Audiology Research is an international, scientific, peer-reviewed, open access journal on audiology and neurotology, published bimonthly online by MDPI (from Volume 10, Issue 2 - 2020).
This is a free text, and is intended particularly for those involved with management of hearing problems in the developing world where qualified audiologists are frequently not available.
This textbook is designed to actively engage your exploration and critical analysis of human anatomical variation in an Australian and New Zealand context. Understanding anatomical variation is essential for all health professionals to avoid patient misdiagnosis such as confusing a natural variant with a pathology, minimise surgical or procedural errors that may occur if variations are unexpected, and ultimately improve patient outcomes by applying culturally safe practices. Research in anatomical variation has demonstrated significant differences in phenotypic expression of variants between and within geographic, ancestral and socioeconomic populations, as well as displaying significant variance between males and females. It is therefore critical as a health professional to understand anatomical variation in the context of the population you intend to practice in. This textbook compiles this critical information into an easy to read summary of the range and frequency of anatomical phenotypes in Australian and New Zealand patients by drawing from contemporary anatomical science research. Anatomical variation of Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Māori peoples has also been highlighted where research is available.
This textbook provides readers with up to date knowledge about the assessment, management and support of people experiencing Long COVID. Learning activities draw upon personas co-authored with people with Long COVID.
Foundations of Biomedical Science: Quantitative Literacy Theory and Problems is designed to help students develop the fundamental mathematical and quantitative literacy required to navigate and interpret evidence-based Biomedical data. This will provide students with the skills and confidence to habitually question any quantitative data they come across and to use these skills to make informed judgements regarding their veracity.
Authors: Anna Chruścik; Kate Kauter; Louisa Windus; and Eliza Whiteside
License: Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike
Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology is a textbook for biomedical, life science and health majors. The book is organised by body system and contains interactive resources to test your knowledge.
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Author(s): Judith Rafferty
Subject(s): Physiological and neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Psychology, Neurosciences
Institution(s): James Cook University
Publisher: James Cook University
Last updated: 08/04/2024
This peer reviewed eBook introduces readers to foundational concepts in neuroscience, cognitive psychology, personality psychology and social psychology to help explain why conflict occurs, how it develops and how it may be managed and/or resolved.
CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial) 12 H5P Activities English (United Kingdom)
Author(s): Michelle D. Lazarus, Georgina C. Stephens
Editor(s): Michelle D. Lazarus, Georgina C. Stephens
Subject(s): Personal and public health / health education, Health psychology
Institution(s): Monash University
Publisher: Monash University
Last updated: 19/02/2024
This book serves to fill a critical gap in existing healthcare education resources, by raising healthcare professional and healthcare educators’ awareness of uncertainty tolerance. This handbook explores the impact health professions education (and educators) can have on the future healthcare workforce’s ability to manage uncertainty effectively, and provides practical approaches (including exemplar curricular templates) for supporting this essential workplace-ready, transferable attribute.
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Author(s): Julian Pakay, Hendrika Duivenvoorden, Thomas Shafee, Kaitlin Clarke
Subject(s): Biochemistry
Institution(s): La Trobe University, Monash University, Swinburne University of Technology
Publisher: La Trobe eBureau
Last updated: 11/12/2023
Biochemistry (and Molecular Biology) represent one of the fastest-growing fields of scientific research and technical innovation and the resulting biotechnology is increasingly applied to other fields of study. So, an understanding of Biochemistry is increasingly important for students in all biological disciplines. However, at the same time, the content is inherently complex, highly abstract, and often deeply rooted in the pure sciences – mathematics, chemistry, and physics. This makes it difficult to both learn and to teach.
This book is designed as a succinct and focused resource, specifically aimed to help students grasp key threshold concepts in Biochemistry. Due to their troublesome nature, understanding threshold concepts is a cognitively demanding task. By using a series of thematically linked case studies that accompany theory, the cognitive load will be reduced. This will free up students to focus on learning concepts rather than distracting them with unnecessary specifics.
Shane Erickson, Suzanne Hodgkin, Sharon Karasmanis, George Murley
La Trobe eBureau 2018
This ebook is an introduction to the use of research-based evidence in professional health-care practice. It will help you to understand the role of evidence in health care, including how evidence is developed, and how to interpret research methods and outcomes.
Publisher: Society for Transparency, Openness, and Replication in Kinesiology
License: CC BY
This text represents the collaboration of more than 70 authors from multiple countries. Essentials of Exercise and Sport Psychology: An Open Access Textbook brings this diverse set of experts together to provide a free, open, accessible textbook for students studying exercise and sport psychology. Primarily directed at undergraduate students, this well-referenced book is also appropriate for graduate students.
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This resource focusses on how best to deliver exercises for individuals, including advice and guidance on how to change exercises to achieve the outcomes you need.
Sports marketing refers to promoting goods and services through sporting events and the endorsement of athletes and sports teams. For any sports organisation, it is imperative to have an effective sports marketing strategy in place to build brand awareness, enhance customer loyalty and generate revenue. Companies in sports use marketing strategies to fulfil their goals, such as attracting more junior players, involving parents, increasing the company's public profile, entertaining spectators, acquiring sponsorships, and securing broadcasting rights deals. This book has been written for sports management students at Western Sydney University for the subject Sports Marketing (BUSM2048) where they will learn general marketing knowledge and theories relevant to the sports industry, such as sponsorship, endorsements, customer experience, pricing and operations. This activity is aligned with SDG4 – Quality Education.
This introduction to research methods aims to provide undergraduate health professions students with appropriate guidance, knowledge and skills that are essential for research. This eBook is packed full of practical tips and examples to equip students with the knowledge to engage with research, making it invaluable for students embarking on health research for the first time. The book covers the entire research process, starting with developing a research question, qualitative and quantitative research approaches, ethical considerations, data collection and analysis and the dissemination of the results of the study. Other contents covered in this eBook include conducting a literature review, designing a questionnaire, designing an interview guide and writing a research proposal. This eBook will simplify and breakdown complex research concepts for the students. The free availability of this eBook will make it a lifelong companion for students that can be referred to even after completing their degree.
The eBook also has H5P activities such as interactive videos, presentations and quizzes that will enable students to connect theory with practice. Ultimately, this eBook will contribute to the development of tomorrow’s clinical researchers and future leaders in the advancement of health professions research.
The Creative Commons Licence applied to this work allows adaptations, but the authors wish to be contacted prior to any adaption being made to discuss the nature of the adapted work.
