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Book SynopsisMedical mistakes are more pervasive than we think. How can we improve outcomes? An acclaimed MD’s rich stories and research explore patient safety.Patients enter the medical system with faith that they will receive the best care possible, so when things go wrong, it’s a profound and painful breach. Medical science has made enormous strides in decreasing mortality and suffering, but there’s no doubt that treatment can also cause harm, a significant portion of which is preventable. In When We Do Harm, practicing physician and acclaimed author Danielle Ofri places the issues of medical error and patient safety front and center in our national healthcare conversation.Drawing on current research, professional experience, and extensive interviews with nurses, physicians, administrators, researchers, patients, and families, Dr. Ofri explores the diagnostic, systemic, and cognitive causes of medical error. She advocates for strategic use of concr

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Book SynopsisHelps to master the fundamentals of medical transcription and meet the challenges of the evolving medical transcription field.Table of ContentsSection 1: Career Role and Responsibilities 1. The Medical Transcription's Career, Including Ethical and Legal Responsibilities Section 2: Tools of Transcription 2. Equipment and Technology Section 3: Transcription Guidelines 3. Punctuation 4. Capitalization 5. Transcribing Numbers, Figures, and Abbreviations 6. Letter Transcription 7. Proofreading, Making Corrections, and Quality Assurance 8. Using Reference Books: Learn How to Get Help From the Experts 9. Word Endings: Plurals, Nouns, and Adjectives 10. Grammar Review Section 4: Medical Records and Reports 11. Outpatient Medical Chart Notes and Daily Progress Notes 12. Preparation of a History and Physical Examination Report 13. Preparation of Miscellaneous Medical Reports Section 5: Correspondence and Business Documents 14. Writing Business Documents: Email, Memos, Agendas, Minutes, and Policies 15. Making the Transition from MT to Speech Recognition Editor 16. Establishing Your Career and Applying for Transcribing Positions Section 6: Appendices A: Answers to Tests B: Reference Materials C: Medical Documents D. Rules and Helpful Hints for Transcribing

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Book SynopsisChronic fatigue syndrome is a confusing and disputed disorder that affects more and more people. Here, Naheed Ali sheds light on this ill-understood and yet debilitating disorder. Readers will come away with not only a better understanding of what constitutes CFS but various ways of dealing with its symptoms.Trade ReviewAli, a TV talk-show guest and author of Understanding Pain (2015) and other guides for patients and caregivers focusing on lung cancer, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s, obesity, arthritis, and diabetes, now presents an in-depth look at chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). . . . Seriously comprehensive, this volume covers the basics (including CFS naming issues), the clinical picture, CFS’ many faces, and various approaches toward resolution. The back matter includes a glossary; five appendixes, from clinics to further reading; copious endnotes; and a bibliography. Best for collections strong on health sciences. * Booklist *Table of ContentsPreface Part I: Groundwork 1 Energy and the Human Body 2 History of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Part II: Clinical Picture 3 Causes and Risk Factors 4 Pathology of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 5 Diagnosing Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 6 Role of the Family Physician, Internist and Neurologist 7 Role of the Hospital in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Part III: Many Faces 8 Fatigue and the Human Body 9 Viral, Neuropsychiatric, and Neuroendocrine Hypotheses Part IV: Resolutions 10 Natural Approaches to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 11 Pharmacological Approaches to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 12 Addressing the Mind in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 13 Collective Efforts 14 Conclusion Appendix A: CFS Related Links Appendix B: CFS Research and Training Appendix C: CFS and Related Organizations Appendix D: Nationally Recognized CFS Clinics Appendix E: For Further Reading

