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This is the first book to clearly and fully demonstrate the process of using theory to guide nursing research and professional practice. It describes a step-by-step format for evaluating nursing theory's applicability to research, a format that links theory (both middle-range and grand theory) to research on a wide range of clinical populations ......
Substance abuse treatment in the US is not a smooth continuum of services available to all those who seek them. This comprehensive guide evaluates and summarises all available substance abuse treatment settings and approaches, including in-patient, outpatient, 12-step programmes, and more. It covers the full range of treatments, from the simplest ......
In this up-to-date new Edition, Wright and his team of expert contributing authors incorporate results of the latest studies on sex offender policies in their critical analyses of current laws, and assess the most effective approaches in preventing sex offender recidivism. This provocative book has been updated throughout to reflect the latest ......
This practical career guide is the first book written specifically for professional counsellors on how to provide services to the family court system, a growing and lucrative field of practise. Written by a professional counsellor with over 20 years of experience, it discusses the roles of counsellors in family court and provides step-by-step ......
This is a current, compact guide to the values, knowledge and competencies needed by public health professionals to mobilise people, organisations and communities to successfully tackle tough public health challenges. It is the only leadership text designed specifically for graduate students of public health, highlighting those aspects of ......
A Solo Survivor's Guide to Life, Love, Health, and Happiness
Tells the author's story of facing ovarian cancer as a thirty-something single woman from diagnosis through treatment and now "survivorship", all of which is based on her blog, A Single Cell. In this book, she speaks directly to the hopes and fears, insecurities and triumphs of a single person with cancer.
Mental health practitioners must be prepared to treat addiction-related issues-affecting up to 50% of mental health clients-whether or not clients present with addiction as a primary concern. This practical roadmap to the treatment of addictions advocates an underutilized-yet highly effective-method of intervention: EMDR. It is the first book to ......
If you or someone you love has trouble sleeping, Dr. Robert S. Rosenberg will help you identify the problem and provide targeted solutions so you can start waking refreshed and renewed immediately. This book discusses the most common causes and symptoms of each sleep disorder, answers the most frequently asked questions, and provides the latest ......
Addresses the specific educational needs of students transitioning from LPN/LVN to BSN and professional practice. Comprehensive and user-friendly, the text covers every aspect of role transition in the LPN/LVN to BSN course. The book provides an overview of professional practice at the BSN level and examines the core, role, and skill competencies ......