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Author(s): Dell Horey, Fernanda Nava Buenfil, Joanne Marcucci
Subject(s): Medical study and revision guides and reference material
Institution(s): La Trobe University
Publisher: La Trobe eBureau
Last updated: 04/11/2024
This book is a practical guide to writing about health research, which includes elementary reviews of the research literature and simple research reports. The goal is to teach you how to write about research clearly and with confidence. You will gain useful skills and transferrable knowledge by learning how to critically evaluate research, how to compare different aspects of research studies, and how to synthesize and interpret research evidence. The book includes information on basic skills in statistical and qualitative analyses that are valuable in preparing research reports and reviews.
Subject(s): Research methods: general, Public health and preventive medicine, Personal and public health / health education, Educational: Health and social care
Publisher: Monash University
Last updated: 25/03/2024
This guide is designed to support health and social care researchers and practitioners to integrate qualitative research into the evidence base of health and social care research. Qualitative research designs are diverse and each design has a different focus that will inform the approach undertaken and the results that are generated. The aim is to move beyond the “what” of qualitative research to the “how”, by (1) outlining key qualitative research designs for health and social care research – descriptive, phenomenology, action research, case study, ethnography, and grounded theory; (2) a decision tool of how to select the appropriate design based on a guiding prompting question, the research question and available resources, time and expertise; (3) an overview of mixed methods research and qualitative research in evaluation studies; (4) a practical guide to data collection and analysis; (5) providing examples of qualitative research to illustrate the scope and opportunities; and (6) tips on communicating qualitative research.
This introduction to research methods aims to provide undergraduate health professions students with appropriate guidance, knowledge and skills that are essential for research. This eBook is packed full of practical tips and examples to equip students with the knowledge to engage with research, making it invaluable for students embarking on health research for the first time. The book covers the entire research process, starting with developing a research question, qualitative and quantitative research approaches, ethical considerations, data collection and analysis and the dissemination of the results of the study. Other contents covered in this eBook include conducting a literature review, designing a questionnaire, designing an interview guide and writing a research proposal. This eBook will simplify and breakdown complex research concepts for the students. The free availability of this eBook will make it a lifelong companion for students that can be referred to even after completing their degree. The eBook also has H5P activities such as interactive videos, presentations and quizzes that will enable students to connect theory with practice. Ultimately, this eBook will contribute to the development of tomorrow’s clinical researchers and future leaders in the advancement of health professions research.
CC BY-SA (Attribution ShareAlike) English (Australia)
Author(s): Nicola Whiteing, Lucy Shinners, Nicole Graham, Dima Nasrawi, Donna Wilson, Anna Foster, Elicia Kunst, Jennene Greenhill
Subject(s): Personal and public health / health education, Nursing fundamentals and skills
Institution(s): Southern Cross University
Publisher: Southern Cross University
Last updated: 07/12/2023
The OER includes case studies of 5 families from a variety of backgrounds in metropolitan and regional Queensland (QLD), New South Wales (NSW), and Victoria (VIC), Australia. Case studies have been popular in nursing to help students bring their learning to life and enhance their critical thinking. However, often case studies appear in one unit or one particular content area to aid students learning for a particular condition or point in time.
Taking a transformational, place-based approach, the OER case studies for health are set within metropolitan and regional areas, so learning is contextual and relatable. Case studies increase in complexity so that students can be introduced to and ‘get to know’ the families from their first year of study. As students progress through their studies, they meet the families again in different, often more complex scenarios. The families experience a variety of political and socio-economic circumstances, which helps students to learn about various healthcare contexts, build knowledge and understanding about the families’ circumstances from a holistic, person-centred, interprofessional perspective, and engage at a deeper level.
Educators can integrate each family case study into multiple units across health programmes. This encourages students to learn through the lens of the unit they are studying while drawing on information learnt in previous units. Each OER chapter contains opportunities for students to engage with the material, complete activities and access further resources suggested by the authors. Case studies for health, research and practice provides students with an opportunity to develop skills in critical thinking, reflection and discourse, as well as clinical skills. Including this OER in health curricula will support the development of a broad spectrum of knowledge, skills and professionalism, which students can transfer to various healthcare contexts as they build their professional identities. formation learnt in previous units. Each OER chapter contains opportunities for students to engage with the material, completing activities and accessing further resources suggested by the authors., Case studies for health research and practice provides students with an opportunity to develop skills in critical thinking, reflection and discourse as well as the development of clinical skills. The inclusion of this OER in health curricula will support the development of a broad spectrum of knowledge, skills and professionalism which can be transferred to a variety of healthcare contexts as students build their professional identities.
Subject(s): Rehabilitation, Coping with / advice about illness and specific health conditions
Institution(s): Deakin University
Publisher: Deakin University
Last updated: 16/03/2024
This textbook provides readers with up to date knowledge about the assessment, management and support of people experiencing Long COVID. Learning activities draw upon personas co-authored with people with Long COVID.
The Introduction to Health OER Textbook provides a broad overview of information pertaining to human health and opportunities for improving health and wellness throughout life. The intended goal of the book is to equip the learners with important information needed to better understand their own health and how their daily choices may impact both their quantity and quality of life. Although this is a "health" textbook, it could actually be called a "life" textbook.
Edited by Sheree Lloyd (University of Tasmania), Richard Olley (Griffith University) and Eleanor Milligan (Griffith University)
Subject(s): Health systems and services; Nursing management and leadership, Management: leadership and motivation, Business ethics and social responsibility, Economics, Finance, Business and Management, Business innovation, IT and information systems management
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Author(s): Michelle D. Lazarus, Georgina C. Stephens
Editor(s): Michelle D. Lazarus, Georgina C. Stephens
Subject(s): Personal and public health / health education, Health psychology
Institution(s): Monash University
Publisher: Monash University
This book serves to fill a critical gap in existing healthcare education resources, by raising healthcare professional and healthcare educators’ awareness of uncertainty tolerance. This handbook explores the impact health professions education (and educators) can have on the future healthcare workforce’s ability to manage uncertainty effectively, and provides practical approaches (including exemplar curricular templates) for supporting this essential workplace-ready, transferable attribute.
Shane Erickson, Suzanne Hodgkin, Sharon Karasmanis, George Murley
La Trobe eBureau 2018
This ebook is an introduction to the use of research-based evidence in professional health-care practice. It will help you to understand the role of evidence in health care, including how evidence is developed, and how to interpret research methods and outcomes.
CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike) 5 H5P Activities English (United Kingdom)
Author(s): Hanan Khalil
Editor(s): Hanan Khalil
Subject(s): Medical administration and management
Institution(s): La Trobe University
Publisher: La Trobe eBureau
This open textbook presents a contemporary overview of Value-based Healthcare: a healthcare delivery and reimbursement model that focuses on achieving the best possible health outcomes for patients while controlling costs. It represents a shift of focus from quantity to quality, and aims to align incentives to bring together the interests of patients, healthcare providers, and payers.
