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IQ Testing 101 - Bog af Alan Kaufman - Paperback

IQ supporters see IQ measures as valid predictors of academic success. IQ critics believe that IQ is a limited measure of intelligence. This book tracks both sides of this debate. It provides a historical overview of IQ testing, and approaches both sides of the debate.

DKK 463.95

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Clinician's Guide to Psychological Assessment and Testing - John Spores - Bog - Springer Publishing Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Overall, this is an excellent guide to the use and administration of psychological tests. It provides straightforward directions and instructions on how to utilize testing in such a way as to better inform clinical practice. I could see this book as a mainstay on any counselor''s bookshelf, especially those who are seeking a way to utilize standardized testing in their practice."-- The Professional Counselor Journal "Finally, a detailed and crystal clear guide to psychological assessment that effectively integrates ''best practices'' with the realities of negotiating the mental health care system and insurance providers. I plan to draw on this practical guide in my private practice and to incorporate it as a required text in my advanced counseling assessment classes at both the master''s and doctoral level. This book is a treasure for any mental health professional involved in psychological assessment." Joseph G. Ponterotto , PhD Professor of Counseling Psychology, Fordham University Standardized psychological testing is often essential for reliably determining the presence of a wide range of psychiatric and personality disorders, along with effectively addressing related issues that may require a psychological referral. This nuts-and-bolts guide to conducting efficient and accurate psychological testing in clinical settings provides mental health professionals with experienced guidance in the entire process, and includes a complete set of forms and templates for all aspects of assessment and testing, from the initial referral and diagnostic interview to the final report. Based on the author''s experience with over two thousand psychological and neuropsychological testing cases, this highly practical book presents a standardized process of assessment, testing, interpretation, report-writing, and presenting feedback to patients, family members, and other professionals. Actual case examples of patients from a wide age range illustrate the assessment and testing process in action. The text provides printed and electronic versions of referral and related forms, initial psychological assessment report templates that include critical areas of coverage for obtaining insurance approval, and interpretation tables for an exceptional inventory of key standardized psychological tests. Integral to the book is a review of psychological tests in seven key categories that most effectively address differential diagnostic dilemmas and related referral questions that clinicians are likely to encounter in practice. It also provides effective strategies for selecting the appropriate tests based on the particular diagnostic questions, guidance for successfully obtaining insurance approval for a targeted yet feasible number of testing hours, and an efficient system for simultaneous test interpretation and report writing. Key Features: - - - Includes an overview of the assessment process, from the initial referral to completion of the final report - - Features effective reviews of commonly used tests, including neuropsychological, intelligence, personality, and behavioral inventories - - Includes print and digital templates and forms for all phases of assessment and testing - - Aids clinicians in both private practice and other health care settings to work within managed care and be effectively reimbursed for services - - Includes information on conducting forensic competency to stand trial assessments, including the author''s new measure of assessing a defendant''s understanding of the legal system

DKK 722.00

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Biostatistics for Oncologists - Kara Lynne Leonard - Bog - Springer Publishing Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Biostatistics for Oncologists is the first practical guide providing the essential biostatistical concepts, oncology-specific examples, and applicable problem sets for medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, and surgical oncologists. In addition, it serves as a review for medical oncology and radiation oncology residents or fellows preparing for in-service and board exams. All examples are relevant to oncology and demonstrate how to apply core conceptual knowledge and applicable methods related to hypothesis testing, correlation and regression, categorical data analysis and survival analysis to the field of oncology. The book also provides guidance on the fundamentals of study design and analysis. Written for oncologists by oncologists, this practical text demystifies challenging statistical concepts and provides concise direction on how to interpret, analyze, and critique data in oncology publications, as well as how to apply statistical knowledge to understanding, designing, and analyzing clinical trials. With practical problem sets and twenty-five multiple choice practice questions with answers, the book is an indispensable review for anyone preparing for in-service exams, boards, MOC, or looking to hone a lifelong skill. Key Features: - Practically explains biostatistics concepts important for passing the hematology, medical oncology, and radiation oncology boards and MOC exams - Provides guidance on how to read, understand, and critique data in oncology publications - Gives relevant examples that are important for analyzing data in oncology, including the design and analysis of clinical trials - Tests your comprehension of key biostatistical concepts with problem sets at the end of each section and a final section devoted to board-style multiple choice questions and answers - - Includes digital access to the eBook

DKK 504.00

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A Nuts and Bolts Approach to Teaching Nursing, Fourth Edition - Mary T. Quinn Griffin - Bog - Springer Publishing Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

