The world's most widely used nursing research textbook, Essentials of Nursing Research, Tenth Edition equips students with everything they need to confidently apply research to nursing practice. AJN award-winning authors Denise Polit and Cheryl Beck clarify the language of nursing research and instill a practical understanding of nursing research fundamentals and the research process for both quantitative and qualitative studies ? including design principles; sampling and data collection;...

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...

“I’ve worked in a wide range of settings and been fortunate to teach health professionals and to learn from the best. Despite all that experience, I still find Clinical Sports Medicine extremely useful. It makes me, and my athletes, better.

Very easy to quickly check in the clinic. Love every new edition—have not been disappointed.”Mario Bizzini, PT, PhD, Former Executive Board Member, International Federation of Sports Physical Therapy (IFSPT)Now in its sixth edition, the world-leadi...

This fascinating textbook explores public health and individual healthcare through the prism of global human rights and ethical decision-making.

This comprehensive textbook provides an accessible and skills-oriented introduction to alcohol and substance misuse for healthcare students and practitioners new to the field.

This book examines the relationship between healing and medicine through the eyes of an academic physician who changed his interests from biomedical research to healing late in his career in medicine.

Walks you step by step through every aspect of ECG interpretation to develop the pattern recognition skills you need to read ECGs with confidence. 550 full-size, real-life ECG strips, a wealth of exercises, and practice tests help to ensure that you can recognise the subtle findings that distinguish one arrhythmia from another.

Focusing on the significance of synthesis as a critical component of the literature review process, this book walks readers through each step of completing an exemplary literature review and synthesis. The text provides detailed guidance to each of the rigorous steps needed to design, execute, and synthesize the results of a literature review.

Reduce low-value care with this practical guide Low-value care harms patients, overburdens healthcare professionals, threatens healthcare systems and damages the climate. How to Reduce Overuse in Healthcare: a practical guide is designed to provide practical guidance and tools for healthcare providers, their professional societies and policy makers developing programs to de-implement low-value or unnecessary care. This guide provides a five-step evidence and theory-based framework for develop...