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This textbook is primarily intended for student nurses, students studying for National Vocational Qualifications (levels II and III Health Care) and t…

This is an accessible guide aimed at student nurses, introducing them, and guiding them through the Nursing and Midwifery Council's approved programme…

This book covers fully the unique needs of patients in a UK setting. Each high risk group has a chapter dedicated to specific pathophysiological nuanc…

The new edition of this practical guide draws on the clinical skills of a wide range of international experts to help you recognize and manage heart d…

This innovative book will provide the nurse, working within a general or specialist surgical unit, with the information required to care for a patient…

The book begins by placing clinical guidelines within the context of the broader movement towards evidence based practice; it explores the concept of …

Accountability is a key concern for nurses and midwives in the NHS today. Professional accountability—being responsible for your actions and for the o…

The aim of the book is to provide a text which brings together the expertise from two separate disciplines applied to a shared problem; that of hearin…

Although vitiligo has traditionally been very difficult to treat, a new breakthrough surgical treatment is expanding options for practitioners and pat…

The European Handbook of Neurological Management, published in collaboration with the European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS), is a uniqu…

Originally emanating from presentations at an international conference, this text brings together research and practice development from three perspec…

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International Practice Development in Nursing builds on Practice Development in Nursing, edited by the same editors and is the first book to develop a…

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Congenital heart disease with its worldwide incidence of 1% is the most common inborn defect. Increasingly, patients are living into adulthood, with o…

The term «unconventional virus» refers to virus-like agents that differ from conventional viruses in significant respects–resistance to agents that in…

Pregnancy is a time when women need to be prepared mentally and physically to meet the challenges of childbirth and the transitions to parenthood. How…

Medication Management in Care of Older People is an accessible introduction to medication management and its role in the management of older people an…

This book discusses current theories in linguistics and sociolinguistics as they relate to therapeutic situations, including uses of metaphor, slogans…

An expert introduction to stage-wise adaptive designs in all areas of statistics Stage-Wise Adaptive Designs presents the theory and methodology of st…

Details the application of positron emission tomography (PET) to the mapping of human cerebral cortical function. Coverage includes all aspects of PET…

Providing Support at Home for Children and Young People who have Complex Health Needs discusses elements of providing support in the home, which influ…

Now in its fourth edition, Rational Diagnosis and Treatment: Evidence-Based Clinical Decision-Making is a unique book to look at evidence-based medici…

This new edition includes the introduction of the WHO distinctions between impairment, disability and handicap; an increased focus on information proc…

Physical assessment is a means of evaluating health status using a combination of clinical examination and history taking. A complete physical assessm…

Details the application of positron emission tomography (PET) to the mapping of human cerebral cortical function. Coverage includes all aspects of PET…

This is a scholarly exploration of the subject of spirituality and health and is relevant to all health care practitioners and those who support them.…

Professor Herzlinger documents how the consumer-driven health care movement is being implemented and its impact on insurers, providers, new intermedia…

Both timely and topical, this book examines the most important aspects of the relationship between alcohol consumption and health. Drawing together mu…

Local Anaesthesia in Dentistry is a practical guide for both students and general practitioners to this essential area of clinical practice. Highly il…

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