2011 AJN Book of the Year Winner in Nursing Education! Updated, revised, and expanded, this fourth edition of a "survival manual" for new teachers offers the most current thinking in nursing education, from practical nursing, to baccalaureate and master''s programs. It also serves as a comprehensive guide for novice educators in classroom and clinical teaching settings. Chapters offer helpful strategies for making clinical assignments, preparing lectures and seminars, all aspects of testing and grading, supervision, facilitating group study, selecting textbooks, guiding independent study, and helping students improve their writing skills. This fourth edition also features best practices and lessons learned from partnerships between university and clinical settings, and contains new strategies for conducting online teaching, including the use of technology. Specific indicators help educators identify appropriate lessons for different course levels. The guide additionally provides links to online resources in each chapter, including some with revised templates for checklists and rubrics. Key Features - Distills best practices and lessons learned from academic and clinical world partnerships Serves as a quick refresher for the experienced educator reentering a classroom or clinical teaching assignment Addresses new cross-disciplinary "team" approach to assessment and intervention Features links to online resources in each chapter, including revised templates for checklist and rubrics along with a digital adjunct for educator use Authored by noted national and international experts in nursing education

DKK 495.00

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Genetics and Genomics in Nursing - Quannetta T Edwards - Bog - Springer Publishing Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The genomic era encompasses the entire spectrum of DNA—all of the genes and the interaction and interrelationship of genes (genome) to the environment. Rapidly changing research has led to numerous advances in genetic testing, diagnosis, and treatments, and it is essential that APRNs are able to integrate genetic risk assessment into clinical care. This quick reference delivers complex information in an easy-to-read, step-by-step format with bitesize info boxes and bulleted lists to provide the tools necessary to understand genetics/genomics and identify “red flags” that can appear in patient assessments. In an age of personalized and precision medicine, genetic risk assessment has never been more important. Genetics and Genomics in Nursing begins with an overview of genetics and the science behind inheritance. Chapters then break down the processes that make up risk assessment and walk the reader through data collection and review, identification and calculation of risk, and patient communication. The last section of the text discusses special populations and key facts nurses need to know about their risk assessment. Key Features: - Provides a clear introduction to a complex topic - Describes important elements of the genomic risk assessment process for use in clinical settings when evaluating patients - Illustrates how to develop a three-generation pedigree - Applies commonly used standardized pedigree symbols and familial patterns to aid in risk interpretation - Discusses the challenges and limitations of pedigree interpretation - Explains common concepts and includes helpful genomic resources - Incorporates genomic risk assessment into patient evaluation

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Psychosocial Aspects of Disability - Irmo Marini - Bog - Springer Publishing Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

What are the differences between individuals with disabilities who flourish and those who never really adjust after a trauma? How do those born with a disability differ from individuals who acquire one later in life? Fully updated and revised, this second edition of a unique rehabilitation counseling text reflects growing disparities among “haves” and “have-nots” as they bear on the psychosocial aspects of disability. New content focuses on returning veterans afflicted with physical and mental health problems, persons with disabilities living in poverty, and the need for increased family and community-based engagement. The book provides updated information about assisted suicide, genetic testing, new legislation, and much more. Using a minority model perspective, the text provides students and practitioners of rehabilitation and mental health counseling with vivid insight into the experience of living with a disability. It features first-person narratives from people living with a variety of disabling conditions, which are integrated with sociological and societal perspectives toward disability, and strategies for counseling such individuals. The text encompasses a historical perspective, psychological and sociological research, cultural variants regarding disability, myths and misconceptions, the attitudes of special interest and occupational groups, the use of positive psychology, and adjustments to disability by the individual and family. A wealth of counseling guidelines and useful strategies is geared to individuals with specific disabilities. Designed for a 15-week semester, the book also includes thought-provoking discussion questions and exercises. New to the Second Edition: - Reflects the growing disparities between “haves” and “have-nots” as they impact people with disabilities - Includes new content on veterans with physical and mental disabilities - Describes the experience of impoverished individuals with disabilities - Examines the need for increased family and community-based engagement - Discusses strengths and weaknesses of the Americans With Disabilities Act - Covers assisted suicide, genetic testing, and recent legislation - Includes expanded coverage of sexual identity - Provides an Instructor’s Manual and PowerPoints as supplemental downloads Key Features: - Provides 16 personal narratives demonstrating the “normalcy” of individuals with different types of disabling conditions - Includes stories of people living with blindness, hearing impairments, spinal cord injuries, muscular dystrophy, mental illness, and other disabilities - Delivers counseling strategies geared toward specific disabilities, with “do’s” and “don’ts” - Discusses ongoing treatment issues and ethical dilemmas for rehabilitation counselors