The resource covers core content in the following topics: an introduction to value based healthcare, funding models, leadership and governance, models of care, shared decision making models, case studies, global perspectives, resources management and cost control.
This text is for Masters-level courses in health administration, public health, nursing, or health information. It will also be useful more broadly for anyone studying health or working in the health sector including clinicians, managers, and policy makers.
Author(s): Laura S. Gregory, Annabelle L. Kimmorley, Mikaela S. Reynolds
Subject(s): Anatomy, Clinical and internal medicine, Regional anatomy, Dissection, Medical imaging, For higher / tertiary / university education
Institution(s): Queensland University of Technology
Publisher: Queensland University of Technology
The anatomy of our outwardly facing physical appearance exhibits great diversity between individuals, from different eye, skin and hair colour to the size of our feet and our height. However, it is less known whether our anatomy differs beneath the surface… is the anatomy of the internal organs the same between individuals? Most textbooks would like you to think so with simplified standard descriptions of human anatomy such as the lung lobes and fissures, aortic arch branches and bone numbers. But this eBook is different. Here we build your understanding of the scope and clinical importance of human anatomical variation to improve your clinical skills as a health professional or biomedical scientist.
Author(s): Robert B. Tallitsch, Ronald Guastaferri (Art Coordinator, Illustrator)
Subject(s): Histology
This brand-new, user-friendly text takes you effortlessly through the step-by-step process you need to accurately distinguish the various components of each and every tissue, organ, and system under consideration. Each chapter contains a “commonly misdiagnosed” section to help you avoid the usual pitfalls in identification, and a “logic tree” maps out the questions you should be asking yourself as you go through the identification process.
This book is written for allied health care professionals who wish to become familiar with some of the foundational concepts which underlie many human diseases. The author takes the approach that many diseases can be traced by to underlying causes which can include infection, inflammation, cancer, and trauma. The first chapter introduces the concepts of homeostasis, communication and control systems as being essential for ‘ordered’ physiology.
Author(s): J. Gordon Betts, Kelly A. Young, James A. Wise, Eddie Johnson, Brandon Poe, Dean H. Kruse, Oksana Korol, Jody E. Johnson, Mark Womble, Peter DeSaix
Author(s): J. Gordon Betts, Kelly A. Young, James A. Wise, Eddie Johnson, Brandon Poe, Dean H. Kruse, Oksana Korol, Jody E. Johnson, Mark Womble, Peter DeSaix
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Author(s): Dr R. Nazim Khan
Subject(s): Probability and statistics, Business mathematics and systems, Epidemiology and Medical statistics
Institution(s): University of Western Australia
Publisher: University of Western Australia
Last updated: 22/07/2024
"Statistics: Meaning from data" helps Data Science and Statistics students to obtain a firm grasp on basic probability and statistical concepts, with a scientific context and examples. The textbook has general applicability across most universities in Australia, New Zealand and Asia with core units in their science, business, statistics and data science courses.
Documenting patient care and records is an important skill for nurses. This book is designed for students in undergraduate nursing programs, and addresses principles of documentation, legislation associated with documentation, methods and systems of documentation, and related documenation matters, in the Australian context.
Maternal-Newborn Nursing introduces students to the concepts and skills related to pregnancy, birth, postpartum, newborn care, reproductive health, and social determinants related to those topics. Written and thoroughly reviewed by experienced nurse educators, the material focuses on patient safety, mental health, and inclusive care, and offers robust real-world scenarios and situational patient education experiences to apply concepts to practice.
Maternal-Newborn Nursing builds on the students’ existing knowledge and skills and expands their learning to new concepts and considerations. Students will be able to implement the Clinical Judgement Measurement Model to recognize, analyze, prioritize, create, act on, and evaluate outcomes throughout the many conditions presented across the life stages. The offering integrates core frameworks such as QSEN, and its robust sets of practice questions, unfolding case studies, and additional resources support the Next Generation NCLEX.
Publish Date:
Jun 26, 2024
Senior Contributing Authors
Amy Giles, Baylor University
Regina Prusinski, Otterbein University
Laura Wallace, Brenau University
Contributing Authors
Leah Elliott, Bakersfield College
Rachel Hill, California State University, Sacramento
Debra Hrelic, University of North Carolina Wilmington
Kelly LaMonica, Penn Medicine Princeton Health
Emily Langley, Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital
Food Studies aims to help readers understand and address numerous issues within food, food culture, and food systems. These subjects transcend disciplinary boundaries and call attention to how matter, meaning, and movement produce complex and dynamic food-human realities. Chapters range from sovereignty to breastfeeding, financialization to food porn, pollination to fair trade. Embedded throughout, art, poetry, illustration, and audiovisual works offer moments to reflect on and synthesize the text-based entries. Through reading, classroom discussion, and engaging with the extensive pedagogical tools, learners and teachers alike may acquire a new sense of things foodish—along with a new sense of their own place and role within food systems themselves.
Contributors: Kainoa Fialkowski Revilla, Titchenal, and Draper
Publisher: University of Hawaii Manoa
License: CC BY
This textbook serves as an introduction to nutrition for undergraduate students and is the OER textbook for the FSHN 185 The Science of Human Nutrition course at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa. The book covers basic concepts in human nutrition, key information about essential nutrients, basic nutritional assessment, and nutrition across the lifespan.
by OpenStax is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution License v4.0
Published 2024.
Nutrition for Nurses is structured to support the flexible integration of nutrition content across both system-based and nursing competency-based curricula. It can be used whether nutrition is taught as a standalone course or part of another nursing course. The table of contents for Nutrition for Nurses presents content in 20 chapters, organized into 9 thematic units.
The text emphasizes evidence-based practice and holistic assessment to facilitate the integration of nutritional awareness for pre-licensure nursing students in the provision of client-centered care. Nutrition for Nurses helps students develop sound clinical judgment as well as a deep understanding of the impact of nutrition on body systems across the lifespan.
Written and reviewed by highly experienced faculty, Nutrition for Nurses includes a detailed narrative, extensive features and learning resources, and ample student support. The presentation utilizes concepts promoting the development of clinical judgment by building upon the systematic model developed by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN).
