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Medical Studies

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Semester 1 | 2017

Catch Up Maths and Stats: For the Life and Medical Sciences 2ed Michael Harris, Gordon Taylor and Jacquelyn Taylor

Pbk | 240pp | 9781904842903 | 10/06/2013 | RRP (inc GST) A$45.95 | NZ$51.95 Scion Publishing Ltd

Catch Up Maths and Stats covers the core maths skills you will need on any life or medical sciences course including: workingwith fractions and powers, preparation of a dilution series, how to calculate standard deviation, using and understanding graphs, analysing enzyme kinetics, and choosing the right statistical test. Over 200 examples are provided to show the relevance and application of maths and stats to your course. This new edition also now provides further coverage of differentiation and integration alongside nearly 70 more questions and answers to help you test your understanding. Catch Up Maths and Stats will bring you up to speed in the shortest possible time, even if you didn't study maths at advanced level.

Doing a Literature Review in Nursing, Health and Social Care Michael Coughlan, Patricia Cronin and Frances Ryan

Pbk | 168pp | 9781446249611 | 31/03/2013 | RRP (inc GST) A$43.95 | NZ$49.95 Sage Publications Ltd

How do I start my literature review? What sources can I go to for information? How do I analyse the work of others? This clear, practical book guides readers undertaking their own literature review through the process, giving them the skills and knowledge they need for success. It will be an essential guide for all nursing and all allied healthcare students, as well as professionals working in practice.

Way of the Five Elements: 52 weeks of powerful acupoints for physical, emotional, and spiritual health - John Kirkwood

Hbk | 312pp | 9781848192706 | 10/11/2015 | RRP (inc GST) A$41.95 | NZ$48.95 Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Framed within the context of the modern, everyday world, this book takes a refreshing, anecdotal stroll through the healing principles of Chinese medicine, looking at key acupoints for each week of the year. The author journeys through the seasons of the Five Elements and within them the physical, emotional and spiritual associations of key acupoints, exploring their names,functions, and intensely practical healing use in the real world. With clear descriptions and images that express the spirit of the season, and photographs of the point locations, this book is perfect for anyone interested in a different view of the body and its healing relation to the seasons, as well as students and practitioners of Chinese medicine looking for deep and memorable insight into their work.

Social Issues in Diagnosis: An Introduction for Students and Clinicians Annemarie Goldstein Jutel and Kevin Dew

Pbk | 264pp | 9781421413006 | 27/03/2014 | RRP (inc GST) A$75 | NZ$85 Johns Hopkins University Press

Diagnosis, the classification tool of medicine, serves an important social role. It confers social status to those who diagnose, and it impacts the social status of those diagnosed. Studying diagnosis from a sociological perspective offers clinicians and students a rich and sometimes provocative view of medicine and the cultures in which it is practiced. Social Issues in Diagnosis describes how diagnostic labels and the process of diagnosis are anchored in groups and structures as much as they are in the interactions between patient and doctor.

From Silence to Voice: What Nurses Know and Must Communicate to the Public 3ed - Bernice Buresh and Suzanne Gordon

Pbk | 304pp | 9780801478734 | 31/05/2013 | RRP (inc GST) A$41.95 | NZ$47.95 Cornell University Press

To get the resources and respect they need, nurses have long had to be advocates for themselves and their profession, not just for their patients. For a decade, From Silence to Voice has provided nurses with the tools they need to explain the breath and complexity of nursing work. Bernice Buresh and Suzanne Gordon have helped nurses around the world speak up and convey to the public that nursing is more than dedication and caring - it demands specialised knowledge, expertise across a range of medical technologies, and decision-making about life-and-death issues. The comprehensively revised and updated third edition of From Silence to Voice will help nurses construct messages using a range of traditional and new social media that accurately describe the true nature of their work.

Leadership in Health Care 3ed Jill Barr and Lesley Dowding

Pbk | 336pp | 9781473904569 | 14/11/2015 | RRP (inc GST) A$61 | NZ$69 Sage Publications Ltd

This bestselling book seamlessly brings together the seminal theories of leadership with the experience of everyday health care across all settings. Key features of the text are: a website with password-protected teaching resources to save lecturers time in preparing teaching materials; videos which are freely available to students to help develop their understanding of difficult concepts; and multiple-choice questions to support students' revision; reflective questions which challenge students to apply the theory to everyday health care; illustrations of leadership models; and discussion of a range of key topics, including changemanagement, decision-making and patient safety.

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Leadership in Health and Social Care: An Introduction for Emerging Leaders - Louise Jones and Clare L. Bennett


"I commend this book to you as a ‘way in’ to the leadership world for anyone working in health and social care. It treats you like an adult and expects you to take responsibility for your own leadership development. We now know that good leadership has a direct relationship with good services and we can certainly no longer afford mediocrity. We need leaders to enable the disruptive innovation that will be required to improve the quality of care with less resource to do so." From the Foreword by Karen Middleton.

