This book weaves all of these factors together to engage in and promote medical, biomedical and psychosocial interventions, including lifestyle changes, for healthier aging outcomes.
The positive benefits of physical activity for physical and mental health are now widely acknowledged, yet levels of physical inactivity continue to be a major concern throughout the world.
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.
Comparative Case Studies: New Designs and Directions extends the comparative case study methodology established by Bartlett and Vavrus and employed in many areas of social research, especially in education.
Essays range from historical overviews and historiographic surveys of children's health in various regions of the world, to disability and affliction narratives - from polio in North American to AIDS orphans in post-Apartheid South Africa - to interpretations of artistic renderings of sick children that tell us much about medicine, family, and society at specific times in history.
A wide variety of factors impact on the scope of nursing practice, including government policies, organisational structures, the media, education, future healthcare directions and service users themselves.
This accessible text supports health practitioners undertaking qualitative research to inform clinical practice, guiding readers through the decision-making process from planning and proposing, through data collection, to dissemination and impact.
Die Herausgeber_innen und die Autor_innen des praxisorientierten Lehrbuchs für professionelle Leitungs- und Führungskräfte im mittleren Management der Pflege verdeutlichen, wie Pflegende pflegetheoretisch fundiert handeln, mithilfe von Pflegeprozess, ethischer Entscheidungsfindung, Patientenedukation und Entlassungsmanagement zeigen auf, wie Leitende ihre Mitarbeiter fordern, fördern und wertschätzen können, durch systemische Führung, Organisations- und Personalentwicklung sowie einen klugen Qualifikationsmix skizzieren aktuelle Entwicklungen und gesundheitsökonomische Hintergründe zeigen, wie Leitungskräfte wirtschaftlich rentabel arbeiten können, mithilfe von Arbeitszeitmanagement, Controlling, Digitalisierung, gesundheitsökonomischem Denken und IT-gestützter Pflegedokumentation beschreiben, wie Führungspersonen gesundheitsfördernde Strukturen schaffen, indem sie Werte einer Organisation leben, Vielfalt integrieren und betriebliche Gesundheitsförderung unterstützen helfen leitenden Pflegekräften, Qualität zu entwickeln und zu sichern durch Prozessmanagement, Behandlungspfade, Qualitätszirkel, Risikomanagement sowie der Umsetzung von Expertenstandards bieten ein anschaulich illustriertes, gut strukturiertes und übersichtlich gegliedertes Lehrbuch für Stationsleitungen bündeln die Expertise eines "Who is Who?
This accessible text presents a comparative analysis of health and social care policy and practice from around the world, with learning points drawn out for the UK.
"e;As in the first edition, the author has done a magnificent job compiling these instruments and providing important information that the reader can use to evaluate their usefulness.
A leading professional resource and course text, this book provides practical guidance for treating clients with substance use disorders in a variety of contexts.
"e;This book answers 'why not' and 'how to' for health care accreditation bodies, quality experts, and frontline professionals, moving the reader from timely information, to inspiration, and through patient-centered action with practical tools and potent case studies.
This timely volume describes and analyzes the nursing response to a variety of historic and recent global disasters that occurred between 1885 and 2012, including Hurricane Sandy.
Written specifically for graduating students and newly registered nurses, this essential handbook will help you navigate the transition from student to registered practitioner.
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: A Practical Guide to Helping People Take Control explores the premise that negative beliefs play an important role in the development and continuation of mental health problems.
The Routledge Handbook of Health and Media provides an extensive review and exploration of the myriad ways that health and media function as a symbiotic partnership that profoundly influences contemporary societies.
The third edition of this incisive practitioner resource and course text--updated for the DSM-5 Text Revision (DSM-5-TR)--takes the reader step by step through diagnostic decision making in mental health.
This book explores the diverse manner in which family dynamics shaped Jewish identities in ways that were unique and directly connected to their experiences within their families of origin.
The most thorough and up-to-date review available for the Certified Emergency Nurse ExamEmergency Nursing Certification is a complete step-by-step guide that thoroughly covers everything you need to know to pass the Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN ) examination.
A unique "e;mentor in a pocket"e; handbook covering one of the most emotionally-trying experiences nurses faceFrom the co-director of Johns Hopkins University's neuropsychiatry clinic and senior faculty member at the Copper Ridge Institute comes the first pocket-sized reference for generalist nurses on care for patients with dementia, one of the most emotionally-trying disorders they will face in clinical practice.
Das Kurzlehrbuch zur End-of-Life Care spannt einen breiten Schirm über die letzte Lebensphase und beleuchtet ethische, philosophische, psychologische, spirituelle und rechtliche Aspekte des Sterbens.
Aimed at supporting their emancipatory project, this book explores strategies for resisting dominance and enhancing agency within the caring professions.
