A dictionary of nursing /

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Media now : understanding media, culture, and technology / by Straubhaar, Joseph D., LaRose, Robert, Davenport, Lucinda

Table of Contents: “…Media and the information age -- The changing media -- Media and society -- The media -- Books -- Print and digital newspapers -- Magazines -- Recorded music -- Radio -- Film and video -- Television -- The Internet -- The third screen: smart phones and tablets -- Video games -- Public relations -- Media issues -- Advertising -- Media uses and impacts -- Media policy and law -- Media ethics -- Global communications media.…”
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Management & Organisational Behaviour / by Mullins, Laurie J., Christy, Gill

Table of Contents: “…Management in the news and case studies -- About this book -- Guided tour of the book -- Guided tour of my management lab -- In acknowledgement and appreciation -- Publisher's acknowledgements -- The organisational setting -- The nature of organisational behaviour -- Approaches to organisation and management -- The nature and context of organisations -- The individual -- Individual differences and diversity -- The nature of learning -- Perception and communication -- Work motivation and job satisfaction -- Groups, teams and leadership -- The nature of work groups and teams -- Working in groups and teams -- The nature of leadership -- The process of management -- The nature of management -- Managerial behaviour and effectiveness -- Structures of organisation -- Organisation strategy and structure -- Patterns of structure and work organisation -- Technology and organisations -- Organisation management -- Organisational control and power -- Corporate responsibility and ethics -- Organisation culture and change -- Organisational performance and development -- Conclusion -- Glossary.…”
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Social Work Research and Evaluation : foundations of evidence-based practice / by Grinnell, Richard M.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Problems, questions, and hypotheses -- The quantitative approach -- The qualitative approach -- The mixed methods approach -- Research ethics -- Research with minority and disadvantaged groups -- Finding existing evidence -- Evaluating existing evidence -- Evidence-based practice -- Issues for evidence-based practitioners -- Measurement -- Standardized measuring instruments -- Designing measuring instruments -- Sampling -- Group designs -- Single-subject designs -- Structured observation -- Interviewing -- Survey research -- Secondary analysis -- Quantitative content analysis -- Qualitative content analysis -- Selecting a data collection method -- Quantitative data analysis -- Qualitative data analysis: a theoretical approach -- Qualitative data analysis: a step-by-step approach -- Evaluating quantitative studies -- Evaluating qualitative studies -- Positivistic research proposals -- Interpretive research proposals -- Writing research reports -- Program evaluation.…”
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Entrepreneurship : theory, process, practice / by Kuratko, Donald F.

Table of Contents: “…Entrepreneurship : evolutionary development - revolutionary impact ; The entrepreneurial mind-set in individuals : cognition and ethics ; The entrepreneurial mind-set in organizations : corporate entrepreneurship ; Social entrepreneurship and the global environment for entrepreneurship -- Part 2: Initiating entrepreneurial ventures. …”
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International encyclopaedia of laws : Uganda / by Twinomugisha, Ben Kiromba

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Literary criticism and theory : from Plato to postcolonialism / by Goulimari, Pelagia

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Fundamentals of Nursing / by Potter, Patricia Ann

Table of Contents: “…Nursing today -- The health care delivery system -- Community-based nursing practice -- Theoretical foundations of nursing practice -- Evidence-based practice -- Health and wellness -- Caring in nursing practice -- Caring for the cancer survivor -- Cultural awareness -- Caring for families -- Developmental theories -- Conception through adolescence -- Young and middle adults -- Older adults -- Critical thinking in nursing practice -- Nursing assessment -- Nursing diagnosis -- Planning nursing care -- Implementing nursing care -- Evaluation -- Managing patient care -- Ethics and values -- Legal implications in nursing practice -- Communication -- Patient education -- Documentation and informatics -- Patient safety and quality -- Immobility -- Infection prevention and control -- Vital signs -- Health assessment and physical examination -- Medication administration -- Complementary and alternative therapies -- Self-concept -- Sexuality -- Spiritual health -- The experience of loss, death, and grief -- Stress and coping -- Activity and exercise -- Hygiene -- Oxygenation -- Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance -- Sleep -- Pain management -- Nutrition -- Urinary elimination -- Bowel elimination -- Skin integrity and wound care -- Sensory alterations -- Care of surgical patients.…”
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Visual methodologies : an introduction to researching with visual materials / by Rose, Gillian. 1962-

Table of Contents: “…Researching with visual materials : a brief survey -- Towards a critical visual methodology -- How to use this book -- 'The good eye' : looking at pictures using compositional interpretation -- Content analysis and cultural analytics : finding patterns in what you see -- Semiology : laying bare the prejudices beneath the smooth surface of the visible -- Psychoanalysis : visual culture, visual pleasure, visual disruption -- Discourse analysis I : text, intertextuality and context -- Discourse analysis II : institutions and ways of seeing -- To audience studies and beyond : ethnographies of audiences, fans and users -- Digital methods : digital images, digitally analysed -- Making images as research data : photo-documentation and photo-elicitation-- Using images to disseminate research findings : circulation and audiencing -- Research ethics and visual materials -- Visual methodologies : a review.…”
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Practice skills in social work and welfare : more than just common sense /

