UAB Research Foundation

University of Alabama at Birmingham Nutrition Sciences Dept.and Rhematology Dept.

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Kitchen Basics for People with Arthritis, Fibromyalgia and Other Chronic Pain and Fatigue

Explores the relationship between diet and arthritis. Demonstrates how diet can reduce pain, swelling, and stiffness. Presents methods for changing eating and cooking habits. Contains over 100 original, low-fat recipes with nutritional analysis and diabetic exhanges provided.

The Essential Arthritis Cookbook

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Susan C. deWit

Holly K. Stromberg

Carol Dallred

Huge Paperback (6 to 8 lbs)

Science

Concepts and Practice

Providing a solid foundation in medical-surgical nursing, Susan deWit's Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts and Practice, 3rd Edition ensures you have the information you need to pass the NCLEX-PN® Examination and succeed in practice. Part of the popular LPN/LVN Threads series, this uniquely understandable, concise text builds on the fundamentals of nursing, covering roles, settings, and health care trends; all body systems and their disorders; emergency and disaster management; and mental health nursing. With updated content, chapter objectives, and review questions, this new edition relates national LPN/LVN standards to practice with its integration of QSEN competencies, hypertension, diabetes, and hypoglycemia. Concept Maps in the disorders chapters help you visualize difficult material, and illustrate how a disorder's multiple symptoms, treatments, and side effects relate to each other. Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination! section includes Key Points that summarize chapter objectives, additional resources for further study, review questions for the NCLEX® Examination, and critical thinking questions. Nursing Care Plans with critical thinking questions provide a clinical scenario and demonstrate application of the nursing process with updated NANDA-I nursing diagnoses to individual patient problems. Anatomy and physiology content in each body system overview chapter provides basic information for understanding the body system and its disorders, and appears along with Focused Assessment boxes highlighting the key tasks of data collection for each body system. Assignment Considerations, discussed in Chapter 1 and highlighted in feature boxes, address situations in which the RN delegates tasks to the LPN/LVN, or the LPN/LVN assigns tasks to nurse assistants, per the individual state nurse practice act. Gerontologic nursing presented throughout in the context of specific disorders with Elder Care Points boxes that address the unique medical-surgical care issues that affect older adults. Safety Alert boxes call out specific dangers to patients and teach you to identify and implement safe clinical care. Evidence-based Practice icons highlight current references to research in nursing and medical practice. Patient Teaching boxes provide step-by-step instructions and guidelines for post-hospital care - and prepare you to educate patients on their health condition and recovery. Health Promotion boxes address wellness and disease prevention strategies that you can provide in patient teaching. NEW! Content updated with the most current health care standards, including QSEN competencies, hypertension, diabetes, and hypoglycemia, to relate national standards to LPN/LVN practice. UPDATED! Revised chapter objectives and content reflects higher-level critical thinking, communication, patient safety, and priority setting. UPDATED! Get Ready for the NCLEX®! review questions updated per the 2014 NCLEX-PN® test plan.

Medical-Surgical Nursing

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Patty Knecht

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

From Student to Leader

Preceded by Success in practical/vocational nursing: from student to leader / Signe S. Hill, Helen Stephens Howlett. 7th ed. c2013.

Success in Practical/Vocational Nursing

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Linda A. LaCharity

Candice K. Kumagai

Barbara Bartz

Practice Exercises for the NCLEX Examination

"This book should be considered for reading in any nursing environment, incorporating hospital and community homes where an individual is cared for by a range of health care staff. It should be read by learning and development departments where they support nursing staff with clinical decision making." Reviewed by Anne Duell on behalf of Nursing Times, September 2015

 * UNIQUE! Emphasis on the NCLEX Examination''s management-of-care focus addresses the heavy emphasis on prioritization, delegation, and patient assignment in the current NCLEX Examination (17-23% of the 2013 NCLEX-RN Exam).
 * UNIQUE! Three-part organization establishes foundational knowledge and then provides exercises of increasing difficulty to help you build confidence in your prioritization, delegation, and patient assignment skills.
 * Answer key at the back of the book offers a detailed rationale and an indication of the focus of the question to encourage formative assessment.
 * Introduction chapter by delegation expert Ruth Hansten provides guidelines for prioritization, delegation, and patient assignment decisions as well as a concise, practical foundation on which Parts 2 and 3 build.
 * Part 2: Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment in Common Health Scenarios give you practice in applying the principles from Part 1 with straightforward NCLEX-style multiple-choice, multiple-select, ordering, and short-answer questions to help you develop and build confidence in prioritization, delegation, and patient assignment skills while working within the confines of relatively simple health scenarios.
 * Part 3: Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment in Complex Health Scenarios utilizes unfolding cases that build on the skills learned in Part 2 to equip you to make sound decisions in realistic, complex health scenarios involving complicated health problems and/or challenging patient assignment decisions and help you learn to "think like nurses" by developing what Benner (2010) calls "clinical imagination."

