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Bates' Visual Guide to Physical Examination - Communication and Interpersonal Skills - 27 videos that concentrate on the fundamental interpersonal and communication techniques often demonstrated in clinical encounters, such as appropriate nonverbal communication, broaching sensitive topics, and interprofessional communication. Other videos address topics relevant to diversity, equity and inclusion.

ClinicalKey Student Nursing provides access to over 90 nursing ebooks, over 60 videos, including 44 Fundamentals of Nursing videos, plus thousands of images for visual learning. Create an Elsevier login for access and to use the new bookshelf function.

Cengage Nursing Videos Collection contains 75 videos on a wide range of clinical nursing skills including nursing assessment, pain management, medication administration, and care.

ClinicalKey for Nursing provides access to 80 nursing textbooks, 55 relevant journals, drug monographs, clinical overviews, procedure videos and more.

Bates’ Visual Guide to Physical Examination contains head-to-toe and systems-based physical examination techniques in a series of 18 videos.

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Skills in Clinical Nursing EBook by Audrey Berman, Shirlee Snyder, Tracy Levett-Jones, Trish Burton, and Nichole Harvey The new edition of Skills in Clinical Nursing continues to provide a primary Australian resource to prepare undergraduate nursing students to become competent nurses. The text helps students learn to link theory to practice, underpinning industry requirements and preparing them for clinical placement and employment.
Publication Date: 2020
Kozier and Erb’s Fundamentals of Nursing, 5th ANZ ed. (3 vol.) by Berman A. et al. The 5th Australian edition Kozier & Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing continues to set the foundation for nursing excellence amid ongoing changes to the regulation of nursing. For undergraduate nurses, the product covers key concepts in contemporary nursing such as delivering inclusive nursing practice, as well as discussing the latest nursing evidence, standards, and competencies.
Publication Date: 2020
Ross and Wilson Anatomy and Physiology in Health and Illness by Anne Waugh; Allison Grant Now in its fourteenth edition, this best-selling textbook has been honed over many years to provide a clear, straightforward introduction to the human body for students of nursing, allied health or biomedical and paramedical science. The book covers the core essentials of anatomy and physiology, including basic pathology and pathophysiology of important diseases and disorders.
Publication Date: 2023
Clinical Reasoning : Learning to Think Like a Nurse by Tracy Levett-Jones An Australian text designed to address the key area of clinical reasoning in nursing practice. Using a series of authentic scenarios, Clinical Reasoning guides students through the clinical reasoning process while challenging them to think critically about the nursing care they provide. With scenarios adapted from real clinical situations that occurred in healthcare and community settings, this edition continues to address the core principles for the provision of quality care and the prevention of adverse patient outcomes.
Publication Date: 2017
Yatdjuligin : Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander nursing and midwifery care by Odette Best (Editor); Bronwyn Fredericks (Editor) Introduces students to the fundamentals of health care of Indigenous Australians, encompassing the perspectives of both the client and the health practitioner. Written for all nurses and midwives, this book addresses the relationship between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and mainstream health services and introduces readers to practice and research in a variety of healthcare contexts. This new edition has been fully updated to reflect current research and documentation, with an emphasis on cultural safety. Three new chapters cover Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing, social and emotional wellbeing in mainstream mental health services and quantitative research.
Publication Date: 2021
Patient and Person by Jane Stein-Parbury Offers guidance on the skills needed to interact with patients as people - an essential component of building an effective therapeutic relationship and providing quality care. Author Jane Stein-Parbury explains key concepts in simple language, without assuming any prior knowledge. The book includes empathy, dealing with challenging behaviours, advocating for a patient and admitting a patient. Nurses will learn to build trusting relationships and support patients in their health journey.
Publication Date: 2021
Contexts of Nursing : An Introduction by John Daly, Debra Jackson Introduces undergraduate nursing students in Australia and New Zealand to the theory, knowledge language and scholarship of professional nursing practice. Features a range of stories and voices that will challenge the reader and encourage reflection and discussion. Each chapter introduces key topics within the contexts of nursing including critical thinking, reflective practice, informatics, legal and ethical requirements, leadership and the evolving roles of nursing.
Publication Date: 2021
Child Health Nursing by Jane Ball, Ruth Bindler, Kay Cowen, Michele Shaw For courses in Pediatric Nursing. A comprehensive survey of family-centered pediatric nursing care Child Health Nursing: Partnering with Children & Families promotes excellence in nursing care for infants, children, and adolescents—in hospitals and in the community. It focuses on the importance of partnering with families to adapt care plans for children based on their age, health status, and social and cultural influences.
Publication Date: 2018
