Nursing

Strategies and Tactics of Behavioral Research and Practice focuses on the most effective methods for measuring and evaluating changes in behavior.

Strategies and Tactics of Behavioral Research and Practice focuses on the most effective methods for measuring and evaluating changes in behavior.

The 1983 Mental Health Act promised a new emphasis on the social context of mental disorder and, in particular, on the role of the social worker in its management.

The 1983 Mental Health Act promised a new emphasis on the social context of mental disorder and, in particular, on the role of the social worker in its management.

In recent years the study of nursing history in Britain has been transformed by the application of concepts and methods from the social sciences to original sources.

In recent years the study of nursing history in Britain has been transformed by the application of concepts and methods from the social sciences to original sources.

Family therapy is a rapidly expanding field.

Family therapy is a rapidly expanding field.

Ulcerative colitis is a chronic condition that has a number of long-term complications and creates certain short-term problems for the sufferer.

Ulcerative colitis is a chronic condition that has a number of long-term complications and creates certain short-term problems for the sufferer.

Treating Drug Abusers provides a clear, practical guide to current approaches in the treatment of drug-taking.

Treating Drug Abusers provides a clear, practical guide to current approaches in the treatment of drug-taking.

The use of alcohol, tobacco, pharmaceutical drugs, illicit drugs and other substances are widespread throughout the world and are amongst the leading causes of disability and death.

The use of alcohol, tobacco, pharmaceutical drugs, illicit drugs and other substances are widespread throughout the world and are amongst the leading causes of disability and death.

Chronic obstructive airways disease (COAD: bronchitis, emphysema and chronic asthma) is a major medical, psychological, social and economic problem.

Chronic obstructive airways disease (COAD: bronchitis, emphysema and chronic asthma) is a major medical, psychological, social and economic problem.

This is the first book to take nursing ethics beyond stock 'moral concepts' to a critical examination of the fundamental assumptions underlying the very nature of nursing.

This is the first book to take nursing ethics beyond stock 'moral concepts' to a critical examination of the fundamental assumptions underlying the very nature of nursing.

Tranquillisers are prescribed to almost twice as many women as men, yet very little gender-based research has been carried out on the social context of their use.

Tranquillisers are prescribed to almost twice as many women as men, yet very little gender-based research has been carried out on the social context of their use.

Rising to the Challenge of Life After Cancer: Expert Advice for Finding Wellness is an easy-to-read self-help guide for people facing cancer diagnosis and treatment.

Depression provides a valuable and accessible resource for students, practitioners, and researchers seeking an up-to-date overview and summary of research-based information about depression.

Depression provides a valuable and accessible resource for students, practitioners, and researchers seeking an up-to-date overview and summary of research-based information about depression.

Bereavement is a painful and inevitable experience.

Bereavement is a painful and inevitable experience.

Motor Neurone Disease is one of the most difficult conditions to manage medically and socially.

Motor Neurone Disease is one of the most difficult conditions to manage medically and socially.

Learning Disabilities raises issues which are of crucial importance to all health care professionals and students who work with people with a learning disability.

Learning Disabilities raises issues which are of crucial importance to all health care professionals and students who work with people with a learning disability.

Nursing and Social Change is essential reading for nurses who wish to understand how their profession had developed from its earliest beginnings to the present day.

Nursing and Social Change is essential reading for nurses who wish to understand how their profession had developed from its earliest beginnings to the present day.

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a major cause of disability affecting about 1% of the population.

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a major cause of disability affecting about 1% of the population.

This fully updated edition of Supervision in Clinical Practice: A Practitioner's Guide is packed with practical examples from personal and professional experience.

This fully updated edition of Supervision in Clinical Practice: A Practitioner's Guide is packed with practical examples from personal and professional experience.

This book provides a highly accessible introduction to anatomy and physiology.

This book provides a highly accessible introduction to anatomy and physiology.

Problem-based learning places the student at the centre of a process which integrates what is learned in a lecture with what the student actually experiences in practice.

Problem-based learning places the student at the centre of a process which integrates what is learned in a lecture with what the student actually experiences in practice.

The Politics of Nursing Knowledge puts into context the historical factors which have shaped and sometimes limited the development of nurse education.

The Politics of Nursing Knowledge puts into context the historical factors which have shaped and sometimes limited the development of nurse education.

Renowned scholar and founder of the practice of narrative inquiry, D.

Renowned scholar and founder of the practice of narrative inquiry, D.

Although the number of elderly people in Britain is increasing steadily, the law in relation to their particular needs is a relatively neglected field.

Although the number of elderly people in Britain is increasing steadily, the law in relation to their particular needs is a relatively neglected field.

The Clinical Practice of Equine-Assisted Therapy bridges theory, research, and practical methods to fill a rapidly developing gap for physical, occupational, speech, and mental health professionals interested in incorporating horses in therapy.

The Clinical Practice of Equine-Assisted Therapy bridges theory, research, and practical methods to fill a rapidly developing gap for physical, occupational, speech, and mental health professionals interested in incorporating horses in therapy.

Psychological techniques have a major role to play in the treatment and management of epilepsy.

Psychological techniques have a major role to play in the treatment and management of epilepsy.

Explorations in Family Nursing examines a systemic approach to care which can be applied both in hospital and community settings.