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The theory behind the PDU model is outlined and the key principles underpinning it are identified. The PDU approach is clearly differentiated from the…

This book has been developed to help nurses who are in nurse practitioner roles by supporting them to develop their ‘advanced practice skills’. This b…

Even though primary and community care managers face the same challenges as their hospital counterparts they’ve never had an equivalent range of metho…

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

Highly Commended in the Cardiology category at the British Medical Association Book Awards 2009 This brand new title in the popular at a Glance series…

Discovering Nutrition offers a concise look at the science of nutrition through the lens of today's issues and hot topics. In this compact, accessible…

This book gives a practical focus to the underpinning theory of nursing in order to help students through the academic part of their undergraduate cou…

The Nuts and Bolts of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy By Tom Kenny, RN Vice President, Clinical Education and Training, St. Jude Medical, Austin, TX…

This book is the British Medical Association’s statement on the ethics related to care of the elderly, written and reviewed by a panel of renowned med…

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

Evidence based practice is now widely accepted as a fundamental tenet of midwifery. The importance of evidence in defining midwifery policy and practi…

Electrocardiography is a simple investigation to perform, but accurate interpretation can be challenging. This book takes a logical and systematic app…

Compiled from electrocardiographic data on more than 1,800 normal newborns, infants, children, and adolescents, this convenient reference gives you fa…

The number of ICD patients is increasing sharply, yet the number of electrophysiologists—physicians who specialize in the electrical system of the hea…

Not just another standard introduction to neuroanatomy, How the Brain Works is an innovative and fun way to learn about the function and dysfunction o…

A practical and evidence-based guide for student, pre-registration and qualified pharmacists Symptoms in the Pharmacy is an indispensable guide to the…

Providing user-friendly information in an accessible manner, Men's Health: The Practice Nurse's Handbook provides nurses with an insight and understan…

Covering major aspects of health care nursing, this handbook is written from a holistic viewpoint and involves the roles of the multidisciplinary team…

In this book, well-known physicians, Bocker, Eckardt and Breithardt have put together a succinct and focused book that compliments the CATA Series wel…

Reflective practice has been widely adopted as a successful method for developing nursing. The second edition of Transforming Nursing through Reflecti…

Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic disease affecting a large percentage of the population world-wide. In the UK alone there are over 1.4 million people di…

This level of nurse works largely independently and their work is managed rather than supervised. They are able to demonstrate their duties to less ex…

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

Following on from the first book entitled ‘Conservative treatment of Male Urinary Incontinence and Erectile Dysfunction’ this book has been expanded t…

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

Nursing the Highly Dependent Infant or Child is an accessible and clinical guide to the caring for the acutely ill child. It provides guidance on the …

This book is about redefining the value to health of creativity. Creativity derives from biological changes during human evolution as a tool that is n…

Introductory Neurology provides a concise introduction to neurology for undergraduate and postgraduate medical students. This book is designed to rela…

Dennis D. Pointer and James E. Orlikoff, two of the most experienced and highly regarded governance consultants in the country, have written a definit…

This fully revised and updated edition of Qualitative Research in Health Care offers a clear and accessible introduction to conducting and interpretin…

Following the publication of the department of health document – Comprehensive Critical Care (2000), the majority of hospitals in England have set up …

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

This book has been written specifically for busy junior doctors looking for that ‘competitive edge’. The medical interview is quite different from any…

Diabetes, when untreated, leads to damage to several organs within the body, particularly the kidneys. This damage may also go undetected for several …

This new volume in the concise «How To» series explores the foundations and principles of continuing education of professionals and then relates these…

What's your worst nightmare as a doctor? Missing a life-threatening condition must be among the biggest fears for health professionals. But sometimes …

This book, a successor to the highly popular Practical Guide to Polaroid Retinal Photography, describes the essential components of a retinopathy scre…

At last, a book about the little pieces of occupation which make up life' s real situations and experiences and form a basis for therapy. Offered in t…

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

The advances in technology surrounding pacemakers has led to an inevitable increase in the complexity of ECG interpretation of pacemaker-generated rhy…

A comprehensive guide to providing effective dental treatment and care to patients affected by diseases Essentials of Human Disease in Dentistry, Seco…

Nurses who conduct research have a longstanding interest in questions of nursing knowledge. Nursing Knowledge is a clear and well-informed exposition …

Using findings from one study in particular, but including evidence from a wide range of studies over the past 10 years, Excessive Crying in Infancy a…

Intermediate care has become a buzzword within health and social care over the last few years. Seen as the panacea for a number of woes, particularly …

What you really need to know, but no one told you. The Essential Guide to Acute Care contains everything you really need to know about acute care that…