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Focusing on the various facets of the caregiving experience, the authors aim to sensitize professionals to the ways in which caregiving is affected by the conditions, personalities, capabilities, and wishes of both the caregivers and the care recipients. Chapters explore the range of care receivers, from frail elderly to young children.
An annual peer-reviewed publication of the American Association for the History of Nursing. Regular sections include scholarly articles, several book reviews of the best publications on nursing and health care history, and a section abstracting doctoral dissertations on nursing history. It is of interest to historians and researchers.
Alcohol plays a major role in health care problems, which affects nursing practice from obstetrics to geriatrics. This book brings together the research on alcohol use that is relevant to nursing practice. It reviews the research on both detrimental and beneficial effects, throughout the lifespan.
Suitable for graduate students in nursing education, this volume contains narratives based on interviews with 21 distinguished teachers of nursing. It provides multiple role models for career development and also offers wisdom, including: deciding on a career in teaching nursing; preparing and mentoring in teaching; and more.
A Practitioner's Guide to Improving Client Health and Fitness
Provides an introduction for mental health practitioners and clinicians to help their clients achieve better mental and physical health through exercise and learn how effective the psychological aspects of exercise can be. This book helps MHPs obtain the background of ways to achieve proper fitness.
Part of a series that presents innovations in nursing education. Focusing on the practice of teaching across settings, this review is written for nurse educators in associate, baccalaureate, and graduate nursing programs, staff development, and education.
A guide to understanding and implementing distance education components into social work. This book explains how to administer DE components, discusses the adjustments and rewards of the DE teaching experience, evaluates the benefits for both students and teachers, and addresses the issues in the field.
Identifying the best practices for successful aging, this book examines trends in intergenerational caregiving, and defines roles and responsibilities across the life span. Topics addressed include: how to maximize productive engagement of older adults; how multigenerational issues impact successful aging; and more.
Provides students and professionals with a different approach to the best care for the aging population. Addressing the concerns that have arisen out of an increased life expectancy and the ""elder-boom"" of aging baby boomers, this book points to: changing care and housing needs; health, mental health, and wellness concerns; and more.
