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This revision of Cavanaugh's best-selling text is written within a biopsychosocial framework and covers the specific age-stages of adult development and aging. The book's currency of research and theories cited and the connections developed between research and application contribute to its excellent reputation. The book's focus on the gains and losses people experience across adulthood distinguishes it from its competitors. The new edition features a complete reworking of its organization and a thorough updating of citations, including hundreds from 1997 through the present. A new separate chapter on Social Cognition, Chapter 9 (the research area of the new co-author, Fredda Blanchard-Fields), offers expanded coverage of this exciting area. ... Read more

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Required Reading
Many of you who are considering buying this text are probably doing so for either a regular college course or for one of the Regents College/Excelsior College exams. I decided to earn a second bachelors degree and am working through Excelsior College. This is the required text for one of their exams. I can say that the book is thorough and covers the material that you need to know to pass the test, completely. Like many psyhcology and sociology texts, the subject matter can be dry, but the author seems to do a better than average job of dealing with this. I feel that the fact that I got an 'A' on the exam says very positive things about the text and its ability to prepare you for the testing. ... Read more

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Whether you are a healthcare professional who cares for dying patients or a family member caring for a loved one who is approaching death, you will appreciate the information in the second edition of Healing the Dying. This practical, yet compassionate, guide explores ways caretakers can assist the dying person reach a sense of integration of self and life, claim his life as his own, and feel his death matters to someone.The author thoroughly discusses the needs of caretakers who are caring for the terminally ill and explores the relationship between death and society throughout history, how to comfort the dying individual and how to help families deal with the loss of a loved one.The book also includes goals for comfort in dying, pain management, spirituality, and care of the caregiver.Comprehensive in its scope, this book is a thoughtful look at what "to heal the dying" really means. (Key Words: dying, healing, hospice, hospice care, grief counseling, bereavement, spirituality) ... Read more

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raving
This book is wonderful! It really helped me gather infomation on a career interest. I have definatly decided to become a geriatric nurse after reading this awesome book. ... Read more

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This book details the advances that have been made in theory development and demonstrate the continued relevance of theory to nursing practice.Chapters discuss concepts, statement, and theory development with recently published examples of theory strategies, emphasizing concept analytical work.Introductory chapters clarify the relevance of theory to nursing practice, while concluding chapters contain a greater emphasis on how theories can be tested for validity and utility in practice. Features include: Recent theory development work being done by nurses; Emergent philosophical views that reflect increased diversity; and International nursing theory development.Nursing Professionals. ... Read more

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Offering a snapshot of human diversity, Culture and Nursing Care: A Pocket Guide provides guidelines to alert health care providers to the similarities as well as differences within and among people as a starting point toward individualizing care. ... Read more

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Excellent companion book
I also use the Mosby pocket guide to cultural health assessment by D'Avanzo, but this book is a must for those cultures found most often in the US. It includes American Indian, Japanese American, Chinese American, etc. It was last edited in 1996 but the information seems to be current. The spiral binding makes it much easier to use also.

For Occupational Therapists too
I actually purchased this book to enhance my professional knowledge as an Occupational therapist. As a medical professional, I feel that with the varied cultures we work with on a daily basis, this was an extremely helpful handbook. I would recommend this book as a reference for any medical facility. In relation to Occupational Therapy, the book includes attitudes & rituals that a culture has toward activity of daily living (ADLs), food practices, care of family members & family relationships. In a medical field that "does not have time to deal with anything other than the physical needs", we should all reallize that if we take a moment to listen to the patient & incorporate their cultural differences, then we can all offer better quality of care. When we offer the most complete unbiased care, respecting the differences in others, we can help prevent further medical complications, by NOT neglecting the "true" needs of a family. Please add this book to your quick reference medical collection. ... Read more

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Home Care Aide: Inservice Modules is a collection of materials that will compliment any inservice training program.Twenty modules supply the trainer with current research materials, as well as overhead transparency masters and handouts that can be customized to meet the needs of specific programs and audiences.Real-life scenarios personalize program material and illustrate the practical application of concepts in the working environment.Bibliographies of research sources and relevant Web sites are included to encourage and facilitate further study. ... Read more

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Not Enough
It all depends on what kind of review book you are looking for to study for the CCRN. This book is generalized and broad. I prefer study guides that do not make you go to other references to relearn what you need to know. I like it all in one place.

