tag:open.umn.edu,2005:/opentextbooks/subjects/medicineOpen Textbook Library - Medicine Textbooks2024-03-17T01:32:39Zhttps://open.umn.edu/assets/common/favicon/favicon-1594c2156c95ca22b1a0d803d547e5892bb0e351f682be842d64927ecda092e7.icohttps://open.umn.edu/assets/library/otl_logo-f9161d5c999f5852b38260727d49b4e7d7142fc707ec9596a5256a778f957ffc.png16222024-03-17T01:45:12Z2024-03-18T16:57:08Z"Overweight" Bodies, Real and Imagined<img alt="Read more about "Overweight" Bodies, Real and Imagined" title=""Overweight" Bodies, Real and Imagined cover image" class="cover " width="350" height="453" data-controller="cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MTEzMzAsInB1ciI6ImJsb2JfaWQifX0=--3f861dcca8636383ea7f9f5497fd3d48332ed620/Overweight-book-cover-final-350x453.png" />This compilation gathers OER sources on body weight, nutrition, and movement, and it also problematizes the cultural meaning of these readings. Roughly, this anthology is divided into two parts--informational and theoretical--in depicting how medical research and journalism influence and are influenced by social stereotypes, constructed ideas about bodies, food, and individual choices within social systems.16122024-03-04T01:28:08Z2024-03-18T18:38:16ZBuilding Bridges: Establishing a Foundation for Interprofessional Collaboration in Healthcare<img alt="Read more about Building Bridges: Establishing a Foundation for Interprofessional Collaboration in Healthcare" title="Building Bridges: Establishing a Foundation for Interprofessional Collaboration in Healthcare cover image" class="cover " width="350" height="453" data-controller="cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MTEyNDEsInB1ciI6ImJsb2JfaWQifX0=--51772a99dc1cdf422a09983d9901b6cc586c0649/Yellow-Professional-Gradient-Tech-Business-Flyer-350x453.png" />Building Bridges: Establishing a Foundation for Interprofessional Collaboration in Healthcare is an Open Educational Resource (OER) that focuses on teaching interprofessional collaboration in healthcare to students entering their respective health profession's program. This book will help students achieve success not only in their educational program, but as they experience various healthcare settings through internships and employment. This resource is targeted for students in healthcare professions.16092024-03-04T00:36:00Z2024-03-04T00:36:00ZLeading in Health and Social Care<img alt="Read more about Leading in Health and Social Care" title="Leading in Health and Social Care cover image" class="cover " width="350" height="467" data-controller="cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MTEyMzIsInB1ciI6ImJsb2JfaWQifX0=--a783da78bdc7b0f44025c9d716b79292bffb3c51/thumbnail_Cover-Leading-in-Health-and-Social-Care-350x467.jpg" />This comprehensive textbook captures best international practice and is focused on the practical needs of leaders in health and social care. The text includes chapters that address evolving and innovative practices in leadership, ethics, leading people and human resource management, cultural safety for First Nations peoples, innovation, digital health, finance and resource management, systems thinking, change, evaluation and safety and quality. As an open educational resource, leaders, managers, students, policymakers and all readers interested in improving healthcare systems can access the book. The choice to publish on an open platform demonstrates our commitment to building a strong, transparent, and connected community of practice for health service leaders across many disciplines and across the world. We hope this pragmatic and contemporary textbook will reach a broad audience with an interest in strengthening the discipline of health service leadership and building fit-for-purpose healthcare systems that meet the needs of the diverse communities we serve. To achieve this we want the text to be free and widely available. To achieve the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals, health and quality education are key and this open educational resource (OER) is available for all to use to guide their practice and the strengthening of health and social care systems.16072024-03-04T00:15:19Z2024-03-04T00:15:19ZQualitative Research – a practical guide for health and social care researchers and practitioners<img alt="Read more about Qualitative Research – a practical guide for health and social care researchers and practitioners" title="Qualitative Research – a practical guide for health and social care researchers and practitioners cover image" class="cover " width="350" height="525" data-controller="cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MTEyMjYsInB1ciI6ImJsb2JfaWQifX0=--d54c866d532d1a315fe90a1b9b2f6f91161c83aa/qual-researchLOGO-350x525.jpg" />This guide is designed to support health and social care researchers and practitioners to integrate qualitative research into the evidence base of health and social care research. Qualitative research designs are diverse and each design has a different focus that will inform the approach undertaken and the results that are generated. The aim is to move beyond the “what” of qualitative research to the “how”, by (1) outlining key qualitative research designs for health and social care research – descriptive, phenomenology, action research, case study, ethnography, and grounded theory; (2) a decision tool of how to select the appropriate design based on a guiding prompting question, the research question and available resources, time and expertise; (3) an overview of mixed methods research and qualitative research in evaluation studies; (4) a practical guide to data collection and analysis; (5) providing examples of qualitative research to illustrate the scope and opportunities; and (6) tips on communicating qualitative research.15912024-03-03T21:30:24Z2024-03-03T21:30:24ZInclusive Approach to Anthropometric Body Measurement Assessments<img alt="Read more about Inclusive Approach to Anthropometric Body Measurement Assessments" title="Inclusive Approach to Anthropometric Body Measurement Assessments cover image" class="cover " width="350" height="464" data-controller="cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MTExNzcsInB1ciI6ImJsb2JfaWQifX0=--b4b99d0c8425dc66167f7c6d47c2b5363b3bf481/Cover-image-350x464.jpg" />“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.15812024-01-17T03:38:03Z2024-01-17T03:38:31ZLegal Fundamentals of Healthcare Law<img alt="Read more about Legal Fundamentals of Healthcare Law" title="Legal Fundamentals of Healthcare Law cover image" class="cover " width="350" height="467" data-controller="cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MTA3OTYsInB1ciI6ImJsb2JfaWQifX0=--9567775e66ada0b82808373c14552735c5cedaa1/Untitled-design-6-350x467.png" />Healthcare, a field dedicated to the well-being of individuals and communities, operates within an intricate web of legal principles. Understanding these laws is not simply a professional necessity for doctors, nurses, administrators, and researchers; it’s also an ethical imperative for anyone who interacts with the healthcare system. This book is your compass, guiding you through the labyrinth of legal fundamentals that shape the landscape of healthcare.15662024-01-14T04:59:27Z2024-01-14T04:59:27ZÁcido oxálico, alternativa orgánica para el control de varroasis (Varroa destructor) en abejas (Apis mellifera)<img alt="Read more about Ácido oxálico, alternativa orgánica para el control de varroasis (Varroa destructor) en abejas (Apis mellifera)" title="Ácido oxálico, alternativa orgánica para el control de varroasis (Varroa destructor) en abejas (Apis mellifera) cover image" class="cover " width="1129" height="1600" data-controller="cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MTA2NDksInB1ciI6ImJsb2JfaWQifX0=--f250f828983bd7c4dbb98a61df24ded70a87153e/submission_63_63_coverImage_es_ES.jpg" />El documento titulado "Ácido oxálico alternativa orgánica para el control de varroasis (Varroa destructor) en abejas (Apis mellifera)" expone la relevancia de la apicultura en Latinoamérica, particularmente en Ecuador, destacando su contribución económica a través de productos como miel, cera, polen, propóleo y Apitoxina. La investigación se enfoca en el ácaro Varroa destructor, un parásito perjudicial para las abejas, que afecta tanto a las crías como a las adultas, debilitando y potencialmente llevando a la muerte a las colmenas. El estudio resalta la importancia del uso de productos orgánicos para el control de la Varroasis, siendo el ácido oxálico uno de los más efectivos. Este compuesto, presente de manera natural en ciertas plantas y en la miel, se ha demostrado altamente eficaz en el control de la Varroa, especialmente en periodos sin cría, logrando una eficacia superior al 90%. La metodología del estudio incluyó investigación bibliográfica y de campo, realizada en el recinto Aguas Frías en la provincia de Los Ríos, Cantón Mocache, durante noviembre y diciembre de 2018. Se emplearon métodos analíticos y deductivos para estudiar la presencia del ácaro Varroa destructor en colmenas de abejas Apis mellifera, utilizando fuentes primarias y secundarias. El experimento implicó el manejo de 20 colmenas, evaluando cinco tratamientos diferentes en cuatro repeticiones, con aplicaciones de ácido oxálico y amitraz para