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Eliminating Health Disparities Among Racial and Ethnic Minorities in the United States
Examines the research base on health disparities among racial and ethnic minorities in order to inform and advance nursing science in this area. The major groups discussed include: African-American, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Asian/Pacific.
Features a group of top psychologists focusing on the developments in cognitive and constructive psychotherapies. This volume traces the evolution of cognitive therapy from its origin in behavior modification through its development and maturation as an integrative system of therapy.
In this comprehensive handbook, a leading group of experts improve our understanding of the challenges faced by children when coping with death, dying, and bereavement. Organized into three parts, the volume addresses specific issues involved in confrontations with death; discusses the role of bereavement; and explains specific therapeutic ......
Designed for teaching nursing in an associate degree program. This book considers the special issues of AD nursing students. Strategies discussed include: what to do during the first class; motivating students; helping the student in crisis; helping students with poor reading, study, and academic skills; and helping students with time management.
Reviews, summarizes, and integrates a diverse literature on the topic of retirement. Organized around three phases of the retirement process - pre-retirement, retirement decision-making, and post-retirement - the chapters examine economic, sociological, gerontological, and psychological theory and research.
Designed to meet the needs of individual nurses, and for classroom and workshop use, this is a guide to assertiveness skills for nurses. It provides a workshop format, which encourages readers to assess and build their skills through self-study and role playing.
Drawing on the Pathways to Life Quality longitudinal research study, Krout (director, Gerontology Institute, Ithaca College) and Wethington (co-director, Cornell Gerontology Research Institute) explore the ways in which older adults' residential choices impact their health and well-being, in setting
Reviews information about how older adults successfully experience the aging process and how they feel about and live with chronic illnesses. Questions considered include: How do older adults approach and deal with everyday-life when affected by multiple health problems? And more.