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Book SynopsisBecoming a caregiver for someone with Alzheimer's disease or another neurocognitive disorder can be an unexpected, undesirable, underappreciatedand yet noble role. It is heartbreaking to watch someone lose the very cognitive capacities that once helped to define them as a person. But because of the nature of these disorders, the only way to become an effective caregiver and cope with the role's many daily challenges is to become well-informed about the disease. With the right information, resources and tips on caregiving and working with professionals, you can become your own expert at both caring for your charge and taking care of yourself. In these pages, Marc Agronin guides readers through a better understanding of the changes their loved one may be going through, and helps them tap into the various resources available to them as they embark on an uncertain caregiving journey. Insisting that a caregiver also maintain his or her own health and well being, Agronin guides caregivers inTrade ReviewAccording to Agronin (Miami Jewish Health Systems), Alzheimer’s disease is currently the most common neurocognitive disease (NCD), and such cases are expected to quadruple worldwide within the next 50 years: surely the need for well-informed caregivers will also increase. Inspired by his long professional experience with NCD patients, Agronin offers an easy-to-understand guide for anyone who serves as a nonprofessional caregiver. An introduction briefly explains the book’s purpose and describes requisite yet attainable characteristics of caregivers. The bulk of the material offers definitions of NCDs, including their known or suspected causes; recommended courses of action to take as a disease intensifies; and best practices for maintaining a person’s quality of life. Equally important topics deal with respite time for the caregiver, possible legal matters, and long-term care. The final chapter is a convenient list of relevant organization names and contact information. . . . VERDICT This practical guide outlines a sensible approach to providing quality care and is therefore highly recommended for anyone who is committed to serving as a caregiver. * Library Journal *The Dementia Caregiver: A Guide to Caring for Someone with Alzheimer's Disease and Other Neurocognitive Disorders is an easy-to-read training manual for caregivers. The book helps readers gain a better understanding of what is happening to their loved one. * The Miami Herald *The Dementia Caregiver is an essential guide for anyone caring for a loved one affected with a dementing illness, like Alzheimer’s. Dr. Agronin has drawn on science and his extensive clinical experience to produce a readable handbook that offers technical and practical information for new and experienced caregivers. The book acknowledges that the caregiver has assumed a new role – what others have called “a new career;” this book is an enormously helpful caregiver job training manual. -- Kenneth Hepburn, PhD, Professor, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory UniversityThe Dementia Caregiver is a well-organized, thorough and practical guide for caregivers. It is accessible to the layman, but would be useful to professionals, as well. It does not ignore difficult or delicate matters, nor does it neglect the importance of maintaining dignity for the affected person. I would consider this a useful addition to my library. -- Bette Ann Moskowitz, author of Do I Know You? A Family's Journey Through Aging and Alzheimer'sTable of ContentsINTRODUCTION 1: Normal and Abnormal Cognitive Changes 2: Seeking Answers: State-of-the-Art Evaluation 3: The Spectrum of Neurocognitive Disorders 4: Alzheimer’s Disease 5: Vascular Dementia 6: Frontotemporal Dementia 7: Dementia with Lewy Bodies 8: Neurocognitive Disorders Due to Medical Causes 9: Caregiving in Mild Stages 10: Caregiving in Moderate Stages 11: Caregiving in Advanced Stages 12: Depression, Anxiety, Sleep and Apathy 13: Agitation and Psychosis 14: Dealing with Medical Issues 15: Caring for the Caregiver 16: Legal Issues 17: Long-Term Care 18: Resources

