Nursing, midwifery & care electronic books

Selected ebooks with nursing, midwifery and care skills content listed below

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Marsden Manual 10th edition

TitleYearEdition1st author
ABC of Wound Healing20221Price
Acute and critical care nursing at a glance2018 1Dutton
Adult care worker and BTEC Diploma in Care : handbook : level 220181Aldworth
Adult Nursing at a Glance20151Le May
Advanced Assessment : Interpreting Findings and Formulating Differential Diagnoses20235Goolsby
Advanced nursing practice : changing healthcare in a changing world20151Barton
Advanced practice in healthcare: dynamic developments in nursing and allied health professions.20194McGee
Advanced Practice Nursing Leadership: a Global Perspective20201Hassmiller
Adult care worker and BTEC Diploma in Care : handbook : level 220181Aldworth
Antenatal Midwifery Skills : Survival Guide20202Edwards
Antimicrobial Stewardship for Nursing Practice2020 1Courtenay
Anatomy and physiology for nurses at a glance20151Peate
Anatomy of Writing for Publication for Nurses 20214Saver
The Art and Science of Compassionate Care: a Practical Guide 2023Samoutis
Autism in Nursing and Healthcare2025Barber
CACHE Level 2 Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care2019 1Ferreiro Peteiro
CACHE Level 3 Technical Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care2017 1Ferreiro Peteiro
The care factor : a story of nursing and connection in the time of social distancing20211Wild
Care of people with diabetes: a manual for healthcare practice20205 Dunning
Care Planning in Children and Young People’s Nursing20242Clarke
The care process : assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation in healthcare20191Newton
Care Skills for Nurses20141Boyd
A Caring Advanced Practice Nursing Model : Theoretical Perspectives and Competency Domains20211Fagerström
Caring for People with Learning Disabilities : A guide for non-specialist nurses20151Barber
Children and young people’s nursing skills at a glance20181Gormley-Fleming
The City & Guilds textbook Level 3 diploma in adult care20232Peteiro
Clinical Assessment (Nursing and Health Survival Guide)20222Lapworth
Clinical Examination Skills for Healthcare Professionals20141Ranson
Clinical Leadership in Nursing and Healthcare 20223Stanley
Clinical Nurse Specialist Role and Practice : An International Perspective20211Fulton
Clinical Pocket Reference for Nurses20194Garrett
Clinical Pocket Reference – Fundamental Care: a Person Centered Approach20192Bostwick
Clinical Pocket Reference – Practical Medicines Management20202Maddison
Clinical Skills : An introduction for nursing and healthcare20211Richardson
Clinical skills for healthcare assistants and assistant practitioners20162Whelan
Communication in nursing and healthcare : a guide for compassionate practice20171Gault
Communication Skills for Nurses20141Boyd
Communication skills : for nursing and healthcare students20191Norman
Critical Care Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures20242Bench
Dementia, Law and Ethics : A Practical Guide for Nurses and Other Healthcare Professionals2021 1Hughes
Dermatology for the Advanced Practice Nurse20151Lyons
Developing reflective practice : a guide for students and practitioners of health and social care.20121Oelofsen
Dilemmas and Decision Making in Nursing : A Practice-based Approach 2023Hubbard
Dimensions on Nursing Teaching and Learning : Supporting Nursing Students in Learning Nursing20201Cunningham
Dimond’s legal aspects of nursing: a definitive guide to law for nurses20198Dowie
Emergency nursing at a glance.20161Holbery
The essential guide to becoming a staff nurse20161Peate
Essential pathophysiology for nursing and healthcare students.20141Richards
Essentials of Nursing Leadership & Management20238Weiss
The European blood and marrow transplantation textbook for nurses (open access ebook)20232Kenyon
Evidence-based practice in dementia for nurses and nursing students20191Harrison Dening
Fundamentals of assessment and care planning for nurses20201Peate
