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Dog Diaries #2: Buddy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ingle, Annie / Klimo, Kate / Jessell, Tim, PUBLISHER: Random House Books for Young Readers, A German shepherd--the first dog trained at Dorothy Eustis's famous Seeing Eye guide-dog school for the blind--looks back at her life. Chosen for her intelligence, obedience, and willingness to learn, Kiss knows there is more to life than chasing balls and chewing bones. She is a Noble Creature and Great Things await her. But after spending months learing to take care of her beloved trainer Jack, why does he suddenly want her to take care of Morris--a strange, clumsy man who wants to wants to change her name to Buddy? Could it be that Morris needs Kiss to take care of him even more than Jack did? Based on a true story, and featuring realistic black-and-white illustrations by Tim Jessell (plus an appendix with information about German shepherds, the history and training of guide dogs, hosting guide-dog puppies, and much more), this canine confessional is pitch-perfect for smart, dog-crazy, early middle-grade readers

Evidence Based Symptom Control in Palliative Care: Systemic

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lipman, Arthur G., PUBLISHER: Informa Healthcare, Make your patients'final days as comfortable as possible There are few situations more challenging and emotionally taxing to a medical professional than the care of the terminally ill. Much has been learned in recent years about symptom control that can profoundly improve the quality of life in a patient's final days.Evidence Based Symptom Control in Palliative Care: Systemic Reviews and Validated Clinical Practice Guidelines for 15 Common Problems in Patients with Life Limiting Disease provides you with symptom control approaches that will help meet patients'last wishes, improve the quality of life for patients and their families, and lessen their physical and emotional pain. Palliative care--often based on anecdotal experience--has until now been inconsistent and much of the time less than optimally effective. Evidence Based Symptom Control in Palliative Care is the result of comprehensive literature reviews and clinical validation resulting in recommendations and suggestions for therapies that will improve the lives of patients who are in pain and discomfort. Evidence Based Symptom Control in Palliative Care presents seven sections--Algorithm, Literature Review, Evidence Tables, Drug Therapy Tables, Evaluation Instruments, Unanswered Questions, and References--on each of these problems: anorexia and cachexia anxiety bleeding problems constipation delirium depression diarrhea dyspnea (shortness of breath) fatigue and weakness mouth problems nausea and vomiting nutrition and hydrationEvidence Based Symptom Control in Palliative Care is a vital guide for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, social workers, and other clinicians caring for patients with advanced irreversible diseases. This volume supplies the data you'll require to offer patients relevant care and meet their needs.

Illustrated Guide to Home Health Care

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Springhouse Publishing, PUBLISHER: Springhouse Corporation, Home care instructions for patients and their families are explained completely and in simple terms. Large typeface throughout helps readers with impaired vision. Illustrations enhance comprehension. The first section covers the fundamentals of home care, including how to properly handle a hospital bed, feed patients who have difficulty eating, administer medications, provide incontinence care, perform exercises, learn or teach how to use crutches and canes, and more. The second section gives concise instructions for specific procedures, such as oxygen therapy, I.V. therapy, suctioning, tracheostomy care, respiratory therapy, parenteral nutrition, cast care, colostomy care, and more.

Sudden Death in Infancy, Childhood and Adolescence

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Byard, Roger W., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This volume provides a comprehensive, authoritative summary of the many causes, clinical manifestations, and forensic indicators of sudden death in infants, children, and adolescents. The authors present a detailed analysis of the many disorders responsible for sudden death in this age group, including both accidental and non-accidental trauma, cardiac, respiratory, and neurological conditions, infections, and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. The authors also provide an autopsy manual with specific investigative procedures for a number of different cases of sudden death. Extensively illustrated and embellished with interesting historical notes, this unique interdisciplinary text will be an indispensable reference.