 * NEW! Fully interactive question functionality features optional online answer submission with automated scoring.
 * NEW! The all-important QSEN initiative is addressed by:
 *  * Introducing the QSEN initiative and QSEN competencies in Part I
    * Including a new chapter focused primarily on safety and other "nursing fundamentals" issues
    * Identifying corresponding QSEN competencies and Concepts for each question in the Answer Key in the Evolve Instructor Resources

 * NEW! Faculty-only Unfolding Cases and Suggested Uses resource on Evolve facilitate classroom discussion, development of clinical reasoning skills, and learner evaluation, as well as tips for teaching with the book throughout the nursing curriculum.
 * NEW! Safety and Infection Control chapter features an increased number of questions specific to the QSEN safety competency.
 * NEW! Separate Diabetes Mellitus and Other Endocrine Problems chapters give greater emphasis to diabetes as requested in feedback on the previous edition.
 * NEW! Pediatric Problems and Psychiatric-Mental Health Problems chapters expand on content formerly integrated into body systems chapters to provide you with a more thorough understanding of these key clinical areas.
 * NEW! NCLEX chart-format questions include six patient "charts" in Case Study 6 (Home Health) to reflect the NCLEX Exam''s chart-format questions.
 * NEW! Design and navigation enhancements include page cross-references at the bottom of each page, quick-reference tabs on the answer key, and a new two- color design.
 * NEW! Additional questions address the newborn, immunization, catheter-related infection, and ventilator-related infection.

Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment

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Kerry L. Hull

This Study Guide is the ideal companion to the Eleventh Edition of Memmler's Structure and Function of the Human Body, the acclaimed classic text for anatomy and physiology. Following the text's organization chapter by chapter, the Study Guide offers a full complement of self-study aids to engage students in learning and enable them to assess and build their knowledge as they advance through the text. Most importantly, it allows them to get the most out of their study time, with a variety of exercises that meet the needs of all types of learners. Self-study aids include all-new illustrations, chapter overviews, writing exercises, coloring and labeling exercises, concept maps, practical application scenarios, matching exercises, short-essay questions, multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and true-false questions, and more. --Chapter overviews --Writing exercises --Coloring and labeling exercises --Concept maps --Practical application scenarios --Matching exercises --Short-essay questions --Multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and true-false questions --Information on real-life anatomy and physiology in action and updates on current research trials and applications. --Answers to the Study Guide are in the Instructor's Manual that accompanies the text as well as on thePoint site for the main text.

Study Guide for Memmler's Structure and Function of the Human Body

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Patricia A. Williams

Oversized Paperback (4 to 6 lbs)

Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing, 5th Edition provides all the basic theoretical and applied knowledge that the LPN/LVN nurse needs to practice in an expanded number of care settings, such as the community clinic, physician''s office, long-term care facility, home, and acute-care hospital setting. With an extensive art program and thorough discussion of QSEN, this text addresses topics like the physical and psychosocial needs of the patient, critical thinking for problem solving and clinical judgment, and communication - all within a strong nursing process framework. The accessible, friendly, and clear writing style appeals to students and instructors, and its rich ancillary package, including NCLEX-PN� review questions, gives students an edge on learning fundamentals. Concept maps give a visual example of concepts addressed in the text, help you visualize difficult material, and illustrate how a disorder''s multiple symptoms, treatments, and side effects are associated. Over 110 skills and steps, featuring sample documentation examples and Home Care Considerations boxes where appropriate, present step-by-step procedures in an action/rationale format. Life Span Considerations: The Older Adult highlight changes that occur with aging and how they affect nursing care by LPN/LVNs working in community and long-term care. Easy-to-follow reading level and text organization presents information from simple to most complex, making it perfect for lower level students and those speaking English as a second language. Numbered objectives, divided by theory and clinical practice, provide a framework for content. Cultural Considerations cover biocultural variations, as well as health promotion for specific ethnic groups, so you provide culturally competent care. Health Promotion and Patient Teaching boxes include guidelines to prevent illness, promote health, and develop self-care strategies. Nursing process framework features application of the nursing process and nursing care plans to reinforce application of the nursing process in the clinical setting. Think Critically boxes encourage you to synthesize information and apply concepts to practice. Home Care Considerations boxes highlight the necessary adaptations of nursing skills and techniques for the patient in the home care setting. Communication boxes present examples of nurse-patient dialogues and instructive therapeutic communication techniques. Over 20 nursing care plans, which include critical thinking questions at the end of the text, provide you with a model for planning patient care. Clinical chapters provide an overview of structure and function to give you a refresher in related anatomy and physiology, including a section on aging. Key terms include phonetic pronunciations, which are helpful for ESL students, and text page references to find the definition. Standard LPN Threads features include helpful characteristics such as full-color design, key terms, numbered objectives, key points, critical thinking questions, critical thinking activities, glossary, and references. NEW! Nursing Concepts and Exemplars listed for each chapter to support concept curriculums. NEW! Discussion of QSEN and highlighted Safety information provides you with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to continuously improve the quality and safety of patient care. EXPANDED! Evidence-Based Practice boxes and highlighted best practices point out the most current, evidence-based information. UPDATED! Expanded art program with original photos and line art better illustrates nursing concepts.