New Clinical Genetics 3ed Andrew Read and Dian Donnai

Pbk | 472pp | 9781907904677 | 8/06/2015 | RRP (inc GST) A$93 | NZ$107 Scion Publishing Ltd

New Clinical Genetics has been a bestselling and widely-recommended textbook since it was first published. It has gained recommendations at some of the top medical schools worldwide. This new edition features substantial updates and new material including complete rewrites of chapters 4, 5 and 7 to reflect recent changes in technology. The book retains the familiar case-based approach that has made it so popular with its readers and these have been further enhanced and updated to reflect advances in diagnostic techniques and treatments.

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Medical and Psychiatric Issues for Counsellors 2ed Brian Daines and Amanda Daines


Medical or psychiatric issues frequently arise during counselling and counsellors need to equip themselves with the knowledgeand skills to respond appropriately. Medical and Psychiatric Issues for Counsellors, Second Edition is the perfect guide to this challenging area of practice.

Physical Care of People with Mental Health Problems: A Guide For Best Practice - Eve Collins, Mandy Drake and Maureen Deacon


This accessible, practical text provides mental health practitioners with the core knowledge and skills they need to be able to care effectively for the physical health of those who have been diagnosed with mental illness. With a clear values and evidence base, the text aims to raise awareness of the physical health needs of individuals with mental health problems, outline the physical health assessment process and suggest health enhancing interventions for use in clinical practice. Consideration will be given to the following aspects of physical wellbeing: cardiovascular health; diabetes; sexual health; respiratory health; cancer; wound care; substance misuse; infection control; and medicine management.

Way of the Five Seasons: Living with the Five Elements for Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Harmony - John Kirkwood

Pbk | 384pp | 9781848193017 | 1/04/2016 | RRP (inc GST) A$45.95 | NZ$52.95 Jessica Kingsley Publishers

A guide to living the seasons in harmony, the Chinese wisdom tradition way, the book deeply explores the connections between the physical, psychological, emotional and spiritual levels of human experience. This is a comprehensive and practical guide to using the Five Element model in your daily life in ways that can improve your physical health, foster mental ease and clarity, create more emotional balance, and bring you closer to spirit. Detailed information is provided on each Element's specific attributes, associations, resonances and gifts, and anatomical illustrations are included for further guidance.

Passing Calculations Tests for Nursing Students: Advice, Guidance and Over 400 Online Questions for Extra Revision and Practice 3ed - Susan Starkings and Larry KrausePbk | 144pp | 9781473914308 | 28/03/2015 | RRP (inc GST) A$27.95 | NZ$31.95 Sage Publications Ltd

This text helps new students succeed first time in nursing calculations tests. It takes the fear out of maths, even for those who find it a struggle, through clear step-by-step explanations and lively examples from the real world of nursing practice. The new edition features: an interactive website offering further support, self-testing, and mobile study; 280 questions with an online bank of 500+ questions available for use in teaching, assessment or self-directed study; and all new activities, scenarios and case studies reflecting up to date nursing situations.

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Key Concepts in Mental Health 3ed David Pilgrim

Pbk | 240pp | 9781446293904 | 24/05/2014 | RRP (inc GST) A$55.95 | NZ$64 Sage Publications Ltd

This is the only text to give your students a complete, concise overview of mental health and all the issues that surround it from a theoretical and practical point of view. Split into three sections, the book defines mental health and mental health problems, examines the services and settings in which mental health care takes place, and and discusses the societal issues surroundingmental health.

Developing Reflective Practice: A Guide for Students and Practitioners of Health and Social Care - Natius Oelofsen


Developing Reflective Practice is suitable for students and practitioners in a variety of fields, including nursing, psychology, social work, therapeutic child care, and education. What all of these fields have in common is that practitioners deal with fundamental human needs such as physical and mental health, housing, and education. The goal of the book is to help the reader feel confident and competent when confronted with complex and emotionally demanding situations in the workplace.

Histological and Histochemical Methods 5ed John Kiernan


This fifth edition of Histological and Histochemical Methods continues to provide a clear and consistent introduction to the techniques, description and analysis of the chemical and physical principles of fixation, tissue processing, staining, enzymelocation, immunohistochemistry and other key procedures. The overall structure of the book remains unchanged, but the content has been heavily revised to update the techniques used in line with recent technological advances. It is essential reading for students, lecturers, researchers and professionals using histological and histochemical techniques.

