In this text, Fiona Timmins integrates the findings of recent nursing research with key aspects of the nurse's role. She provides an evidence-based rationale for the best ways of improving cardiac care (in general and for specific conditions), describes important nursing initiatives to reduce the risk factors and presents a needs-based approach to patient education. Concerned with the need to bridge the current research-practice gap in coronary care, she knows how nurses can make the best use of available research and describes the advances that are being made in nurse-led services in this area. Contemporary Issues in Coronary Care Nursing offers a non-medical approach to coronary care and is informed throughout by the latest nursing theory and research.
The story of tweed is tied to a series of social, economic and cultural shifts that have molded its development. This book considers the historical factors that helped to shape the design characteristics and social meanings of the group of fabrics that we call tweed, from their emergence in the 1820s to the present day. Including significant new research on tweeds, from Harris Tweed to the type used by Chanel, this book follows the history of these fabrics from the raw fiber to the finished garment in men's and women's fashion. Exploring rural and urban contexts, this book reveals the important physical and conceptual relationships of tweed with landscape. Anderson shows that, contrary to their strong popular associations with tradition, tweeds emerged in the Romantic era as a response to the dramatic changes associated with industrialization and urbanization. Progressive changes in gender relations are also explored as a major factor in tweed's evolution, from associations with particular ideals of masculinity into what is now a truly adaptable fashion textile worn by both sexes. This is the first book of its kind to recognize the importance of tweed to fashion innovation today.
An essential guide to the IELTS exam Who is this book for? This book is for advanced speakers of English and first-language English speakers who wish to take the IELTS Academic test and want to find out more about what the exam entails, and, importantly, how to take the test effectively. Unlike many other IELTS books, it is not a coursebook, and it does not include language practice. Rather, it includes information about the test format, what is being tested and how you can give good answers in the test. Test information, exam tips and practice opportunities with answers The book is separated into five main chapters: Overview of the IELTS exam Listening test Speaking test Reading test Writing test Each chapter contains test information and exam tips. You also have an option to practise the question and task types. Glossary of grammatical terms and technical language also included As much as possible, this book utilises accessible language. Certain grammatical terms and more-technical language are linked to an indexed glossary. Audio included Audio files for the chapter on Listening can be downloaded from the publisher's website. Bonus material Sample IELTS Academic Reading test About the authors Fiona Aish has co-written several titles in exam preparation and EAP, and creates materials and assessment resources for a range of educational providers. She is DELTA-qualified and holds an MA in ELT and Applied Linguistics. Jo Tomlinson has co-written a number of books on EAP and exam preparation, and currently works full-time as an exams and materials developer. She is DELTA-qualified and holds an MA in Language Testing. Fiona and Jo are directors of Target English, a consultancy in Spain that provides tailor-made solutions in content creation, course provision, training and testing.
Learn academic listening and note-taking skills. The audio contained within this eBook is suitable for tablets and mobile phones but may not work on some older devices and eInk readers. We recommend that you download a sample to your device before purchasing.
Get Ready for IELTS is the perfect course for students who are preparing to take the Academic version of the IELTS exam. It has been specially designed to help lower-level students to âe~get readyâe(tm) for an IELTS preparation course. Get Ready for IELTS provides a firm foundation for lower-level students who are starting out in their IELTS preparation and are working within a band score of 3.5-4.5. The information, advice and practice material will enable students to improve their score and develop the key skills and strategies they need for success in IELTS. âe¢ Twelve units of carefully graded material to help lower level students improve their reading, writing, speaking and listening skills âe¢ Key grammar and vocabulary in every unit builds language skills and improves accuracy âe¢ Exam tips and Exam information boxes fully prepare students for what to expect in each part of the exam âe¢ IELTS-style practice questions enable students to approach the exam with confidence âe¢ Motivating topics and tasks help develop critical thinking skills âe¢ Grammar reference section provides clear explanations and examples of key language in use âe¢ Students prepare for class by doing language development exercises online or in their workbooks, and consolidate what they have learnt with additional practice material âe¢ IELTS practice test to help students prepare for the exam âe¢ MP3 CD with audio material for the Listening and Speaking sections of the Studentâe(tm)s Book and Workbook The Studentâe(tm)s Book can be used together with Get Ready for IELTS Online: âe¢ Grammar and vocabulary-building exercises âe¢ Access to the COBUILD dictionary online Also available as part of the Collins Get Ready for IELTS course: Get Ready for IELTS Workbook Get Ready for IELTS Teacherâe(tm)s Guide Get Ready for IELTS Online
A fabulous multi-levelled novel, shortlisted for the Montana NZ Book Awards. Clare Lacey is on a quest. In Ireland to attend an art history conference, she sets out to find her father who walked out one day to buy a packet of cigarettes when she was a child, and disappeared. She is urged on her way by chance encounters: with a woman in a high tower, a blind man at a crossroads, a singer whose song she does not understand . . . Clues lie all around on a labyrinth of walls - but the final clue lies deep within. With Irish roots and a nod to the Irish classic, The Year of the Hiker by John B. Keane, this is a contemporary novel about inheritance, belief, art, love . . . and limestone.
Young and aspiring TV presenter Olivia is totally focused on grooming her fledgling career and image, part of which is her perma-tanned, bodybuilding boyfriend, Robert. One morning she discovers he's gone AWOL around the same nanosecond as her several million euro trust fund, which, funnily enough, was about the same time as her doting 'wealth management' father, Charlie Fitzgibbon disappeared. Her mother, Shelley, appears to have lost a husband, not to mention face. It's all gone: the the villa in Cap Ferrat, the art collection, the jewels, the botox. Thank goodness she still has her other super rich friends to turn to, and, of course, she still has the family home . . . or does she? Only one woman in Charlie's life is unsurprised: Vera Fitzgibbon, Charlie's formidable 79 year old widowed mother. But this time, Charlie has surpassed himself. He hasn't just blown a fortune, he's fleeced his nearest and dearest and almost brought down a bank in the process. Vera opens her doors to her alienated daughter-in-law and grand-children and they discover that they might, after all, have more in common than they thought. And unlikely though it may seem, Charlie begins to learn that even from six thousand miles away - blood will always prove thicker than water . . .
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