This book is designed as an Open Education Resource (OER) for introductory nutrition courses and has been adopted for use in high schools and colleges. Topics covered include basic nutrition and metabolism, information literacy, body weight and health, nutrition across life stages, dietary supplements, an in-depth look at each of the macronutrients, and major functions of vitamins and minerals. The second edition of Nutrition: Science and Everyday Application was released in August 2022. The second edition includes a fully revised Unit 7 (Body Weight and Health) and minor revisions to Unit 10 (Nutrition and Physical Activity). In June 2023, Unit 2 (Nutrition Science and Information Literacy) was significantly updated along with the ancillary materials for Unit 2. The remainder of the OER and the accompanying ancillary materials are the same as the first edition, originally published in
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Author(s): Nicola Whiteing, Lucy Shinners, Nicole Graham, Dima Nasrawi, Donna Wilson, Anna Foster, Elicia Kunst, Jennene Greenhill
Subject(s): Personal and public health / health education, Nursing fundamentals and skills
Institution(s): Southern Cross University
Publisher: Southern Cross University
Last updated: 07/12/2023
The OER includes case studies of 5 families from a variety of backgrounds in metropolitan and regional Queensland (QLD), New South Wales (NSW), and Victoria (VIC), Australia. Case studies have been popular in nursing to help students bring their learning to life and enhance their critical thinking. However, often case studies appear in one unit or one particular content area to aid students learning for a particular condition or point in time.
Taking a transformational, place-based approach, the OER case studies for health are set within metropolitan and regional areas, so learning is contextual and relatable. Case studies increase in complexity so that students can be introduced to and ‘get to know’ the families from their first year of study. As students progress through their studies, they meet the families again in different, often more complex scenarios. The families experience a variety of political and socio-economic circumstances, which helps students to learn about various healthcare contexts, build knowledge and understanding about the families’ circumstances from a holistic, person-centred, interprofessional perspective, and engage at a deeper level.
Educators can integrate each family case study into multiple units across health programmes. This encourages students to learn through the lens of the unit they are studying while drawing on information learnt in previous units. Each OER chapter contains opportunities for students to engage with the material, complete activities and access further resources suggested by the authors. Case studies for health, research and practice provides students with an opportunity to develop skills in critical thinking, reflection and discourse, as well as clinical skills. Including this OER in health curricula will support the development of a broad spectrum of knowledge, skills and professionalism, which students can transfer to various healthcare contexts as they build their professional identities. formation learnt in previous units. Each OER chapter contains opportunities for students to engage with the material, completing activities and accessing further resources suggested by the authors., Case studies for health research and practice provides students with an opportunity to develop skills in critical thinking, reflection and discourse as well as the development of clinical skills. The inclusion of this OER in health curricula will support the development of a broad spectrum of knowledge, skills and professionalism which can be transferred to a variety of healthcare contexts as students build their professional identities.
Clinical Nursing Skills is designed to equip nursing students with the practical knowledge and hands-on skills necessary to provide comprehensive patient care. The material emphasizes the application of clinical judgment in a variety of settings, ensuring that students are prepared to deliver high-quality care across different patient populations and clinical scenarios. The content utilizes concepts promoting the development of clinical judgment by building upon the systematic model developed by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN).
Clinical Nursing Skills provides detailed instructions on basic procedures such as hygiene, mobility, vital signs assessment, medication administration, and wound care. It also guides students through more complex skills, including intravenous therapy, catheterization, tracheostomy care, and emergency interventions. By integrating the Clinical Judgment Measurement Model, the material helps students recognize, analyze, prioritize, create, act, and evaluate outcomes in various clinical situations, fostering critical thinking and clinical decision making. By studying Clinical Nursing Skills, students will gain the confidence and competence needed to perform essential nursing tasks, make informed clinical decisions, and provide compassionate, patient-centered care, which will prepare students for success in their clinical rotations and future professional practice.
Publish Date:
Jun 26, 2024
Senior Contributing Authors
Christy Bowen, Chamberlain University
Contributing Authors
Taranee Albert, Northwestern Medicine, Mary Anne Bera, Jessica Crockett, Baptist Health Care, Lindsay L. Draper, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Sandy Grimm, Nurse Educate, Alissa Hershberger, University of Central Missouri, Stephanie Hoffman, Chamberlain University, Czarina Hounsel, University of Texas at Arlington, Lindsay Jusino, The University of West Florida, Lori Kelly, Lipscomb University, Heather Moore, Xavier University, Amisha Parekh de Campos, University of Connecticut, Margaret Riley, Nurse Educate, Susan M. Rouse (Retired) and Leigh A. Waldron, Western Governors University
Documenting patient care and records is an important skill for nurses. This book is designed for students in undergraduate nursing programs, and addresses principles of documentation, legislation associated with documentation, methods and systems of documentation, and related documenation matters, in the Australian context.
Maternal-Newborn Nursing introduces students to the concepts and skills related to pregnancy, birth, postpartum, newborn care, reproductive health, and social determinants related to those topics. Written and thoroughly reviewed by experienced nurse educators, the material focuses on patient safety, mental health, and inclusive care, and offers robust real-world scenarios and situational patient education experiences to apply concepts to practice.
Maternal-Newborn Nursing builds on the students’ existing knowledge and skills and expands their learning to new concepts and considerations. Students will be able to implement the Clinical Judgement Measurement Model to recognize, analyze, prioritize, create, act on, and evaluate outcomes throughout the many conditions presented across the life stages. The offering integrates core frameworks such as QSEN, and its robust sets of practice questions, unfolding case studies, and additional resources support the Next Generation NCLEX.
Publish Date:
Jun 26, 2024
Senior Contributing Authors
Amy Giles, Baylor University, Regina Prusinski, Otterbein University, and Laura Wallace, Brenau University
Contributing Authors
Leah Elliott, Bakersfield College, Rachel Hill, California State University, Sacramento, Debra Hrelic, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Kelly LaMonica, Penn Medicine Princeton Health, Emily Langley, Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, Rachael Mooney, Northwood Technical College, JoAnn Peterson, University of Kansas, Courtney Watson, Georgetown University and Nicole Wheeler, Wayne State University
by OpenStax is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution License v4.0
Published 2024.
Nutrition for Nurses is structured to support the flexible integration of nutrition content across both system-based and nursing competency-based curricula. It can be used whether nutrition is taught as a standalone course or part of another nursing course. The table of contents for Nutrition for Nurses presents content in 20 chapters, organized into 9 thematic units.
The text emphasizes evidence-based practice and holistic assessment to facilitate the integration of nutritional awareness for pre-licensure nursing students in the provision of client-centered care. Nutrition for Nurses helps students develop sound clinical judgment as well as a deep understanding of the impact of nutrition on body systems across the lifespan.
Written and reviewed by highly experienced faculty, Nutrition for Nurses includes a detailed narrative, extensive features and learning resources, and ample student support. The presentation utilizes concepts promoting the development of clinical judgment by building upon the systematic model developed by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN).
