Utilizing the Nursing Secrets Series' famous question-and-answer format for concise reading, this text is designed to be useful for both new and experienced nurses in the rehabilitation field. New graduates and novice nurses, as well as those nurses returning to rehabilitation practice will find this book especially helpful in learning the "pearls" or "secrets" of the field. Divided into four easy-to-read sections, users will discover the foundations of rehabilitation nursing, approaches to improving outcomes, and the strategies for providing optimal care. In addition, there is an entire section completely devoted to health promotion that includes a cognitive assessment tool and management plan. 50 "Top Secrets" of rehabilitation nursing LOCFAS assessment and management tools in the appendix Valuable tips, pearls, and strategies that are proven to work Key Points boxes to emphasize the most important material Internet Resource boxes for further study and discovery

For more than 30 years, the highly regarded Secrets Series® has provided students, academics, and practitioners in all areas of health care with concise, focused, and engaging resources for quick reference and exam review. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Secrets, 4th Edition, offers practical, up-to-date coverage of the full range of essential topics in this dynamic field. This highly regarded resource features the Secrets' popular question-and-answer format that also includes lists, tables, weblinks, pearls, memory aids, and an easy-to-read style – making an inquiry, reference, and review quick, easy, and enjoyable. - The proven Secrets Series® format gives you the most return for your time – concise, easy to read, engaging, and highly effective. - Fully revised and updated, including new information on geriatric rehabilitation, rehabilitation philosophy, vocational rehabilitation, disability rating and impairments, and legislation and reimbursement. - New chapters and content include Longitudinal Learning; Regenerative Medicine; Musculoskeletal Ultrasound, PM&R ideology and Disability Awareness & Sensitivity, Organ Transplantation; Spinal Deformity: and more. - Top 100 Secrets and Key Points boxes provide a rapid overview of the secrets you must know for success in practice, exams, and teaching sessions. - Bulleted lists, mnemonics, and practical tips from global leaders in the field provide a concise overview of important board-relevant content. - Portable size makes it easy to carry with you for quick reference or review anywhere, anytime.

Orthopedic Nursing Secrets provides pearls of knowledge, or "nursing secrets" to nurses who provide care to patients with musculoskeletal disorders. Not only is this a useful reference for orthopedic nurses, but also for nurses who provide care to orthopedic patients in a variety of settings including the ER, OR, ICU, Med/Surg units, outpatient clinics, etc. This book provides essential nursing considerations from a wide variety of orthopedic nursing topic areas. Each chapter has been developed upon thought-provoking questions and straightforward answers. - Engaging, interactive Q & A format - Concise answers with valuable pearls, tips, memory aids, and "secrets" - 18 succinct chapters written for quick review - All the most important, "need-to-know" questions and answers in the proven format of the highly acclaimed Secret Series - Thorough, highly detailed index

"Tabbner's Nursing Care: Theory and Practice is the only Australian and New Zealand textbook written specifically for the enrolled nurse student. The new 5th edition of this best-selling text has been fully revised and updated throughout to reflect the content of the new National Curriculum. Unit 1 The evolution of nursing Unit 2 The health care environment Unit 3 Cultural diversity and nursing practice Unit 4 Promoting psychosocial health in nursing practice Unit 5 Nursing individuals throughout the lifespan Unit 6 The nursing process Unit 7 Assessing health Unit 8 Important component of nursing care Unit 9 Health promotion and nursing care of the individual Appendices."--Provided by publisher.

One secret… Nurse Sophie Monday is the mother of a small boy—a boy that everyone believes is her late husband Michael’s. Two brothers… She once loved his brother, Daniel, with all her heart, but when tragedy struck, Daniel rejected her, unaware she was carrying his baby. Pregnant and alone, she turned to her friend Michael for help. Another chance? Daniel’s now a well-loved paramedic at St. Jude’s, and Sophie knows she must fi nally admit the truth.…

Sophie was coldly rejected by her lover, Daniel, and in a cruel twist of fate, wound up marrying his younger brother, Michael. Daniel left the country with hatred still burning in his heart. But when he’s called back home after his brother’s death, the gears of fate begin to turn again! How can Sophie bear to live in the same town and work with Daniel? And why does just the sight of him make her heart flutter? Could it be because she still loves him? Or is it because of the unspeakable truth she'’s been keeping from him?

Use this convenient resource to formulate nursing diagnoses and create individualized care plans! Updated with the most recent NANDA-I approved nursing diagnoses, Nursing Diagnosis Handbook: An Evidence-Based Guide to Planning Care, 9th Edition shows you how to build customized care plans using a three-step process: assess, diagnose, and plan care. It includes suggested nursing diagnoses for over 1,300 client symptoms, medical and psychiatric diagnoses, diagnostic procedures, surgical interventions, and clinical states. Authors Elizabeth Ackley and Gail Ladwig use Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) and Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) information to guide you in creating care plans that include desired outcomes, interventions, patient teaching, and evidence-based rationales. Promotes evidence-based interventions and rationales by including recent or classic research that supports the use of each intervention. Unique! Provides care plans for every NANDA-I approved nursing diagnosis. Includes step-by-step instructions on how to use the Guide to Nursing Diagnoses and Guide to Planning Care sections to create a unique, individualized plan of care. Includes pediatric, geriatric, multicultural, and home care interventions as necessary for plans of care. Includes examples of and suggested NIC interventions and NOC outcomes in each care plan. Allows quick access to specific symptoms and nursing diagnoses with alphabetical thumb tabs. Unique! Includes a Care Plan Constructor on the companion Evolve website for hands-on practice in creating customized plans of care. Includes the new 2009-2011 NANDA-I approved nursing diagnoses including 21 new and 8 revised diagnoses. Illustrates the Problem-Etiology-Symptom format with an easy-to-follow, colored-coded box to help you in formulating diagnostic statements. Explains the difference between the three types of nursing diagnoses. Expands information explaining the difference between actual and potential problems in performing an assessment. Adds detailed information on the multidisciplinary and collaborative aspect of nursing and how it affects care planning. Shows how care planning is used in everyday nursing practice to provide effective nursing care.