This guide offers the most comprehensive treatment of medicinal plants of western North America ever published. It includes five hundred color photographs, information on where the plants are found and their medicinal uses, and an index to medical topics covering a wide range of ailments. 500 photos.

Emergency Services Leadership: A Contemporary Approach Offers A Comprehensive View Of The Historical Developments Of Leadership Models, Presents A Variety Of Leadership Theories, And Explores How Various Theories Apply To Current Emergency Services Leadership Roles. The Authors Address How Leadership Has Evolved From The Theories Of "Position And Authority" To More Contemporary Approaches In Which Leadership Is Expressed In Terms Of Influence Relations, Servitude, Risk Agencies, And Transformational Change Agents. Best Practices For Making Ethical, Compassionate, And Competent Leadership...

Written by a Clinical Nurse Specialist for Clinical Nurse Specialists, this text explores the expanding roles and responsibilities of the CNS--from core competencies and theoretical foundations for practice to caring for the hospitalized adult to shaping the healthcare system through the CNS's spheres of influence.

With a special emphasis on the practical application in clinical practice the author uses a body-system approach to guide readers through evidence-based collaborative and independent nursing interventions within the framework of the CNS role.