Patient Care category: 3822 books
The Inversion Revolution
Beyond Back Pain to Wellness
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2017
The Inversion Revolution, Beyond Back Pain to Wellness, presents an introduction to Self-Care and gives a deep understanding how inversion can be used as a central tool that can take a person beyond back pain – to Wellness.
Millions of people have seen TV commercials selling high angle inversion...
by Sara Eddami
Language: Italian
Release Date: March 27, 2014
Language: Italian
Release Date: March 27, 2014
Scritto da un'infermiera Professionale per amore dei pazienti, perché questi, ignari dell'ambiente sanitario, spesso si presentano impreparati alle visite mediche o ai ricoveri. Il libro spiega cosa fare, a quale domande rispondere, come comportarsi per l'abbigliamento, come agire durante il ricovero...
L'animation des personnes âgées en institution
Aides-soignants et animateurs
Language: French
Release Date: June 17, 2011
Le paysage gérontologique en France est actuellement en pleine évolution. L'animation est désormais présente dans la plupart des établissements d'hébergement de personnes âgées dépendantes (EHPAD) ; des projets de vie incluant l'animation se mettent en place dans un nombre croissant de structures...
Hope in Hell: Inside the World of Doctors Without Borders
Inside the World of Doctors Without Borders
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2011
More fascinating and harrowing accounts of the volunteer professionals who risk their lives to help those in desperate need.
Praise for the second edition:
"Direct and evocative, this well-written book pushes readers to the edge of a world of grueling realities not known by most...
The Language of Kindness
A Nurse's Story
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2018
**#1 International Bestseller
A moving, lyrical, beautifully-written portrait of a nurse and the lives she has touched**
Christie Watson spent twenty years as a nurse, and in this intimate, poignant, and remarkably powerful book, she opens the doors of the hospital and shares its secrets....
You Can Stop Humming Now
A Doctor's Stories of Life, Death, and in Between
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2018
"Gripping, soaring, inspiring."--Atul Gawande, author of Being Mortal
For readers of Atul Gawande and Jerome Groopman, a book of beautifully crafted stories about what life is like for patients kept alive by modern medical technology.
Modern medicine is a world that glimmers...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2014
Family members provide the majority of care for individuals with disabilities in the United States. Recognition is growing that family caregiving deserves and may require societal support, and evidence-based practices have been established for reducing stress associated with caregiving. Despite the...
Pure Madness
How Fear Drives the Mental Health System
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2005
Public alarm for random attacks by mentally ill people is at an all-time high. The brutal killing of Jill Dando, the TV personality, and the assault on George Harrison, the former Beatle, are among the cases which have undermined confidence in the mental health service. Community care is widely seen...
Graceful Exit
How to Advocate Effectively, Take Care of Yourself, and Be Present for the Death of a Loved One
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
When we are thrust into the role of caregiver for a loved one who is in the process of dying, it’s easy to get overwhelmed. Yet it’s a situation millions of us face every year with virtually no sort of preparation or guidance. With Graceful Exit, Dr. Gustavo Ferrer offers an all-in-one resource...
Doing Harm
The Truth About How Bad Medicine and Lazy Science Leave Women Dismissed, Misdiagnosed, and Sick
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2018
Editor of the award-winning site Feministing.com, Maya Dusenbery brings together scientific and sociological research, interviews with doctors and researchers, and personal stories from women across the country to provide the first comprehensive, accessible look at how sexism in medicine harms women...
by David Healy
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2012
This searing indictment, David Healy’s most comprehensive and forceful argument against the pharmaceuticalization of medicine, tackles problems in health care that are leading to a growing number of deaths and disabilities. Healy, who was the first to draw attention to the now well-publicized suicide-inducing...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2009
The advent of small, affordable ultrasound machines and the widespread use of PACS systems have made imaging more accessible to anaesthetists and intensivists than ever before. This concise, highly illustrated text discusses the key aspects of radiology, examining all imaging modalities and body regions....
No one wants to die, alone
When a loved one is faced with terminal cancer
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2014
"This is the story of Carmen, who loses her life to lung cancer at age 60. Told by her sister Nicole, it is the gut-wrenching account of Carmen’s final year and her family’s journey through this crisis with her. The story is graphic, often humorous, and always intensely moving. Above all,...
by Elizabeth Rasheed, Alison Hetherington, Linda Wyatt
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2016
Exam Board: BTEC
Level: KS4
Subject: Vocational
First Teaching: September 2016
First Exam: June 2018
Help your students gain the academic expertise and employability skills needed for further progression in education or the workplace with this textbook, fully updated to reflect the new structure...