Perspectives in Professional Child and Youth Care

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Beker, Jerome / Anglin, James P. / Denholm, Carey J., PUBLISHER: Routledge, Here are the information, ideas, and inspiration that will help child care workers in their daily struggle to provide better care for children, youth, and families. Perspectives in Professional Child and Youth Care is a much-needed sourcebook of readings on the current state of the art of professional child and youth care in North America. Some of the leading practitioners, academicians, researchers, and administrators provide a "child care perspective," writing about what they--on the front lines--perceive as the most pressing issues and significant topics in the field today, including the nature of child and youth care, current issues in education and training, therapeutic program issues, key support functions in child and youth programs, the changing work environment and new roles, and developing professionalism in the field of child and youth care. This enormously insightful book will be valuable for use in academic courses and training workshops, as well as for individual child and youth care professionals and practitioners from related disciplines.

Egan's Fundamentals of Respiratory Care

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wilkins, Robert Ed. / Stoller / Scanlan, Craig L., PUBLISHER: Mosby Elsevier Health Science, An outstanding revision of the classic EGAN'S FUNDAMENTALS, this comprehensive text provides excellent coverage of the role of respiratory care practitioners, scientific bases for treatment, and clinical applications. It progresses from the foundations of respiratory care to applied anatomy and physiology, assessment, discussion of specific respiratory illnesses, basic therapy, acute and critical care, and preventive and long-term care. Special features have been designed with the student in mind and include outlines, active learning objectives, key terms and glossary, "Mini-Clinis," "Rules of Thumb," and bulleted key-point summaries. To improve students' clinical-skill application, CPGs and TDPs are included in appropriate chapters to familiarize students with the use of patient care guidelines and decision trees.

Improving Care in the Nursing Home: Comprehensive Reviews of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rubenstein, Laurence Z. / Wieland, Darryl, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), This volume provides systematic reviews of the state of clinical and health services research, in particular patient-care problem areas pertinent to nursing homes. Each chapter defines progress on a specific nursing home clinical problem and provides a critical synthesis and review of research information. Topics covered include: medication use; infection control; pressure ulcers; falls; urinary incontinence; and behavioural problems.

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Manual of Critical Care: Applying Nursing Diagnoses to Adult

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Swearingen, Pamela L., PUBLISHER: C.V. Mosby, Manual of Critical Care Nursing is a mid-range clinical reference for practicing and student critical care nurses. Using the 13th Conference () NANDA ursing diagnoses, it provides quick information for over 75 clinical phenomena seen in critical care and is used in the clinical setting to plan nursing care. Each disorder includes a brief description of pathophysiology, assessment, diagnostic testing, collaborative management, nursing diagnoses, nursing interventions specific to those diagnoses, and patient teaching and rehabilitation.

Pediatric Care Planning

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Speer, Kathleen Morgan / Speer, PUBLISHER: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, New in this edition are sample clinical pathways; plans of care for tuberculosis; interventions and rationales related to patient outcomes; assessment findings by body system; and updated NANDA taxonomy and JCAHO standards. Contents include contributors and reviewers; acknowledgments; preface; introduction; respiratory system; cardiovascular system; neurologic system; gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary systems; genitourinary system; musculoskeletal system; eye, ear, nose, and throat; hematologic and immunologic systems; endocrine system; psychosocial and other problems; perioperative care; diagnostic studies; home health care; appendices, including normal growth and development, normal vital sign measurements, physical growth charts, NANDA taxonomy of nursing diagnoses, normal laboratory values, and guide to food values; selected references; and index. A Brandon-Hill Recommended Title.

U.S. Health Law and Policy : A Guide to the Current

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Caldwell, Donald H., Jr., PUBLISHER: Jossey-Bass, This annotated bibliographic guide to the literature of health care law offers the health care administrator, corporate benefits manager, physician, or attorney a key to the door of health care policy and law. This edition focuses on evaluating the materials--many not widely disseminated--about evolving corporate structures such as managed care organizations and their numerous progeny. Also addressed are topics such as health care liability, patient access to health care, environmental issues, legal issues arising in the context of AIDS, and privacy of patient records.

Swimming in Sneakers

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bennett, P. A., PUBLISHER: Outskirts Press, The place holds no appeal. It seemed mystical in his childhood, a curiosity in his teens, and is simply not worthy of consideration as he approaches forty. Max Elliott is headed for the biggest surprise of his life--Guam. After the death of his father, Max plans a quick trip to the island he's never seen. He will take care of business with the least possible complication and fly back to Chicago with buckets of money. That plan, of course, unfolds into plenty of island-style complication as Max encounters fascinating relatives, a lively group of inherited tenants, unexpected tropical beauty, and ultimately, a better version of himself.