Study Guide to DSM-5® Laura Weiss Roberts and Alan K Louie

Pbk | 552pp | 9781585624645 | 10/12/2014 | RRP (inc GST) A$147 | NZ$168 American Psychiatric Association Publishing

The Study Guide to DSM-5™ is an indispensable instructional supplement to DSM-5™ to help teachers and students of psychology, psychiatry, social work, medical schools, and residency programmes understand and apply diagnostic criteria and key clinical concepts through a variety of learning tools. The Study Guide can stand alone as a training supplement to DSM-5™ or be paired with Clinical Cases as comprehensive instruction for understanding and applying DSM-5™.

Leadership, Management and Team Working in Nursing 2ed Peter Ellis and Shirley Bach


With all nurses expected to demonstrate leadership, management and team working skills it is vital that students engage with this aspect of their training as early as possible. Linked to the latest NMC Standards and Essential Skills Clusters for pre-registration nursing education the book is written with the needs of student nurses firmly in mind with activities and case studies that bring theory to life. As well as covering all of the core theory and knowledge, the authors encourage the reader to explore their own values and experiences when it comes to leadership that will help to develop emotional intelligence and a solid understanding of what good leadership and management practice looks like and why it matters to them.

Eight Movements to Make the Tendons and Muscles Supple, Strengthen the Bones - Shu Jin Zhuang Gu Gong - 1st Form: Dao Yin Yang Sheng Gong Sequences 3 - Zhang GuangdePbk | 128pp | 9781848192522 | 21/12/2014 | RRP (inc GST) A$32.95 | NZ$36.95 Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Dao Yin Yang Sheng Gong exercises regulate the body, breathing, and mind to improve quality of life. This new volume from Professor Zhang Guangde focuses on increasing mobility and flexibility, strengthening the spine, and rebuilding strength after illness. The author offers detailed guidance on the sequence of 8 movements, each designed to relax the body, improving the flow of blood and energy to strengthen a specific bone or muscle group. An accompanying DVD featuring Professor Zhang Guangde, acknowledged as one of the greatest creators and teachers of qigong health exercises, shows how to carry them out effectively and safely.

Making Sense of Research in Nursing, Health and Social Care 5ed Pam Moule


This short and simple book for those who are completely new to research will answer all your students’ questions about the subject. It will help them to make sense of the various and often confusing research methods and terminology, to read and appraise literature and to understand how research is implemented in practice.

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Medical Statistics Made Easy 3ed Michael Harris and Gordon Taylor


Medical Statistics Made Easy has been a perennial bestseller since it was first published in 2003. It is widely recommened on a variety of courses and programmes, from undergraduate medicine, through to professional medical qualifications. It is a book of key statistics principles for anyone studying or working in medicine and healthcare who needs a basic overview of the subject. Using a consistent format, the authors describe the most common statistical methods in turn and then rate them on how difficult they are to understand and how common they are. The worked examples that demonstrate the statistical method in action have been updated to include current articles from the medical literature and now feature a much wider range of medical journals. This new third edition continues with the same structure as the previous editions and also includes a new section on

Clinical Skills for OSCEs 5ed Neel Burton


Clinical Skills for OSCEs has been a best seller since it was first published in 2002. The clear and concise writing style coupled with easy-to-follow line diagrams and essential clinical photographs have made this book a firm favourite with medical students. This new edition features contributions from over 30 current students from medical schools across the UK, to ensure that the book remains current and appropriate for the requirements of today’s students.

Writing Skills for Nursing and Midwifery Students Dena Bain Taylor


Nursing and midwifery students are required to communicate in writing in a variety of forms, for a variety of potential audiences including their colleagues, allied health professionals, administrators and, most importantly, their patients and the public. Dena Bain Taylor is an experienced teacher of writing and critical skills across the range of allied health professions, and understands the types of writing nursing and midwifery students do and the writing issues they face. Her accessible, straightforward book -tailored specifically to the content and conventions of nursing and midwifery curricula - teaches students to write persuasively and correctly, both to support them in their courses and to prepare them for their professional careers.

Neuroimmunity: A New Science That Will Revolutionize How We Keep Our Brains Healthy and Young - Michal Schwartz and Anat London

Hbk | 320pp | 9780300203479 | 26/11/2015 | RRP (inc GST) A$42.95 | NZ$49.95 Yale University Press

In the past, the brain was considered an autonomous organ, self-contained and completely separate from the body’s immune system. But over the past twenty years, neuroimmunologist Michal Schwartz, together with her research team, not only has overturned this misconception but has brought to light revolutionary new understandings of brain health and repair. In this book Schwartz describes her research journey, her experiments, and the triumphs and setbacks that led to the discovery of connections between immune system and brain. Michal Schwartz, with Anat London, also explains the significance of the findings for future treatments of brain disorders and injuries, spinal cord injuries, glaucoma, depression, and other conditions such as brain aging and Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases.

