Patient Care category: 3822 books
The Internet and Health Care
Theory, Research, and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2013
The Internet and Health Care: Theory, Research, and Practice presents an in-depth introduction to the field of health care and the Internet, from international and interdisciplinary perspectives. It combines expertise in the areas of the social sciences, medicine, policy, and systems analysis. With...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2014
In addition to social media’s prevalence for personal use, online networking tools are also gaining momentum in the healthcare field. Health information and patient discussion are embracing these technologies to create a more ubiquitous communication platform. Social Media and Mobile Technologies for...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2015
The era of globalization allows for more connectivity between nations and cultures. This increase in international association gives citizens more availability to take advantage of opportunities in other nations, such as medical assistance and accompanying services. Current Issues and Emerging Trends...
In Their Own Words
12,000 Physicians Reveal Their Thoughts On Medical Practice in America
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2010
In Their Own Words invites you to become “doctor for a day” and see medical practice from the physicians’ perspective. Drawing on one of the largest physician surveys ever undertaken, “In Their Own Words” offers insights from hundreds of doctors, who reveal in candid comments exactly how...
Talking About Death Won’t Kill You
The Essential Guide to End-of-Life Conversations
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2018
This practical handbook will equip readers with the tools to have meaningful conversations about death and dying
Death is a part of life. We used to understand this, and in the past, loved ones generally died at home with family around them. But in just a few generations, death has become a...
Critical Reflection in Context
Applications in Health and Social Care
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2012
Critical reflection enables practitioners – especially those within health and social care –to theorise from their own practice, improving and developing their work and practising both creatively and professionally.
This book provides an accessible overview of the influential Fook/Gardner...
Residential and Boarding Education and Care for Young People
A Model for Good Management and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2004
This innovative book identifies the key elements of good management and practice common to all residential child care settings - whether hospital unit, boarding school, children's home, special school or custodial care establishment - and important variations between the different settings. Using...
Supporting Parents with Alzheimer's
Your parents took care of you, now how do you take care of them?
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2013
Many of us are unprepared and confused about how to proceed when our parent begins to suffer the effects of old age. This confusion is amplified when faced with a diagnosis of a cognitive illness such as Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia. What can you do for your parent in the early...
A Social History of Maternity and Childbirth
Key Themes in Maternity Care
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2013
People are fascinated by stories of childbirth, and the sources to document maternity in Britain in the twentieth century are rich and varied. This book puts the history of maternity in England into its wider social context, highlighting areas of change and continuity, and charting the development...
Spiritual Care with Sick Children and Young People
A handbook for chaplains, paediatric health professionals, arts therapists and youth workers
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2015
Exploring both principles and best practice of the spiritual care of sick children and young people, this remarkable and inspiring book equips the reader to think critically and creatively about how to provide care in hospitals, hospices and other care contexts for ill and disabled children.
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When Reasoning No Longer Works
A Practical Guide for Caregivers Dealing with Dementia & Alzheimer's Care
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2017
Nearly five million families deal with Alzheimer’s Disease and other forms of dementia on a daily basis. They do this with little training, and often only their good intentions guide them. When Reasoning No Longer Works is the training manual these family caregivers have been searching for.
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Behavioral Medicine
A Social Worker's Guide
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2009
Health care costs and the effective management of health care are of primary importance and concern to federal, state, and local governments. Consequently, it is necessary to develop innovative, successful, and integrated cost-effective treatments and procedures. Behavioral Medicine presents a new...
Textbook of Clinical Nutrition and Functional Medicine, vol. 2
Protocols for Common Inflammatory Disorders
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2016
Refinements/edits made on 20 Apr 2016: This work is the culmination of several thousand research publications combined with Dr Vasquez's many years of clinical experience and teaching graduate/doctorate-level students and clinicians worldwide. With radiographs, photos, acronyms, illustrations, flowcharts,...
The Breast Cancer Survival Manual, Sixth Edition
A Step-by-Step Guide for Women with Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
One of the most comprehensive and bestselling books on breast cancer treatment and survival, completely revised and updated
The sixth edition of Breast Cancer Survival Manual provides essential updates on treatment and care, enhancing the basic information that has made this the most trusted...