Just Right!
I am studing with ICU nurses for the CCRN exam and we have a variety of books to study from. This book is very straight forward and to the point. It is in outline form with just enough info to either confirm your knowledge basis or to let you know that you need to "dig" for more. Each and every section is correlated with the outline from AACN for studing for CCRN exam. The rest is up to me - see you at the testing center. ... Read more

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This best-selling competency based learning system offers comprehensive content that is unequaled in preparing learners to be skilled nursing assistants in long term care, acute care, and home care settings. Over the years, this text has become the essential resource for the latest information and trends in nursing assistant education. It includes the latest health industry expectations of the knowledge and skills nursing assistants need to bring to the workplace. In addition, it presents more than 160 procedures in an easy to understand step-by-step format. ... Read more

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This classic text paves the way for greater understanding andapplication of nursing diagnoses. It addresses nursing diagnoses andtheir specific use within the nursing process as applied to clinicalpractice. Focus on diagnosis and intervention guides the nurse inindependent practice, and illustrates the differences between nursingdiagnoses and other clinical problems. A special section devoted tocollaborative problems portrays the coordination between nurse andphysician when treating the client. Many special features serve toenhance the learning experience, such as: Author's Notes; Key Concepts;Errors in Diagnostic Statements; Outcome Criteria; and many more. Newin this edition: an update on the state of nursing diagnosis;interventions are grouped according to specific populations: child,older adult, maternal, and community; any new nursing diagnoses areincluded; and a simplified format for nursing diagnoses includesgeneric and specific nursing diagnoses with separate designs for each. ... Read more

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This book is frustrating and time consuming!
I am not sure why my school chose this book/ Author. I have yet to meet anyone who enjoys using this book. I give it 2 stars only because it has all the NANDA dx in it (if you can find them!)I find it very time consuming. If you enjoy flipping back and forth to several pages without much help in finding what you are looking for, then this is the book for you. Index aside, this book needs to be more user friendly. I simply do not like the way it is organized. Risk Factors are seperate from Nursing DX, but stuck in the middle of the book, good luck following from one section to another! There is no friendly flow in this book to use it efficiently. Sorry, but I can't recommend this book. There has got to be a better way to write this book!

One of the best Nsg Dx books written
This edition and its previous editions were well written. The books clarify each nursing diagnosis and gives an excellent list of "related to" topics. One of the most useful sections is the Errors in Dx Statements. This helps students from misinterpreting diagnosis by giving a different perspective and by leading the reading to the correct dx. Age group considerations are excellent as well as the follow-up principles. A must have book for every nursing student. I am still waiting for psychiatric dx to be included. Okay, maybe I was too hard on the handbook. We should have been required to buy the full book. Hurry up and publish the 8th Edition...I need it for school!!! -Curtis Chow

Core Collection choice in the Brandon & Hill bibliography.
Sixth edition of this title was selected as a core collection item in nursing diagnosis in the Brandon & Hill bibliography for small medical libraries. This is a new edition.

Core Collection for Nursing
The previous edition of this title was selected to be included in "Cord Collection in NUrsing and the Allied Health Sciences" from Oryx Press, 1990. ... Read more

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First published under the title Psychiatric Nursing, this book provides users with the most up-to-date, evidence-based, culturally competent, authoritative, comprehensive resource available; and presents the information in an accessible, clinically-relevant, and professional format.Comprehensive and easily accessible, this book covers all topics in the psychiatric-mental health nursing profession, including evidence-based practice, applying processes to practice, clients with mental disorders, vulnerable populations, and nursing intervention strategies and outcomes.For psychiatric-mental health nurses and practictioners. ... Read more

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This volume of Lippincott's Review Series provides a completereview of maternal-newborn nursing. Comprehensive outlines coverfundamental concepts to help students learn and retain information.Each chapter concludes with study questions and rationale for thecorrect and incorrect answers. A 100 question comprehensive examinationhelps students evaluate their knowledge of this clinical area. Allquestions are coded according to NCLEX components to further directlearners to areas needing additional study. New Second EditionFeatures...Key Concepts -- highlight essential information. NursingAlerts -- provide critical clinical reminders. Lippincott's ReviewSeries reinforces and enhances classroom efforts. One of the best studyand NCLEX prep review resources available. ... Read more

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Helpful in limiting amount of notes that need to be taken
This series of books is very helpful and full of information that the huge textbooks have but very condensed. Great to make additional notes in the margins that the textbook deems is necessary information to acquire. ... Read more

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Pricey
This is an expensive book, however a good resource to keep on hand. This book is set up as an outline. This is not a detailed text covering all the ins and outs of pathophysiology on the cellular level. It does cover pathophysiology but set up in an outline form, not a standard textbook. Easy to read and grasp information.

Cost effective
This book can be found cheaper at the AACN web site.