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TheFundamentals of Digital Photography / by Daly, Tim, 1964-

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 1: How equipment works: Digital SLR; Compact cameras; Medium format camera; Lens essentials; Computers and monitors; Adobe Photoshop; Image editing software: Adobe Lightroom; Project Chapter 2: Shooting skills: Camera quality settings; File formats; Aperture; Shutter speeds and movement; Exposure and how to measure it properly; Camera metering modes; Camera program modes; The lens and focussing; Depth of field; Viewpoint; Composing your image; Seeing the world in monochrome; Project Chapter 3: Themes and their workflows: Basic observational documentary: Urban texture; Culturally aware documentary: Out of season; Candid/street photography: People on the street; Eco/political study: The threatened landscape; Photo essay narrative: A day in the life; Location portrait: Public/private; Studio portrait: Alter-ego; Collaboration with others: Constructed reality; Current issue story: Signs of the times; 'Late' photography: The aftermath; Staging/performance: A re-enactment; Developing own work: A personal project Chapter 4: Project development: Researching your project; Planning and prep; Testing and review; Shaping your project; Project Chapter 5: Treatment: Essential software skills; Creative emphasis; Project: Sample files to test edit Chapter 6: Output and finishing: Desktop printing; Remote printing services; Onscreen use; Project Bibliography Glossary Index Acknowledgements and picture credits Working with ethics…”
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Obstetrics and Gynecology /

Table of Contents: “…Health care for women: obstetrics and gynecology as specialty and primary-preventive health care -- Ethics in obstetrics and gynecology -- Embryology, anatomy, and reproductive genetics -- Maternal-fetal physiology -- Antepartum care -- Intrapartum care -- Abnormal labor -- Intrapartum fetal surveillance -- Immediate care of the newborn -- Postpartum care -- Isoimmunization -- Postpartum hemorrhage -- Postpartum infection -- Abortion -- Ectopic pregnancy -- Medical and surgical considerations of pregnancy -- Hypertension in pregnancy -- Multifetal gestation -- Fetal growth abnormalities -- Third-trimester bleeding -- Postterm pregnancy -- Preterm labor --…”
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Advanced methodologies and technologies in government and society /

Table of Contents: “…Zykov -- Information science and technology in crisis response and management / Randy Basham -- The foundation of (business) ethics' evolution / Ben Tran -- Integrating sustainability and CSR in the value chain of the information technology sector / Patricia Martínez García de Leaniz, María Elena García Ruiz -- The morality of reporting safety concerns in aviation / Kawtar Tani -- Science, ethics, and weapons research / John Forge -- Computing technologies and science fiction cinema / Rocío Carrasco-Carrasco -- Gender differences in advertising engagement using the case of Facebooks ads / Eva Lahuerta-Otero, Rebeca Cordero-Gutiérrez -- The gender dimension in urban air quality / Theodora Slini, Fotini-Niovi Pavlidou -- How exclusive work climates create barriers for women in IS&T / Katelyn R. …”
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Advanced methodologies and technologies in government and society /

Table of Contents: “…Zykov -- Information science and technology in crisis response and management / Randy Basham -- The foundation of (business) ethics' evolution / Ben Tran -- Integrating sustainability and CSR in the value chain of the information technology sector / Patricia Martínez García de Leaniz, María Elena García Ruiz -- The morality of reporting safety concerns in aviation / Kawtar Tani -- Science, ethics, and weapons research / John Forge -- Computing technologies and science fiction cinema / Rocío Carrasco-Carrasco -- Gender differences in advertising engagement using the case of Facebooks ads / Eva Lahuerta-Otero, Rebeca Cordero-Gutiérrez -- The gender dimension in urban air quality / Theodora Slini, Fotini-Niovi Pavlidou -- How exclusive work climates create barriers for women in IS&T / Katelyn R. …”
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Essentials of Business Research : a guide to doing your research project / by Wilson, Jonathan (Jonathan Stuart)

Table of Contents: “…An introduction to business research -- Developing a research topic -- Conducting a literature review -- Addressing ethical issues -- Establishing a research design -- Primary data collection -- Using secondary data -- Sampling -- Analyzing quantitative data -- Analyzing qualitative data -- Writing up and presenting your research.…”
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Digital marketing excellence : planning, optimizing and integrating online marketing / by Chaffey, Dave, 1963-, Smith, P. R. (Paul Russell), 1957-

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