Pharmacology for Nurses is intended for nursing students in an introductory program. It provides a fundamental understanding of the therapeutic use of drugs, so the nurse can provide safe and effective care to the client. Along with a discussion of each body system, the text also reviews the pathophysiology of various disease processes and medications used in treatment. The table of contents presents 40 chapter topics, organized into 11 units. The first unit, consisting of 3 chapters, provides a broad overview of pharmacology, with the following 10 units focused on specific body systems.
Pharmacology for Nurses helps students prepare for the licensing exam and their careers by offering applicable, real-life content in short, manageable sections. The material focuses on common client conditions that nurses will encounter throughout their career and embraces a skills orientation (what does a nurse do). The text presents information in a holistic manner that ties the disease process to its pharmacological treatment. As a result, Pharmacology for Nurses will give students the confidence to safely administer medications to clients, as well as provide medication education to clients and their caregivers.
Publish Date:
May 29, 2024
Senior Contributing Authors
Tina Barbour-Taylor, University of West Florida, Leah Mueller (Sabato), Middle Tennessee State University, Donna Paris, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing and Dorie Weaver, Francis Marion University
Contributing Authors
Stacey Amick, Midlands Technical College, Patty Bartzak, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Amy B. Britt, Bon Secours Mercy Health, Brenda Brown, Georgia Department of Public Health, Jake Bush, University of West Florida, Denise E. King, Dominican University, Jennifer Richter, University of West Florida, Marjorie G. Webb, Metropolitan State University, and Adam Wood, Nova Southeastern University
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing is designed to support a one-semester psychiatric-mental health nursing course offered at both two-year and four-year institutions. Serving students specializing in psychiatric nursing and those from other health disciplines, this learning resource integrates evidence-based practices with practical strategies for communication, readying students to build therapeutic relationships with patients and caregivers.
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing uses a logical, thematic organization that breaks content down into manageable sections. Each unit is designed to foster a deep understanding of the biological, psychological, and social dimensions of mental health. The content helps students make meaningful connections between various psychiatric conditions and the corresponding nursing approaches. By focusing on tailored psychiatric interventions and emphasizing patient-centered approaches, Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing equips students with the knowledge and skills necessary to navigate diverse mental health settings.
Publish Date:
Jun 12, 2024
Senior Contributing Authors
Rebecca Puchkors, Baylor University, Jeanne Saunders, Daytona State College and David Sharp, Mississippi College
Contributing Authors
Lenore Cortez, Angelo State University, Celeste Dunnington, Shorter University, Victoria Haynes, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Kimberly Johnson, Baylor College of Medicine, Laura Logan, Austin State University, DeWitt School of Nursing, Stacy Mikel, Jacksonville State University, Lynn Rew, The University of Texas at Austin, Leigh Waldron, Western Governors University, and Pamela Herbig Wall, Rosalind Franklin University
Population Health for Nurses prepares nurses to develop interventions, policies, and practices that promote health equity and improved health outcomes across the health care delivery continuum. The text emphasizes the social determinants of health and how nurses can plan and implement health promotion and disease prevention interventions. It takes a holistic perspective, connecting human health behavior to the dynamic, ongoing interactions of the person, social factors, and the physical environment in which people are born, live, learn, play, work, and age.
OpenStax Population Health for Nurses uses a logical, thematic organization that breaks down content into manageable chunks. It presents the material in 35 chapters, organized into 7 thematic units. The text defines and distinguishes among the interrelated nursing areas of population health, public health, and community health nursing, providing both historical context and up-to-date research to help students make connections across content that can inform practice. The result is a holistic approach that applies theoretical concepts to the practical assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation steps of client care and community-tailored interventions.
Publish Date:
May 15, 2024
Senior Contributing Authors
Jessica Ochs, Endicott College, Sherry L. Roper, California State University, Stanislaus and Susan M. Schwartz, Widener University
Contributing Authors
Emily Berkowitz, Texas Woman’s University, Paul Thomas Clements, Texas A & M University, Donna S. Guerra, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Linda A. Havey, Vermont State University, Millie Hepburn, Sacred Heart University, Jamie Hunsicker, Ohio Northern University, Michael L. Jones, East Carolina University, L. Michelle McClave, Morehead State University, Heather Moore, Xavier University, Brenna Morse, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Amy M. Richards, Rogers State University, Angelina Silko, Galen College of Nursing and Susan Solecki, Drexel University
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Author(s): Jennifer L. Lapum, Margaret Verkuyl, Wendy Garcia, Oona St-Amant, Andy Tan
The purpose of this textbook is to help learners develop best practices in vital sign measurement. Using a multi-media and interactive approach, it will provide opportunities to read about, observe, practice, and test vital sign measurement.
Pharmacology for Nurses is intended for nursing students in an introductory program. It provides a fundamental understanding of the therapeutic use of drugs, so the nurse can provide safe and effective care to the client. Along with a discussion of each body system, the text also reviews the pathophysiology of various disease processes and medications used in treatment. The table of contents presents 40 chapter topics, organized into 11 units. The first unit, consisting of 3 chapters, provides a broad overview of pharmacology, with the following 10 units focused on specific body systems.
Pharmacology for Nurses helps students prepare for the licensing exam and their careers by offering applicable, real-life content in short, manageable sections. The material focuses on common client conditions that nurses will encounter throughout their career and embraces a skills orientation (what does a nurse do). The text presents information in a holistic manner that ties the disease process to its pharmacological treatment. As a result, Pharmacology for Nurses will give students the confidence to safely administer medications to clients, as well as provide medication education to clients and their caregivers.
Publish Date:
May 29, 2024
Senior Contributing Authors
Tina Barbour-Taylor, University of West Florida, Leah Mueller (Sabato), Middle Tennessee State University, Donna Paris, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing and Dorie Weaver, Francis Marion University
Contributing Authors
Stacey Amick, Midlands Technical College, Patty Bartzak, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Amy B. Britt, Bon Secours Mercy Health, Brenda Brown, Georgia Department of Public Health, Jake Bush, University of West Florida, Denise E. King, Dominican University, Jennifer Richter, University of West Florida, Marjorie G. Webb, Metropolitan State University and Adam Wood, Nova Southeastern University
The School of Pharmacy Preceptor Handbook has been developed for preceptors hosting students in the Bachelor of Pharmacy (Hons) program. Within this resource, preceptors can find supporting guides and information on placements, the work integrated learning program, and the Entrustable Professional Activities.
