Published October, 2008
By Philip Jevon, Melanie Humphreys, Beverley Ewens, Beverley Ewans and P Jevon
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd (Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd))
Series: Essential Clinical Skills for Nurses
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* In 'Essential Clinical Skills' for Nurses series * Accessible and reader friendly * Integrates theory with practice * Adopts an evidence based approach * Includes chapter objectives, 'best practice' boxes and case studies * Refers to National guidelines and key initiatives e.g.

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Published October, 2008
By Elaine Cole and E Cole
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd (Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd))
Series: Essential Clinical Skills for Nurses
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Trauma Care provides emergency nurses with a practical guide to the systematic assessment and management of trauma patients, equipping them with the clinical knowledge and practical skills necessary to initially assess and care for the trauma patient in the emergency department trauma environment.

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Published September, 2008
By Jenny Buckley and J Buckley
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd (John Wiley & Sons Inc)
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Aspects include psychosocial, spiritual and physical needs of the patient. Care and treatment are considered in a multidisciplinary and complementary way. Patient centered coverage considers treatment and care of the dying in all settings in major diseases. A highly integrated approach to pain and symptom control, including complementary therapies.

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Published September, 2008
By Debbie Kralik, Katherine Trowbridge, Judy Smith and D Kralik
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd (Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd))
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'A Practice Manual for Community Nursing in Australia' is an evidence-based practice companion for community nurses.

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Published September, 2008
By Lioba Howatson-Jones, Peter Ellis and Lioba Howatson–Jones
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd (John Wiley & Sons Inc)
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Outpatient, Day Surgery and Ambulatory Care is an accessible, comprehensive text exploring a wide range of diagnostic and short-stay therapeutic provisions, including: minor injuries, day surgery, outpatients, radiology, endoscopy, renal dialysis, oncology, ambulatory clinics, day hospitals and the links with primary care.

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Published August, 2008
By Sue Hinchliff and Rosemary Rogers
Publisher: Taylor & Francis (Hodder Arnold)
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Competencies for Advanced Nursing Practice is the definitive book to deliver guidance for practitioners working to be recognised for their advanced nursing practice.

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Published August, 2008
By Harold Ellis, Christopher Watson and H. Ellis
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd (Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd))
Series: Clinical Cases
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Rehearse for life in clinical practice with this easy-to-use and unique series, which combines cases drawn from real-life experiences with a refreshing approach to presentations as you would see them in day-to-day situations.

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Published July, 2008
By Joy Higgs, Rola Ajjawi, Lindy McAllister, Franziska Trede and Stephen Loftus
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP Australia and New Zealand)
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Communicating in the Health Sciences introduces students to the nature and importance of communication in the health sciences, with comprehensive coverage of all the written, electronic, visual and interpersonal communication skills essential for professions in the health sciences.

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Published June, 2008
By Joanna Smith and Catherine Martin
Publisher: Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
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Contains information for nurses working in paediatric neurosurgery. Referring to the evidence-base for care and interventions, this work explains this complex area in an understandable way. It also features chapter overviews and summaries, diagrams, sample care plans, text boxes and a glossary.

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Published June, 2008
By Joanna Smith and Catherine Martin
Publisher: Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
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Contains information for nurses working in paediatric neurosurgery. Referring to the evidence-base for care and interventions, this work explains this complex area in an understandable way. It also features chapter overviews and summaries, diagrams, sample care plans, text boxes and a glossary.

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