Best Nursing Patient Education Books of 2025

This workbook is an excellent resource for anyone studying medical terminology. It contains various exercises, such as multiple choice questions and picture labeling, to help learners test their understanding of medical terms. The workbook can be used alongside the companion textbook or on its own to identify knowledge gaps and improve retention. The book is a great tool for students in the medical and health-related fields. Overall, the workbook is a valuable addition to any medical terminology library.

Get everything you need to create and customize effective nursing care plans, now with evidence-based ICNP® diagnoses! Covering the most common medical-surgical nursing diagnoses and clinical problems, Gulanick & Myers’ Nursing Care Plans: Diagnoses, Interventions, and Outcomes, 10th Edition features more than 200 care plans, each reflecting the latest evidence-based guidelines and national and international treatment protocols. It also features highlighted QSEN competencies and a clear differentiation of nursing and collaborative interventions. New to this edition are ICNP® diagnoses, care plans on LGBTQ health issues and on electrolytes and acid-base balance, and a new Online Care Planner that makes it easier than ever to customize care plans. Written by noted educators Meg Gulanick and Judith L. Myers, this #1 care planning book will help you learn to think like a nurse! 61 patient problem care plans include the most common/important patient problems, providing the building blocks for you to create your own individualized care plans.164 disorder care plans cover virtually every common medical-surgical condition, organized by body system.Patient problem care plan format includes a definition/explanation of the diagnosis, related factors, defining characteristics, expected outcomes, ongoing assessment, and therapeutic interventions.Disorder care plan format covers synonyms for the disorder (for ease in cross referencing), a definition, common related factors, defining characteristics, expected outcomes, ongoing assessment, and therapeutic interventions for each relevant nursing diagnosis.Prioritized care planning guidance internally organizes care plans from "actual" to "risk" diagnoses, from general to specific interventions, and from independent to collaborative/interprofessional interventions, to help you select the most important, priority interventions for your particular patients.NEW! Updated care plans are now based on the evidence-based, complete, and internationally accepted International Classification of Nursing Practice (ICNP®) nursing diagnoses.NEW! 19 all-new care plans are featured in this edition.NEW! Updated content throughout reflects the most current evidence-based practice and national and international guidelines.NEW! Online Care Planner on the Evolve website allows you to easily generate customized care plans based on the book’s content.NEW! Improved focus on core content includes several care plans that have been moved from the book’s Evolve website.

The book "Motivational Interviewing in Health Care: Helping Patients Change Behavior" is a comprehensive guide for healthcare practitioners to use motivational interviewing techniques to help patients manage chronic and acute conditions and make healthier choices. The book is structured around the current four-process model of MI and includes lessons learned from the authors' ongoing clinical practice and practitioner training workshops. It also covers advice-giving, brief consultations, merging MI with assessment, MI in groups, and making telehealth consultations more effective. This book is a valuable resource for both health care professionals-in-training and experienced practitioners alike.

Nurses play a crucial role as educators no matter their professional position in the workforce. They often lead in patient teaching, health education, and health promotion. Award-winning educator, Susan Bastable, comprehensively covers the major principles of teaching and learning for all audiences in a new edition of her best-selling text, Nurse as Educator: Principles of Teaching and Learning for Nursing Practice. She prepares nurse educators, clinical nurse specialists, and nurse practitioners and students for their expanding role as nurses and educators. With a focus on multiple audiences, Nurse as Educator applies to both undergraduate and graduate nursing courses. The Sixth Edition covers relevant topics in nursing education and health promotion not often found in other texts, such as health literacy, teaching people with disabilities, the impact of gender and socioeconomics on learning, technology for teaching and learning, and the ethical, legal, and economic foundations of the educational process.

Praise for earlier editions:"This is a wonderful book for both novice and experienced physician assistants and nurse practitioners. This latest edition will see frequent use in your daily practice.”"Score: 100, 5 stars--Doody's Medical Reviews"This textbook provides comprehensive coverage of primary care disorders in an easy-to-read format and contains invaluable step-by-step instructions for evaluating and managing primary care patients. . . [It] belongs in every NP and PA's reference library. I highly recommend this wonderful textbook."Maria T. Leik, MSN, FNP-BC, ANP-BC, GNP-BCPresident, National ARNP Services, Inc. This core nursing resource has long served as an essential text for thousands of NP students and as a valued clinical reference for family practice and primary care clinicians.The sixth edition continues to provide current practice guidelines and professional standards of care across the life span, with the addition of updated information in all chapters, updated patient teaching guides and charts, and new charts featuring enhanced readability. The book provides new content on COVID-19 treatment and vaccines, and new guidelines for dermatology (including photos), respiratory disease, cardiovascular disease, genitourinary considerations, neurologic conditions, and infectious diseases.Offering succinct and practical counsel, the book features detailed, step-by-step instructions for physical examinations and diagnostic testing, information on health promotion, guidelines of care, dietary information, common procedures, and patient resources. Chapters are organized by body system, with disorders alphabetized for ease of reference. Client Teaching Guides—available in print and digital format—perform double duty as both patient handouts and concise study tools. Consistent guidelines for more than 275 disorders facilitate ease of use and Clinical Pearls highlight key information. In addition, website links are incorporated throughout for easy access to additional information. Purchase includes access to eBook for use on most mobile devices or computers.New to the Sixth Edition:Updated information in all chapters including new clinical content for each body systemNew tables, charts, and algorithmsUpdated CDC guidelines on health maintenance and immunization schedulesNew dermatology guidelines including color photos of skin rashes/disordersUpdated guidelines for heart failure and hypertensionFocused guidelines for the management of asthmaUpdated management of urinary tract infections, erectile dysfunction, and premature ejaculationKey updates for stroke managementCurrent CDC guidelines for management of COVID-19Key Features:Presents consistent guidelines for over 275 disorders providing quick access to informationHighlights key considerations for practiceAddresses care points for pediatric, pregnant, and geriatric patientsIncludes Client Teaching Guides serving as both patient “take-home” teaching supplements and study guides for students