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Book SynopsisAt least once in your life someone will say to you, I have cancer, and when she says the three words, you may struggle with a response. If a loved one or friend hasn't informed you of a cancer diagnosis, it's only a matter of time until they will. Every year fourteen million people worldwide learn they are living with or may die from this insidious illness. The uncertainty of cancer causes anxiety in those diagnosed and feelings of inadequacy in loved ones and friends who want to help. When someone says I have cancer, what will you say? More importantly, what will you do? In Loving, Supporting, and Caring for the Cancer Patient, readers will learn specific ways of going beyond the response I'm so sorry, and practical behaviors that will ease a loved one or friend's journey. They range from being specific immediately after a diagnosis, to honoring their loved one or friend at the moment of passing.Based on Stan Goldberg's own cancer journey, thirty years of counseling and coaching peoplTrade ReviewGoldberg dedicates his book to his granddaughter, saying that he hopes her generation 'will find [it] irrelevant and ask, ‘What was cancer, Grandpa?’' Until then, family members and friends of people diagnosed with the disease can use any of his 270 suggestions and principles for helpful behaviors that go beyond just saying, 'I’m so sorry.'.... [Many] are good reminders, such as supporting a loved one’s decision to stop life-extending treatment. Goldberg, a professor emeritus of communicative disorders at San Francisco State and a prolific author, draws heavily and wisely on his experience as a former hospice volunteer. For example, he notes that people often mistakenly think the need to communicate diminishes as people speak less as they approach death. Actually the reverse is true, he says. 'Silence in the dying is less a sign of not wishing to communicate and more a sign of uncertainty, fear, or regret.' He notes that 'dying is not about you' and advises people to grant forgiveness to loved ones who ask for it. Like his other recommendations, this one seems destined to help family members as well as terminal cancer patients feel better. * Booklist *What do you do if a close friend or family members confides to you, 'I have cancer' The news will no doubt knock your world off-kilter — as it did to your loved one’s world, but how can you find solid ground and be the rock of support through what’s to come? In his book, Loving, Supporting, and Caring for the Cancer Patient: A Guide to Caring, Compassion, and Courage, Stan Goldberg, a recognized expert in the area of cancer support, offers 266 suggestions that 'go beyond compassionate intent to helpful behaviors.' ... Goldberg’s valuable book reminds us that the best way to show compassion to our loved ones facing cancer is to show up, to speak from the heart, and to refrain from passing judgment. Essentially, it’s what each of us would want from our loved ones if the tables were turned. * Blogcritics *'Call me if you need anything.' When your friend shared her diagnosis, that was all you could think to say but, of course, she’ll never call because she has cancer and she needs more than six words. What to do? Read Loving, Supporting, and Caring for the Cancer Patient by Stan Goldberg, and learn what really helps.... While it’s true that libraries and bookstores are filled with volumes on cancer, what sets this one apart is that author Stan Goldberg not only works with end-stage cancer patients, but he was a cancer patient himself. That unique both-sides POV is what makes this book most helpful – that, and the fact that Goldberg leaves room for his readers to adjust their caregiving angles. You may note that his ideas are written as 'suggestions,' allowing for different situations and, indeed, different diseases. It’s nice, too, that small chapters are listed individually in the contents, which makes browsing easier. Loving, Supporting, and Caring for the Cancer Patient is one of those books you hope you’ll never need, but would be glad to have when you do. Finding it may be proactive. Owning it is a good call. * Naples Daily News *We often hear about people who are dealing with family members or dear friends who are undergoing cancer treatment. Not only does cancer affect the patient, but it affects everyone that surrounds the patient- both family and friends. It’s a hard concept to deal with. The diagnosis rocks the patient’s world and those surrounding the patient. The patient doesn’t quite know what to do — other than go through treatment– but family and friends often are unaware of or can’t figure out the best ways to assist that person. Talk about a situation where a guide or book would be so helpful for the patient to read as well as anyone/everyone surrounding that patient. Finally someone has written that book! Stan Goldberg, PHD, has an incredible resume/CV to his name that makes him the perfect author for his book: Loving, Supporting, and Caring for the Cancer Patient: A Guide to Communication, Compassion, and Courage. * LA-Story.com *It’s almost inevitable that eventually, you will hear 'I have cancer' from the lips of someone special in your life. Loving, Supporting and Caring for the Cancer Patient can help you provide a gracious, generous reply. * Energy Times *While it’s true that libraries and bookstores are filled with volumes on cancer, what sets this one apart is that author Stan Goldberg not only works with end-stage cancer patients, but he was a cancer patient himself. That unique both-sides POV is what makes this book most helpful – that, and the fact that Goldberg leaves room for his readers to adjust their caregiving angles. You may note that his ideas are written as 'suggestions,' allowing for different situations and, indeed, different diseases. It’s nice, too, that small chapters are listed individually in the contents, which makes browsing easier. Loving, Supporting, and Caring for the Cancer Patient is one of those books you hope you’ll never need, but you’ll glad to have when you do. Finding it may be proactive. Owning it is a good call. * The Clermont Sun *[Goldberg's] ability to describe difficult situations with accuracy and to provide appropriate suggestions on how to deal with sensitive topics, such as end-of-life decisions, will make this book invaluable to many readers. * Lancet *Simply stated, "Loving, Supporting, and Caring for the Cancer Patient: A Guide to Communication, Compassion, and Courage" should be on the Health/Medicine shelf of every community library in this country. Exceptionally well written, organized and presented, it is an ideal instruction manual and guide for the non-specialist general reader wanting to offer emotional support to family members, friends, neighbors, and co-workers having to deal with cancer. * Midwest Book Review *Dr. Goldberg writes lucidly and compassionately about his personal life and his patients’ lives with cancer. He advocates an empowering attitude of adapting to cancer with vigorous treatment including alternative therapies rather than fearfully fighting a battle with anxiety and guilt that can result from its ups and downs. Everyone living with cancer will benefit from his ideas and advice. -- Jack C. Westman, M.D, M.S., author of The Cancer Solution: Taking Charge of Our Life with Cancer; Professor Emeritus, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public HealthThis book offers simple but profound advice for caring for a loved one with cancer. It is a guide to the compassionate response we seek but are often at a loss to provide. It is rich with the wisdom needed to be present at life’s most difficult time. -- Betty Ferrell, PhD, MA, FAAN, FPCN, CHPN, Director, Division of Nursing Research and Education, City of HopeThis book is a must read for persons whose family member has cancer, as the author walks them through the experience from the time of diagnosis to bereavement, complete with many suggestions and illustrations that are truthful and useful. This book will help readers uncover the scary and complex process of the unknown, enabling them to fully embrace the possibility of living through the full course of the cancer journey wisely and compassionately. -- Youngmee Kim, Phd, University of Miami