DeWit's Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing

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Oversized Hardcover (4 to 6 lbs)

Medica surgical nursing

Jean Foret Giddens

Looking for a conversational and easy-to-follow book that walks you through the most important nursing concepts and helps you apply them in practice? Then look no further than Concepts for Nursing Practice, 2nd Edition! Written by conceptual learning expert Jean Giddens, this innovative interactive text explains 58 of the most common nursing concepts - including six all new concepts - that span the areas of patient physiology, patient behavior, and the professional nursing environment. Featured exemplars for each concept are also discussed to help you more easily understand the concepts and apply them to the clinical setting. In addition to more concepts and featured exemplar sections, this new second edition also boasts a more intuitive organization and review questions for both RN and LPN/LVN programs. In a nutshell, Concepts for Nursing Practice, 2nd Edition is not only the key to understanding nursing concepts, it's also the way to hone your clinical reasoning skills and be confidently prepared for almost any workplace situation.

 * Authoritative content written by expert Jean Giddens sets the standard for the rapidly growing concept-based curriculum movement.
 * Exemplar lists for each concept, covering the lifespan and all clinical settings aid readers in assimilating concepts into practice.
 * Case studies in each chapter allow readers to apply knowledge of concepts to real world examples.
 * Logical organization of concepts into units and themes helps readers form immediate connections among related concepts - a key to conceptual learning.
 * Original concept illustrations give readers visual cues to understanding and making connections across concepts.

 * NEW! Six all-new concepts - spirituality, self-management, sleep, hormonal regulation, fatigue, and health disparities - cover a broader spectrum of nursing practice and provide added flexibility across a variety of nursing programs.
 * NEW! Featured exemplar sections highlight selected exemplars related to each concept and provide a brief synopsis of the exemplar.
 * NEW! Expanded resources for LPN/LVN programs include unique student review questions to offer additional study assistance.
 * NEW! Revised format for Health and Illness concepts includes concise and consistent explanations of conditions across the lifespan along with the rationale for care.
 * NEW! Revised format for Health Care Recipient and Professional Nursing/Health Care concepts provides streamlined explanations of conceptual material in a more logical order.
 * NEW! Renamed theme on Resilience (formerly Coping and Stress Tolerance) emphasizes this increasingly important aspect of personal responsibility in health and illness.

Concepts for Nursing Practice (with EBook Access on VitalSource)

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Davi-Ellen Chabner

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Learn the basics of medical terminology with Medical Terminology: A Short Course, 8th Edition! Based on Davi-Ellen Chabner's proven learning method, this streamlined text omits time-consuming, nonessential information and helps you quickly build a working medical vocabulary of the most frequently encountered prefixes, suffixes, and word roots. Medical terms are introduced in the context of human anatomy and physiology so you understand exact meaning, and case studies, vignettes, and activities demonstrate how they're used in practice. With writing and interacting with medical terminology on almost every page, you'll learn the content by doing the work. In addition, an Evolve companion website reinforces understanding with medical animations, word games, and flash cards.

 * Easy to read and understandable language allows you, regardless of medical background, to quickly grasp and retain medical terminology.
 * Self-teaching text/workbook approach reinforces learning every step of the way with labeling diagrams, pronunciation tests, and review sheets throughout the book.
 * First Person narratives help you to understand diseases and conditions from the patient's perspective.
 * Picture Show activities, practical case studies, and vignettes demonstrate real-life applications of medical terms in describing describe pathology and procedures.
 * Principal Diagnosis feature shows how medical terms are used in clinical practice by asking you to read physician notes about a case and determine the patient's principal diagnosis.
 * Medical Terminology Check Up at the end of each chapter reinforces your understanding of key concepts.
 * Spotlight feature identifies and clarifies potentially confusing terminology.
 * Full-color images illustrate anatomical and pathological terms.
 * Evolve student resourcesoptimized for tablet use, and mobile-optimized versions of the flash cards and quick quizzes make it easier for on-the-go study and review.
 * UNIQUE! Accompanying online course (MTO) provides interactive resources not possible in the print text.

