A unique volume reflecting the state of the art in hospice nursing, Nursing in Hospice and Terminal Care addresses the special concerns of nurses--the primary professional caregivers in a hospice--in caring for terminally ill patients and in comforting their families.
The chapters in Patient Care and Professionalism are ordered so that the main character in this book, the patient, has the first voice, followed by the ancient history of professionalism, the recent resurrection of professionalism in the United Kingdom (UK), and finally professionalism in the United States (US).
Co-published with the Association for Radiologic and Imaging Nursing and ANAThis new edition contains up-to-date information on this exciting and dynamic specialty that combines cutting-edge technology with the art and science of nursing.
Palliativversorgung von Kindern, Jugendlichen und jungen Erwachsenen fängt bei grundlegenden Aspekten der Organisation, der Konzepte, ethischen und rechtlichen Fragen an.
Nurses typically go in to the profession of nursing because they want to "e;care"e; for patients, not knowing that the inherent stresses of the work environment put them at risk for developing psychological disorders such as burnout syndrome, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety and depression.
Intellectual disability is often overlooked within mainstream disability studies, and theories developed about disability and physical impairment may not always be appropriate when thinking about intellectual (or learning) disability.
Violence Against Women examines a wide range of relationships that may be affected by intimate partner violence and takes a culturally sensitive, international approach to issues underpinning family violence, dating violence, and the injuries children suffer when their caregivers perpetrate violence.
Drug Injecting and HIV Infection is a comparative international study of drug injecting behaviour and HIV infection based on the World Health Organization's study of 13 cities as disparate as Athens, Bangkok, Glasgow and Rio de Janeiro.
This textbook provides an engaging guide to psychosocial theories of child and adolescents' wellbeing, demonstrating how psychology and sociology can be used to address key contemporary issues for those working with children and adolescents.
A practical book for practical people,Care-Giving in Dementia integrates neurobiological information about dementia with specific developments in care-giving.
This book describes What Matters for Healthy Ageing largely from the point of view of the individual, considering not only the length of their life but also the quality of their life, their roles and identity and the things that make life worth living.
It is vital for NPs and PAs to be highly skilled in EKG interpretation to correctly identify high-risk patients and to make appropriate clinical decisions.
Superior An important resource for nurses Shanne McNamara, Vice President, British Association of Neuroscience Nurses Neuroscience Nursing is a comprehensive, practical text that reflects both the richness and the diversity of contemporary neuroscience nursing.
Die Peritonealdialyse stellt eine wichtige Nierenersatztherapie für Menschen dar, deren Nieren nicht mehr ausreichend harnpflichtige Substanzen filtrieren können.
Das Praxishandbuch zur Akutpsychiatrischen Pflege stellt praxis-orientiert und pflegewissenschaftlich fundiert Pflegekonzepte vor, mit denen der herausfordernde Pflegealltag in der akutpsychiatrischen Versorgung bewältigt werden kann.
This unique book argues that love underpins safe, effective, and high-quality midwifery care, and enables readers to explore sustainable and compassionate ways to engage with their profession.
This fully revised and expanded edition considers the meaning of 'vulnerability' - a key concept in early intervention - and the relationship between vulnerability and the individual, communities and society.
The Collaborative for Palliative Care ("e;Collaborative"e;) is a grassroots consortium of public and private organizations that came together in 2005 for the purposes of studying the increasing need for palliative care and the methods for such care.
This book trains students of the caring professions, across health and social care, in the basic philosophical skills and knowledge needed to deal with the ethical aspects of their profession.
Nursing research has focused on evaluating the effectiveness of clinical supervision, but there remains uncertainty as to what facets of clinical supervision are potent in realising effectiveness.