determinar la población de ácaros y el estado de las colmenas a lo largo de cinco semanas.15602024-01-14T04:10:24Z2024-01-14T04:10:24ZSeguridad e higiene en el trabajo una visión holista en el nuevo siglo<img alt="Read more about Seguridad e higiene en el trabajo una visión holista en el nuevo siglo" title="Seguridad e higiene en el trabajo una visión holista en el nuevo siglo cover image" class="cover " width="649" height="917" data-controller="cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MTA2MjYsInB1ciI6ImJsb2JfaWQifX0=--d4a8c18d4830474ebc1eafa60dc8bccb66566b0c/submission_55_55_coverImage_es_ES.png" />En el nuevo contexto globalizado, el campo laboral abarca múltiples áreas en las que se desenvuelven trabajadores que aportan la producción y generan ingresos a la economía de un país, en este contexto, es imprescindible proteger la integridad de los obreros que están día a día expuestos a diversas situaciones que pueden generar desde leves hasta graves problemas en su integridad física y en su salud en general. La Identificación de peligros y evaluación de riesgos, permite elaborar las medidas de prevención para precautelar la integridad de los trabajadores dentro de cada empresa dependiendo de su área de competencia. Ya que pueden sufrir accidentes, lesiones físicas, enfermedades ocupaciones que deterioran la calidad de vida de las personas. Según la Organización Internacional del Trabajo OIT, a nivel mundial al menos 108.000 trabajadores mueren en su lugar de trabajo cada año. Datos de países industrializados muestran que los trabajadores de la construcción tienen una probabilidad entre 3 y 4 veces mayor de morir a causa de accidentes en el trabajo que otros trabajadores. Con estos antecedentes, en el mundo se han creado medidas de precaución de trabajo para la disminución de accidentes, implantando normativas internacionales. Diseñar e implementar un sistema de gestión de seguridad y salud ocupacional basada en normas internacionales permite transformar los entornos laborales en ambientes más amigables y productivos en las empresas. Se considera imprescindible proteger al personal, a través de la implementación de procesos de Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional, enmarcados en los requisitos legales aplicables a cada país, la capacitación, adquisición de herramientas y equipos adecuados, además de tener acceso a servicios de atención de salud, permitirán optimizar la eficiencia de su labor en todas las áreas laborales.15532024-01-14T01:22:24Z2024-03-04T02:32:00ZDrug Use and Misuse: A Community Health Perspective<img alt="Read more about Drug Use and Misuse: A Community Health Perspective" title="Drug Use and Misuse: A Community Health Perspective cover image" class="cover " width="810" height="1052" data-controller="cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MTA1ODUsInB1ciI6ImJsb2JfaWQifX0=--6ac3d4cc1cce5a3ae7936ba5c3bb081d89e0e001/duse'.jpg" />Drug Use and Misuse: A Community Health Perspective provides students with an introduction to the biological, psychological, and legal aspects of drug use and misuse through the lens of community health and discusses the impact of drug use and misuse on community health. The book contains eight distinct chapters addressing the background of drug use and misuse, including key terms, as well as an introduction to different categories of drugs including gateway drugs, opioids, and prescription drugs, and a conclusion that describes evidence-based prevention and treatment models. Originally developed for use in the popular undergraduate survey course “Drug Use and Abuse” taught at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, the book is aimed at students learning about community health and the effects of drug use in a variety of contexts, such as survey courses for pharmacology, psychology, or public health.15452023-12-01T00:00:00Z2024-01-11T14:08:12ZHuman Reproduction<img alt="Read more about Human Reproduction" title="Human Reproduction cover image" class="cover " width="800" height="1034" data-controller="cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MTA1MTEsInB1ciI6ImJsb2JfaWQifX0=--04adaff78748a18d39d82fb8ee779f947453b39f/humanreproduction-cover%20(1).png" />This open textbook is designed to provide a deep understanding of the biological and biomedical aspects of human reproduction, covering a wide range of topics from basic reproductive biology to clinical applications. The book starts with foundational knowledge and progresses to more advanced topics while also including real-world clinical orientation for practical contexts.
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