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Book SynopsisHelps you strengthen your understanding of basic terminology of Pharmacology, dosage calculation, medication administration, and more.Table of ContentsSection 1: General Aspects of Pharmacology 1. Legal and Ethical Aspects of Pharmacology 2. Basics of Pharmacology 3. Drug Information and Drug Forms 4. Understanding Drug Dosages for Special Populations 5. Reading and Interpreting Medication Labels and Orders and Documenting Appropriately Section 2: Mathematics for Pharmacology and Dosage Calculations 6. Math Review 7. Measurement Systems and Their Equivalents 8. Converting Between Measurement Systems 9. Calculating Doses of Nonparenteral Medications 10. Calculating Doses of Parenteral Medications Section 3: Medication Administration 11. Safety and Quality Assurance 12. Enteral Routes 13. Percutaneous Routes 14. Parenteral Routes Section 4: Pharmacology for Multisystem Application 15. Analgesics and Antipyretics 16. Immunizations and the Immune System 17. Anitmicrobials, Antifungals, and Antivirals 18. Antineoplastic Agents 19. Nutritional Supplements and Alternative Medicines Section 5: Medication Related to Body Systems 20. Endocrine System Disorders 21. Eye and Ear Disorders 22. Drugs for Skin Conditions 23. Musculoskeletal System Disorders 24. Gastrointestinal System Disorders 25. Respiratory System Disorders 26. Circulatory System and Blood Disorders 27. Urinary System Disorders 28. Reproductive System Disorders 29. Neurological System Disorders 30. Drugs for Mental Health and Behavioral Disorders 31. Drugs of Abuse and Misuse

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Book SynopsisReflects the advances in the health unit environment, including the electronic medical record, as well as photos and illustrations that bring concepts to life. This title helps you understand from communications skills to procedures through activities such as Abbreviation Exercises, Review Questions, Scenarios, and more.Table of ContentsSection 1: Orientation to Hospitals, Medical Centers, and Health Care 1. Health Unit Coordinating 2. Overview of Health Care Today 3. The Nursing Department and Medical Staff 4. Communication Devices and Their Uses Section 2: Personal and Professional Skills 5. Communication and Interpersonal Skills 6. Workplace Behavior 7. Management Techniques and Problem-Solving Skills for Health Unit Coordinating Section 3: The Patient's Electronis Record or Paper Chart 8. The Patient's Electronic Medical Record or Chart 9. HUC Role in Processing of Electronic, Pre-Printed, and Handwritten Doctors' Orders 10. Patient Activity, Patient Positioning, and Nursing Observation Orders 11. Nursing Intervention or Treatment Orders 12. Nutritional Care Orders 13. Medication Orders 14. Laboratory Orders 15. Diagnostic Imaging Orders 16. Other Diagnostic Studies 17. Treatment Orders 18. Miscellaneous Orders Section 4: Health Unit Coordinator Procedures 19. Admission, Preoperative, and Postoperative Procedures 20. Discharge, Transfer, and Postmortem Procedures 21. Reports, Infection Control, Emergencies, and Special Services Section 5: Introduction to Anatomical Structures, Medical Terms, and Illnesses 22. Medical Terminology, Basic Human Structure, Diseases, and Disorders Appendixes Appendix A: Abbreviations Appendix B: Word Parts Answers Glossary