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Master the role and responsibilities of today’s nursing assistant! Mosby's Essentials for Nursing Assistants, 7th Edition provides concise, easy-to-understand guidelines for the skills performed by nursing assistants. Step-by-step procedures are included for more than 75 key procedures, and patient scenarios help you apply your knowledge and develop critical thinking skills. A primary focus is the importance of treating residents with respect while providing safe, competent, and efficient care. And with OBRA-mandated coverage of the concepts and skills you need to master, you will prepare for success on state certification exams!Clear, easy-to-read style is supplemented with hundreds of full-color photographs and illustrations.More than 75 step-by-step procedures are divided into pre-procedure, procedure, and post-procedure sections for easier learning.Focus on PRIDE boxes emphasize personal and professional responsibility, rights and respect, independence and social interaction, delegation and teamwork, and ethics and laws, helping you promote dignity and pride in the person being cared for, his or her family, and yourself. Focus on Practice: Problem Solving present patient scenarios to enhance critical thinking skills, and allow you to apply concepts to practice. Promoting Safety and Comfort boxes detail measures and cautions for providing safe, effective patient care.Focus on Older Persons boxes provide guidance on the special needs of older persons, including those with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias.Focus on Communication boxes provide guidelines for communicating clearly with residents, visitors, and the nursing team.Caring About Culture boxes help in providing care that is sensitive to the beliefs and customs of diverse cultures.Delegation Guidelines identify the nursing assistant’s specific responsibilities in accepting commonly delegated tasks.Focus on Surveys feature highlights the nursing assistant’s role during state inspections. NATCEP (Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Program) icons shownin the title bar of procedures indicate the skills covered most often on certification exams.Review questions in each chapter cover what you have learned, and are useful in studying for a test or for the competency evaluation.Key terms and abbreviations are included at the beginning of each chapter, with a comprehensive glossary at the back of the book.NEW! Streamlined chapter organization includes shorter, more focused chapters.NEW! Enhanced art program includes updated photos and illustrations.

Deep Medicine by Eric Topol is a compelling read that explores the potential of artificial intelligence in revolutionizing patient care. The book highlights the broken doctor-patient relationship and how AI can transform everything from diagnosis to treatment, reducing costs and human mortality. Topol's vision is optimistic, and he argues that AI can save time, lives, and money. The book is enlightening and provides a gimlet-eyed look at the role of computers in medicine. Overall, Deep Medicine is a unique and important account that should be required reading for medical practitioners and the public alike.

Now in it's 5th edition, this powerful decision-support tool will guide triagers thorough each call with the same step-by-step checklist organization and ease-of-use features as its companion resource, Pediatric Telephone Protocols. This comprehensive resource includes protocols that cover 95% of the most common adult complaints. Look here for triage guidelines ranging from everyday problems such as back pain, insect bites, and sunburn to more serious conditions such as breathing difficulty, seizures, and wound care.  KEY FEATURESCompletely updated and revised6 new protocols—Anxiety and Panic Attack, Breast Symptoms, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Flank Pain, Hip Pain, and Shoulder PainTriage guidance updated to include video visit options

The "Family Practice Guidelines, Fifth Edition" is a comprehensive resource book for primary care clinicians and students. It features step-by-step instructions for physical examinations and diagnostic testing, health promotion, care guidelines, patient resources, and abundant patient-education handouts. The book is organized in a consistent format for ease of use, and it highlights key considerations with Practice Pointers. It also includes individual care points for pediatric, pregnant, and geriatric patients, 138 printable Patient Teaching Guides, 18 procedure guidelines, and routine health maintenance guidelines. Overall, this book is an excellent reference for primary care providers, and its updated guidelines and recommendations make it a valuable addition to any clinical practice.