New Semester 1
Health Sciences Titles

• Nine new chapters address the most relevant and important challenges for, and changes in, public health.
• New case studies on topics including COVID-19, global migration, climate change, anti-science and public health
  misinformation equip students with real-world examples and questions.
• New Pause for Reflection questions encourage students to reflect on key learnings as they read each chapter.
• New Review your Learning questions test student’s comprehension on the content they have learnt.
• Revised Discussion Questions promote deeper thinking, knowledge and skill development.

An Instructor’s Resource Manual complements the content of the book with suggested teaching and learning exercises and
assessment strategies. These are designed for online and flexible teaching and learning as well as face to face exercises.

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This edition is complemented by case studies to equip students with real-world examples and questions.
Read case study 1.1 The Unfolding of a Pandemic Disaster to see how public health initially played a role in the rapid spread of
COVID-19.

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Watch Educating the future health workforce post COVID-19 webinar to hear Helen Keleher discuss the impact COVID-19 will have on public health and health promotion.

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• Five new chapters highlight the increasing importance of evidence-based practice.
• Updated Stop and Think boxes enable students to practise their research skills to generate evidence and critically
  reflect on their responses to important issues discussed.
• Updated Practice Exercises encourage students to translate theory into practice.
• Updated Research in Practice boxes provide real-world examples that demonstrate how research can be applied to clinical practice in health care.

If you prescribe this book for your course, you will receive access to the lecturer resources, including chapter objectives, icebreakers, tutorial activities, and discussion questions.

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All the features included throughout the text aim to reinforce key concepts and demonstrate the application of learning.
Read the guided tour to learn more about these features and how they can help your students learn.

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Internet and social media research have become crucial, particularly during the pandemic of COVID-19 during 2020–21.
This new edition addresses research using the internet and social media, and the ethical issues in online and social media research. Read a sample from the new and timely chapter (15) Internet and Social Media as Research tools for Evidence-based Practice.

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• Case studies provide real-life examples of the theoretical principles.
• Making the Transition activities consider the concepts discussed in each chapter, with reference to students own stage and degree of readiness, and assist them in developing their professional nursing portfolio.
• Stop, Reflect and Think questions encourage students to critically reflect on what they have learnt.
• Worksheets and checklists aim to build students confidence as they prepare to enter their first year of practice.

All the features included throughout the text aim to reinforce key concepts and demonstrate the application of learning. Read the guided tour to learn more about these features and how they can help your students learn.

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An Instructor’s Resource Manual is available for lecturers who prescribe Transition to Nursing Practice: From Student to Professional for their course. The Instructor’s Resource Manual includes questions and activities to use in workshops and tutorials.

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• Dr Helena Harrison is a Lecturer in Nursing at James Cook University.
• Professor Melanie Birks teaches Nursing (Quality and Strategy) at James Cook University.
• Professor Jane Mills is the Dean and Head of the La Trobe Rural Health School in Bendigo.