Home Care category: 386 books
Nursing Rural America
Perspectives From the Early 20th Century
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2014
"This book offers an interesting historical backdrop to nursing in rural parts of the US. Each of the nine chapters presents an individual case study from a different geographic area and focuses on a different ethnic population... Recommended. Nursing collections serving all levels of students,...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2012
A updated overview of Australia’s health care system, addressing its core features, concepts and issues
Understanding the Australian Health Care System, 2nd edition is an excellent university book for undergraduate and postgraduate students alike.
Published four years after the original,...
Palliative Care Nursing
Quality Care to the End of Life, Fifth Edition
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2018
“This 5th edition is an important achievement; it is a symbol of commitment to the field of palliative nursing, where we have been and where we are going.”
- Betty Rolling Ferrell, PhD, MA, FAAN, FPCN, CHPN
From the Foreword
The aging population has only grown since the first...
Supporting Students with Special Health Care Needs
Guidelines and Procedures for Schools, Third Edition
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2015
Essential for every school health office, this fully illustrated reference is the ultimate guide to caring for and supporting children with special health care needs in educational settings. A comprehensive update of the classic guide school nurses trust, this authoritative book compiles the latest...
Community Health and Wellness
Primary Health Care in Practice
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2011
A new edition of the esteemed nursing text exploring social, cultural and political issues affecting individual and community health
What makes a healthy community? And how can nurses and midwives support community health and wellbeing?
In Community Health and Wellness, 4th Edition:...
The Encyclopedia of Elder Care
The Comprehensive Resource on Geriatric Health and Social Care
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2017
Praise for the Third Edition:
“The third edition of this outstanding resource reflects the many advances in the care of older people that have occurred since the publication of the second edition…The vast bulk of the content is accessible and relevant to an international audience. The indexing...
by Lorry Schoenly
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2016
Have you ever thought about working behind bars? For many nurses, providing health care in a jail or prison is not even a consideration when deciding on a career direction. In fact, many practicing in the criminal justice system consider themselves to be ‘accidental’ correctional nurses. Must...
Restorative Care Nursing for Older Adults
A Guide for All Care Settings
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2004
The purpose of restorative care nursing is to take an active role in helping older adults maintain their highest level of function, thus preventing excess disability. This book was written to help formal and informal caregivers and administrators at all levels to understand the basic philosophy of...
by Lee Ann Hoff, Betty D. Morgan
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2010
Psychiatric and Mental Health Essentials in Primary Care addresses key mental health concepts and strategies for time-pressured practitioners in various healthcare settings serving diverse populations. It offers theoretically sound and succinct guidelines for compassionate, efficient, and effective...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2011
Breakthroughs in medical science and technology, combined with shifts in lifestyle and demographics, have resulted in a rapid rise in the number of individuals living with one or more chronic illnesses. Comprehensive Care Coordination for Chronically Ill Adults presents thorough demographics on this...
Nursing and Family Caregiving
Social Support and Nonsupport
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2009
Designated a Doody's Core Title!
"[T]his text is a truly amazing microanalytic compendium of social support strategies in different family configurations, in different context and ethnic groups, and filling different types of needs."
--From the Foreword by Janice M. Morse,...
Caregiving Contexts
Cultural, Familial, and Societal Implications
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2007
"This volume represents a major step forward in the literature by placing its focus squarely on the caregiving context, its dimensions and how it shapes the process and outcomes of family care. The chapters locate care within the family, rather than a single individual....The family, in turn,...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2009
Developing Holistic Care for Long-term Conditions focuses on how to help people with long-term health conditions cope more effectively. It brings together physical and mental health, offering a holistic approach for students and practitioners in a variety of care settings.
Comprising four sections,...
by Dr. Tan Seng Beng
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2018
Mindfulness is a ticket to go home. It is a ticket to a place where our heart is. It can bring us to a place beyond the limits of our mind. The place is our source, our origin, our root. When we arrive, we feel completely peaceful and truly relaxed. We dont have to do anything. We just be, resting...