Published January, 2016
By Joanne R Duffy
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This is the first resource to demonstrate to nurse leaders, administrators, and staff how to develop, apply, and successfully integrate a professional practice model into a health system. It guides nursing leaders and educators in best practices for developing, implementing, evaluating, adapting, adopting, and revising professional practice models that contribute to improving patient outcomes.

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Published December, 2015
By Susanne W. Gibbons and Michaela Shafer
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Published December, 2015
By Margaret P Moss
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Written by and for nurses, this is the first text to focus exclusively on American Indian health and nursing. It addresses the profound disparities in policy, health care law, and health outcomes that affect American Indians, and describes how these disparities are responsible for the marked lack of wellbeing of American Indians.

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Published December, 2015
By Carina A. Iati and Rachel N. Waford
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This concise, accessible guide for helping professionals not trained in psychiatric health is a quick reference for identifying and intervening with a person experiencing a first psychotic episode. It guides non-medical helping professionals in how to identify a possible psychotic episode, how to interact effectively with the individual, and how to make appropriate referrals for proper treatment.

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Published December, 2015
By Laura N. Gitlin and Sara J. Czaja
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The definitive "go to" text for Master's and Doctoral level courses on behavioural intervention research, this volume provides comprehensive coverage of the development, testing, and implementation of novel behavioural interventions in service and practice settings.

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Published December, 2015
By Lisa L M Maher
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This is the first resource to give the APN the practical tools with which to communicate, assess, and treat obese patients. Designed to help APNs to easily broach an uncomfortable topic, the book walks practitioners through the exam, providing tips on effective communication, understanding lifestyle constraints, and working with the patient to improve their condition without shame.

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Published December, 2015
By Karin Jordan
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Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) is a profession that is expected to grow rapidly over the next ten years. This timely text provides the essential knowledge base for all facets of supervision in marriage and family therapy that is required to become an AAMFT Approved Supervisor.

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Published December, 2015
By Marianne R. Jeffreys, Dr Marianne R Jeffreys and Marianne Jeffreys
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Published November, 2015
By Barbara Fry and Barbara J. Fry
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Clinical nurse managers face myriad challenges. This concise, practical resource offers guidance for nurses working in this complex, fast-paced role. Addressing common complaints and anxieties, it offers quick access to insights, proven strategies, and tools for effectively coping with such situations as institutional change, a multigenerational and multicultural workforce, and toxic behaviours.

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Published November, 2015
By Barbara Resnick, Marie Boltz and Toni Antonucci
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This state-of-the-art volume focuses on the evidence base, the practical nature of the optimizing physical activity and function, and the real world recommendations provided by experts in the field. The book has been written by a wide variety of international experts across multiple disciplines, including nursing, medicine, physical therapy, and exercise physiology.

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