Published April, 2009
By Rozzano C. Locsin, Marguerite J. Purnell and Rozzano Locsin
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Intends to re-envision the practice of nursing by configuring caring in terms of the person the nurse cares for. This title stresses the importance of knowing the patient, and differentiating the person from the disease. It provides an insight on how to care for the patient on a personal level, professionally administering clinical treatment.

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Published April, 2009
By Danai Papadatou
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Describes and analyzes the impact that the caregiving process has upon health care professionals, teams, and institutions which provide services to people who are dying and bereaved. This book uses case examples from clinical practice as well as verbatim accounts of nurses and physicians to illustrate the concepts presented.

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Published April, 2009
By Arthur Freeman, Adam Zagelbaum, Edd Arthur Freeman, Byron Waller and Shannon Dermer
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Published March, 2009
By Paul Tuite, Hubert Fernandez, Cathi Thomas, Narayan Kissoon and Laura Ruekert
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Covers various aspects of managing Parkinson's disease (PD). This title includes a comprehensive section on definitions and symptoms, causes of PD, evaluation, cross reference to related symptoms and causes, triage assessment questions, and home care advice. It includes medical, surgical, and non-pharmacological topics.

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Published March, 2009
By Joel T. Andrade
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Presents the forensic social worker, and other forensic clinicians, with the knowledge and tools needed to conduct violence risk assessments, and understand the best treatment approaches for specific violent populations. This title provides research on assessment and treatment that can readily be implemented into the practitioner's actual cases.

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Published March, 2009
By Christine Tanner, Patricia E. Benner, Catherine Chesla and Patricia Benner
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Examines the nature of clinical knowledge and judgment. This title presents a report of a six-year study of over 1,300 hospital nurses, primarily in critical care. It documents and analyzes their clinical narratives for stages of clinical skill acquisition and the components of expert practice.

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Published February, 2009
By Jean Giddens, Chad Boult, Katherine Frey, Lisa Reider and Tracy Novak
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Guided Care is an exciting model used to provide medical and nursing care to clients with chronic conditions. This book provides guidance for adopting Guided Care Nursing to transform typical primary care practices into 'medical homes' that provide a comprehensive health care for patients with chronic conditions.

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Published December, 2008
By Marie A Bernard and Harvey L. Sterns
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Addresses the need to educate personnel at various levels in gerontology and geriatric medicine and in the design and delivery of health and social services. This title considers the historical development of gerontology and geriatric medicine and education issues with recommendations for curriculum design.

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Published December, 2008
By Ingrid Kollak
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Mental stress and chronic pain are leading causes for failure and breakdown in nursing and other health professions. This book contains a series of Yoga exercises for the fatigue-stricken health professional. It details a Yoga practice for managing stress and relieving pain.

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Published December, 2008
By Suzanne Hetzel Campbell, Karen Daley, Dr. Suzanne Hetzel Campbell and Dr. Karen Daley
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Computerized patient simulation is an exciting and innovative pedagogical method that allows nurse educators to prepare student nurses for the challenges of clinical practice. This book serves as a step-by-step guide to designing and developing simulated scenarios, and integrating them into nursing curriculums.

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