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Clinical Procedures for Safer Patient Care
Glynda Rees Doyle and Jodie Anita McCutcheon (British Columbia Institute of Technology)
2021
Licence: CC BY
This resource was produced by nursing faculty at BCIT. This text serves a supplementary resource for information about how to perform clinical procedures. The format of the text includes video demonstrations, flowcharts, and checklists to ensure high compliance to protocol. The topics covered include: infection control, patient assessment, patient positioning, wound care, oxygen therapy, medication administration and tubal attachments.
Formats: Online, PDF, EPUB, and more.
Clinical Procedures for Safer Patient Care – Thompson Rivers University Edition
Renée Anderson (Thompson Rivers University)
2018, updated 2021
Licence: CC BY
This open educational resource (OER) was developed to ensure best practice and quality care based on the latest evidence, and to address inconsistencies in how clinical health care skills are taught and practiced in the clinical setting. The checklist approach, used in this textbook, aims to provide standardized processes for clinical skills and to help nursing schools and clinical practice partners keep procedural practice current. Each skill/procedure is covered in a chapter that has learning objectives, a brief overview of the relevant theory, checklists of steps for procedures with the rationale behind each step of the process, and a summary of key takeaways. Key terms are set in bold throughout the book and laid out again in a Glossary in the appendix. All checklists, tables and videos are listed and hyperlinked in the appendices.
Formats: Pressbooks webbook, EPUB, PDF, MOBI, and more
The Complete Subjective Health Assessment
Jennifer L. Lapum, Oona St-Amant, Michelle Hughes, Paul Petrie, Sherry Morrell, and Sita Mistry (Toronto Metropolitan University)
2019
Licence: CC BY-SA
This textbook is designed for the novice learner who is seeking to develop a foundational understanding of the complete subjective health assessment in the context of health and illness. The textbook deconstructs the categories of the complete subjective health assessment, providing learners with explanations and examples of what constitutes relevant subjective data. This textbook provides an opportunity to learn how to respond to normal, abnormal, and critical findings when completing a complete subjective health assessment.
Formats: Pressbooks webbook, EPUB, PDF, MOBI, and more
Suggested for: NURS 326/518
Comprehensive Midwifery: The role of the midwife in health care practice, education, and research: An interactive guide to the theory and evidence of practice
Eileen K. Hutton and Beth Murray-Davis
Licence: CC BY-NC
The re-emergence of midwifery as a primary health care profession is one of the great stories of Canadian health care systems, but this story has been largely undocumented. This invaluable interactive e-book details the history and philosophy of midwifery, how current midwifery theory and policies are developed, and the role of education and research in advancing the field. We include a special focus on the social determinants of women’s health throughout Canada and the world, the principle of health care as a human right, and the principles and scope of midwifery practice. A must-read for Canadian student midwives and others interested in midwifery (Description from resource). This textbook was written by professors in McMaster’s midwifery program.
Formats: Online
Cultural Resources for Community Nursing
Dolores McCreary (Pennsylvania State University)
2020
Licence: CC BY
Canada, the United States, and European nations are presently facing a migration crisis of a magnitude that has not been seen since the massive population displacements of the post–World War II era (Fleras, 2015). Due to the effects of globalization, economic policies, financial constraints, and forced migrations due to environmental or armed conflicts, nurses are providing health care to very diverse and sometimes vulnerable populations such as refugees and asylum seekers (Racine & Lu, 2015). On the other hand, globalization also brings increased ethnic and cultural diversity within health care organizations, which affects the way nurses deliver care and how they interact with nurses coming from other countries. More than ever, nurses must be culturally competent and culturally safe in their everyday practice regardless of the health settings in which they work.
Formats: Online
Suggested for: NURS 620
Diversity and Difference in Communication
OpenLearn Diversity & Difference in Communication (Open University)
2021
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA
Interpersonal communication in health and social care services is by its nature diverse. As a consequence, achieving good or effective communication whether between service providers and service users, or among those working in a service means taking account of diversity, rather than assuming that every interaction will be the same. This text explores the ways in which difference and diversity impact on the nature of communication in health and social care services.
