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Male carriers of chromosomal abnormalities (CA) are more frequent in the infertile population. These men have higher levels of sperm aneuploidy due to the aberrant segregation of the chromosomes involved in the abnormality. The presence of a CA may also influence the segregation of other chromosome…
This 9th edition was developed to serve as a guide and reference for perioperative Registered Nurses, health care facilities that care for surgical patients, and other professional associations.
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The second edition of this book has been completely revised and updated and includes an expanded focus on developing a context-relevant curriculum. A major determinant in any nursing education curriculum is the context in which the curriculum is developed and offered. This context is the profession…
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The Analyze, Design, Develop, Implement, and Evaluate (ADDIE) process is used to introduce an approach to instruction design that has a proven record of success. The purpose of this book is to focus on fundamental ADDIE principles, written with a minimum of professional jargon. This is not an attem…
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This research responded to the need to define evidence-based criteria of maternal risk by developing a model - the Pre-eclampsia Integrated Estimate of RiSk (or PIERS) model ? that predicts a combined adverse maternal outcome (mortality and/or significant morbidities) within 48 hour of, and up to s…
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Due to the ?flare effect? associated with the flare protocol, variation in the degree of follicular maturation during stimulation may result in differences in follicle response as compared to the luteal protocol which is based on maximal pituitary suppression and synchronization of follicular matur…
Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) has been a successful assisted reproductive technique for men with severe male-factor infertility. However, ICSI requires the subjective selection of normal looking sperm, which does not preclude the transmission of genetically abnormal sperm. Correlation bet…
While the introduction of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) has revolutionized the treatment of male infertility, concerns have been raised regarding the risk of chromosomal abnormalities in pregnancies derived from ICSI. Studies on sperm from infertile men have suggested that this population…
This guide provides a framework for competency-based education for perinatal nurses. It is adaptable to many perinatal nursing specialties and settings and provides practical information and tools to enable nurses to take charge of their orientation, ongoing education and continuing professional d…
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This curriculum uses the professional resource, Growing Babies...Growing Parents (the resource) to provide women and their partners' classes or groups throughout the perinatal period. This curriculum is woman and family centered.
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In recent years, while continuing to learn more about strengths, Gallup scientists have also been examining decades of data on the topic of leadership. They studied more than 1 million work teams, conducted more than 20,000 in-depth interviews with leaders, and even interviewed more than 10,000 fol…
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This book considers how health care is structured to develop and to apply evidence--from health profession training and infrastructure development to advances in research methodology, patient engagement, payment schemes, and measurement--and highlights opportunities for the creation of a sustainabl…
In contrast to the success of ICSI in treating male infertility, concerns have been raised about the health outcomes of the children conceived through this procedure. Cohort studies have shown that the ICSI population has an increase in low birth weight (LBW), birth defects, chromosomal abnormaliti…
Pre-eclampsia remains one of the most common causes of maternal mortality in the developed world, and we still have no known effective prophylaxis and proven modifiers. The recent successful clinical trial of recombinant human activated protein C (rhAPC) in the management of SIRS (systemic inflamma…
This Self Instructional Learning Package (SILP) has been developed to guide the neonatal nurse towards competency in Intravenous (IV) therapy. Learning objectives are provided to facilitate identification of learning needs and goals.
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This book will help you provide today's diverse student population with the skills they need to become creative, critical, and cooperative problem solvers. Each chapter includes opening scenarios (to help link theory to practice), learning activities (to spark interest in key topics while encouragi…
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This book introduces the reader to the principles and practice of effective leadership and management in relation to themselves as an individual, a team member and a practitioner with the client.
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As the hospital environment becomes increasingly busy and complex, nurse leaders often find themselves lacking the time and resources to apply their problem-solving skills. In fact, traditional techniques?such as formal root cause analysis?can themselves become a laborious undertaking. To assist ma…
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Widely acclaimed for its outstanding step-by-step illustrations, comprehensive coverage, and reader-friendly format, Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Procedures is now in its thoroughly updated Second Edition. In 137 chapters, the book provides clear, complete instructions on every emergency medicin…
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Homeobox genes, which code for families of transcription factors, act at the top of genetic hierarchies. HOX genes specify positional identity during development, and in adult tissues, regulate differentiation and proliferation. Most ovarian carcinomas are derived from the ovarian surface epitheliu…