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Book SynopsisIncludes 96 exercises and activities. This title provides hands-on experience by specifying necessary skills, as well as the materials and steps you need to practice them.Table of ContentsSection 1: Orientation to Hospitals, Medical Centers, and Health Care 1. Health Unit Coordinating 2. Overview of Health Care Today 3. The Nursing Department and Medical Staff 4. Communication Devices and Their Uses Section 2: Personal and Professional Skills 5. Communication and Interpersonal Skills 6. Workplace Behavior 7. Management Techniques and Problem-Solving Skills for Health Unit Coordinating Section 3: The Patient's Electronic Record or Paper Chart 8. The Patient's Electronic Medical Record or Chart 9. HUC Role in Processing of Electronic, Pre-Printed, and Handwritten Doctors' Orders 10. Patient Activity, Patient Positioning, and Nursing Observation Orders 11. Nursing Intervention or Treatment Orders 12. Nutritional Care Orders 13. Medication Orders 14. Laboratory Orders 15. Diagnostic Imaging Orders 16. Other Diagnostic Studies 17. Treatment Orders 18. Miscellaneous Orders Section 4: Health Unit Coordinator Procedures 19. Admission, Preoperative, and Postoperative Procedures 20. Discharge, Transfer, and Postmortem Procedures 21. Reports, Infection Control, Emergencies, and Special Services Section 5: Introduction to Anatomical Structures, Medical Terms, and Illnesses 22. Medical Terminology, Basic Human Structure, Diseases, and Disorders Appendix A: Physicians' Order Sheets Appendix B: Generic Hospital Forms and Examples of Computer Screens that May Be Used as Ordering Requisitions When Computers are Not Available Appendix C: The Clinical Evaluation Record

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Book SynopsisA guide to insurance billing and coding. It covers all the plans that are most commonly encountered in clinics and physicians' offices. It focuses on the role of the medical insurance specialist includes areas such as diagnostic coding, procedural coding, Medicare, HIPAA, and bill collection strategies.Table of Contents1. Microbiology 2. Mycology/Virology and Parasitology 3. Hematology 4. Hemostasis 5. Urinalysis and Body Fluids 6. Immunology and Serology 7. Immunohematology 8. Clinical Chemistry 9. Molecular Diagnostics 10. Laboratory Operations 11. Laboratory Calculations Appendix A: Rationales for Certification Preparation Questions Appendix B: Mock Examination

