Author

Hoffman-Goetz, Laurie

Donelle, Lorie

Ahmed, Ruksana

Edition

1st ed.

Place of Publication

[Toronto, ON]

Publisher

Canadian Scholars' Press Inc.

Publication Date

2014

Physical Description

Paperback, 248 p.,ill.

Subject

Patient Education

Patient-Health Care Practitioner Relations. Doctor-Patient Relations.

Leadership/Coaching

Abstract

Why do we need health literacy? Through a health promotion and social justice lens, Laurie Hoffman-Goetz, Lorie Donelle, and Rukhsana Ahmed describe health literacy as an increasingly important determinant of health and highlight the necessity of health literacy skills for ensuring equitable access to health care information and services. This core text offers a critical examination of how culture, ethnicity, social media applications, and the literacy and digital divides affect individuals? ability to secure health information, services, and support. Health Literacy in Canada will inform the way we respond to public health issues in Canada and around the world. This pedagogically rich and highly accessible text is ideal for use in upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses in public health, health promotion, health communication, risk communication and perception, and gerontology.

ISBN

9781551305592

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

REF IA 850 HOF 2014

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Author

Miller, Lisa A.

Miller, David A.

Tucker, Susan M.

Edition

7th ed

Place of Publication

[St. Louis, MO]

Publisher

Elsevier/Mosby

Publication Date

2013

Physical Description

Paperback, 336 p., ill

Subjects

Fetal monitoring

Fetal Monitoring--methods

Subject

Fetal Monitoring

Abstract

Evaluate intrapartum and antepartum fetal status with this portable, practical guide!Mosby's Pocket Guide to Fetal Monitoring, 7th Edition provides a multidisciplinary, evidence-based approach model that's ideal for use in the clinical environment. It offers a single definitive source on fetal heart rate monitoring, with the description, characteristics, etiology, clinical significance, and intervention for every tracing. Written by an expert team including nurse-midwife and attorney Lisa Miller, perinatologist David Miller, and RN Susan Martin Tucker, this reference may be used in any location where electronic monitoring is employed for fetal surveillance, such as the labor and delivery suite, the antepartum inpatient unit or ambulatory care setting, and emergency departments and intensive care units caring for pregnant women.

ISBN

9780323083522

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

GG 100 MIL 2013

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