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Improving Nursing Home Care of the Dying
Written in plain language for nursing home staff caring for residents facing the final phase of life, this book examines eight topics of end-of-life and palliative care in a long-term setting, looking at grief and loss, advance care planning, choices about eating and drinking, pain management, emotional and spiritual care, and self-care for caregivers. Appendices provide prognostic guidelines, assessment instruments, participant handouts, and homework. Henderson is a geriatric nurse practitioner. There is no subject index. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Children's Literature: A Very Short Introduction
In this lively discussion Kim Reynolds looks at what children's literature is, why it is interesting, how it contributes to culture, and how it is studied as literature. Providing examples from across history and various types of children's literature, she introduces the key debates, developments, and people involved.
please help me die well
Please Help Me Die Well reveals the seven crucial promises you must make to your end-of-life patient if they are to make their journey through their fi nal days in peace and comfort. Whether you are a nurse, a caregiver in a nursing facility, or are caring for your own loved one at home, this book is a powerful resource for you. Full of grace, compassion, and deep insight, this guide will change the way you look at the dying process forever. “JoAnne shows us how to take the inevitable pain, suffering, and loss at the end of life, and infuse it with meaning and deeply attuned care for our loved ones. Please Help Me Die Well is an in-depth and trustworthy guide for navigating the myriads of personal, existential, medical, and ethical issues that confront everyone who is charged to care for someone at the ‘great transition’ which awaits us all at the end. If you’ve ever wondered how to practically love and support a dying loved one as they begin to cross over the great threshold of life, this is the book to read.” – Gary D. Salyer, Ph.D., author of Safe to Love Again.
Radical Children's Literature
This book reappraises the place of children's literature, showing it to be a creative space where writers and illustrators try out new ideas about books, society, and narratives in an age of instant communication and multi-media. It looks at the stories about the world and young people; the interaction with changing childhoods and new technologies.
Faculty and Staff Salary Record
Includes data for the Ann Arbor, Dearborn, and Flint campuses.
Nursing Home Ethics
Designated a Doody's Core Title!/span Winner of an AJN Book of the Year Award! A comprehensive and thoughtful examination of the ethical issues that arise in long-term care. The first two chapters set the stage by exploring the pre-nursing home experiences of families living with dementia and, in contrast, how residents and family members experience life in the nursing home. The following chapters contain detailed hypothetical cases that include questions, possible actions, and insightful commentary to illustrate practical approaches to understanding ethical everyday issues affecting nursing home residents. The book also contains a useful Appendix focusing on creating a Nursing Home Ethics Committee.
Ashes of Gold
Half god and half human, Rue has made a vow to restore the magic that the Chancellor and the Grays have stolen from the Ghizoni and take back their land; she has more fully embraced her identity among the people of Yiyo Peak, but she is also from East Row in Houston, and girls from East Row do not give in to oppressors.