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Suggested for: NURS 620
Documentation in Nursing: 1st Canadian Edition
Jennifer Lapum, Oona St-Amant, Charlene Ronquillo, Michelle Hughes, and Joy Garmaise-Yee (Toronto Metropolitan University)
2020
Licence: CC BY-NC
This open-access textbook is intended to guide best practices of documentation in the nursing profession. This resource is designed for students in undergraduate nursing programs, and addresses principles of documentation, legislation associated with documentation, methods and systems of documentation, and key trends in the future of documentation. Incorporated into this resource is legislation and practice standards specific to the province of Ontario, Canada.
Formats: Pressbooks webbook, EPUB, PDF, and MOBI
Suggested for: NURS 605
Field Trials of Health Interventions: A Toolbox (Smith, Morrow, & Ross)
This open access book, in its third edition, was published by Oxford University Press. It covers trail design, ethical considerations, governance, grant applications, community engagement, statistics, data management, and reporting.
Formats: PDF
Gynecological Assessment
Katherine Trip and Jean Wilson (University of Toronto)
2022
Licence: CC BY-NC
Health professional programs such as nursing and medicine have historically had difficulty securing assessment experiences such as gynecological examinations. Decreased availability of preceptors and increased transitions to virtual care has recently made learning associated with this important topic even more difficult to obtain. To help better prepare health care providers, we have developed four online gynecological assessment learning modules in combination with virtual knowledge checks that will help articulate an approach, demonstrate techniques of examination, identify and diagnose disorders, and develop an evidence-based plan.
Format: Pressbooks webbook
Suggested for: NURS 522
Handbook of eHealth Evaluation: An Evidence-based Approach
2017
Licence: CC BY-NC
This text was created at University of Victoria. This handbook presents the science and practice of eHealth evaluation based on empirical evidence gathered over many years within the health informatics discipline. The handbook describes different approaches used to evaluate the planning, design, implementation, use and impact of eHealth systems in different health settings. It also provides a snapshot of the current state of knowledge on the consequences of opting for eHealth systems with respect to their effects and implications on provider performance and health outcomes.
Formats:
Suggested for: NURS 610
Health Assessment Guide for Nurses
Ching-Chuen Feng, Michelle Agostini, and Raquel Bertiz (Montgomery College)
2021
Licence: CC BY
Every nurse should competently perform health assessment. This competency involves a set of knowledge, skills and values. This guide is organized around information that prepares the student to perform health assessment while integrating knowledge of nursing, communication and the sciences. This resource will also serve as a guide to nurses providing patient care in various clinical settings. This guide utilizes various open educational resources, research and literature. It is also the authors’ intent for this open educational resource to be shared, modified and further improved by educators, students, nurses and various users.
Formats: Pressbooks webbook and H5P
Suggested for: NURS 326, NURS 518
Health Case Studies: Toward Closing the Healthcare Communication Gap
Glynda Rees, Rob Kruger, and Janet Morrison (British Columbia Institute of Technology)
2017, updated 2021
Licence: CC BY-SA
Health Case Studies is composed of eight separate health case studies. Each case study includes the patient narrative or story that models the best practice (at the time of publishing) in healthcare settings. Associated with each case is a set of specific learning objectives to support learning and facilitate educational strategies and evaluation.
The case studies can be used online in a learning management system, in a classroom discussion, in a printed course pack or as part of a textbook created by the instructor. This flexibility is intentional and allows the educator to choose how best to convey the concepts presented in each case to the learner.
Because these case studies were primarily developed for an electronic healthcare system, they are based predominantly in an acute healthcare setting. Educators can augment each case study to include primary healthcare settings, outpatient clinics, assisted living environments, and other contexts as relevant.
Formats: Pressbooks webbook, EPUB, PDF, MOBI, and more
Inclusive Approach to Anthropometric Body Measurement Assessments
Edited by Jennifer Lapum, Oona St-Amant, Michelle Hughes, and Joy Garmaise-Yee (Toronto Metropolitan University)
2024
Licence: CC BY-NC
“Inclusive Approach to Anthropometric Body Measurement Assessments” is an open educational resource (OER) created for undergraduate nursing students at the introductory level. The resource introduces students to body measurements, but does so in an inclusive manner. This resource is a unique contribution to nursing education as content is theoretically informed by an inclusive approach to assessment that incorporates culturallyresponsive techniques related to race/ethnicity, gender/sex/ sexual orientation, body sizes/types, and ability/disability. It is part of the first health assessment resource that is informed by clinical judgment with the goal to facilitate students’ clinical decision making and ability to prioritize care by recognizing and acting on cues and signs of clinical deterioration. Interactive clinical judgment activities and formative assessments to evaluate a student’s learning are integrated throughout the resource. The integration of clinical judgment throughout this resource will support students’ capacity to enhance patient safety and equitable health outcomes as well as their success in writing national nursing exams to become licensed to work as a Nurse.
