical Nursing: Critical Thinking in Client Care, Single Volume, 4/E
  LeMone & Burke
  ©2008 | Prentice Hall | Cloth; 2048 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0131713086 | ISBN-13: 9780131713086
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  For courses in Medical Surgical Nursing.

   

  Students and instructors alike love this text's organization and clear presentation of patient care, with its consistent format and multiple methodologies for student learners—narrative text, boxes, tables, graphics, photographs. The text is built around functional health patterns, a framework used by many schools of nursing. With a focus on developing decision-making skills, the authors encourage students to think critically, thoughtfully, and realistically through an abundance of case studies and examples. Because nursing care is organized around prioritized diagnoses with interventions and rationales, students quickly understand the rationale of each action.

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  Medical-Surgical Nursing: Critical Thinking in Client Care, Single Volume Value Pack (includes Medical Surgical Nursing Clinical Manual for Medical Surgical Nursing Clinical Manual & MyNursingLab Student Access for Medical Surgical Nursing), 4/E
  LeMone & Burke
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  ISBN-10: 0131356291 | ISBN-13: 9780131356290
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  For courses in Medical Surgical Nursing.

   

  Students and instructors alike love this text's organization and clear presentation of patient care, with its consistent format and multiple methodologies for student learners–narrative text, boxes, tables, graphics, photographs. The text is built around functional health patterns, a framework used by many schools of nursing. With a focus on developing decision-making skills, the authors encourage students to think critically, thoughtfully, and realistically through an abundance of case studies and examples. Because nursing care is organized around prioritized diagnoses with interventions and rationales, students quickly understand the rationale of each action.

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  Medical-Surgical Nursing: Critical Thinking in Client Care, Single Volume Value Package (includes Student Study Guide for Medical-Surgical Nursing: Critical Thinking in Client Care, Single Volume), 4/E
  LeMone & Burke
  ©2008 | Prentice Hall | Kit/Package/ShrinkWrap | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0136004318 | ISBN-13: 9780136004318
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  For courses in Medical Surgical Nursing.

   

  Students and instructors alike love this text's organization and clear presentation of patient care, with its consistent format and multiple methodologies for student learners–narrative text, boxes, tables, graphics, photographs. The text is built around functional health patterns, a framework used by many schools of nursing. With a focus on developing decision-making skills, the authors encourage students to think critically, thoughtfully, and realistically through an abundance of case studies and examples. Because nursing care is organized around prioritized diagnoses with interventions and rationales, students quickly understand the rationale of each action.

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  Mental Health Nursing, 6/E
  Fontaine
  ©2009 | Prentice Hall | Paper Bound w/CD-ROM; 760 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0135146550 | ISBN-13: 9780135146552
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  For undergraduate courses in Mental Health Nursing.

   

  Written in a student-friendly style, this comprehensive text, and leading resource in the field of mental health nursing, emphasizes effective communication skills, details cultural considerations, and presents mental health disorders within a systematic organizational framework using the nursing process. It reflects the diversity of its student readers, and the belief that the practice of mental health nursing is in direct response to the social, cultural, environmental, and biological components of mental illness.

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  MyNursingLab/Skills (access code required)
  Pearson
  ©2009 | Prentice Hall | Website | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0135055342 | ISBN-13: 9780135055342
  URL:  http://www.mynursinglab.com
  

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  Olds' Maternal-Newborn Nursing & Women's Health Across the Lifespan, 8/E
  Davidson, London & Ladewig
  ©2008 | Prentice Hall | Cloth; 1280 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0132208733 | ISBN-13: 9780132208734
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  For use as a core text for Maternity Nursing courses that include women's health.

   

  Nurses working with childbearing families face a variety of new challenges, including shortened lengths of hospital stay, the trend toward greater use of community-based and home care, and downsizing and mergers of health-care systems. The Eighth Edition of this popular text continues to emphasize the central role played by maternity nurses working with today's childbearing families, but also includes a global perspective, covering culture as a factor in relating to the woman's childbirth experience.  Women's health is emphasized throughout the lifespan, not only during the childbearing years, providing a more comprehensive perspective.

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  Pediatric Nursing: Caring for Children, Essentials Version, 4/E
  Ball & Bindler
  ©2008 | Prentice Hall | Cloth Bound w/CD-ROM; 1408 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0132208717 | ISBN-13: 9780132208710
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  The fourth edition of this text is intended for pediatric nursing courses, one of the required courses in nursing programs

   

  The most concise, readable pediatric nursing text for use in RN programs. Exceptionally user-friendly and up-to-date, it uses a unique body system approach rather than developmental stages, allowing faculty to teach pediatrics in integrated course or short course without redundancy. This approach also focuses students on nursing care. Features abundant four-color photos and drawings throughout, extensive marginal notes, chapter-opening vignettes and more plus a heavy emphasis on community nursing. This text details the core essentials of pediatric nursing practice while also providing the critical thinking skills necessary for future challenges.

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  Pharmacology for Nurses: A Pathophysiological Approach, 2/E
  Adams & Holland
  ©2008 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 944 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0131756656 | ISBN-13: 9780131756656
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  For courses in Pharmacology.

  Using a strong pathophysiology prototype approach to place drugs in context with how they are used therapeutically, this text gives students a clear picture of the importance of pharmacology to disease and ultimately to patient care. This holistic perspective to patient care is organized according to the body systems (units) and diseases (chapters) with complete information on the drug classifications used to treat the diseases. An easy to follow presentation and extensive pedagogical aids enable students to understand key concepts and apply essential components of nursing care to drug therapy.

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  Pharmacology: Connections to Nursing Practice
  Adams & Koch
  ©2010 | Prentice Hall | Cloth; 1552 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0131525999 | ISBN-13: 9780131525993
  URL:  http://www.mynursingkit.com
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  Pharmacology is a challenging and dynamic subject, with new drugs constantly being introduced and new applications being developed for existing medications. Pharmacology: Connections to Nursing Practice helps students to effectively learn the dynamic discipline of pharmacology and how it relates to and is used within nursing practice. Students will ultimately recognize that pharmacology is not just an academic discipline, but a critical tool to prevent disease and promote healing of illness.

   

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