Clinical Psychomotor Skills (3-Point) : Assessment Tools for Nurses by Joanne Tollefson and Elspeth Hillman Clinical Psychomotor Skills is presented in a concise and easy-to-read style, offering a unique blend of solid theoretical content and practice based competency tables, to enable students and instructors to translate their skills and knowledge into provable competencies that fulfill the required standards.
Publication Date: 2018
Essential Clinical Skills: Enrolled Nurses by Joanne Tollefson, Gayle Watson, and Eugenie Jelly Essential Clinical Skills links nursing theory to clinical practice, addresses the practical component of the Diploma of Nursing, HLT54121, clearly and succinctly explaining each key clinical skill and provides a structured format for students to undertake many of the skills taught.
Publication Date: 2021
Foundations of Nursing: Enrolled Nurses by Susie Gray, Leanne Ferris, and Lois White
Publication Date: 2018
Fundamentals of Nursing : Australia and New Zealand Edition by Sue Carter DeLaune, Lauren McTier, and Joanne Tollefson With up-to-date coverage of the Registered Nurse Standards of Practice (2016) and key pedagogical features such as unique 'Spotlight on Critical Thinking' questions, this text challenges students to assess their own nursing practice and apply the concepts to real-life clinical settings.
Publication Date: 2019
Health Services Assistance : Supporting Nursing in Acute Care by Kathryn Austin and Geoff Arnott Health Services Assistance provides complete coverage of core and elective units for assisting in nursing work in acute care. Exercises throughout the text provide students with the means to self-assess and extend their skills and knowledge.
Publication Date: 2017
Living with Chronic Illness and Disability : Principles for Nursing Practice by Esther Chang and Amanda Johnson With a complex range of chronic illnesses identified as national health priorities in Australia and New Zealand, nurses and health professionals are increasingly caring for people with chronic disease and disability across a variety of care settings. Living with Chronic Illness and Disability: principles for nursing practice, 3rd edition has been fully revised to reflect the most current local and international research, focusing on a range of common chronic illnesses and disabilities, including: stroke, cancer, heart disease, mental illness, dementia, diabetes, asthma and obesity. The third edition provides a holistic framework and models of care that are essential for caring for individuals and families living the lif ealtering journey of chronic illness and disability.
Publication Date: 2017
Potter & Perry’s Fundamentals of Nursing - ANZ edition, Sixth Edition by Crisp, Jackie Now in its 6th edition, this trusted reference for nursing students supports the development of safe, effective and person-centred practice. The text has been comprehensively revised by nursing leaders and experts from across the spectrum of clinical practice, education, research and health policy settings; and a highly experienced editorial team, which includes Jackie Crisp, Clint Douglas, Geraldine Rebeiro and Donna Waters.
Publication Date: 2021
Essential Procedures for Emergency, Urgent, and Primary Care Settings, Third Edition by Theresa M. Campo, Keith Lafferty, (Editors), Jennifer Wilbeck, Jacob Ufberg (Others) A comprehensive, step-by-step, well-illustrated introduction to common clinical procedures.This text is a user-friendly guide to performing 77 clinical procedures, ranging from those commonly performed to those infrequently called upon when minutes count in emergency, urgent, and primary care settings. This heavily updated third edition includes current and comprehensive text, graphic, and video instruction on the use of bedside ultrasound for procedural guidance in order to increase procedural accuracy and mitigate complications. Edited and written by academically accomplished physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners, an interprofessional approach to the performance of procedures is highlighted throughout the book. Procedures are consistently formatted and presented in clear language with step-by-step detail organized by system-specific categories for easy access to information. Each procedure includes background considerations, indications & contraindications for performing the procedure, technique for safe and correct performance, special considerations, complications, post-procedure considerations, and patient education points. Original photos, videos, high quality sonographic footage, line drawings, and tables reinforce the guidelines and procedures. Abundant "Clinical Pearls" throughout the manuscript offer practical applications of key information representing years of clinical technical experience. Extensive references at the end of each chapter further enhance the book's utility New to the Third Edition: Delivers 16 completely new chapters covering a plethora of newly added procedures, incorporating an interprofessional approach to performing procedures Previous chapters have been extensively updated and expanded Provides new illustrative videos Presents a corresponding list of CPT codes Key Features: Delivers current, concise, step-by-step information for performing 77 commonly and less commonly used clinical procedures Provides abundant four-color photos and figures illustrating each procedure Organized by body system to provide fast access to key information Enriched with point of care ultrasound guided procedures Thoroughly introduces and teaches sonography at the most fundamental level as an important tool to enhance accuracy of procedures Reflects latest guidelines and evidence-based practice Includes prominently displayed links to numerous videos throughout the text
Publication Date: 2020

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