Transfusion Science 2ed Joyce Overfield, Maureen Dawson and David Hamer

Pbk | 300pp | 9781904842408 | 29/11/2007 | RRP (inc GST) A$53.95 | NZ$62 Scion Publishing Ltd

There have been a number of significant changes in transfusion science in the last five to ten years and this new edition of Transfusion Science covers these in some detail. A new chapter introduces readers to the current applications of emerging techniques in transfusion science. Platelet immune disorders and haemolytic anaemias are now covered. The need for leucodepletion and methods for pathogen reduction are described. The latest nomenclature for blood group genes has been adopted. Current practice in blood group serology is reviewed. Recent legislative changes for quality assurance in transfusion in the UK are now also covered. Case studies and colour photographs are now provided to illustrate concepts and to aid understanding, and a revised series of self-assessment questions and learning outcomes are also provided. An understanding of

DSM-5 Guidebook: The Essential Companion to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5ed - Donald W Black and Jon E Grant

Pbk | 567pp | 9781585624652 | 22/01/2014 | RRP (inc GST) A$148 | NZ$169 American Psychiatric Association Publishing

DSM-5™ Guidebook: The Essential Companion to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition is a user-friendly, supplementary guide for psychiatrists, psychologists, and other mental health practitioners who need to know how DSM-5™ differs from its predecessor in terms of organisational structure, diagnostic categories, and the criteria themselves. While it does not replace the comprehensive and authoritative DSM-5™, it illuminates its content by teaching mental health professionals how to use the revised diagnostic criteria and by providing a practical context for its clinical use.

Palliative and End of Life Care in Nursing Jane Nicol and Brian Nyatanga


With the number of people requiring palliative and end-of-life care set to increase by 2020, it is the responsibility of every nurse, regardless of specialism, to know how to provide high-quality care to this group of people. Caring for those nearing the end of life can throw up complex issues, including handling bereavement, cultural and ethical issues, delivering care in a wide variety of settings, symptom management, and also ensuring your own emotional resilience. This book is specifically designed to equip nursing students and non-specialists with the essential knowledge in relation to the care and management of people nearing the end of life.

Understanding Ethics for Nursing Students Peter Ellis


Ethics is at the heart of nursing practice and an understanding of it and what it means for nursing is essential from early in the career of any nurse. However, ethical concepts can be hard to grasp for those new to the subject. This book explains ethical ideas in easy to understand terms and relates ethics to day-to-day nursing situations to help readers apply principles to their practice. The book also challenges readers to consider their own values and where ethics fits into who they are and how they behave. The book includes case studies and scenarios that show how to resolve real ethical dilemmas and activities throughout challenge readers to apply what they have learnt to their own practice.

Equipment in Anaesthesia and Critical Care: A complete guide for the FRCA - Daniel Aston, Angus Rivers and Asela Dharmadasa


Equipmentin Anaesthesia and Critical Care specifically follows thesyllabus published by the Royal College of Anaesthetists and is the perfectguide for candidates studying for their FRCA qualifications. T book is beautifully illustrated and features high quality colour photographs throughout.The text is engaging and comprehensive, relating each piece of equipment back to its basic physics, mechanics and clinical context. The clear, concise and standardised format means that information is easy to access and perfect for revision. Every major piece of equipment is featured alongside colour photos, reproducible line diagrams, and information on its uses, how it works, pros and cons, and safety considerations. T authors, all senior registrars in anaesthesia and critical care, appreciate exactly what candidates need to know to pass the FRCA exam. They have identified and tackled difficult

Health, Illness, and Optimal Aging: Biological and Psychosocial Perspectives 2ed - Carolyn Aldwin and Diane Gilmer

Pbk | 416pp | 9780826193469 | 17/01/2013 | RRP (inc GST) A$131 | NZ$149 Springer Publishing Co

'Aldwin and Gilmer have supplied an interesting textual model for examining health, illness, and aging. Their homogenized approach to aging research is refreshing and insightful.'--Anthropology and Aging Quarterly Spanning the biological and psychosocial aspects of aging, this upper-level undergraduate and graduate text integrates current findings in biology, psychology, and the social sciences to provide comprehensive, multidisciplinary coverage of the aging process.

Evidence-based Practice for Nurses and Healthcare Professionals 3ed Janet Barker, Paul Linsley and Ros Kane


In the current healthcare climate, it is more important than ever to be able to select and find the right evidence for your practice to ensure patients receive safe, high quality care. The fully updated new edition of this comprehensive book helps nurses andhealthcare professionals understand how to use evidence in all aspects of care, with plenty of examples and activities to help relate concepts to practice. It is essential reading for all pre-qualifying and qualified nursing and allied health students who are exploring evidence-based practice for the first time.

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