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The body : a complete user's guide : how your body functions, and how to keep it healthy and strong / by Daniels, Patricia,1955-author.(CARDINAL)317406; Restak, Richard,1942-writer of supplementary textual content.(CARDINAL)139153;

Beginnings -- Body armor -- Structure -- Body movers -- Circulation -- Vital exchange -- Body fuel -- Body cleansing -- Control center -- Messengers -- Reproduction -- Protection."Your body is an incredible machine that can run for more than 80 years without batteries, can self-propel over land and water, can heal itself from most common ailments, and can pair with another of its kind to reproduce. This updated, fully illustrated, easy-to-understand guide from National Geographic explores the intricate systems that make up the marvelous human body--from head to toe, inside and out. Beautifully designed and brimming with fascinating photos and illustrations, The Body: A Complete User's Guide is filled with need-to-know basics about how the body is built and how it functions. Tour the human brain--the body's communication center--to find out where your feelings, impulses, and power of speech live. Discover how your body attacks disease, how the food you eat powers your body, and how your body moves and grows. Remarkable images show a white blood cell at the moment it embraces a life-saving vaccine and what happens inside the body during reproduction, from conception to birth. Vivid scientific diagrams provide a complete view of body systems and reveal how they work together. Useful tips teach you how to keep your body healthy and strong, and 'Did You Know?' facts explain how Botox works, what causes hiccups, how some herbal remedies can help, and more. Plus you'll learn about medical breakthroughs that changed the world. Comprehensive, reliable, and a pure pleasure to read, this is an essential resource for families, students, seniors, and all who care about the body and how to keep it running smoothly"--Dust jacket flaps.

Subjects: Human physiology; Human body; Human anatomy;

Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1

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The body : a complete user's guide : how your body functions and how to keep it healthy and strong / by Daniels, Patricia,1955-(CARDINAL)317406;

Includes index.Beginnings -- Body armor -- Structure -- Body movers -- Circulation -- Vital exchange -- Body fuel -- Body cleansing -- Control center -- Messengers -- Reproduction -- Protection."Your body is an incredible machine that can run for more than 80 years without batteries, can self-propel over land and water, can heal itself from most common ailments, and can pair with another of its kind to reproduce. This updated, fully illustrated, easy-to-understand guide from National Geographic explores the intricate systems that make up the marvelous human body -- from head to toe, inside and out. Beautifully designed and brimming with fascinating photos and illustrations, The Body: A Complete User's Guide is filled with need-to-know basics about how the body is built and how it functions. Tour the human brain--the body's communication center--to find out where your feelings, impulses, and power of speech five. Discover how your body attacks disease, how the food you eat powers your body, and how your body moves and grows. Remarkable images show a white blood cell at the moment it embraces a life-saving vaccine and what happens inside the body during reproduction, from conception to birth. Vivid scientific diagrams provide a complete view of body systems and reveal how they work together. Useful tips teach you how to keep your body healthy and strong, and "Did You Know/" facts explain how Botox works, what causes hiccups, how some herbal remedies can help, and more. Plus you'll learn about medical breakthroughs that changed the world. comprehensive, reliable, and a pure pleasure to read, this is an essential resource for families, students, seniors, and all who care about the body and how to keep it running smoothly."--Dust jacket flaps.

Subjects: Human body; Human physiology;

Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 5

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NCLEX-RN : strategies, practice, and review / by Irwin, Barbara J.(CARDINAL)545827; Burckhardt, Judith A.(CARDINAL)534481; Kaplan Publishing.(CARDINAL)350115;