Formats: Online, PDF, eBook
Infection Prevention and Control Practices
Michelle Hughes and Kendra Allen (Centennial College)
2020
Licence: CC BY
The Infection Prevention and Control Practices learning activities is an open-access resource that was developed to complement infection prevention and control practice content learned in academia and clinical environments. The intended audience is novice healthcare students in undergraduate programs. Healthcare practitioners currently practicing may also find this resource valuable as a review on content and skills.
Formats: Online and PDF
Introduction to Communication in Nursing
Edited by Jennifer Lapum, Oona St-Amant, Michelle Hughes, and Joy Garmaise-Yee (Toronto Metropolitan University)
2020
Licence: CC BY-NC
This open-access textbook is intended to guide best practices in communication in the context of the nursing profession. The resource addresses communication theory, therapeutic communication and interviewing, and interprofessional communication as it relates to nursing. This resource is designed for students in undergraduate nursing programs.
Formats: Online, EPUB, PDF, and MOBI
Leading Change in Health Systems: Strategies for RN-BSN Students
Kathy Andresen
2023
Licence: CC BY
This book is designed for practicing nurses pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. This book is focused on building upon previous knowledge, skills and attitudes Registered Nurses (RNs) related to leadership in healthcare systems. Readers will be able to apply the theoretical knowledge gained from this course in their clinical practice environment.
Formats: Online, PDF, EPUB
Suggested for: NURS 432, NURS 621
Leadership and Influencing Change in Nursing
Edited by Joan Wagner (University of Regina)
2018
Licence: CC BY
Leadership and Influencing Change in Nursing is designed for a single-semester introduction to the professional nurse’s leadership role as both a care provider and a formal leader. An assortment of authors with diverse nursing leadership roles across Saskatchewan and Canada have contributed to this textbook. These diverse voices are focused on providing student nurses with the foundational tools, techniques, and knowledge required to empower them to meet the leadership challenges found within the incessantly changing Canadian health care environment.
Format: Online
Suggested for: NURS 432, NURS 621
Leadership for Nurses in Clinical Settings
Edited by Kirsten Woodend (Trent University), Manon Lemonde (Ontario Tech University), Janet McCabe (Ontario Tech University), and Catherine Thibeault (Trent University)
2022
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA
This is a 12-module graduate-level course to prepare nurses who are thinking of taking on leadership roles and for those who are already in those roles and would like to learn more about clinical nursing leadership and management.
Format: Online
Suggested for: NURS 432, NURS 621
LGBTQ+ Healthcare: Your Guide to Building an Inclusive Practice
Selinda Berg, Scott Cowan, and Ashlyne O’Neil (University of Windsor)
2022
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA
The LGBTQ+ community is diverse. While L, G, B, T, and Q are usually tied together as a single homogeneous entity, each letter represents a wide range of people of different races, ethnicities, ages, socioeconomic statuses and identities (National LGBT Health Education Centre, 2019). Unfortunately, experiences of stigma and discrimination are a common theme that transcends across the entire LGBTQ+ community. While discrimination exists across the community, the manifestations of oppression and discrimination are not a singular occurrence or experience. One area in which there is a long history of discrimination and lack of awareness is within the health care sector.
Formats: Online, EPUB, and PDF
Includes: Cases, glossary, and interactive exercises
Literature Reviews for Education and Nursing Graduate Students
Linda Frederiksen and Sue F. Phelps (Washington State University Vancouver)
2017
Licence: CC BY
This open textbook is designed for students in graduate-level nursing and education programs. From developing a research question to locating and evaluating sources to writing a sample literature review using appropriate publication guidelines, readers will be guided through the process.
Formats: Online, EPUB, PDF, MOBI, and more
Suggested for: NURS 000
Mental Health is a Verb: A Pocket Guide to Mental Health for Nursing Students
Jake Bush and Jill Van Der Like (University of West Florida Pressbooks)
2024
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA
MENTAL HEALTH IS A VERB is an Open Education Resource written by Jake Bush, Ph.D., RN, CNE and Jill Van Der Like, DNP, MSN, RNC through University of West Florida which addresses mental health nursing care. The book reviews the foundations of mental health, psychopharmacology, and the most common mental health diagnoses.
