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Physical abuse can cause anything from minor injuries to permanent disabilities to death. Emotional trauma could result in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression. Nurses and
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Despite astronomical growth in the number of online nursing programs currently available, little support is provided for faculty on how to teach in that environment. While most assume that the knowled
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Each year an estimated 3.4 million men and women become victims of stalking. While a man in a black coat following a girl in a dark alley is the media’s stereotypical portrayal of stalking, there is a
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While many psychosocial interventions used in social work practice have strong research evidence supporting their efficacy, a surprising number do not, potentially resulting in harmful outcomes. With
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Qualitative Designs and Methods (Set) includes the seven volumes in the Qualitative Designs and Methods in Nursing 7 volume series that presents concise, how-to guides to conducting qualitative resear
Now in its second edition, Advanced Pediatric Assessment is an in-depth, current guide to pediatric-focused assessment, addressing the unique anatomic and physiological differences among infants, chil
Substance abuse treatment in the U.S. is not a smooth continuum of services available to all those who seek them. This speaks to the importance of this comprehensive guide, which evaluates and summari
The only public health text to incorporate new Affordable Care Act legislationPraise for the first edition:"More than just another preliminary textbook, this comprehensive introduction for those who a
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Human Simulation for Nursing and Health Professions is an essential guide written by nationally acclaimed authors with first-hand knowledge for establishing and managing a human simulation lab for al
This book discusses second-generation issues in ethics, aging, and society by presenting critical outcomes that arise when ethics is applied to the practical concerns that occur in day-to-day elder c
Angela Barron McBride has a long and renowned history in nursing leadership and education. Her new book, The Growth and Development of Nurse Leaders, carries on in the tradition of her previous succe
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This is the 20th and final volume in the "Societal Impact on Aging" series. It focuses on the continuing challenges for older persons in a rapidly changing society and forecasts the next set of issu
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Osteoporosis is a preventable disease. But each year some 500,000 people are hospitalized from osteoporosis fractures, and another 180,000 people are placed into nursing homes from injuries due to ost
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