Contents Nursing informatics technologies -- System life cycle -- Informatics theory standards -- foundations of nursing informatics -- Nursing informatics leadership -- Advanced nursing informatics in practice -- Nursing informatics -- complex applications -- Educational applications -- Research applications -- Big data initiatives -- International perspectives. Abstract "Written by leaders…
Contents Introduction to the human body -- Introduction to the chemistry of life -- The cells, tissues and organisation of the body -- The blood -- The cardiovascular system -- The lymphatic system -- The nervous system -- The special senses -- The endocrine system -- The respiratory system -- Introduction to nutrition -- The digestive system -- The urinary system -- The skin -- Resistance and …
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…