January 5th, 2009 by 
PRINCIPLES AND LABS FOR FITNESS AND WELLNESS, Tenth Edition turns active learning into active living. Taking a personalized approach that emphasizes behavior change, this book enables users to develop an attainable and enjoyable fitness and wellness program. Featuring over 150 pieces of engaging art, this book offers the necessary motivation and techniques for health and fitness, from nutrition and stress management to flexibility and strength. Perforated laboratory worksheets at the end of each chapter help users analyze and understand concepts, and move to the next state of behavioral modification. With Hoeger/Hoeger, users learn how to take control of their personal health and lifestyle habits so they can make a constant and deliberate effort to stay healthy and realize their potential for well being.
Author: Wener W.K. Hoeger, Sharon A. Hoeger
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Company: Brooks Cole
(2009-02-13)
ISBN: 0495560111
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January 2nd, 2009 by
Maternity & Women’s Health Care, 9th Edition takes a collaborative care approach to maternal, newborn, and women’s health nursing that emphasizes the nurse’s role on the care team. Easy to read and logically organized, it follows the nursing process and offers evidence-based coverage of everything you need to know about caring for women of childbearing age. Key topics include evidence-based practice, family, culture, community, and health promotion. Practical application exercises and comprehensive care plans help strengthen your maternity nursing skills.
- Practical application approach follows the nursing process and emphasizes collaborative care and the nurse’s role in health promotion and the family.
- Comprehensive nursing care plans provide examples of both normal and abnormal conditions.
- Nurse Alert boxes highlight essential nursing care information.
- Focuses on the importance of including the family in the continuum of care.
- Explores cultural considerations and the importance of assessing for and understanding cultural variations when providing care.
- Teaching for Self-Care boxes provide follow-up care instructions for patients transitioning from hospital to home.
- Medication Guides offer information about common drugs used during the childbearing process.
- Evidence-Based Practice boxes explore research findings and their effect on clinical practice.
- Critical Thinking Exercises help you strengthen problem-solving skills by applying key concepts to realistic clinical situations.
- Community Activity Exercises introduce you to nursing care in a variety of settings.
Author: Deitra Leonard Lowdermilk, Shannon E. Perry
Hardcover:
1216 pages
Company: Mosby
(2007-02-23)
ISBN: 0323043674
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January 2nd, 2009 by
This portable handbook provides students with a succinct, quick-reference guide for use in the clinical setting. Content is organized by each stage of the childbirth process and includes normal and at risk information. Procedures, tables, photos, and illustrations are integrated throughout. Nursing students and professionals.
Author: Michele R. Davidson, Marcia L. London, Patricia A. Ladewig
Hardcover:
1275 pages
Company:
(2007-10)
ISBN: 0138129665
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