Fundamentals of care 
20171Peate
Fundamentals of Health Promotion for Nurses20141Wills
Fundamentals of Medical-Surgical Nursing : A Systems Approach20142McKenna
Fundamentals of Midwifery : A Textbook for Students20151Lewis
A Handbook for Support Workers in Health and Social Care 20201Mackreth
A Handbook for Trainee Nursing Associates20231Davison
The hands-on guide to midwifery placements.20161Cescutti-Butler
Health Care Professionalism at a Glance20151Thistlethwaite
How can we use simulation to improve competencies in nursing? (open access title)2022Akselbo
How to be a nurse or midwife leader20171Ashton
How to Thrive as a Newly Registered Nurse20232Forde-Johnston
Implementation Science in Nursing : A Framework from Education and Practice 2022Roussel 
Improving Person-Centered Innovation of Nursing Care : Leadership for Change20231Sassen
Independent Prescribing for General Practice Nurses20211Blaber
Innovative Teaching Strategies in Nursing and Related Health Professions20218Bradshaw
International Practice Development in Health and Social Care 20212Manley
Introduction to Compassion in Healthcare Practice2025McGonagle
Johns Hopkins Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses and Healthcare Professionals20214Dang
Key concepts and issues in nursing ethics20242Scott
Labour Midwifery Skills : Survival Guide20202Edwards
Lead adult care worker and BTEC Diploma in Adult Care: handbook : level 320181Aldworth
Learning Disability Nursing at a Glance20151Gates
Level 1 Introduction to Health and Social Care and Children and Young People’s Settings 2021Barker
Level 1/Level 2 Cambridge National in Health and Social Care 20222Riley
Level 1/Level 2 Cambridge National in Health and Social Care : Exam practice workbook2023Adams
Level 1/Level 2 Cambridge National in Health and Social Care : My Revision notes20222Adams
Level 2 diploma in care for the adult care worker apprenticeship : the City and Guilds textbook20181Peteiro
Level 5 diploma in leadership and management for adult care: the City and Guilds textbook.20242Tilmouth
Marsden Manual202010 
Medical-surgical nursing at a glance20161Peate
Mental Health : A non-specialist introduction for nursing and health care20211Chadwick
Mental Health Nursing at a Glance20151Smith
Mental Health Nursing Skills20242Callaghan
Mentorship in Healthcare20152Shaw
Mentoring in nursing : a dynamic and collaborative process20132Grossman
Mentoring in nursing and healthcare : a practical approach20121Kilgallon
Mentoring in nursing and healthcare: Supporting Career and Personal Development20171Woolnough
Midwifery at a glance.20191Forrest
Midwifery emergencies at a glance20181Campbell
Midwifery skills at a glance20183Lindsay
Minor Injury and Minor Illness at a Glance 20141Morris
Moving and handling patients at a glance20161Macgregor
Non-Medical Prescribing : A Course Companion2020 1Pooler
Notes on… Caring20231Stanley
Notes on… Nursing Leadership20241James
Notes on… Nursing Research20241Roche
Numeracy and Clinical Calculations for Nurses20202Davison
Nurse Mentor and Reviewer Update Book20101Murray
The Nurse Mentor’s Handbook : Supporting Students In Clinical Practice20203Walsh
Nurses! Test yourself in clinical skills.20121Traynor
The Nurse’s Handbook of Spiritual Care 2022Cone
Nursing and healthcare research at a glance.20171Glasper
Nursing and Health Interventions : Design, Evaluation, and Implementation 20212Sidani
Nursing and health survival guide: Essential clinical skills20141Carlisle
Nursing and health survival guide: Mentorship20111Wilkes
Nursing and health survival guide: research skills20131Jolley
Nursing Calculations and IV Therapy For Dummies 20161Boyd
Nursing Care of Children and Young People with Long-Term Conditions20212Brimble
Nursing management of women’s health: a guide for nurse specialists and practitioners20191Holloway
Nursing older people at a glance20181Tetley
Nursing older people with arthritis and other rheumatological conditions20201Ryan
Nursing Research: generating and assessing evidence for nursing practice202111Polit