Subject(s): Pharmacy / dispensing, Work experience, placements and internships
Last updated: 07-18-2024
Institution(s): University of Queensland
Publisher: The University of Queensland
Language: English (Australia)
This handbook provides information to assist students enrolled in UQ's Bachelor of Pharmacy (Hons) program during their Work Integrated Learning (WIL) placements.
NeuroBITE (previously PsycBITE) is a database that catalogues studies of cognitive, behavioural and other treatments for psychological problems and issues occurring as a consequence of acquired brain impairment (ABI). These studies are rated for their methodological quality, evaluating various aspects of scientific rigour.
The website gives clinicians, students and researchers free access to the NeuroBITE database, thus enabling you to search for articles which might be relevant for your clinical practice or your research in a time-efficient way.
BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation is an open access, peer reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of sports medicine and the exercise sciences, including rehabilitation, traumatology, cardiology, physiology, and nutrition.
BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine is an open-access journal covering all aspects of sport and exercise medicine and associated areas such as physical activity for chronic disease prevention.
The International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy (IJSPT) is an international, open access, peer-reviewed bimonthly journal dedicated to publishing the latest research and clinical cases related to clinically relevant evidence, trends, and practices.
Journal of Physiotherapy is the official journal of the Australian Physiotherapy Association. The journal's mission is to publish significant research which has important implications for physiotherapy (also known as physical therapy). The journal prioritises systematic reviews and reports of clinical trials, economic analyses, experimental studies, qualitative studies, epidemiological studies, and observational studies.
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Author(s): Laura S. Gregory, Annabelle L. Kimmorley, Mikaela S. Reynolds
Subject(s): Anatomy, Clinical and internal medicine, Regional anatomy, Dissection, Medical imaging, For higher / tertiary / university education
Institution(s): Queensland University of Technology
Publisher: Queensland University of Technology
The anatomy of our outwardly facing physical appearance exhibits great diversity between individuals, from different eye, skin and hair colour to the size of our feet and our height. However, it is less known whether our anatomy differs beneath the surface… is the anatomy of the internal organs the same between individuals? Most textbooks would like you to think so with simplified standard descriptions of human anatomy such as the lung lobes and fissures, aortic arch branches and bone numbers. But this eBook is different. Here we build your understanding of the scope and clinical importance of human anatomical variation to improve your clinical skills as a health professional or biomedical scientist.
This laboratory manual is meant to be used in a lab course that accompanies a college-level introductory human anatomy course. It covers the language of anatomy, cells and tissues, and the organ systems that comprise the human body. Multiple open textbooks were adapted to create this lab manual. Attribution for these sources are provided at the end of each chapter.
Join proud Kamilaroi man and APA member Cameron Edwards as he has a yarn with Deadly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander physiotherapists from around Australia. Experience the wisdom and guidance of these Deadly physios as they share their personal stories about truth-telling, connection to Country, culture and language, the power of yarning, Reconciliation and Closing the Gap.
Physios on the Mic speaks directly to members of the public, discussing health issues and how physiotherapy can make a difference. In these candid and revealing interviews, our hosts speak with physios in the know about changing the face of Australian healthcare, and busting myths about issues within the health system.
Despite psychology being one of the most popular undergraduate programs, students often report not knowing how training in psychology relates to careers. With chapters written by experts across Australia, this book explores just some of the many ways that students can apply their training in psychological science across a variety of careers and sectors.
Common Client Issues in Counselling: An Australian Perspective focuses on common mental health issues, such as grief and loss, anxiety, and depression, experienced by clients presenting for counselling. The focus throughout is on providing an Australian perspective, highlighting contemporary understandings, as well as suggesting practical and integrative responses to each common issue. All of the authors, reviewers, and editors work within Australian counselling settings, including private practice, not for profit organisations and academic contexts. By drawing on the authors’ extensive experience, and using a contextual rather than diagnostic approach, each chapter is brought to life with valuable insights and suggestions.
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Author(s): Klaire Somoray
Subject(s): Social research and statistics, Research methods: general, Psychology
Institution(s): James Cook University
Publisher: James Cook University
Last updated: 14/08/2024
This book is designed as a short and introductory resource specifically aimed to help students grasp key concepts typically found in undergraduate psychology statistics subjects. It was initially developed for online and intensive programs, which are becoming increasingly popular in psychology education. The book utilises jamovi, a free and open-source statistical software. This peer reviewed book is completely free to download, use, and adapt and it is released using the CC BY-NC 4.0 licence.
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This open resources textbook contains 10 Units that describe and explain the main concepts in statistical analysis of psychological data. In addition to conceptual descriptions and explanations of the basic analyses for descriptive statistics, this textbook also explains how to conduct those analyses with common statistical software (Excel) and open-source free software (R).
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Author(s): Judith Rafferty
Subject(s): Physiological and neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Psychology, Neurosciences
Institution(s): James Cook University
Publisher: James Cook University
Last updated: 11/09/2024
This peer reviewed eBook introduces readers to foundational concepts in neuroscience, cognitive psychology, personality psychology and social psychology to help explain why conflict occurs, how it develops and how it may be managed and/or resolved.
Institution(s): University of North Dakota, University of Nevada, Reno
Language: English
Understanding the history of a discipline requires looking at prominent figures and events that contributed to the growth of the discipline. Yet historical accounts are prone to including what those writing the accounts believe is most important to know. Within the discipline of psychology, women and people of color are noticeably absent from history.
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Author(s): Julian McNally, Michael Swadling
Editor(s): Ian Kolk, Mark Parsons, Michael Swadling, Sophie Langley
Subject(s): Counselling and care of students, Positive psychology, Higher education, tertiary education, Cognitive behavioural therapy, Coping with / advice about mental health issues, Popular psychology, Mindfulness, Emotions and emotional intelligence, Educational: Study skills, Educational: Social and life skills
Publisher: RMIT Open Press
Last updated: 07/03/2024
An e-learning program aimed to provide students with the psychological and emotional intelligence skills to support them in:
completing study assessment tasks in a disciplined and stress-free manner
starting and sustaining enjoyable relationships with their peers and friends
conducting a meaningful and valued life while studying at university
participating in group assessment projects in a fulfilling and confident manner
Noba provides high-quality, flexibly structured textbooks written by a collection of experts and authorities in the field of psychology. Licensed under the Creative Commons CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Collaboration is the third module in this course, Building Sustainable Communities: The Impact of Engagement, and highlights the importance of collaboration or working together, in relation to sustainable community building. The first lesson within this module will introduce you to the different terminology associated with collaboration and we will explain why it is so imperative when it comes to navigating the contemporary problems our communities face. In the second lesson we will examine how collaboration occurs and then explore the qualities that are important for collaboration. Lesson three will help to answer questions such as, what makes some collaboration efforts fruitful and fun, while others are painful and unproductive? Lastly, in the final lesson we will provide you with three real-world case studies that address the benefits and challenges of collaboration. Overall, this module will provide with you additional building blocks required to navigate along the path of this course through the remaining two modules.
