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This book emphasizes the linkages among the three standardized nursing languages — NANDA, NIC, and NOC. It discusses the need for these linkages as more clinical information systems are developed and used. This edition updates the original, published in 2001. The purpose is to explain and demonstrate the linkages among the standardized nursing languages. It provides examples of how these linkages can be used in nursing education and practice settings. These worthy objectives are met. The intended audience includes practicing and student nurses. The authors are well known nurse educators. The book begins by presenting how to use the linkage book in practice and education. The newest edition shifts the emphasis from just the application of the three standard languages to how they are linked for a strong unified care plan. The book also points outs scientific gaps in need of nursing research. These features are unique to this book and are updates from the previous edition. This is the onl...

The area of treatment of sexual disorders has undergone an enormous expansion during the last few decades. The introduction of pharmacological treatment of these disorders (e.g., sildenafil for erectile dysfunction or antidepressants for paraphilias) rekindled the interest of physicians from different disciplines (psychiatrists, urologists, gynecologists) in sexual dysfunctions. Physicians are finding these disorders amenable to pharmacotherapy. However, the new developments in the area of “sexual pharmacology” have unfortunately also led to a biological reductionism in the field. In the past, most physicians viewed the etiology of sexual dysfunctions/disorders as mainly psychological, rooted in internal conflicts, deep-seated anxiety, and so on. In the present time, physicians in many disciplines view sexual dysfunctions as mostly, if not purely, of biological origin and discard any notion of psychological factors in the etiology of sexual problems. The initial hype about the su...

This book provides an introduction to public health and epidemiology. We hope that  by working through all, or sections, of the book the reader will not only increase their  knowledge of public health practice but also develop a critical, questioning approach  to the application of that knowledge. Before starting to work on this second edition we asked for feedback from  users of the fi rst edition. Based on the feedback received we added two new chapters  (1 and 11) and made several other substantial revisions. The fi rst new chapter is on the history of epidemiology and public health, while Chapter 11 considers what  actually changes the public health. Chapters 2 and 7 (on information sources and  determinants of health respectively) have been largely rewritten. All the chapters have  been brought up to date. However, the basic study guide format remains the same. Each chapter begins with a list of questions and learning objectives, u...