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Psychiatric and mental health nursing - Psychiatric nursing or mental health nursing is the branch of nursing that cares for people of all ages with mental illness or mental distress, such as psychosis, depression or dementia. Nurses in this area of practice will have received specialist training to assist with these problems and consequently there are differences in the way that psychiatric mental health nurses work compared to other branches of nursing.

National Nurses Organizing Committee - The National Nurses Organizing Committee is a labor union and professional association of registered nurses that was formed by the California Nurses Association to organize registered nurses and to advocate for improved patient care and progressive public health policy outside of the state of California.

International Council of Nurses - The International Council of Nurses (ICN) is a federation of more than 120 national nurses associations. It was founded in 1899 and was the first international organization for health care professionals.

Health Visitor - Health Visitors are UK registered nurses or midwives who have undertaken further training to work as part of the primary health care team. As their name suggests, their role is to promote mental, physical and social wellbeing in the community by giving advice and support to families ...


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EnviRN: Nurses Environmental Health Resource - Univ of Maryland School of Nursing - Dedicated to supporting nursing professionals seeking information on environmental health and nursing. Provides resources, workshops, search and Community/Public Health Nursing Masters Program.

Northern Arizona University - ... in nursing, registered nurse to bachelor of science in nursing bridge program and master of science in nursing with streams in rural health settings, advanced nursing practice, and/or as a family nurse practitioner are offered.

Lakehead Nursing - Department of Nursing. Offers degree options that include: bachelor of science in nursing, bachelor of science in nursing (for registered nurses), several health certificates, and a native nurses entry program.

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Kozier & Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing: Concepts, Process, and Practice [With DVD-ROM] : "Fundamentals of Nursing, 8/E" presents the fundamentals of nursing care within the framework of the nursing process. Hallmark features are a clear and accessible writing style, a focus on practical application with real-world examples and case studies, and an appropriate level of detail for beginners. The book is supported by a state-of-the art technology package to enhance the learning process. Provides the fundamentals of the nature of nursing, contemporary health care, health beliefs and practices, the nursing process, lifespan development issues, integral aspects of nursing, assessing health, and promoting psychosocial health and physiologic health. For Nurses and Health Care Professionals.

Certification and Core Review for Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing : The new edition of this powerful review tool helps readers to assess and build their knowledge of the information covered in AWHONN, AACN, & NANN: Core Curriculum for Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing, 3e. The review book is also authored by AACN (American Association of Critical-Care Nurses), AWHONN (Association of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses), and NANN (National Association of Neonatal Nurses) and is a companion to the Core Curriculum. The Core Review includes 600 multiple-choice study questions to challenge readers' mastery of all the essential knowledge in the field. Written under the authority of the American Association for Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) and reviewed by the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) and the National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN), it is an ideal study tool to facilitate preparation for neonatal critical-care nursing certification.

Olds' Maternal-Newborn Nursing & Women's Health Across the Lifespan : Nurses working with childbearing families face a variety new challenges, including shortened lengths of hospital stay, the trend toward greater use of community-based and home care, and downsizing and mergers of health-care systems. This book is not only important reading for maternity nurses, but also can be used as an invaluable reference tool.   The Eighth Edition of this popular book not only continues to emphasize the central role played by maternity nurses working with today' s childbearing families, but also includes a global perspective, covering culture as a factor in relating to the woman' s childbirth experience. It also includes a comprehensive, accessible segment on women' s health issues.

Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Concepts of Care in Evidence-Based Practice [With CDROM] : Written by one author, Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing is straightforward, consistent and user friendly. It offers an evidence-based, holistic approach to psychiatric nursing, and answers the questions "What do psychiatric nurses do?" in a language that can be understood by all. The enclosed free student CD-ROM includes an electronic test bank with more than 200 NCLEX-style questions, including the new formats. Also on the CD are hundreds of learning activities, case studies with critical thinking questions, nearly 60 psychotropic drug monographs, assessment tools, care plans and critical pathways that the student can customize, and printable client education teaching guides.

Nursing in Today's World: Trends, Issues, & Management : The AJN Book of the Year award-winning textbook, Nursing in Today's World, is now in its thoroughly revised, updated Ninth Edition. This vibrant full-color text presents basic concepts underlying professional nursing along with contemporary issues affecting the profession, including educational preparation, health care finance, legal responsibilities, and ethics/bioethics. Critical thinking exercises are embedded throughout the chapters. Key terms and concepts are highlighted in bold. This edition has more critical thinking exercises, plus a new Communication feature that teaches students how to communicate effectively in difficult situations. A new chapter, "Nursing for the Future," includes discussions on informatics in nursing and evidence-based practice.

Maternity Nursing [With CDROM] : Maternity Nursing focuses on the care of women during the childbearing years. Designed to meet the needs of today's students, it addresses the fundamentals of maternity nursing with a clear, readable writing style and concise, focused content presentation. Integrating the importance of understanding family, culture, and health promotion into the continuum of care, it also includes a strategic integration of community-based care to emphasize that care can take place wherever the woman may be. It also addresses wellness promotion and the management of women's common health problems. The companion CD comes with useful study tools, including video and animation segments and an English/Spanish audio glossary with pronunciations.

Cox's Clinical Applications of Nursing Diagnosis: Adult, Child, Women's, Mental Health, Gerontic, and Home Health Considerations : With the retirement of Helen Cox (author of four previous editions) the baton has been passed to Susan Newfield. Susan and her team remain loyal to the previous books by focusing on the "nursing model" over the "medical model." This edition carries on the great features of the previous while updating and improving the content. Gordon's Functional Health Patterns organizes the framework, helping students learn and apply a holistic approach in care planning.

Textbook of Basic Nursing [With CDROM] : Now in its Ninth Edition, this comprehensive all-in-one textbook covers the basic LPN/LVN curriculum and all content areas of the NCLEX-PN(R). Coverage includes anatomy and physiology, nursing process, growth and development, nursing skills, and pharmacology, as well as medical-surgical, maternal-neonatal, pediatric, and psychiatric-mental health nursing. The book is written in a student-friendly style and has an attractive full-color design, with numerous illustrations, tables, and boxes. Bound-in multimedia CD-ROMs include audio pronunciations, clinical simulations, videos, animations, and a simulated NCLEX-PN(R) exam. This edition's comprehensive ancillary package includes curriculum materials, PowerPoint slides, lesson plans, and a test generator of NCLEX-PN(R)-style questions. "Doody's Core Titles(TM) 2009.

Nurses: The Human Touch by Michael Brown, ISBN 0804108005 : Registered nurse Michael Brown has interviewed over fifty practicing nurses, spanning forty-one states and most nursing specialties. He takes you to the front lines of his profession, where split-second, life-and-death decisions are made every day by these unsung heroes of health care, who put their own lives at risk to provide support and comfort to those who need it most..
















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