Delivering timely service and evidence-informed resources to people in BC and the Yukon facing cancer and those involved in oncology care or research.
This extensively revised second edition is a unique and portable handbook focusing on clinical trials in surgery. It includes new educational materials addressing the rapid evolution of novel research methodologies in basic science, clinical and educational research. The underlying principles of cl…
"Nutritional Management of the Surgical Patient provides the first comprehensive evidence-based overview of the nutritional and dietary therapies for surgical patients. It takes clinicians through every stage of surgery, from pre-operative and immediate post-operative care, through to long term rec…
Surgery sourcebook : basic consumer health information about common inpatient and outpatient surgeries, including critical care and trauma, gastrointestinal, gynecologic and obstetric, cardiac and vascular, neurologic, ophthalmologic, orthopedic, reconstructive and cosmetic, and other major and min…
Preoperative assessment and care; Perioperative patient teaching; Anesthesia; Intraoperative considerations; Fluid, electrolytes, and acid-base; Post-anesthetic assessment and care; Pain management; Wound assessment and care; Perioperative complications; Special populations : the elderly and pediat…
Hysterectomy past and present -- Uterine disorders and alternatives to hysterectomy -- Surgery and recovery -- Decisions regarding surgery -- Life after hysterectomy.
c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Library | On Loan, due Monday, May 6, 2024 | ||
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Table of Contents:; What does the future hold for nursing care? -- Ethical decision making models -- Finding a voice in ethics : everyday ethical behavior in nursing -- Nursing ethics in everyday practice : using communication skills effectively -- Ethics consultation -- Genetics -- Research advoca…
"Palliative Care Nursing: Caring for Suffering Patients continues to explore the concept of suffering as it relates to nursing practice in an updated new edition. This text helps practicing nurses and students define and recognize various aspects of suffering across the lifespan and within various …