Category: E-Books

Procedures and patient care will be one of the first courses a physical therapist assistant (PTA) student will encounter as they begin their educational career.  The foundational material covered in Procedures and Patient Care for the Physical Therapist Assistant (PDF) – Core Texts for Pta Education – includes information about

Ecosystem Services: Economics and Policy (PDF) connects the gap between ecological and economic theory and practice. Its main emphasis is on how the principles of the Austrian School of economics could enhance the validity of Ecosystem Services. The idea of ‘Ecosystem Services’ is a relatively latest innovation in environmental thought.

Aboriginal peoples in Canada have varied cultures but share common political and social challenges that have contributed to their experiences of health and illness. This collection discusses the origins of mental health and social problems and the development of culturally responsive approaches to services and health promotion. Healing Traditions (PDF)

Moral Values in the Ancient World (PDF) studies the pilgrimage of the Ancient World in its search for moral truth. After a concise examination of the values which dominated Homeric society and the following aristocracies, the central portion of the ebook is an account and analysis of the moral ideas

The only ebook featuring nursing care plans for all core clinical areas, Swearingen’s All-In-One Nursing Care Planning Resource, 4th Edition (PDF) provides 100 care plans with the nursing interventions and diagnoses you need to know to care for patients in all settings. It includes care plans for medical-surgical, paediatrics, maternity/OB,