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Theory and Practice of Nursing
This is a comprehensive guide to the theory and practice of nursing addressing the nursing theory and skills specific to clients' and patients' needs. Each chapter has learning outcomes, study activities and reflection to prompt readers to learn as they read.
Stepping Into Palliative Care 1
Aimed at those working in community care, including doctors, nurses, nursing students and social workers, this book covers the value of teamwork, stress issues in palliative care, communication, ethical dilemmas, transcultural and ethnic issues at the end of life, and sexuality in palliative care.
Introduction to Mental Health
Mental health-substance use is a complex interrelation, with equally complex implications for individuals and their families, health professionals and society. Although its international recognition as an issue of critical importance is growing, clear guidance for professionals on mental health-substance use and its treatment is hard to find. The Mental Health-Substance Use series has been written to address this need, concentrating on concerns, dilemmas and concepts that impact on the life and well-being of affected individuals and those close to them, and the future direction of practice, education, research, services, interventions, and treatment. This first book outlines the specific hea...
Nursing as Therapy
This ground-breaking book identifies the role of nursing in the healing process written from a practice perspective. The text provides a firm foundation for students in understanding what nursing is. I WOULD ENCOURAGE ALL NURSES, IN ANY SPECIALITY, TO READ THIS CLASSI TEXT. Nursing Times
Anthropological Perspectives on Aging
An in-depth and wide-ranging approach to the study of older adults in society Taking a holistic approach to the study of aging, this volume uses biological, archaeological, medical, and cultural perspectives to explore how older adults have functioned in societies around the globe and throughout human history. As the world’s population over 65 years of age continues to increase, this wide-ranging approach fills a growing need for both academics and service professionals in gerontology, geriatrics, and related fields. Case studies from the United States, Tibet, Turkey, China, Nigeria, and Mexico provide examples of the ways age-related changes are influenced by environmental, genetic, socio...
The Elimination of Morality
The Elimination of Morality strikes at the root of the dominant conception of what medical ethics involves. It addresses the fundamental and timely question of the kind of contribution philosophers can make to the discussion of medico-moral issues and the work of health care professionals. It has two main objectives. The first is to establish the futility of bioethics. Anne Maclean challenges the conception of reason in ethics which is integral to the utilitarian tradition and which underlies the whole bioethical enterprise. She argues that the enterprise is philosophically misguided - philosophers do not possess moral expertise and have no special authority to pronounce upon moral issues. I...
Doctoral Education in Nursing
This book guides the reader through the doctoral process from initial ideas and proposals to the examination and award of the doctoral degree. It also provides details on international exchange programmes for doctoral students.
Vital Notes for Nurses
Vital Notes for Nurses: Psychology provides a concise,accessible introduction to key psychological theories and outlinestheir relevance to nursing practice. Divided into seven chapters,the first offers a preliminary insight into the differentperspectives in psychology: Biological, Psychodynamic, Behavioural,Cognitive and Humanistic. These perspectives go on to underpin thetopics in all the other chapters. Vital Notes for Nurses: Psychology explores developmentaltheories, attachment theories, and relationship theories. Itdiscusses issues relevant to nursing practice such as motivation,change, stereotypes, relationships and motivation and looks atissues of suffering, including stress and pain. Illustrated withexamples from all branches of nursing practice, this text clearlyillustrates the relevance of psychology to nurses. Relates psychological themes specifically to nursingpractice Written in a clear, accessible style which assumes no priorknowledge Useful to all nursing students on the common foundationprogramme as well as newly qualified nurses. Each chapter includes features such as activities, case studiesand learning objectives