DKK 731.00

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Clinical Simulations for the Advanced Practice Nurse - - Bog - Springer Publishing Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Provides high-quality, comprehensive simulation scenarios for APRNs This invaluable resource is the first simulation guide designed specifically to support the training and evaluation of advanced practice nursing students, novice nurse practitioners, and advanced practice nurses transitioning to new fields. This book provides a method and foundation to transform graduate nursing education to competency-based clinical evaluation, empowering programs with standardized templates and interprofessional education options for each scenario to advance graduate simulation education and research. This comprehensive guide delivers more than 50 comprehensive simulation scenarios, written by experienced APRNs, faculty, and simulation specialists. Scenarios are arranged by APRN specialty with applications for students, faculty, standardized patients, staff development, and simulation staff who prepare the advanced practice nurse and their interprofessional team for clinical practice. Not only is this text easy for faculty to use and implement, it also includes several levels of application and offers strategies for adapting scenarios to an interprofessional setting. Each simulation is structured into a consistent template for ease of use, which includes a description, objectives, equipment needed, pre-briefing, debriefing, and interprofessional considerations. Additionally, each scenario includes a one-page download designed for the Simulation Team focusing on “what happens” in a particular scenario. These comprehensive simulations encompass a wide variety of physical health and mental health scenarios across the lifespan as well as telehealth, critical care transport, and retail scenarios. Three detailed sections dedicated to APRN students, faculty, and simulation staff provide timely topics and sound advice from recent graduates, faculty experts, and leaders in the simulation field. The section for students provides anticipatory guidance for novice practitioners on how best to prepare for formative and summative evaluations, standardized patient patientinteractions, high-stakes simulation testing, and interprofessional experiences. The section for faculty provides practical information on how to design engaging simulation experiences for the APRN, and suggestions on mapping the various modes of simulation experiences to various levels and competencies. A detailed section directed to the simulations team covers operations and management of the environment, personnel, equipment, and resources. - Key Features: - Provides 10 Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) standard scenarios for general advanced practice assessment - Contains more than 50 comprehensive simulation scenarios, arranged by APRN specialty for formative, summative, and high-stakes testing and competency evaluations - Consistent with INACSL and SSH Simulation Standards of Best Practice and NLN Simulation Theory by Pamela Jeffries - Maps simulation experiences to APRN learner levels and AACN competencies - Includes separate sections tailored towards APRN students, APRN faculty and staff development, and the simulation operational team - Delineates and provides hyperlinks for suggested learner preparation and the most up-to-date references to support each scenario

DKK 658.00

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Health Services Research and Analytics Using Excel - Nalin Johri - Bog - Springer Publishing Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Your all-in-one resource for quantitative, qualitative, and spatial analyses in Excel® using current real-world healthcare datasets. Health Services Research and Analytics Using Excel® is a practical resource for graduate and advanced undergraduate students in programs studying healthcare administration, public health, and social work as well as public health workers and healthcare managers entering or working in the field. This book provides one integrated, application-oriented resource for common quantitative, qualitative, and spatial analyses using only Excel. With an easy-to-follow presentation of qualitative and quantitative data, students can foster a balanced decision-making approach to financial data, patient statistical data and utilization information, population health data, and quality metrics while cultivating analytical skills that are necessary in a data-driven healthcare world. Whereas Excel is typically considered limited to quantitative application, this book expands into other Excel applications based on spatial analysis and data visualization represented through 3D Maps as well as text analysis using the free add-in in Excel. Chapters cover the important methods and statistical analysis tools that a practitioner will face when navigating and analyzing data in the public domain or from internal data collection at their health services organization. Topics covered include importing and working with data in Excel; identifying, categorizing, and presenting data; setting bounds and hypothesis testing; testing the mean; checking for patterns; data visualization and spatial analysis; interpreting variance; text analysis; and much more. A concise overview of research design also provides helpful background on how to gather and measure useful data prior to analyzing in Excel. Because Excel is the most common data analysis software used in the workplace setting, all case examples, exercises, and tutorials are provided with the latest updates to the Excel software from Office365 ProPlus® and newer versions, including all important “Add-ins” such as 3D Maps, MeaningCloud, and Power Pivots, among others. With numerous practice problems and over 100 step-by-step videos, Health Services Research and Analytics Using Excel® is an extremely practical tool for students and health service professionals who must know how to work with data, how to analyze it, and how to use it to improve outcomes unique to healthcare settings. - Key Features: - Provides a competency-based analytical approach to health services research using Excel - Includes applications of spatial analysis and data visualization tools based on 3D Maps in Excel - Lists select sources of useful national healthcare data with descriptions and website information - Chapters contain case examples and practice problems unique to health services - All figures and videos are applicable to Office365 ProPlus Excel and newer versions - Contains over 100 step-by-step videos of Excel applications covered in the chapters and provides concise video tutorials demonstrating solutions to all end-of-chapter practice problems - Robust Instructor ancillary package that includes Instructor’s Manual, PowerPoints, and Test Bank