Skillmasters: Better Documentation

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Springhouse / Lippincott / Springhouse, PUBLISHER: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, This portable reference is a timesaving guide on how to enhance charting skills, avoid legal pitfalls, and ensure that a complete and accurate record is created every time. Reviews fundamental aspects of charting, nursing process, legal and professional requirements, guidelines for developing a solid plan of care, and the variety of charting forms currently in use, including computerized charting. Completed forms show exactly how todocument assessment, intervention, and evaluation. Also addresses the specific requirements for charting in acute care, home care, and long-term care and rehabilitation. Appendices include NANDA Taxonomy II, as well as common abbreviations and symbols. Acquista Ora

Mosby's Textbook for Nursing Assistants

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sorrentino, Sheila, PUBLISHER: C.V. Mosby, This reader-friendly approach to total patient care thoroughly explains the general roles and responsibilities of the nursing assistant. It fulfills federal training requirements, and incorporates OBRA guidelines throughout. 4th Edition includes a multitude of new procedures, plus new chapters on Comfort, Rest and Sleep; Personal Care and Grooming; and Persons with Hearing and Vision Problems.

Atlas of the Difficult Airway

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Masci, Joseph R., PUBLISHER: Mosby, This revised and repackaged new edition provides the primary care physician with practical strategies for the evaluation and care of patients at all stages of HIV infection. With expanded contents and more detail, "Outpatient Management of HIV Infection" is useful for practitioners who care for a substantial number of AIDS patients.

Patient Care Standards: Collaborative Practice Planning

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tucker, Susan Martin / Wells, Marjorie Fyfe / Paquette, Eleanor Vargo, PUBLISHER: C.V. Mosby, "Patient Care Standards" provides students and practicing nurses with the most comprehensive guidelines for planning care for medical-surgical clients in today's dynamic health-care environment. The book provides standards of care for more than 400 medical-surgical client problems and procedures in a consistent nursing process framework. The 6th edition has been thoroughly updated and includes a number of new features to reflect changes in practice.

Practical Home Care Medicine (P)

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Murphy, Christine, PUBLISHER: Lantern Books, A special resource guide compiled from natural healers and physicians, listing some of their most frequently used home care medicines, herbal teas, and kitchen remedies.

Essentials of Health Care Marketing

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Berkowitz, Eric N. / Berkowitz, PUBLISHER: Jones & Bartlett Publishers, In this text your students will receive a complete curriculum of marketing management tools and techniques. Filled with examples from a wide array of health care providers, health systems, HMOs, physician-hospital organizations, and more, Essentials of Health Care Marketing covers market research, strategy, and the strategic marketing process. Each chapter is complete with objectives, study questions, and charts.

Nursing for Public Health: Population Based Care

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lindsay / Craig, Pauline M. / Lindsay, Grace, PUBLISHER: Churchill Livingstone, As the largest group of health care professionals, nurses have a growing influence on the health of the population. This is a key book in making the transition from individualised care to population-based care. It provides a greater understanding of health care policy and gives a comprehensive overview of health policy, economics, and epidemiology using an evidence-based approach. Determinants of health, measures of health, and health promotion are examined. The issues of communicable diseases, screening, minority groups and purchasing, and commissioning of health services are also addressed. This book is the first comprehensive text on public health nursing at this level and will be ofinterest to health visitors, district nurses, school nurses and practice nurses, as well as senior student nurses and nurse managers in secondary and tertiary care.

Home Care of the High Risk Infant: A Family-Centered

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ahmann, Elizabeth / Ahmann, PUBLISHER: Aspen Publishers, This revised, expanded edition addresses the increased interest in and demand for information about the nursing care of premature, technology-dependent infants once they are at home. Clinical practice and research updates, care plans, assessment forms, sample care maps, and other hands-on materials presented in an 8 1/2 x 11 format make this a practical tool as well as a textbook.