Excellent resource for critical care nursing
The Core Curriculum for Critical Care Nursing is a concise, thorough review of each body system. Each major chapter not only outlines a thorough review of A&P, it also goes into common disease states within each system and even discusses nursing concerns with each disease. I have used this book for several years personally, and my director has one in the ICU for a resource at work. I highly recommend this book. ... Read more

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Essentially a whole new text, the greatly expanded SecondEdition of this acclaimed reference explores the use of the newesthigh-resolution CT (HRCT) techniques in diagnosing lung disease. Theauthors discuss the clinical utility of HRCT in regard to the diagnosisof chronic diffuse infiltrative lung diseases, obstructive lungdiseases, and acute diffuse lung diseases. ... Read more

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Probably the best book written on this topic
Really comprehensive coverage of technique and interpretation of HR-CT of the lung. Almost any disease, even the rare ones are covered. A must-have for radiologists working in this field. ... Read more

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With its unique nursing perspective and framework that links nursing research to nursing practice, the 5th edition gives readers the tools they need to successfully evaluate, implement, and conduct research studies. Users will discover balanced and detailed coverage of both quantitative and qualitative research, as well as abundant, concrete examples from the best research literature available. And practicing nurses, students, and instructors appreciate this book for its clear, direct writing style that makes complex concepts easy to understand. Instructor resources available; contact your sales representative for details. * Websites direct students to an extensive array of information for use in conducting studies * A clear, direct writing style that facilitates learning * Rich and frequent illustration of major points and concepts from the most current research literature * A nursing perspective and framework that links research to the whole of the nursing curriculum * Detailed coverage of both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies * Exciting coverage of evidence-based practice-a topic of vital and growing importance in a health care arena focused on quality and cost-effectiveness of patient care ... Read more

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Very superficial
We used this text in a graduate nursing research course.It covers materials superficially and is not useful for planning research, especially qualitative research.The statistics section was particularly useless.While it describes many statistical tests it does not provide the information needed to actually conduct the tests nor does it compare and contrast the usefullness of one test verses another.

poorly organized
I have used this text for class and find it to be poorly organized. Specifically, if you approach the chapters as ordered, students feel that the course sequence is redundant, yet because of the global and superficial approach, they still need additional work with basic concepts like measurement, validity, and others. Some of the "middle of the book " chapters seem more like enrichment materials, yet these are presented before core concepts are covered.In the future,I will go back to the tried and true Polit and Hunglar text.

Life saver!
I am a senior BSN student in West Texas.We have been studying the research process as it applies to the nursing profession.Our text book we used was limited in explanation.I found Burns & Grove to be a life saver when preparing for exams and assignments.Throughout my researchcourse I used several nursing research books as a reference book.Nonecompared to Burns & Grove.It has explanations of the researchprocess, theories, and statistics.You name it, it has it all.I highlyrecommend this book to all BSN students or anyone interested in nursingresearch.My only wish is this would have been the assigned text book formy class!This is one nursing book I definitely will be purchasing. ... Read more

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This book combines the theoretical knowledge and psychomotor skills required to perform the required to practice the art and science of respiratory care.Other books only present the psychomotor aspects of a skill or procedure (monkey see monkey do).This is the only text that integrates the theory knowledge and the practical skills in one concise manual.By combining both aspects of procedural performance, indications, contraindications, assessment and outcomes may be more thoroughly emphasized.The inclusion of the American Association for Respiratory Care Clinical Practice Guidelines lends credibility to this approach.The clinical practice guidelines emphasize the importance of assessment of need, contraindications, hazards/complications, monitoring and outcomes assessment.Simply providing a cook book approach to a skill or procedure negates the importance of the theory required to perform adequate assessment and document outcomes of a given therapeutic intervention. ... Read more

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breath away with me
this book is an excellent resource for your basic lab campanion. each chapter is outlined clearly and is detailed for the individual student to understand. I so much enjoy this book I have introduced even the new students coming into the respiratory program to purchase this book. this is a Must Have! all required information that is needed is here, and explained step-by-step format. buy it, this book is a breath of fresh air,not filled with unnessary medical jargon. ... Read more

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This exciting new resource contains selected care plans for pediatric, maternal, and psychiatric nursing in addition to medical-surgical nursing care plans - 101 care plans in all. This allows students to use one book throughout the curriculum. Care plans are organized in four separate sections (medical-surgical, pediatric, maternal, and psychiatric) and within each section alphabetically by disorder/condition. The open and attractive two-color design, the latest NANDA nursing diagnoses, and desired outcomes featuring specific timeframes, make this the most student-friendly and clinically relevant nursing care plan book. ... Read more

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SPORTS AND FITNESS NUTRITION is a unique offering to the sports and nutrition milieu. The text differs from its competitors with its extensive, up-to-date coverage of nutrition supplements and unique chapter devoted to specific training and nutrition applications for more than a dozen sports.It provides strong research-oriented, in-depth coverage of both nutrition and exercise physiology and does so while delivering practical, applied information useful to students who will counsel and provide dietary and training guidelines to athletes. ... Read more