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPart One: Wound Management 1. Wound Care 2. Skin Grafts and Flaps 3. Burns 4. Scar Management Part Two: Nerve Injuries and Compression 5. Sensibility Testing 6. Median Nerve Compression 7. Ulnar Nerve Compression 8. Radial Nerve Compression 9. Thoracic Outlet Syndrome 10. Nerve Repair 11. Desensitization and Reeducation 12. Tendon Transfers for Median Nerve Palsy 13. Tendon Transfers for Ulnar Nerve Palsy 14. Tendon Transfers for Radial Nerve Palsy 15. Brachial Plexus Injuries 16. Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Part Three: Tendon Injuries 17. Flexor Tendon Repair 18. Flexor Tendon Reconstruction 19. Flexor Tenolysis 20. Management of Extensor Tendon Repairs 21. Extensor Tendon Imbalance: Mallet Finger, Swan-Neck Deformity, Boutonniere Deformity 22. Extensor Tendon Tenolysis 23. Complex Extensor Reconstruction Part Four: Shoulder 24. Shoulder Tendonitis 25. Rotator Cuff Repairs 26. Glenohumeral Instability 27. Humeral Fractures 28. Shoulder Arthroplasty Part Five: Elbow 29. Epicondylitis 30. Elbow Fractures and Dislocations 31. Elbow Arthroscopy 32. Elbow Arthroplasty Part Six: Wrist and Distal Radial Ulnar Joint 33. Wrist and Hand Tendinopathies 34. Wrist Arthroscopy 35. Carpal Fractures and Instabilities 36. Triangular Fibrocartilage Injuries 37. External and Internal Fixation of Unstable Distal Radius Fractures 38. Ulnar Head Resection 39. Proximal Row Carpectomy 40. Wrist Arthroplasty 41. Wrist Arthrodesis Part Seven: Hand 42. Dupuytren's Disease 43. Ligament Injuries of the Hand 44. Digital Fracture Rehabilitation 45. Replantation 46. Digital Amputation and Ray Resection 47. Metacarpal and Proximal Interphalangeal Joint Capsulectomy 48. Thumb Carpometacarpal Joint Arthroplasty 49. Metacarpalpophalangeal Joint Arthroplasty 50. Proximal and Distal Interphalangeal Joint Arthroplasty 51. Small Joint Arthrodesis of the Hand Part Eight: Special Topics 52. Conservative Management of Arthritis 53. Congenital Differences in the Hand and Upper Extremity 54. Therapeutic Management of the Performing Artist 55. Special Consideration and Common Injuries of Athletes 56. Management of Upper Extremity Amputations 57. Social Work Services 58. Industrial Rehabilitation Services 59. Evidence-Based Practice In Hand and Upper Extremity Therapy

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Book SynopsisMichelle Wyatt's mum always joked with the family that if she ever developed Alzheimer's like her own mother-Michelle's grandmother-they should put her in a home and throw away the key. When she did ultimately succumb to the disease, the choice to put her in a nursing home became the only option. During the next six years, Michelle, a well-known television producer, visited her mum often while her dad kept a daily vigil in the nursing home.What Michelle and her family discovered throughout these challenging times was that allowing themselves to see the funny side of the weird and wonderful things they witnessed while visiting her mum made a difficult journey just that little bit easier.This memoir is a light-hearted but moving account of Michelle's experience with her mum's dementia-giving us an insight in how to cope compassionately, effectively and lastingly with a disease that affects over 850,000 people in the UK alone.

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Book SynopsisWhy do so many South Africans prefer taking the law into their own hands to relying on the police? This book lays bare South Africa's current crisis of vigilantism.

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Book SynopsisNarrative play is a way of communicating with children using imaginative stories and narratives to share and make sense of life events. This book describes using narrative play therapeutically with children who have lived in multiple families, children who have problems with social understanding and children who have learning difficulties.Ann Cattanach explains how children's stories and narratives, whether they are about real or imagined events, can be interpreted as indicators of their experiences, their ideas, and a dimension of who they are. She demonstrates this with examples of children's stories from her clinical experience, and provides narrative play techniques and sample scripts both for therapists and for parents whose circumstances require a therapeutic parenting approach.This book is essential reading for play therapists, social workers and other professionals working with children, as well as parents and carers of children who are experiencing social and/or learning difficulties.Trade ReviewAnn Cattanach is an experienced therapist and writer who brings depth of knowledge and understanding to her writing... Cattanach articulates an impressive depth and range of stories from different epochs and cultures which are a treasure trove for the practitioner...Subsequent chapters are jam-packed with rhymes and stories on the themes of her chapter topics, she uses case vignettes to highlight the themes and the narrative material... I...think students of psychotherapy will probably find it useful and interesting. -- The Psychotherapist, Christine Lister-Ford, Integrative Psychotherapist, UKPC Registrant, UKPC Honorary FellowOverall, it is a straightforward book to read and take ideas from. I think this book will be very useful for hard-pressed child care practitioners wanting t o increase their skills and knowledge to engage in direct work with children. -- Research Policy and PlanningWhat a joy it was to read this book - so different from the usual run-of-the-mill therapy books directed at practitioners working with children. This text reiterates what every parent and child therapist knows, namely, that all children love a good story. The impact of good story should never be underestimated, children learn about themselves from the stories other people tell them, and from stories they make up about themselves. -- Counselling Children and Young PeopleEach chapter is written from Cattanach's wide personal experience of working with children with learning difficulties, with problems in social understanding and who have lived in multiple families. Her experiences are backed up explanations of the types of play suitable to be used with children of different ages, suggestions for appropriate toys and materials, how to structure a play environment and an offering of a number of specific stories (the majority of which are of Scottish origin) suitable for a variety of situations. -- Naplic, 2007Table of ContentsIntroduction: What is Narrative Play? 1. The Therapeutic Relationship: Thinking about Children. 2. How Did I Begin? 3. Managing Past Traumas in the Present. 4. Making My World: Being in a Family. 5. School. 6. Monsters in my World: Coping with the Adult World 7. Books and Stories that Mirror the Child's Life Experiences. References. Subject index. Author index.