 * NEW! Body Systems Challenge self-test reinforces content understanding at your own pace.

Medical Terminology: a Short Course

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Journey across the Life Span

Linda Anne Silvestri

Often called the 'the best NCLEX® exam review book ever,' Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination provides everything you need to prepare for the NCLEX exam - complete content review and over 5,100 NCLEX examination-style questions in the book and online. Don't make the mistake of assuming the quality of the questions is the same in all NCLEX exam review books, because only this book includes the kind of questions that consistently test the critical thinking skills necessary to pass today's NCLEX exam. Even better, all answers include detailed rationales to help you learn from your answer choices, as well as test-taking strategies with tips on how to best approach each question. Written by the most trusted name in NCLEX review, Linda Anne Silvestri, and updated to reflect the most current NCLEX test plan, Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination, 6th Edition is THE book of choice for NCLEX examination review. But don't just take our word for it - read any customer review or ask your classmates to see why there's nothing else like it!

 * UNIQUE! A detailed test-taking strategy and rationale is included for each question, offering clues for analyzing and uncovering the correct answer option, and guiding you to remediation in Saunders Strategies for Test Success: Passing Nursing School and the NCLEX® Exam and Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Exam.
 * UNIQUE! Priority Nursing Action boxes list actions for clinical emergent situations requiring immediate action, including a detailed rationale and textbook reference.
 * All alternate item-format questions are included, with multiple response, prioritizing, fill-in-the-blank, figure/illustration, chart/exhibit, video, and audio questions to provide practice with prioritizing, decision-making, and critical thinking skills.
 * UNIQUE! Pyramid Alert! boxes spotlight important nursing concepts and procedures, and include tips and shortcuts for remembering key information.
 * Exam preparation chapters include test-taking strategies, the CAT format, transitional issues for the foreign-educated nurse, and the NCLEX-RN exam from a new graduate's perspective.
 * A comprehensive exam consists of 85 questions that cover all content areas in the book and mirror the percentages identified in the NCLEX-RN examination test plan.

 * NEW and UNIQUE! A summary of key changes to the 2013 NCLEX-RN test plan is included in the front of the book.
 * New! More practice questions have been added to the book and online, bringing the total to 5,172 questions.
 * New! Tracking of practice results on the Evolve companion website makes it easy to check your progress.

Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination

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Study Guide for Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing, 5th Edition reinforces your mastery of the terms and concepts presented in the text. Creative activities and updated exercises assist you in setting priorities, applying the nursing process, practicing critical thinking, exercising good judgment and clinical reasoning, and increasing effective communication. A unique Steps to Better Communication section offers vocabulary building and communication exercises for ESL-LED students, and Cultural Points help you understand a diverse patient population.

 * Review questions for the NCLEX-PN® Examination provide you with additional NCLEX practice to prepare you for the exam.
 * Critical thinking activities give you practice at higher-level application questions.
 * Communication exercises ask you to practice communicating complex and difficult ideas in nursing with partners.
 * Cultural Points explore how the health care field varies in different countries, and how culture affects healthcare in our own country, to give you a broader perspective of nursing care outside your comfort zone.
 * Setting Priorities questions ask you to rank tasks in order of importance.
 * Clinical situations applied to sample practice situations stimulate critical thinking and practical application of nursing concepts.
 * Pronunciation and Intonation Skills assist you with the more difficult terms and words with multiple meanings in the nursing field.
 * Grammar Points exercises offer a refresher on common grammatical errors made in the nursing field.
 * Word Attack Skills provide focused concentration on some of the more important or confusing terms in the curriculum.
 * Meeting Clinical Objectives activities help you meet stated clinical practice objectives of the corresponding chapter.
 * Review of structure and function of the human body refreshes you on content learned in previous classes and how it applies to this curriculum.
 * Completion exercises with key terms reinforce nursing vocabulary.
 * Short answer, identification, multiple choice, and matching questions use multiple formats to test your knowledge of concepts conveyed in the text.
 * Application of the Nursing Process questions reinforce the different stages of the nursing process.

 * NEW! Updated exercises reflect the most current textbook content.

Study Guide for DeWit's Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing

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The Essential Arthritis Cookbook

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Medical-Surgical Nursing

Patty Knecht

Success in Practical/Vocational Nursing

Linda A. LaCharity; Candice K. Kumagai; Barbara Bartz

Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment

Kerry L. Hull

Study Guide for Memmler's Structure and Function of the Human Body

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DeWit's Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing

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Medica surgical nursing

Jean Foret Giddens

Concepts for Nursing Practice (with EBook Access on VitalSource)

Davi-Ellen Chabner

Medical Terminology: a Short Course

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Journey across the Life Span

Linda Anne Silvestri

Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination

Patricia A. Williams

Study Guide for DeWit's Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing

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