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Preventing Patient Falls - Janice Morse - Bog - Springer Publishing Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Patient falls continue to be a serious concern within hospitals, nursing homes, and other health care facilities. When caring for elderly and disabled patients, a fall prevention program is vital. This authoritative and practical book outlines the process for developing and maintaining a fall prevention program in health care institutions. Morse presents over two decades of research as well as the highly acclaimed Morse Fall Scale, which has been adopted by the VA Hospital System and numerous hospitals around the United States. This extensively revised edition serves the dual purpose of providing practical, "how-to" guidelines as well as presenting cutting-edge research on patient falls. The first section on clinical application discusses the complete process of implementing a fall prevention program using the Morse Fall Scale. The research section of the book explains how the scale works, and provides information on evaluating the incidence, frequency, and severity of falls. Highlights of this book: - - - Thoroughly revised with three new chapters, a new research section, and a revised appendix - - Contains key clinical applications, such as monitoring falls, predicting physiologically anticipated falls, and conducting a fall assessment - - Research section contains appendices on determining the level of fall risk, suggested methods for testing the Morse Fall Scale, and fall rates This book contains all the essentials needed to implement and coordinate a fall prevention program. A definite must-read for nurse and hospital administrators, nurse and clinical managers, and risk managers."

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Pediatric Nursing Certification Express Review - Springer Publishing Company - Bog - Springer Publishing Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Improve retention with this high-speed review for test-day success! Designed as a last-minute gut check for your certification exam, this guide is written by pediatric nurses who have your back, providing you with quick, digestible nuggets of the most pertinent topics on the PNCB and ANCC exams. Use this small but mighty book during the last month of your preparation to strengthen your knowledge and get ready to tackle the exam with confidence! Organized by body system and following the most recent exam blueprints, this guide covers all the pediatric topics and professional issues you’ll need to know for the exam. Each system-based chapter includes signs and symptoms, labs and other diagnostic testing, treatment, nursing interventions, patient education, and more. Key Features: - Offers a succinct high-yield rapid review of nearly 100 disorders you’ll likely see on the exam - Includes useful pharmacology tables for each system-based chapter and a dedicated chapter to pharmacology - Provides essential details about child growth and development - Provides important alerts, complications, nursing pearls, and pop quiz questions to highlight extra-important information - Boosts your confidence with a 100% pass guarantee CPN ® is a registered trademark of the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB), and PED-BC ™ is a registered trademark of the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). PNCB and ANCC do not sponsor or endorse this resource, nor do they have a proprietary relationship with Springer Publishing Company.

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Essentials of Fetal and Uterine Monitoring, Fifth Edition - Michelle L. Murray - Bog - Springer Publishing Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Written for labor and delivery nurses, nurse midwives, and maternal–child and family birth nurses, Essentials of Fetal and Uterine Monitoring, Fifth Edition , expertly presents how to identify fetal well-being and the signs of potential fetal and uterine compromise. An accurate interpretation of fetal heart rate patterns and uterine activity helps to ensure the safest labor and delivery process for mother and baby. Chapters present the best practices for distinguishing normal from abnormal fetal heart rate patterns and uterine activity. Designed in an engaging workbook-style format with step-by-step instruction, this evidence-based resource is for the beginning learner as well as the seasoned professional. Key Features - Covers systematic assessment of the pregnant patient - Addresses external and internal fetal and maternal monitoring - Includes a step-by-step guide to fetal monitoring equipment and procedures - Based on peer-reviewed clinically applicable research - Contains detailed reproductions of actual fetal monitor tracings - Clarifies differences between maternal and fetal heart rate patterns - Contains a dedicated section on chronic hypoxia, acute asphyxia, and the nursing role - Identifies ineffective actions that can delay timely interventions - Sets forth legal issues - Provides skill-testing exercises What’s NEW - Includes a NEW evidence-based section on normal vs. excessive uterine activity discussing prevention of hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy - Increased focus on the uterus and the effect of contractions on fetal health. - All relevant sections updated to include latest evidence, research, equipment, clinical practice considerations, and interventions.

