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Talking To The Sick presents practicing physicians and physicians in training with an approach to achieving effective communication with sick people, especially those with serious illness. Topics ranging from the initial patient interview to issues related to death and dying are covered. Special subjects such as experimental therapy, privacy, family involvement and functional illness are explored. Talking To The Sick covers verbal communication in office and hospital settings as well as writte...

Prepares nurse assistants and clinical care associates for a broad spectrum of clinical settings from hospital to long-term care to home care. Provides comprehensive coverage of OSHA and OBRA guidelines. Emphasizes interpersonal (communication) skills, technical skills, critical thinking, and age-specific considerations. Application to Practice exercises are based on real-life situations, and encourage concept application and the sharpening of critical thinking skills.

The instruction for this new volume was to write poems with no autobiographical content - going straight to personal myth. The Imaginary in Geometry is named for a book by a legendary Russian priest and mathematician martyred by the Bolsheviks. It means that any theory involves idealisation - but also how something imaginary takes on shape and dimensions in the artistic act. Breton wanted to change Malraux's definition of modern art, as what develops a series of images into a personal myth, into...

The Future of the Nursing Workforce in the United States: Data, Trends and Implications provides a timely, comprehensive, and integrated body of data supported by rich discussion of the forces shaping the nursing workforce in the US. Using plain, jargon free language, the book identifies and describes the key changes in the current nursing workforce and provide insights about what is likely to develop in the future. The Future of the Nursing Workforce offers an in-depth discussion of specific p...

Named a 2012 PROSE Award Honorable Mention in the Nursing & Allied Health Sciences Category! Named a Choice Outstanding Academic Title! This is an excellent resource for nurses to learn about the various religious beliefs and practices and ways to use this information therapeutically to enhance patient care. The consistent format of each chapter also helps readers compare and contrast the various religions. This is a must-have for any bedside nurse.Score: 97, 5 Stars--Doody's Medical Reviews...

An indispensable guide to reducing the suffering―of patients and caregivers alike―and to improving healthcare delivery for all In our efforts to treat patients, cure illness, and manage institutions, healthcare professionals too often overlook the fundamental purpose everyone in the industry shares: to alleviate suffering. Press Ganey’s Chief Nursing Officer, Christina Dempsey, has worked everywhere in healthcare, from the ward floor to the hospital boardroom. She has also experienced the syst...

Taking both a spiritual and philosophical approach, Evolutionary Healing is a reflection of the author's quest to come to terms with the meaning of human suffering. The book integrates ancient and modern philosophies of life with modern scientific discovery. The author applies these philosophies to the process of healing and describes evolutionary healing as the evolution of one's consciousness through health and disease.

"An accessible and highly readable introduction to the Sociology of Health and Illness through the inclusion of key theorists, concepts, and theories, with reference to contemporary health concerns and recent relevant research." - Kylie Baldwin, De Montfort University "Guides us through the many reasons for the centrality of health, showing clearly that health and illness are the products not just of our biology but of the society into which we are born...an authoritative analysis of the soci...