Through the use of varied case studies, this book explains and demonstrates how nurses can transform the ideals of person-centred care into reality for patients throughout their healthcare journey, in a variety of settings.

This book helps trainee nursing associates to prepare for and excel in their nursing associate practice placements. Covering all settings and all fields of nursing, it shows readers how to make the most of each placement and transfer learning and skills from one area of practice to another.

This unique textbook provides an introductory, yet comprehensive overview of the pharmaceutical sciences. It is the first text of its kind to pursue an interdisciplinary approach. Readers are introduced to basic concepts related to the specific disciplines in the pharmaceutical sciences, including pharmacology, pharmaceutics, pharmacokinetics, and medicinal chemistry.

In an easy-to-read writing style, the book provides readers with up-to-date information on pharmacogenomics and includes compr...

Winner of the 2023 PROSE Award for Excellence in Biological and Life Sciences and the 2023 Chautauqua Prize!

Named a New York Times Notable Book and a Best Book of the Year by The Economist, Oprah Daily, BookPage, Book Riot, the New York Public Library, and more!

In The Song of the Cell, the extraordinary author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning The Emperor of All Maladies and the #1 New York Times bestseller The Gene “blends cutting-edge research, impeccable schola...

This comprehensive textbook for undergraduate-level anatomy and physiology courses in communication sciences and disorders programs is neither oversimplified nor excessively detailed. The book is written with clinical endpoints in mind, and only those topics that are ultimately important to understanding, evaluating, and managing clients with speech, hearing, and swallowing disorders are covered. Drawing on material from the best-selling Preclinical Speech Science: Anatomy, Physiology, Acoust...

Now in four convenient volumes, Field's Virology remains the most authoritative reference in this fast-changing field, providing definitive coverage of virology, including virus biology as well as replication and medical aspects of specific virus families. This volume of Field's Virology: RNA Viruses, Seventh Edition covers the latest information on RNA viruses, how they cause disease, how they can cause epidemics and pandemics, new therapeutics and vaccine approaches, as provided in new or e...

Enhanced by a new chapter, new illustrations, and new Q&As, LIppincott® Illustrated Reviews: Physiology, Second Edition brings physiology clearly into focus, telling the story of who we are; how we live; and, ultimately, how we die. By first identifying organ function and then showing how cells and tissues are designed to fulfill that function, this resource decodes physiology like no other text or review book. Tailored for ease of use and fast content absorption, the book's outline...

Este es un libro destinado a los pacientes con ELA, aunque lo puede leer cualquiera. Muchas veces, reflexiono ante ciertas frases o vivencias de la enfermedad del paciente que tengo al lado, y no sabes cuánto me gustaría poder ayudarte. Lo intento con estas páginas, dándote esas reflexiones, pienso que, orientadas en positivo, para poder hacer frente a esta enfermedad.

De recente uitbraak van het coronavirus in China en de wereldwijde verspreiding ervan heeft de mensheid momenteel in haar greep. Iedereen ervaart de gevolgen van de pandemie aan den lijve, doordat hij ziek wordt, doordat naasten erdoor worden geraakt, en omdat de bewegingsvrijheid wordt ingeperkt. Het dagelijks leven staat geheel in het teken van een minuscuul virus waar we geen grip op lijken te krijgen. Met grote maatschappelijke en economische gevolgen.

Wat kunnen we leren van eerdere epi...