Managed Care Answer Book, Fourth Edition

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dacso, Sheryl Tatar / Dacso, Clifford C., PUBLISHER: Aspen Publishers, This is an indispensable reference for all professionals involved in the design, implementation, financing, or operation of a managed care program, written in the classic Answer Book format. You'll find extensive coverage of managed care, cost containment strategies, and advice on organization and implementation of programs with important issues covered from both the purchaser's and the producer's perspectives. The topic is covered from the ground up, with crucial questions and authoritative, up-to-date answers on every facet of managed care, including such valuable features as: Contract negotiation strategies and dispute resolution techniques -- Maximizing utilization review and outcomes assessment -- Techniques for managed care implementation and administration -- payer and provider contracting -- Advice on legal and regulatory considerations -- and information technology and telemedicine.

Medical Liability for Pediatricians

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Committee on Medical Liability / American Academy of Pediatrics / American Academy of Pediatrics Committee, PUBLISHER: American Academy of Pediatrics, Definitive AAP liability guide that focuses on practical approaches to avoiding liability exposure. Medical Liability for Pediatricians includes practical, easy-to-use-tools: Selecting an insurance company; fifty questions to ask when buying insurance; Ten risk-management principles in telephone care; documentation dos and don'ts; warning signs of a potential lawsuit, how to be an effective witness; testiying as a medical expert witness; and much more. With comprehensive coverage of the broad issues facing pediatricians, you will find information on: risk identification / risk management / liability insurance/ patient safety / managed care liability / record keeping / newborn care / adolescent care / emergency medicine / vaccine adminstration / telemedicine / error reporting / informed consent / optimizing patient relationships / alternative dispute resolution / and much more. Thoroughly updated and greatly expanded, MEdical Liability for Pediatricians provides up-to-date, practice-oriented coverage of the steps to take to recognize and reduce legal risk associated with patient care. Prepared by the AAP Committee on Medical Liability, this new edition provides, proven startegies, techniques, policies, and procedures in areas ranging from professional liability to managed care; emergency, newborn, and adolescent care to electronic medicine; telephone care to testifying as a medical expert witness; and documentation to dispute resolution.

Merely Alive

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mozie, Lalae, PUBLISHER: Authorhouse, During World War II, Maya is separated from her family. She must move in with her best friend, Rose. A mistake is made, and the Nazis take Maya, Rose, and Rose's brother, Greg, away. Maya, Rose, and Greg must figure out how to return home again. But, many different problems arise that may potentially lead to death. On their journey, the three of them experience adventure, love, and loss.

The Changing Role of Social Care

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hudson, Bob, PUBLISHER: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Focusing on the enormous organizational and cultural changes that local authority social services have undergone since the NHS and Community Care Act, this volume provides an overview of the structure and function of social care at practice, management and policy levels. It contains contributions from leading academics, researchers and practitioners in the UK, and also includes chapters on the experiences of the rest of Europe and the US. The contributors examine the impact and effectiveness of key shifts in the weighting of responsibility of central and local government; who the purchasers and providers of social care are; the interaction between social services and other agencies; the relationship between voluntary and statutory sectors; and the involvement of users and carers in service design and provision. They assess the significance of the breakdown of the traditional distinctions and roles underlying social care, and lay the foundations for effective and coordinated future policy, practice and research. With the publication of the Labor Government's White Paper Modernizing Social Services, the future of social care is set for yet more upheaval. This volume will provide an indispensable overview of the evolution and destiny of local authority social services for students, practitioners and managers.

Aging Is Living: Myth-Breaking Stories from Long-Term Care

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Borins Ash, Irene / Ash, Irv, PUBLISHER: Dundurn Group, Through the inspirational, wise, and informative stories of the residents, either in their own words or based on interviews, and environmental photographs of each, this book focuses on various residents of long-term care facilities and especially on the positive facets of their life, their thoughts, and their feelings. The only issue that reaches the media about nursing homes is the negative and unfortunate events that sometimes occur, but there is so much more to the story. Most people are afraid of long-term care homes because they recognize that it is the last phase in their life - it is the step before death. But some people have years from the time they enter the home until they die. This book shows how many men and women make the best of their situation - often leaving a positive legacy for family and friends - and how these can be fulfilling and quality years.

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