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The Transformation of Contemporary Health Care
The Market, the Laboratory, and the Forum
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2013
The past three decades have seen enormous changes in the organisation of health care. This book explores the role of knowledge production and technology on these transformations, focusing on the market (attempts to embed principles of economic rationality and efficient use of resources in the shaping...
by Carol Munn-Giddings, Richard Winter
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
Action research is a form of research closely linked to practice which can readily be undertaken by practitioners and service users. This handbook offers a comprehensive guide to action research as a strategy for inquiry and development in health and social care. It can be used by individuals or groups...
Living at the End of Life
A Hospice Nurse Addresses the Most Common Questions
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2018
An updated edition of the most respected book on hospice care—for both patients and caregivers.
This warm and informative resource on hospice and other end-of-life care options now gets an update. It receives a new preface and revised guidance on elders who need more long-term care and support,...
Caring For The Elderly: It’s Your Turn To Look After Your Parents
A Very Helpful Collection Of Tips For Caring For The Elderly That Can Help You Make The Right Choices For Selecting A Caregiver, Choosing Retirement Homes For The Elderly Or Opting For Home Health Care For Possible Independent Living
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2012
Taking care of the elderly, whether they are your parents or not, is a very demanding responsibility. It is a service that is both testing and taxing to your body, mind and spirit since the act requires you to give away your physical strength, utilize your mental aptitude and invest your emotions....
Social Work, Health, and International Development
Compassion in Social Policy and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
Sharpen your social work in health care knowledge and skills
Social Work, Health, and International Development: Compassion in Social Policy and Practice presents leading international experts from a range of disciplines providing the latest in research, theory, and practical solutions to advance...
by Richard S. Irwin, James M. Rippe, Alan Lisbon
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2012
This softcover manual covers all procedures and techniques necessary for certification in critical care from the internal medicine, anesthesiology, and surgical critical care certification exam. Each procedure or monitoring technique discusses indications/contraindications, equipment, anatomy, techniques,...
by Maurice King
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
This book has 400 pages 400,000 words and more than 700 illustrations. It tells you how to deliver a mother at home, or in a health centre. Although it is mainly written for assistant midwives, it will be useful all kinds of medical reader, including especially medical students, and indeed for the general...
by Marin Kollef, Warren Isakow
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2012
The Washington Manual of Critical Care is a concise pocket manual for physicians and nurses. It is distinguished from the multitude of other critical care handbooks on the market by its consistent presentation of algorithms displaying the decision-making pathways used in evaluating and treating disorders in...
Critical Care Medicine
The Essentials
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2012
Ideally suited for students in critical care rotations and residents, this concise, practical handbook presents the essentials of medical and surgical critical care in an easy-to-read format. The authors succinctly explain the pathophysiology underlying clinical disorders and the key principles of...
Wounds and Lacerations - E-Book
Emergency Care and Closure
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2012
With Wounds and Lacerations: Emergency Care and Closure, you'll get clear, concise guidance on the latest techniques and strategies for treating lacerations, wounds, and burns. This medical reference book will help you optimize every aspect of patient care based on current literature and guidelines.
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by Kiwon Lee
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2017
The acclaimed protocol-based guide to neurocritical care – essential for daily practice and the boards
An immediate classic, this groundbreaking text is based on the premise that neurointensivists must be trained to handle not only the brain, but the entire body. The NeuroICU Book, Second...
by David L. Brown, Mark F. Newman, David E. Longnecker
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2012
Keep pace with current anesthesiology practice—with the new edition of this standard-setting guide
This classic text—-written and edited by an internationally renowned author team—-defines today’s anesthesia practice for residents and practitioners alike. The book features crisp, readable...
by Sylvia C. McKean, John J. Ross, Daniel D. Dressler
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2016
The leading textbook of hospital medicine – completely updated to reflect today’s challenges
A Doody’s Core Title for 2019!
Since its publication in 2012, Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine, Second Edition has become the field’s premier resource. Comprehensive, authoritative,...
by Kristy Gonzalez Morganti, Sebastian Bauhoff, Janice C. Blanchard
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2013
This report explores the evolving role that hospital emergency departments play in the U.S. health care system. EDs evaluate and manage complex and high-acuity patients, are the major point of entry to inpatient care, and serve as "the safety net of the safety net" for patients who cannot get care elsewhere....