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Subject(s): Social discrimination and social justice, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics, Indigenous people: governance and politics, Disability: social aspects, Social impact of environmental issues, Health and safety in the workplace, Bullying and harassment
Last updated: 07-18-2023
Publisher: Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Language: English
This Open Education resource, “Cases on Social Issues: For Class Discussion – 2nd Edition”, includes valuable cases for student use on issues of discrimination, diversity, equity, inclusion and general social issues in the workplace. Included are cases for discussion on workplace scenarios as follows: homophobia; working with Indigenous communities; oil and gas pipelines and the family ranch; invisible disabilities; employee anxiety; safety for women, transgender women and non-binary people; and the bullying of new immigrants and refugees. The critical events portrayed in the cases are realistic and emotional, and most feature the experiences of under-represented and marginalized people. These thoughtful, contemporary cases pose ethical dilemmas about social issues that encourage post-secondary students and instructors to have stimulating, inclusive, and compassionate discussions. Inspired by input from post-secondary students and authored by students and people who are usually under-represented in education material, this resource is designed for upper-level undergraduate or graduate students in the humanities, social sciences, business, healthcare, science, agriculture, environmental studies, Indigenous studies, land use studies, law and more. Each case is supplemented with modifiable discussion prompts, notes for teaching strategies, and a short reading list.
Global Social Work: Crossing Borders, Blurring Boundaries is a collection of ideas, debates and reflections on key issues concerning social work as a global profession, such as its theory, its curricula, its practice, its professional identity; its concern with human rights and social activism, and its future directions. Apart from emphasising the complexities of working and talking about social work across borders and cultures, the volume focuses on the curricula of social work programs from as many regions as possible to showcase what is being taught in various cultural, sociopolitical and regional contexts. Exploring the similarities and differences in social work education across many countries of the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Pacific, the book provides a reference point for moving the current social work discourse towards understanding the local and global context in its broader significance.
About the editors
Carolyn Noble is professor emerita at the Victoria University, Melbourne and inaugural professor of social work at the Australian College of Applied Psychology in Sydney, Australia.
Helle Strauss is senior lecturer at the Metropolitan University College, Institute of Social Work, Denmark.
Brian Littlechild is professor of social work at the University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom.
We designed our book to help graduate social work students through every step of the research process, from conceptualization to dissemination. Our textbook centers cultural humility, information literacy, pragmatism, and an equal emphasis on quantitative and qualitative methods. It includes extensive content on literature reviews, cultural bias and respectfulness, and qualitative methods, in contrast to traditionally used commercial textbooks in social work research.
Our author team spans across academic, public, and nonprofit social work research. We love research, and we endeavored through our book to make research more engaging, less painful, and easier to understand. Our textbook exercises direct students to apply content as they are reading the book to an original research project. By breaking it down step-by-step, writing in approachable language, as well as using stories from our life, practice, and research experience, our textbook helps professors overcome students’ research methods anxiety and antipathy.
As an introductory textbook for social work students studying research methods, this book guides students through the process of writing a literature review and determining research questions for a research project. Students will learn how to discover a researchable topic that is interesting to them, examine scholarly literature, and write a literature review. The guidebook is aligned with the Council on Social Work Education’s 2015 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards. Students and faculty can download copies of this guidebook using the links provided in the front matter. As an open textbook, users are free to retain copies, redistribute copies (non-commercially), revise the contents, remix it with other works, and reuse for any purpose.
Author(s): James Langford, LCSW, Craig Keaton, PhD, LMSW
Editor(s): Regina T. Praetorius, PhD, LMSW-AP, Jessica R. Williams, PhD, MSW, Emily E. Clarke, BSW
Subject(s): Social work
Last updated: 08-4-2023
Publisher: Mavs Open Press
Language: English
In this book, information on the various aspects of social work is presented in short, easy to ready chapters. Chapters focus on the profession’s dynamic history of advancing human rights and social change along with the ways we work today to continue those advances. Among some of the topics covered are social work in healthcare, social workers’ roles in mental health and how we promote the dignity and worth of all persons. If you are interested in a fulfilling career helping others in which you won’t be limited, read more!
Author(s): Zoe Staines, Gerhard Hoffstaedter, Ned Binnie
Subject(s): Society and Social Sciences, History of scholarship (principally of social sciences and humanities), Social research and statistics, Social and ethical issues, Social theory
Last updated: 05-19-2023
Institution(s): University of Queensland
Publisher: The University of Queensland
Language: English (United Kingdom)
This book is a multidisciplinary introduction to the social sciences with an applied approach to the study of human society. This book examines diverse aspects of social life from multiple perspectives, incorporating analytical and methodological insights in a wide range of social science disciplines, including sociology, anthropology, political science, public policy, psychology and human geography. Through real cases of contemporary issues and social problems, students will explore a wide range of topics that shape both Australia and the world today – the changing nature of work and education, the environment and health, community and development. Using a blend of text, video, and online materials, students will learn the skills for independent study and collaborative investigation. Upon the successful completion of this book, students will have gained critical knowledge on Australian and global social issues, relevant policies, and possible solutions.
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Author(s): Sheree Lloyd, Richard Olley, Eleanor Milligan, Katy Aish, Amanda Barnes, Janelle Craig, Jennifer Evans, John Adamm Ferrier, Hanan Khalil, Ali Lakhani, Karrie Long, Melanie Murray, Ana Rita Sequeira, Ruth Mackenzie-Stewart
Editor(s): Sheree Lloyd, Richard Olley, Eleanor Milligan
Subject(s): Health systems and services, Nursing management and leadership, Management: leadership and motivation, Business ethics and social responsibility, Economics, Finance, Business and Management, Business innovation, IT and information systems management
Institution(s): Griffith University, University of Tasmania, Murdoch University, La Trobe University, Queensland University of Technology, University of Technology Sydney
Publisher: Griffith University
Last updated: 12/07/2024
An open educational resource on best practices in leading health and social care.
This edition of Partnerships with the Community: Social Work Field Education during the Covid-19 Pandemic emerged from RMIT’s Partnership Reference Group in response to the impacts of the global pandemic on field placement supply and delivery. There was collective agreement that the long-term relationships between RMIT Social Work and the field through field education and beyond allowed us to rapidly respond to the needs of students, agencies and the community and continue to provide social work field education over 2020 and 2021. This book is a testament to the strength of these relationships demonstrated in the trust, respect, shared vision, flexibility, and reciprocity exhibited during this period. The book brings together the narratives of the RMIT Field education team and eleven of our industry partners about their experiences of providing social work placements during a global pandemic.