Formats: Online, PDF, eBook
Suggested for: NURS 527
Multi-Course Case Studies in Health Sciences
Laura Banks, Brenda Barth, Robert Balogh, Adam Cole, Mika Nonoyama, Elita Partosoedarso and Otto Sanchez (Ontario Tech University)
2021
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA
Series of ten (10) interconnected, multidisciplinary cases exploring health and disease across the lifespan in an extended family living in Canada. These cases have been designed for use in multiple undergraduate courses to facilitate scaffolding of student knowledge with increasingly complex case analyses. This novel approach may enable students to apply critical knowledge from a biological, behavioural and sociological perspective into unified clinical situations. As students review the cases, several perspectives should be considered, including: biological, behavioural and sociological.
Formats: Online, EPUB, PDF, and more
Northern and Indigenous Health and Healthcare
Heather Exner-Pirot, Bente Norbye, and Lorna Butler (University of Saskatchewan)
2020
Licence: CC BY-NC
The provision of northern health care entails many unique challenges and circumstances that are rarely represented in mainstream health sciences education. This OpenEd Resource provides accessible content on health and health care from a northern perspective for the growing number of health professionals being educated in northern communities.
Formats: Online, EPUB, PDF, MOBI, and more
Suggested for: NURS 620
Nursing Advanced Skills
Open Resources for Nursing Open RN (Chippewa Valley Technical College)
2023
Licence: CC BY
This textbook is an open educational resource with CC-BY licensing developed specifically for prelicensure nursing students. The e-book and downloadable versions are free. Affordable print versions are published in collaboration with XanEdu and available on Amazon and in college bookstores. Content is based on the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) statewide nursing curriculum for the Nursing Advanced Skills course (543-112) and the NCLEX-RN Test Plan. 1 Content includes advanced skills for registered nurses, such as intravenous infusion, blood product administration, management of central lines and chest tube systems, basic electrocardiogram interpretation, and nasogastric/feeding tube insertion, and builds on basic nursing skills discussed in the Open RN Nursing Skills OER textbook.
Formats: Online, PDF, eBook
Suggested for: NURS 518
Nursing Assistant
Myra Sandquist Reuter (Chippewa Valley Technical College)
2022
Licence: CC BY
This textbook is from Wisconsin Technical College and aligns with its Nursing Assistant program which prepares students for employment as nursing assistants as well as for entry to other health-related programs. This train prepares students for employment in nursing homes, hospitals, home health agencies, hospices, community based residential facilities, assisted living centers, and homes for the developmentally disabled.
Formats: Online, PDF, EPUB
Suggested for: NURS 250
Nursing Care at the End of Life: What Every Clinician Should Know
Susan E. Lowey (SUNY Brockport)
2015
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA
Nursing Care at the End of Life: What Every Clinician Should Know addresses an essential component of the basic educational preparation for the professional registered nurse student. Recent studies show that only one in four nurses feel confident in caring for dying patients and their families and less than 2% of overall content in nursing textbooks are related to end-of-life care. Despite the tremendous growth in palliative and end-of-life care programs across the country, very few nursing education programs provide adequate education on this topic for future nurses. The purpose of this textbook is to provide an in-depth look at death and dying in this country and explore the vital role of the nurse in assisting patients and families along the journey towards the end of life. There is an emphasis throughout the book on the simple, yet understated value of effective interpersonal communication between the patient and clinician. The text provides a basic foundation for understanding death and dying, including a brief historical examination of some main conceptual models associated with how patients cope with impending loss. An overview of illness trajectories and models of care, such as hospice and palliative care, are discussed. Lastly, the latest evidence-based approaches for pain and symptom management, ethical concerns, cultural considerations, care at the time of death, and bereavement are examined. The goal of this text is to foster the necessary skills for nurses to provide compassionate care to individuals who are nearing the end of life and families who are experiencing the loss of a loved one. Every chapter contains a “What You Should Know” section which highlights and reinforces the main message nurses should know when caring for their patient.
Formats: Pressbooks webbook, EPUB and PDF
Reviews: BCcampus – Open Textbook Library
Suggested for: NURS 422
Nursing Fundamentals
Kimberly Ernstmeyer and Elizabeth Christman (Chippewa Valley Technical College)
2020
Licence: CC BY
This textbook from OpenRN is developed for entry-level prelicensure nursing students. Content is based on the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) statewide nursing curriculum for the Nursing Fundamentals course (543-101), the 2019 NCLEX-RN Test Plan, the 2020 NCLEX-PN Test Plan, and the Wisconsin Nurse Practice Act.