NCLEX-RN Exam Overview And Test-Taking Strategies. Overview of the NCLEX-RN exam -- What is the NCLEX-RN exam? -- Content of the NCLEX-RN exam -- General and computer-adaptive test strategies: -- Standardized exams -- What behaviors does the NCLEX-RN exam test? -- Strategies that don't work on the NCLEX-RN exam -- Becoming a better test taker -- NCLEX-RN exam question types -- Alternate test questions -- Multiple-choice test questions -- Critical thinking strategies -- Reword the question -- Eliminate incorrect answer choices -- Don't predict answers -- Recognizing expected outcomes -- Read answer choices to obtain clues -- NCLEX-RN exam strategies: -- NCLEX-RN exam versus real-world nursing -- Strategies for priority questions -- Strategies for management of care questions -- Strategies for positioning questions -- Strategies for communication questions -- Your NCLEX-RN exam study plan. --NCLEX-RN Exam Content Review And Practice. Safe and effective care environment: management of care -- Advance directives -- Advocacy -- Case management -- Client rights -- Collaboration with interdisciplinary teams -- Concepts of management -- Confidentiality/information security -- Consultation -- Continuity of care -- Delegation -- Establishing priorities -- Ethical practice -- Information technology -- Informed consent -- Legal rights and responsibilities -- Performance improvement (quality improvement) -- Referrals -- Supervision -- Chapter Quiz Answers and explanations -- Safe and effective care environment: safety and infection control: Safety background -- Infection control background -- Accident/injury prevention -- Emergency response plan -- Ergonomic principles -- Error prevention -- Handling hazardous and infectious materials -- Home safety -- Reporting of incident/event/irregular occurrence/variance -- Safe use of equipment -- Security plan -- Standard precautions/transmission-based precautions/surgical asepsis -- Use of restraints/safety devices --Chapter quiz answers and explanations -- Health promotion and maintenance: -- Aging process -- Ante/intra/postpartum and newborn care -- Developmental stages and transitions -- Health and wellness -- Health promotion/disease prevention -- Health screening -- High-risk behaviors -- Lifestyle choices -- Principles of teaching/learning -- Self-care -- Techniques of physical assessment -- Chapter quiz answers and explanations -- Psychosocial integrity -- Abuse/neglect -- Behavioral interventions -- Chemical and other dependencies -- Coping mechanisms -- Crisis intervention -- Cultural diversity -- End of life care -- Family dynamics -- Grief and loss -- Mental health concepts -- Religious and spiritual influences on health -- Sensory/perceptual alterations -- Stress management -- Support systems -- Therapeutic communications -- Therapeutic environment -- Nursing process and psychosocial integrity -- Chapter quiz answers and explanations -- Physiological integrity: basic care and comfort -- Assistive devices -- Elimination -- Mobility/immobility -- Non-pharmacological comfort interventions -- Nutrition and oral hydration -- Personal hygiene -- Rest and sleep -- Chapter quiz answers and explanations -- Physiological integrity: pharmacological and parenteral therapies -- Adverse effects/contraindications/side effects/interactions -- Blood and blood products -- Central venous access devices -- Dosage calculation -- Expected actions/outcomes -- Medication administration -- Parenteral/intravenous therapies -- Pharmacological pain management -- Total parenteral nutrition -- Chapter quiz answers and explanations -- Physiological integrity: reduction of risk potential: -- Changes/abnormalities in vital signs -- Diagnostic tests -- Laboratory values -- Potential for alterations in body systems -- Potential for complications of diagnostic tests/treatments/procedures -- Potential for complications from surgical procedures and health alterations -- System-specific assessments -- Therapeutic procedures -- Chapter quiz answers and explanations -- Physiological integrity: physiological adaption -- Alterations in body systems -- Fluid and electrolyte imbalances -- Hemodynamics -- Illness management -- Medical emergencies -- Pathophysiology -- Unexpected response to therapies -- Chapter quiz answers and explanations. -- Practice Test. Practice test -- Your practice test scores -- Answer key -- Practice test answers and explanations. -- Licensure Process. Application, registration, and scheduling: -- How to apply for the NCLEX-RN exam -- Taking the exam -- Taking the test more than once -- You are not alone -- How to interpret unsuccessful test results -- Should you test again? -- How should you begin? -- Essentials for international nurses -- NCLEX-RN exam administration abroad -- CGFNS certificate -- Work visas -- Nursing practice in the United States -- US-style nursing communication -- Sample questions -- Answers to sample questions -- Language -- Kaplan programs for international Nurses. -- NCLEX-RN Exam Resources -- Chart of critical thinking paths -- Nursing terminology -- Common medical abbreviations --State licensing requirements -- Pearson professional centers offering the NCLEX-RN examinations.This book is a focused, up-to-date strategic guide to help you prepare for the challenging NCLEX-RN exam-now with online practice test. To become a registered nurse in the United States, nursing school graduates must pass the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN). It is a computer-adaptive test with between 75 and 265 questions that can take up to 6 hours. Each year, around 200,000 nursing students take this exam. Strategies play an important role in passing the NCLEX-RN, which is a critical thinking test requiring students to go beyond simply recognizing facts. In this guide, test-takers will have access to the most effective methods available to guarantee a passing score. This book combines its strategy guide with a comprehensive review designed to meet the challenges of this rigorous exam, including: 2 practice tests (one in the book and the second both on the CD-ROM and online); Detailed answer explanations; In-depth analysis of NCLEX-RN question types; Review of alternate question types; 47-item sample of Kaplan's NCLEX-RN Question Bank online; Features more of the most challenging questions and a bold, user-friendly design.

Subjects: Examinations.; Study guides.; National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses; Nurses; Nursing; Nursing;

Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 5

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Basic life support : provider manual / by American Heart Association,issuing body(CARDINAL)338357;

Includes bibliographical references"The BLS Provider Manual contains all the information students need to successfully complete the BLS Course. This manual is designed for a single user, with text that is ideal for use as a reference tool before and after the BLS Course. The BLS Provider Manual includes the BLS Reference Card, which is also sold separately (product 20-1132). This product has been updated with new science from the 2020 Guidelines for CPR and ECC and replaces the previous version (15-1010). If you are a student, please confirm with your Training Center that this is the appropriate product for your training." -- www.heart.org

Subjects: Handbook; CPR (First aid); Emergency medical services; First aid in illness and injury; Life support systems (Critical care); Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; First Aid; Life Support Care; Resuscitation; Defibrillators; Emergency Medical Services; Emergency Treatment;

Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1

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Computing for seniors in easy steps / by Price, Sue,1948-(CARDINAL)422971;

Subjects: Computers and older people.; Computer science.; Microcomputers.;

Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1

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