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Book SynopsisThe word 'partnership' is often used to describe the relationship between health and social care providers and service users, but in reality this can appear to be empty rhetoric. Stakeholders may fulfil their obligations and use the language of service user involvement while traditional attitudes and practice remain unchanged.This inspiring book sets out how to make true partnership work. Built around the stories of real partnerships and written collaboratively with service users groups and individuals, it introduces the concept of 'growing spaces' where people can pool ideas, energy, skills and experience, resulting in joint effort and mutual reward. All the stages of making a partnership work are covered, starting with the growing conditions needed and how to sow the first seeds. Developing 'green shoots', which include confidence and trust, and signs of 'sickness', such as fear of speaking out, are discussed. The grassroots experiences which lay at the heart of the book exhibit an array of different forms of partnership and dispersal of good practice in action.This unique book will be essential reading for students and practitioners in health and social care, service users, as well as anyone involved in service user involvement and community development.Trade ReviewCriticisms of previous involvement strategies include the feeling that the process has long been tokenistic and bureaucratic and has had little impact on either service delivery or the outcomes for individuals. As such, this book is a welcome addition to the thinking and evidence-base for ensuring service users and groups can influence policy and practice. -- Social Work MattersTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Preface. 1. Preparing the Ground: Motivation, values and trust. 2. Sowing the Seeds: Learning, decisions, and developing potential. 3. Green shoots: Building trust, knowledge and learning. 4. Blossoming and Proliferation: Measuring success, spreading good practice, and learning about yourself and from others. 5. Perennial Pests and Growing Tips! Concluding Thoughts: Space to grow further. Index.

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Book SynopsisManual Handling in Health and Social Care is written for all those involved in the manual handling of adults or children - including those carrying it out, assessors, managers and commissioners. It lays out the current legal requirements in a non-technical way and includes case studies illustrating the law applied in practice, across health, social care and sometimes educational settings. The book applies to England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. An extended introduction sets out challenges, past, present and future, including safety, balancing risk with duties to meet people's needs, human rights, avoidance of blanket policies, mental capacity, safeguarding, the limited resources of statutory services and single-handed care. It also considers some of the legal implications of increased use of technology (including remote assessment), as well as the "mechanisation" of care and its application to manual handling. The main part of the book is in the form of an A-Z guide, providing quick access to relevant legislation and common law (negligence) rules applying to personal injury cases. It covers also, extensively, judicial review legal challenges to decisions, when people and their families disagree with manual handing decisions that have been made. In addition, relevant ombudsman cases are included. The book will be essential reference for staff and managers in health and social care settings, students, legal professionals and all those working to ensure good practice and compliance with the law.

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Book SynopsisDocumenting the real world of the contemporary hospital, its nurses, and their moral and ethical crises, this work provides an analysis of the forces that influence moral decisions in hospitals.