Formats: Online, PDF, EPUB
Suggested for: NURS 250
Nursing Management and Professional Concepts
Chippewa Valley Technical College
2022
Licence: CC BY
This book introduces concepts related to nursing leadership and management, prioritization strategies, delegation and supervision, legal implications of nursing practice, ethical nursing practice, collaboration within the interprofessional team, health care economics, quality and evidence-based practice, advocacy, preparation for the RN role, and the avoidance of burnout with self-care. Several online, interactive learning activities are included in each chapter that encourage application of content to patient-care situations. Additionally, the Appendix includes a “suite of patients” with suggested prompts for classroom discussion to assist students in applying concepts from the book to real patient-care situations.
Formats: Online, EPUB, and PDF
Suggested for: NURS 432
Nursing: Mental Health and Community Concepts
Chippewa Valley Technical College
2022
Licence: CC BY
This textbook is an open educational resource with CC-BY licensing developed specifically for prelicensure nursing students. Mental health and community health concepts are discussed while emphasizing stress management techniques, healthy coping strategies, referrals to community resources, and other preventative interventions. Nursing care for individuals with specific mental health and substance use disorders is examined, and the nurse’s role in community health needs assessments and caring for vulnerable populations is introduced.
Formats: Online and PDF
Suggested for: NURS 434/527
Nursing Pharmacology
Chippewa Valley Technical College
2020
Licence: CC BY
This open-access Nursing Pharmacology textbook is designed for entry-level undergraduate nursing students. It explains basic concepts of pharmacology and describes common medication classes. This book is not intended to be used as a drug reference book, but direct links are provided to DailyMed, which provides trustworthy information about marketed drugs in the United States.
Formats: Online, EPUB, and PDF
Suggested for: NURS 316/317
Nursing Skills
Kimberly Ernstmeyer and Elizabeth Christman (Chippewa Valley Technical College)
2020
Licence: CC BY
This open-access Nursing Skills textbook includes physical assessments routinely performed by entry-level registered nurses and basic nursing skills performed by licensed practical nurses.
Formats: Online, EPUB, and PDF
Reviews: Open Textbook Library
Nursing Virtual Case Studies
Adrianna D’Ilio and Amanda Egert (British Columbia Institute of Technology)
2021
Licence: CC BY
These learner-paced, interactive virtual branching case studies aim to help learners develop their noticing and clinical judgment skills. Each case study is designed to work with a specific level of learner (novice to advanced) and uses a variety of resources to help learners prepare for the experience and reflect on their actions. Concepts of patient-centered care, communication, safety and health and illness are used to demonstrate how care is provided in a variety of health care settings across the lifespan (community and acute care).
Formats: Online
Principles of Pharmacology: Study Guide
Esam El-Fakahany and Becky Merkey
Licence: CC BY-NC
This text was created by a professor at the University of University of Minnesota’s Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology. This text is a succinct guide of fundamental pharmacology topics such as; drug receptor interactions, classification of receptors, responses to stimulation, signal transductions, and autonomic nervous system.
Formats: Online, PDF, EPUB
Suggested for: NURS 316/317
Public Health Ethics: Cases Spanning the Globe (Barrett, Dawson, Ortmann)
Peter Smith, Richard Morrow, and David Ross
Licence: CC BY-NC
This LibreTexts resource was authored by researchers at the CDC, the University of Sydney, and the Pan American Health Organization. It covers global public health ethics.
Formats: Online, PDF
Safe Pharmacy Simulation
Pat Marten-Daniel, Paula Mastrilli, Darshnee Ramnaraign, and Sheila Mae Sia (George Brown College)
2020
Licence: CC BY
The Safe Pharmacy Simulation game is an open educational resource (OER) developed by a team of interprofessional educators to promote employment integration of internationally educated health professionals by building their work readiness skills. It provides learners of any profession working in a medication dispensing setting with opportunities to develop and apply safety-focused best practices for processing and dispensing medications.
Game players are invited to make decisions in a realistic work situation and encouraged to try different approaches. Feedback is provided to promote analysis of players’ actions and decisions. Players are encouraged to self-reflect and debrief at the end of the game to further enhance their learning. This resource is also available in French.
