The world of midwifery is changing, whilst much stays the same: the importance of the relationship with women and the need for autonomous professional practise by midwives able to provide sensitive effective care, based on a foundation of scientific understanding; the world we work in is changing. Life and the world of midwifery practice grows more complicated, the knowledge base is expanding, …
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Professional nursing practice -- Health disparities and culturally competent care -- Health history and physical examination -- Patient and caregiver teaching -- Chronic illness and older adults -- Complementary and alternative therapies -- Stress and stress management -- Sleep and sleep disorders -- Pain -- Palliative care at end of life -- Substance abuse -- Inflammation and wound he…
Contents Basic scientific principles of physiology / Peter S. Vickers -- Cells, cellular compartments, transport systems, fluid movement between compartments / Muralitharan Nair -- Genetics / Peter S. Vickers -- Tissue / Anthony Wheeldon -- The skeletal system / Ian Peate -- The muscular system / Janet G. Migliozzi -- Circulatory system / Muralitharan Nair -- The cardiac system / Carl Clare -- …
First Aid Manual
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