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Intensive Care in Neurology and Neurosurgery
Pathophysiological Basis for the Management of Acute Cerebral Injury
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2013
This volume presents the work of a group of international experts in neurocritical care. This book provides the physician with a quick and practical tool for consultation and it’s dedicated to brain-injured and neurocritically ill patients and provides the physician with a quick and practical tool...
by Stuart Gillon, Chris Wright, Cameron Knott
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2016
Revision Notes in Intensive Care Medicine is a key resource for candidates preparing for postgraduate intensive care examinations. Mapped to the FFICM, EDIC and FCICM syllabuses, this title ensures candidates have all the information needed to prepare for their examinations. Information is presented...
Poor People's Medicine
Medicaid and American Charity Care since 1965
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2006
Poor People’s Medicine is a detailed history of Medicaid since its beginning in 1965. Federally aided and state-operated, Medicaid is the single most important source of medical care for the poorest citizens of the United States. From acute hospitalization to long-term nursing-home care, the nation’s...
Spiritual Care in Practice
Case Studies in Healthcare Chaplaincy
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2015
These diverse case studies make a compelling case for the importance of effective spiritual care in healthcare and provide unprecedented insight into the essential role of the chaplain within the healthcare team. Presented alongside critical reflections and responses from professionals within chaplaincy,...
by Dr. Alex Kodiath
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2010
Ninety percent of the population faces long-term care for their life or the life of a loved one. In Elder Care: Precious Presence, author Dr. Alex Kodiath presents personal, true stories of life in long-term care and reflects on the lessons that can be drawn from these stories. With almost twenty-five...
by Janet Miller, Susan Gibb
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2015
A new edition of the bestselling core textbook, Care in Practice for Higher!
This book incorporates the most recent thinking in changes to care practice and updates previous editions of Care in Practice for Higher, as well as offering relevance to Nationals 4 and 5 in Care, plus appropriate...
Continuing Care Retirement Communities
Political, Social, and Financial Issues
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013
Here is the first detailed study of the economic, social, and administrative implications for the establishment of continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs). Leaders in the field of optional living arrangements for the elderly examine models of continuing care retirement communities throughout...
The New Health Age
The Future of Health Care in America
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
We live in a transformational time in the history of medicine and health care. The twenty-first century will be a time of dramatic change, incredible breakthroughs, and totally altered thinking about health, medicine, and health care delivery.
This book sets forth what health care and medicine...
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,...
Meeting the Leadership Challenge in Long-Term Care
What You Do Matters
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2014
"This book represents the intersection of nursing and culture change. Read it. Do it with, not for, your staff."—Sarah Burger, RNC, MPH, FAAN, Gerontological Nurse Consultant"This book should be required reading for all who work in care settings, and the text used for leadership and...
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...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2011
Authoritative information, tips, and practical advice from the nation's cancer experts about nutrition in cancer care, providing coverage of all aspects of this important part of cancer treatment. Starting with the basics, and advancing to detailed patient-oriented information, this comprehensive...
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 Leslie Neal-Boylan
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2011
Home health care is an important aspect of community health and a growing area of healthcare services. Clinical Case Studies in Home Health Care uses a case-based approach to provide home healthcare professionals, educators, and students with a useful tool for thoughtful, holistic care.
The...