Nursing Skills in Cardiorespiratory Assessment and Monitoring 20211Moore
Nursing Skills in Control and Coordination 20211Moore
Nursing skills in nutrition, hydration and elimination20201Cunningham
Nursing skills in professional and practice context20201Moore
Nursing skills in safety and protection20201Cunningham
Nursing Skills in Supporting Mobility 20211Cunningham
Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing : An Evidence-Based Approach to Musculoskeletal Care20232ndClarke
Oxford Handbook of Adult Nursing20182Flynn
Oxford handbook of cancer nursing20192Tadman
Oxford Handbook of Cardiac Nursing 20213Olson
Oxford Handbook of Critical Care Nursing20162Baid
Oxford Handbook of Diabetes Nursing20252Milne
Oxford Handbook of Gastrointestinal Nursing20212Burch
Oxford handbook of learning and intellectual disability nursing20192Barr
Oxford Handbook of Musculoskeletal Nursing20202Oliver
Oxford Handbook of Neuroscience Nursing 20212Woodward
Oxford handbook of palliative care20193Watson
Oxford Handbook of Perioperative Practice 20232Hughes
Oxford Handbook of Prescribing for Nurses and Allied Health Professionals20253Carey
Oxford Handbook of Primary Care and Community Nursing20213Brook
Oxford Handbook of Respiratory Nursing
20212Robinson
Oxford Handbook of Surgical Nursing2016 1Smith
Oxford Handbook of Trauma and Orthopaedic Nursing20212Jester
Oxford Handbook of Women’s Health Nursing20222Gupta
Palliative Care Nursing at a Glance20161Ingleton
Pathophysiology for nurses at a glance.20151Nair
Person-centred practice in nursing and health care : theory and practice20172McCormack
Pharmacology Case Studies for Nurse Prescribers 20212Scholefield
Phillips’ Manual of I. V. Therapeutics : Evidence-Based Practice for Infusion Therapy20228Gorski
Physical assessment for nurses and healthcare professionals20193Cox
Portfolios and Reflective Practice (Nursing & Health Survival Guide)20121Lillyman
Pocket guide to physical assessment20191Cox
Pocket Guide to Teaching for Clinical Instructors20244Denning
Postnatal and Neonatal Midwifery Skills : Survival Guide20202Edwards
Practice Based Learning in Nursing, Health and Social Care: Mentorship, Facilitation and Supervision20131Scott
Practice Development in Nursing and Healthcare20132McCormack
Practice Development Workbook for Nursing, Health and Social Care Teams20141Dewing
Public health and health promotion for nurses at a glance20191Wild
Rapid Infection Control Nursing20141Ross
Rapid Adult Nursing20171Le May
Rapid cardiac care20181Menzies-Gow
Rapid medicines management for healthcare professionals20201Deslandes
Rapid mental health nursing.20161Smith
Rapid midwifery 20161Snow
Records and Record-keeping : A Pocket Guide for Nursing and Health Care20241Cornock
Reflection : Principles and Practices for Healthcare Professionals20102Ghaye
Reflective practice for healthcare professionals : a practical guide.20103Taylor
Reflective Practice in Nursing20135Bulman
Renal nursing : care and management of people with kidney disease20246Thomas
Research Process in Nursing20157Gerrish
The Role of the Clinical Nurse Specialist in Cancer Care2024Kerr
Royal Marsden Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures202010 
Stoma Care Specialist Nursing: a Guide for Clinical Practice 2023White
Stories of Resilience in Nursing2020Traynor
Stroke nursing20202Williams
Study Skills for Nurses20141Boyd
Studying postgraduate healthcare : a pre-reader.20151Hayes
Successful Advanced Practice Nurse Role Transition : A Structured Process to Developing Professional Identity Through Role Transition 20221Kidner
Supervising and Assessing Student Nurses and Midwives in Clinical Practice : A practical guide2021 1Leigh
Surviving and Thriving in Midwifery20251Pezaro
The Textbook of Non-Medical Prescribing20203Nuttall
Thriving in Mental Health Nursing20251Duncan
Understanding supervision and assessment in nursing20201Feeney
Vital signs for nurses : an introduction to clinical observations.20111Smith
Wound Care at a Glance20151Peate
Writing for Publication in Nursing and Healthcare 20212Holland