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Explores every aspect of living with ALS, from clinical features of the disease to an overview of symptom management to understanding its diagnosis. Major sections deal with overseeing medical care and rehabilitation, living with ALS, the disease's advanced phase, end-of-life issues, and resources.
Grounded in the belief that translating caring science within teaching practices will humanize nursing education, this important book emphasizes the ways in which teachers can translate Human Caring and Caritas in order to include strategies for establishing authentic caring pedagogical relationships with their students.
This essential, user-friendly guide offers clear explanations, practical applications, and real-life case examples to navigate and apply the eight phases of EMDR therapy. Barbara Hensley's An EMDR Therapy Primer: From Practicum to Practice provides aspiring and experienced clinicians with a step-by-step overview of the foundations of EMDR ......
Presenting an empowerment-oriented approach, this how-to guide covers the innovations and theories needed to manage and create a successful social service organization. It tackles important issues related to this complex management field including: values and ethics; organizational structure; diverse clientele and access to services; and more.
This book is an illustrated guide to infection control for BSN students, in-service hospital education, and home care settings. It covers basic infection control regimens, from hand washing and use of hand gels to complicated infection control needs with use of medical devices. Included are infection control for contagious infections, sterile ......
Explores the major health issues of Indigenous populations and how to improve their overall health. This second edition addresses a key development since the first edition was published: an increasing consensus among Indigenous peoples that their health is tied to environmental determinants, both physical and philosophical.
By embracing the major conceptual and theoretical contributions to nursing research that are outside of "traditional" nursing theory, this is a vital resource for nurse researchers, and one that is indispensible for doctoral nursing students. The book examines in-depth the components of nursing theory and the types and uses of theory in nursing ......
An Essential Guide for Prostate Cancer Patients and Their Loved Ones
The only guide written exclusively about the side effects of hormone therapy for prostate cancer patients. Offering both the knowledge and encouragement to help men cope with the side effects of ADT and increase the quality of life for prostate cancer patients and their loved ones, this comprehensive workbook is filled with helpful advice from ......
