A vet turns forty and discovers sound - and surprising - zoological evidence that he's about to experience the best years of his life

As migration increases, it is essential for healthcare professionals to consider the differing needs of migrants in order to competently provide them with quality care. This book explores the limited existing information around migrants' healthcare experiences, and offers practical guidance, together with clinical examples, to aid better practice.

Presented in A-to-Z format, this book helps you to provide the best possible nursing care to children and their families. It equips you with information on commonly encountered pediatric diseases, medical and surgical conditions, and disorders, with separate sections devoted to diagnostic tests, outpatient procedures, and surgeries.

Advancing the Social Cure presents a new psychology of health, which focuses on the role that social capital and related factors play in a range of health outcomes and offers. Its distinctive and practical approach will be ideal for students in clinical and health psychology, as well as health professionals and anyone with an interest in the field.

Outspoken writings by the founder of modern nursing record fundamentals in the needs of the sick that must be provided in all nursing. Covers such timeless topics as ventilation, noise, food, more.

A portable handbook of quick reference materials for the trauma nursing clinician

Features coverage of the principles behind acute as well as chronic wounds. This title includes assessment and evaluation principles, how to stage or classify any wound, and practical hints on wound measurement and wound care. It offers documentation and reimbursement tips for many healthcare settings.

A pocket guide that provides registered nurses with essential information on the selection and administration of 1000 commonly used medications.

Contains an alphabetical listing of common lab and diagnostic tests, with nursing interventions. This book focusses on the nurse's role in performing, evaluating, or assisting with tests. It includes clinical alerts highlighting vital information as well as several approved tests.

Solving calculations in a busy environment can be tough and time consuming. This quick reference guide, featuring basic maths concepts and medication administration, will help students and practitioners take the problem out of problem solving.

Early and accurate recognition of an acutely ill child is essential. Ideal for quick reference, this pocket-sized guide puts all the crucial information at your fingertips.

Understanding cancer is essential to providing effective nursing care to patients and families affected. This easy-to-use reference guide puts all the necessary information at your fingertips.

Compassion, caring and communication are all fundamental parts of patient care and something all health and social care workers encounter on a daily basis. This user-friendly reference guide will help you care for your patients in a person centred way.

The dental workplace is always busy, whether in a dental surgery or a dental department in a hospital. This pocket-size reference book puts all the vital facts and information at your fingertips!

Understanding how drugs work is made simple in this easy to use pocket-sized guide. Drugs in common use are described under each body system and will form an aid to your confident administration of drugs to fit your patients' needs.

Whether you're a student nurse on clinical placement or a healthcare worker on a busy ward, you need practical guidance at your fingertips, fast! This pocket-sized guide will help you to provide safe, effective, everyday patient care.

This easy-to-use guide provides a quick reference to the principles of palliative and end-of-life care for adults, to help you enable your patients to not only die peacefully but also live until they die.

Reflective practice is a requirement for all healthcare professionals. This essential guide will help you develop the skills to be effective as a reflective practitioner within any clinical environment.

A pocket-sized reference tool for use in any community or postnatal setting, this guide puts crucial postnatal and neonatal information at your fingertips.

Effective record keeping is a sign of safe and skilled Nurses and Midwives, and is a legal requirement for all Healthcare professionals. This pocket-sized guide provides you with the tools to write clear and concise records.