Formats: Online
Suggested for: NURS 316/317
The Scholarship of Writing in Nursing Education: 1st Canadian Education
Jennifer Lapum, Oona St-Amant, Michelle Hughes, Andy Tan, Arina Bogdan, Frances Dimaranan, Rachel Frantzke, and Nada Savicevic (Toronto Metropolitan University)
2019
Licence: CC BY-SA
This open-access textbook is intended to guide best practices in the journey of scholarly writing in the context of the nursing profession. This resource is designed for students in undergraduate nursing programs and may also be useful for students in other health-related post-secondary programs, graduate students, and healthcare providers.
Formats: Online, PDF, MOBI, and EPUB
Suggested for: NURS 000
Supporting Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities and Mental Illness
Sherri Melrose, Debra Dusome, John Simpson, Cheryl Crocker, and Elizabeth Athens (Athabasca University)
2015
Licence: CC BY
This multidisciplinary resource develops topics of interest to all those who care about and for individuals with co-occurring intellectual disabilities and mental illness. Each chapter presents current evidence-informed practice knowledge. Each topic is also presented with audio-enabled text boxes emphasizing ‘Key Points for Caregivers.’ For those who are interested in background knowledge, we provided the comprehensive literature base. And, for those interested mainly in ‘what to do,’ we provided text box summaries for reading and listening.
Formats: Online, EPUB, PDF, MOBI, and more
Suggested for: NURS 527
Therapeutic Communication for Health Care Administrators
Kimberlee Carter (Conestoga College), Marie Rutherford (Georgian College), and Connie Stevens (Sheridan College)
2022
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA
These resources are intended for learners preparing for positions in front-line health care settings. Recognizing the diverse titles for these types of roles, we intend that the title Health Care Administrator is an umbrella term that includes all types of front-line Health Care Administrators. This OER is intended to be used with the companion resource: Therapeutic Communication for Health Care Administrators Game Simulations.
Formats: Online
Therapeutic Communication for Health Care Administrators Game Simulations
Kimberlee Carter (Conestoga College), Marie Rutherford (Georgian College), and Connie Stevens (Sheridan College)
2022
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA
These resources are intended for learners preparing for positions in front-line health care settings. Recognizing the diverse titles for these types of roles, we intend that the title Health Care Administrator is an umbrella term that includes all types of front-line Health Care Administrators. These OER are intended to be used as companion resources to, the digital text Health Care Communication for Health Care Administrators.
Health Care Administrators are often the first point of contact for clients and their families and often are the liaison between the health care providers, and the client; thus, therapeutic communication is an essential competency. An environmental scan was sent to industry partners and colleagues in the Ontario higher education system in Spring 2020. Based on those results, it was identified that many existing resources do not address the communication skills of the health care administrator role. The game simulations and associated digital text address the gaps while also providing essential digital resources that can be used in remote, hybrid, or face-to-face delivery formats.
Format: Online
Urban Health: A Practical Application for Clinical Based Learning
Cynthera McNeill, Umeika Stephens, Tara Walker (Wayne State University)
2022
Licence: CC BY-NC
Urban Health: A Practical Application for Clinical Based Learning is an openly licensed, peer-reviewed textbook for clinical-based nursing educators covering barriers in urban health and their impact on patient health outcomes. The authors explore perspectives of urban communities, urban patients, and urban healthcare providers to offer insight into how healthcare providers can address disparities in urban healthcare, provide meaningful care with the lived experiences of urban patients in mind, and improve patient-provider communication by moving towards a more solution-driven, team-based care approach. Features include learning activities, exemplars, and case studies.
Formats: PDF, Word
Vaccine Practice for Health Professionals – 1st Canadian Edition
Oona St-Amant, Jennifer Lapum, and Vinita Dubey (Toronto Metropolitan University)
2020
Licence: CC BY-SA
This open-access textbook is intended to guide best practices in vaccine delivery in Canada. This resource is designed for students in post-secondary health profession programs, including nursing. It may also be useful for graduate students and healthcare providers. This textbook provides information related to clinical practice, including the administration of vaccine, and communication with clients.
Format: Online
Vital Sign Measurement Across the Lifespan – 2nd Canadian Edition
Jennifer L. Lapum, Margaret Verkuyl, Wendy Garcia, Oona St-Amant, and Andy Tan (Toronto Metropolitan University)
2021
Licence: CC BY
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.
Formats: Online, EPUB, PDF, and MOBI