DKK 574.00

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FNP and AGNP Certification Express Review - Springer Publishing Company - Bog - Springer Publishing Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Improve retention with this high-speed review for test-day success! Designed as a last-minute gut-check before exam day, this guide is written by primary care nurse practitioners who have your back, providing you with quick, digestible nuggets of the most pertinent topics on the FNP and AGNP certification exams. Use this small but mighty book during the last month of your preparation to strengthen your knowledge and tackle the AANPCB or ANCC exam with confidence! Organized by body system, this guide covers the key 120+ disorders on the exam, with essential information on signs and symptoms, differential diagnoses, labs and other diagnostic testing, treatment, patient education, and important lifespan and special population considerations. The pharmacology review provides a succinct recap of the most important drug classes you will need to know. Also included are brief summaries of pediatric growth and development and geriatric topics such as geriatric syndromes, frailty, and polypharmacy. Key Features: - Offers a succinct, rapid review of the key 120+ disorders on the exam - Includes a separate pharmacology review of select drug classes - Summarizes pediatric and geriatric concerns , such as growth and development, immunizations, and frailty - Provides important alerts, complications, pearls, and pop quiz questions to highlight extra-important information and test your knowledge The American Association of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB) and American Nurses Credential Center (ANCC) are the sole owners of their respective certification programs. AANPCB and ANCC do not endorse this exam preparation resource, nor do they have a proprietary relationship with Springer Publishing Company.

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Canadian Family Practice Guidelines - - Bog - Springer Publishing Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Written specifically for the needs of family and adult nursing students, medical students, and primary care practitioners in Canada, this gold standard reference of family practice in America—named a 2013 Doody’s core title and 1st-place winner of the American Journal of Nursing book award in 2017—now provides current Canadian practice protocols for professional standards of care across the life span. Guidelines are delivered in a user-friendly, step-by-step instructional style for physical exams and diagnostic testing results in SI units; health maintenance recommendations approved by Health Canada; care guidelines including Canadian drug names and dietary information; information on culturally responsive care; and patient resources specific to Canada. Practice guidelines are organized primarily by body system and delivered in outline format for quick and easy access. Each of more than 280 disorder protocols includes definition, incidence/prevalence, pathogenesis, predisposing factors, common findings, other signs and symptoms, subjective data, physical examination, diagnostic tests, differential diagnoses, plan, follow-up, consultation/referral, and individual considerations. Also included are numerous Client Teaching Guides in PDF format for customization and downloading. Abundant references are specific to the Canadian health care system. Key Features: - Presents over 280 guidelines in consistent outline format - Provides Canadian routine health maintenance guidelines, vaccinations, and screenings for HIV and HepC - Covers individual care considerations for pediatric, pregnant, and geriatric patients - Offers numerous Client Teaching Guides in digital format for clients to take home - Purchase includes access to the ebook for use on most mobile devices or computers

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Handbook of Gastrointestinal Cancers - Bassel F. El Rayes - Bog - Springer Publishing Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Handbook of Gastrointestinal Cancers is a practical guide to the management of colorectal, pancreatic, hepatocellular, gastric, and esophageal cancers as well as other cancers of the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract. Edited by a multidisciplinary group of oncologists from leading institutions, this book is an essential day-to-day reference for evidence-based treatment and patient care. The handbook focuses on treatment strategies and approaches to cancerous gastrointestinal tumors that are transforming the recent oncological landscape, including expert-given guidance on methods such as neoadjuvant and adjuvant chemotherapy, surgical transplant, radiation therapy, molecular diagnostic testing leading to molecularly targeted therapy, and immunotherapy. With so many advances in the current field, it is increasingly difficult for early-career practitioners to grasp the entirety of practices and for seasoned oncologists to keep up with newly approved therapies, side effects to treatments, and special clinical management considerations, but this handbook addresses it all. Organized by major gastrointestinal disease sites and featuring “How I Treat” case vignettes from world experts for common and uncommon management considerations, the handbook brings an experience-based perspective to these tough-to-treat areas. The treatment strategies and applications set forth in the chapters are pertinent to situations and decision-making encountered in practice. Handbook of Gastrointestinal Cancers is a valuable resource for medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, and surgeons treating and managing gastrointestinal cancers as well as trainees in medical, radiation, and surgical oncology programs needing an accessible point of care resource. KEY FEATURES: - Provides treatment plans and recommendations for each stage of a range of gastrointestinal cancers, including colorectal, pancreatic, and hepatocellular cancers plus more - Includes “How I Treat” patient vignettes told from the physician’s point of view within each clinical chapter - Outlines special considerations for the elderly and for survivors of gastrointestinal cancers - Highlights important clinical guidance on nutritional and palliative concerns commonly seen in patients with gastrointestinal cancers

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