Patient Care category: 3822 books
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,...
Consuming Health
The Commodification of Health Care
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2004
In our post-welfare society, health is increasingly viewed as a commodity and individuals are defined as 'health care consumers'. At the same time, the notion that the state should care for the health of its citizens is being replaced by an expectation that citizens should play a more active role...
Transplanting Care
Shifting Commitments in Health and Care in the United States
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2016
The sudden call, the race to the hospital, the high-stakes operation—the drama of transplant surgery is well known. But what happens before and after the surgery? In Transplanting Care, Laura L. Heinemann examines the daily lives of midwestern organ transplant patients and those who care for them,...
by Praveen S. Goday, Nilesh Mehta
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2014
Understand the unique nutritional needs of infants and children in the pediatric critical care unit
Written with the goal of shortening recovery time and improving overall clinical outcomes, Pediatric Critical Care Nutrition is the first text to offer comprehensive, in-depth coverage of the nutritional...
Emotional Labour in Health Care
The unmanaged heart of nursing
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2008
Do nurses still care? In today’s inflexible, fast-paced and more accountable workplace where biomedical and clinical models dominate health care practice, is there room for emotional labour?
Based on original empirical research, this book delves into personal accounts of nurses' emotion expressions...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2018
Hospice and Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care Flashcards is a comprehensive, evidence-based book of flashcards for clinicians caring for patients who require hospice and palliative care and supportive care. Written in a clinical scenario/vignette, question and answer format by experts with first-hand...
Relating Experience
Stories from Health and Social Care
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2004
This reader provides a diverse selection of accounts of interpersonal communication and relationships in the context of health and social care. Most of the contributions are personal narratives by people using or working in care services; the majority are contemporary and many have been written especially...
by Adrian Butchers, Sam Dobbs, Abi Gill
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2008
Use of the arts in palliative care settings is a powerful and effective way of addressing the practical, psychological, social and spiritual issues faced by service users in end-of-life care.
The Creative Arts in Palliative Care uncovers the possibilities for using the creative arts and provides...
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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,...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2010
Thoroughly revised and updated, this new edition of Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing is a comprehensive, evidence-based text for nurses and midwives caring for sick newborn babies.
Written by and for nurses, it concentrates on the common problems occurring within the neonatal intensive care...
by Amer Kaissi
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2014
Over time, a country’s healthcare system typically undergoes a number of developments as new demands emerge from the public and new legislation is passed from the government. These systems are composed of a number of interconnected parts, each one vital to the overall success of the system. Flipping...
Refugee Children
Towards the Next Horizon
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2007
The last twenty years have seen unprecedented numbers of refugee children entering Western countries. Many of these children will have experienced the atrocities of war and issues concerning their care and treatment are high on the agenda of research bodies, policy makers and service providers.
Refugee...
A Practical Guide to Palliative Care in Paediatrics
Paediatric Palliative Care for Health Professionals
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2015
This ebook is a practical guide to all of the issues relating to the care of a child or young person with a life limiting condition. It aims to empower clinicians to care for children at home or as close to home as possible. It is a national resource and a major contribution towards supporting dying...
Paediatric Neurosurgery for Nurses
Evidence-based care for children and their families
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2008
Paediatric Neurosurgery for Nurses: Evidence-based care for children and their families provides accessible and up-to-date information for nurses working in paediatric neurosurgery. Referring throughout to the evidence-base for care and interventions, this complex area is described and explained in...