A sound knowledge of cardiovascular physiology is fundamental to understanding cardiovascular disease, exercise performance and may other aspects of human physiology. Cardiovascular physiology is a major component of all undergraduate courses in physiology, biomedical science and medicine, and this popular introduction to the subject is intended primarily for these students. A key feature of this sixth edition is how state-of-the-art technology is applied to understanding cardiovascular funct...

Mapped to the 2018 NMC standards and using insightful examples, scenarios and case studies, the fifth edition of this popular and bestselling book shows students what reflection is, why it is so important and how it can be used to improve nursing practice.

Meet the legal and ethical challenges you will face as a healthcare professional in ambulatory outpatient and clinical settings. The eighth edition of this text guides you through legal concepts and the law, ethical issues, and the emerging area of bioethics to prepare you to treat your patients with understanding, sensitivity, and compassion.

THIS ENLIGHTENING AND ALARMING book deserves a wide readership among doctors but also among politicians, health administrators, and drug and medical device regulators.’— Kerry J Breen, Adjunct Professor –Department of Forensic Medicine, Monash University

Concise, clearly written, and vibrantly illustrated, Langman’s Medical Embryology, 15th Edition, makes complex embryology concepts approachable to help you build the clinical understanding essential to your success in medical practice, nursing, or other health professions. Hundreds of full-color illustrations clarify the stages of embryonic development with rich detail, and engaging learning features, clinical examples, and online review questions ready you for the challenges ahead on your ...

From learning how to perform research to mastering the critical appraisal of research reports for use in practice, Polit & Beck’s Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice, 12th Edition, emphasizes the critical role of research in today’s changing healthcare field and empowers students to confidently utilize research capabilities to improve patient outcomes and enrich their professional careers. AJN award-winning title with the new edition authored by Jan...

Dos Winkel, fysiotherapeut. Eigen praktijk te Schoten, België. Direkteur van de Nederlandse Akademie voor Orthopedische Geneeskunde (NAOG) te Delft en de Duitse Akademie für Orthopädische Medizin (AOM) te Stuttgart. Doceert Orthopedische Geneeskunde aan de huisartsenkursus van de Wetenschappelijke Vereniging voor Vlaamse Huisartsen (WVVH). Doceert verder in de Verenigde Staten van Amerika aan de Academy of Orthopaedic Medicine (AAOM). Auteur van talrijke boeken en videofilms.Prof.dr. Marc ...

De NVJG heeft het initiatief genomen tot de totstandkoming van het boek Standaarden borstvoeding omdat in Nederland in de laatste jaren een negatieve ontwikkeling met betrekking tot het geven van borstvoeding zichtbaar wordt. Het blijkt dat moeders van pasgeborenen minder vaak dan vroeger voor borstvoeding kiezen en dat het geven ervan minder lang wordt volgehouden.Nog een argument om aan dit onderwerp aandacht te besteden, is het feit dat uniformiteit ontbreekt in de begeleiding door hulpver...