Subject(s): Research methods: general, Public health and preventive medicine, Personal and public health / health education, Educational: Health and social care
Publisher: Monash University
Last updated: 25/03/2024
This guide is designed to support health and social care researchers and practitioners to integrate qualitative research into the evidence base of health and social care research. Qualitative research designs are diverse and each design has a different focus that will inform the approach undertaken and the results that are generated. The aim is to move beyond the “what” of qualitative research to the “how”, by (1) outlining key qualitative research designs for health and social care research – descriptive, phenomenology, action research, case study, ethnography, and grounded theory; (2) a decision tool of how to select the appropriate design based on a guiding prompting question, the research question and available resources, time and expertise; (3) an overview of mixed methods research and qualitative research in evaluation studies; (4) a practical guide to data collection and analysis; (5) providing examples of qualitative research to illustrate the scope and opportunities; and (6) tips on communicating qualitative research.
Subject(s): Research methods: general, Social work
Last updated: 10-11-2022
Publisher: Open Social Work Education
Language: English
Based on my years teaching research methods, this is the book I’ve wanted to write and use. It builds on the work of educators in other disciplines by including greater detail on multi-paradigmatic research methods and new content specific to the social work discipline. It is the first textbook produced by Open Social Work Education (http://www.opensocialworkeducation.com)
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Author(s): Julian McNally, Michael Swadling
Editor(s): Ian Kolk, Mark Parsons, Michael Swadling, Sophie Langley
Subject(s): Counselling and care of students, Positive psychology, Higher education, tertiary education, Cognitive behavioural therapy, Coping with / advice about mental health issues, Popular psychology, Mindfulness, Emotions and emotional intelligence, Educational: Study skills, Educational: Social and life skills
Publisher: RMIT Open Press
Last updated: 07/03/2024
An e-learning program aimed to provide students with the psychological and emotional intelligence skills to support them in:
completing study assessment tasks in a disciplined and stress-free manner
starting and sustaining enjoyable relationships with their peers and friends
conducting a meaningful and valued life while studying at university
participating in group assessment projects in a fulfilling and confident manner
Author(s): pvilardo3164, [Author removed at request of original publisher]
Last updated: 03-21-2024
Publisher: University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing edition, 2015. This edition adapted from a work originally produced in 2010 by a publisher who has requested that it not receive attribution.
Social Problems: Continuity and Change is a realistic but motivating look at the many issues that are facing our society today. As this book’s subtitle, Continuity and Change, implies, social problems are persistent, but they have also improved in the past and can be improved in the present and future, provided that our nation has the wisdom and will to address them.
It is easy for students to read a social problems textbook and come away feeling frustrated by the enormity of the many social problems facing us today. Social Problems: Continuity and Change certainly does not minimize the persistence of social problems, but neither does it overlook the possibilities for change offered by social research and by the activities of everyday citizens working to make a difference. Readers the book will find many examples of how social problems have been improved and of strategies that hold great potential for solving them today and in the future.
You will find several pedagogical features help to convey the “continuity and change” theme of this text and the service sociology vision in which it is grounded: Each chapter begins with a “Social Problems in the News” story related to the social problem discussed in that chapter. These stories provide an interesting starting point for the chapter’s discussion and show its relevance for real-life issues. Three types of boxes in each chapter provide examples of how social problems have been changed and can be changed.
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Subject(s): Social work, Political leaders and leadership, Civics and citizenship
Last updated: 06-13-2024
Institution(s): University of Iowa
Language: English
In 14 chapters, this book guides students and practitioners as they analyze modern-day policies meant to suppress voting, including asking why? Why would anyone want to strategize to prevent people from voting? Then, they examine how nonprofits and public agencies can (completely legally) encourage the people they serve to register to vote, help to educate them about issues that impact them, and assist and energize them to vote.
It is crucial to a healthy democracy and responsive communities that voters from every societal strata vote and express their needs and interests. It’s also crucial that people with the interests of the community at heart, run for office. That can appear a very heavy, complicated, and mysterious climb. In the second half of the book, students and practitioners learn how to run for office and have the resources to plan a campaign, step by step.
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Author(s): Alexandria Lewis, Alison Wetmur, Ami Goulden, Andrea Murray-Lichtman, Elspeth Slayter, Esther Son, Gabrielle Gault, Katie Sweet, Lisa Johnson, Mallory Cyr, Michael Clarkson-Hendrix, Nikki Fordey, Olivia Elick, Patricia A. Findley, Robyn Powell, Rose Singh, Sandra Leotti, Sara Plummer, Shanna Katz Kattari, Sharyn DeZelar, Valerie Borum
Editor(s): Elspeth Slayter, Lisa Johnson
Subject(s): Social work, Disability: social aspects, Social work
Last updated: 04-17-2024
Institution(s): Salem State University
Publisher: ROTEL (Remixing Open Textbooks with an Equity Lens) Project
Language: English
Designed as a main textbook for social work courses at the bachelor’s and master’s level or for social work practitioners in the field, this work moves beyond a traditional medicalized and segregated approach (i.e., chapters organized around impairments) to the exploration of disability-specific populations, instead taking a more intersectional approach in discussing specific service areas and practice issues while weaving in stories about the lived experiences of disabled people with a range of social identities. These issues include parenting, mass incarceration, ableism, aging, and employment, among many others.
A key goal of this book is to introduce an intersectionality-informed and critically culturally competent approach to anti-oppressive social work practice with disabled people, primarily in the United States. To do this, we present an innovative practice model for social workers to use in their work with disabled people and communities, which is incorporated throughout the book in a variety of practice considerations. The main themes woven throughout our practice model are intersectionality theory, critical cultural competence, and anti-oppressive practice.
Speech-language pathology has different practice and research histories, standards, methods, and challenges in different countries and regions. Awareness of these different realities may contribute to the scientific development of the field and improve the services delivered to different populations. Sharing solutions to similar problems in different contexts can increase evidence-based practice that is relevant in specific situations. The aim of this book was to build a panel of contributions from different countries and several areas of research. Authors were invited to contribute with their newest conclusions and results about the themes they considered most relevant. The result includes discussions about new theoretical trends, research results, and new proposals for assessment and intervention.
Charles Darwin University acknowledges the traditional custodians across the lands on which we live and work, and we pay our respects to Elders both past and present.
Author:Carly Manz
