Home Care category: 386 books
Rural Nursing
Concepts, Theory, and Practice, Fourth Edition
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2013
The fourth edition of the only text to focus on nursing concepts, theory, and practice in rural settings continues to provide comprehensive and evidence-based information to nursing educators, researchers, and policy-makers. The book presents a wealth of new information that expands upon the rural...
The Hospice Companion
Best Practices for Interdisciplinary Care of Advanced Illness
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2016
The Hospice Companion is a guide to the processes of care during the intensive, interpersonal experiences of hospice work. This resource highlights the mission and values of modern-day hospice through the individual and combined efforts of the field's most valuable asset, the hospice professional....
Yatdjuligin
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nursing and Midwifery Care
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2014
Yatdjuligin: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nursing and Midwifery Care introduces students to the fundamentals of the healthcare of Indigenous Australians, from the perspective of both the patient and the professional. Aboriginal Elder Ivy Molly Booth gifted the word Yatdjuligin to the authors...
by Margaret Barnes, PhD, RM
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2013
A fresh new e-book edition, focusing on the importance of collaboration between healthcare professionals and the community.
The second e-book edition of Child, Youth and Family Health builds its focus on the importance of a collaborative partnership between healthcare professionals and members...
Handbook of Research on Adult and Community Health Education
Tools, Trends, and Methodologies
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2014
Medical breakthroughs and adult literacy have made it easier than ever before to acquire the knowledge, skills, and values needed to lead a productive and satisfying life, yet many Americans have difficulty understanding and acting upon the health information they acquire. The Handbook of Research on...
Placement Learning in Community Nursing - E-book
A guide for students in practice
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2013
Worried about your placement? Will you fit in? Will you have the right skills? What do you need to learn for practice assessments?
This book will help you with all these concerns. It will tell you what to expect from the placement, what you can learn, how to link theory and practice, and how...
Fast Facts for the School Nurse, Second Edition
School Nursing in a Nutshell
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2015
“Fast Facts for the School Nurse, Second Edition, will direct school nurses to the answers for many questions and to wiser counsel when a dilemma seems unsolvable. It is…authored by a school nurse of publicly acclaimed distinction who brings a lifetime of experience to these pages.”
—Lucille...
Diabetes Education
Art, Science and Evidence
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2012
Diabetes education is a process, the key to which is establishing a therapeutic relationship with the individual. The overall goal of diabetes education is to enhance the individual’s health capability, including their ability to solve problems and apply the learning to self-care. Thus, diabetes...
The Art of Helping Others
Being Around, Being There, Being Wise
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2008
When searching for someone to help them reflect upon and improve their lives, people tend to be drawn towards those who are compassionate, committed and wise. This book is aimed at those who recognise these qualities in themselves and wish to develop their capacity to engage with and help others.
The...
by Sandra Davison, R.G. Newton
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2008
Conservation and Restoration of Glass is an in-depth guide to the materials and practices required for the care and preservation of glass objects. It provides thorough coverage of both theoretical and practical aspects of glass conservation.
This new edition of Newton and Davison's original...
Placement Learning in Mental Health Nursing E-Book
A guide for students in practice
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2012
Worried about your Mental Health placement? Will you fit in? Will you have the right skills? What do you need to learn for practice assessments?
This book will help you with all these concerns. It will tell you what to expect from the placement, what you can learn, how to link theory and practice,...
by Leon Lowe
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2016
I believe that anybody can set up a medical health clinic as long as they have a strong love for charity and a fortified nature. All you need is a little bit of knowledge, a medium amount of power, and a high level of humanitarian power and determination. The point of this manual is to give people...
Recovery from Addiction in Communal Living Settings
The Oxford House Model
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2014
Research on treatment outcome for addictive disorders indicates that a variety of interventions are effective. However, the progress clients make in treatment frequently is undermined by the lack of an alcohol and drug free living environment supporting sustained recovery. This book suggests that...
Rural Nursing
The Australian Context
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2014
The Australian rural environment is unique, diverse and challenging for nurses who are the most significant providers of health care in this context. Rural Nursing: The Australian Context provides readers with an understanding of the knowledge and skills required to practise in rural locations and...