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Book SynopsisHealth care costs represent a nearly 18% of U.S. gross domestic product and 20% of government spending. While there is detailed information on where these health care dollars are spent, there is much less evidence on how this spending affects health. The research in Measuring and Modeling Health Care Costs seeks to connect our knowledge of expenditures with what we are able to measure of results, probing questions of methodology, changes in the pharmaceutical industry, and the shifting landscape of physician practice. The research in this volume investigates, for example, obesity's effect on health care spending, the effect of generic pharmaceutical releases on the market, and the disparity between disease-based and population-based spending measures. This vast and varied volume applies a range of economic tools to the analysis of health care and health outcomes. Practical and descriptive, this new volume in the Studies inIncome and Wealth series is full of insights relevant to hea

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Book SynopsisA new edition of an established research-based text on one of the fastest growing topics in nursing: nurses dealing with this complex subject need to be kept up to date and this book written by a team of expert rheumatology nurses fills that role.Table of ContentsSECTION 1 SETTING THE SCENE. 1 The Principles, Practice and Evolution of Rheumatology Nursing (Sarah Ryan and Jackie Hill). 2 The Musculoskeletal System and the Rheumatic Diseases (Valerie Arthur and Jackie Hill). 3 The Immune System and Rheumatic Disease (Susan Oliver). 4 Biochemical, Haematological and Clinical Assessments in the Rheumatic Diseases (Jackie Hill). SECTION 2 ADDRESSING THE PATIENT’S PROBLEMS. 5 The Psychological Aspects of Rheumatic Disease (Sarah Ryan). 6 The Effects of Rheumatic Disease on Body Image and Sexuality (Jackie Hill). 7 The Social Implications of Rheumatic Disease (Sarah Ryan). 8 Pain and Stiffness (Jackie Hill). 9 Fatigue and Sleep (Christine White). 10 The Skin and Nutrition (Naomi Reay, Sally Smith and Jill Byrne). SECTION 3 THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS. 11 Multidisciplinary Team Care of the Rheumatic Patient (Pauline Fitzgerald). 12 Medications in the Rheumatic Diseases (Jo White and Domini Bryer). 13 Complementary Interventions (Anne Cawthorn and Peter Mackereth). 14 Surgical Interventions (Maureen Cox). 15 Patient Education (Jackie Hill). SECTION 4 PRIMARY AND PAEDIATRIC CARE. 16 Seamless Primary and Secondary Care (Mandy Edwards). 17 Paediatric Care (Gill Jackson). Index.

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Book SynopsisThis practical text addresses a gap in the literature by mapping the links between philosophy, research method and practice in an accessible, readable way. It offers guidance to allied health professionals increasingly involved in research as the emphasis grows on evidence-based practice on how to engage in meaningful, good quality qualitative research. To help researchers take on this challenge, the book: highlights some of the choices involved in carrying out qualitative research offers a wide range of practical examples to show how different ways of doing qualitative research can be managed critically examines a variety of qualitative research methodologies of particular interest to allied health professionals clarifies the links between epistemology, methodology and method. The book is structured in three parts. Part I sensitises readers to the complex issues which challenge qualitative researchers at the planning stage ofTrade Review"…this book should be an essential buy for all those concerned with learning about and understanding research into health and the health service." (Accident and Emergency Nursing Journal, April 2007) "This book provides an outstanding array of highly relevant references and information on resources" (British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2007) Table of ContentsContributors. Prologue. PART I: Planning the research. Chapter 1: ‘Going exploring’: The nature of qualitative research (Linda Finlay). Chapter 2: Mapping methodology (Linda Finlay). Chapter 3: Strategic choices in research planning (Barbara Steward). Chapter 4 Ethical and governance issues in qualitative research (Claire Ballinger and Rose Wiles). PART II: Doing the research. Chapter 5: A grounded theory of the wellbeing of older people (Mandy Stanley). Chapter 6: An ethnography of physiotherapy culture (Barbara Richardson). Chapter 7: Investigating invisible groups using mixed methodologies (Barbara Steward). Chapter 8: Communication practices in physiotherapy: A conversation analytic study (Ruth H. Parry). Chapter 9: Using biographical research with disabled young people (Michael Curtin). Chapter 10: Low back pain: Exploring the meaning of exercise management through interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) (Sarah G. Dean, Jonathan A. Smith and Sheila Payne). Chapter 11: Using a biographic-narrative-interpretive method: Exploring motivation in mental health (Tanya Campbell-Breen and Fiona Poland). Chapter 12: Empowering young people through participatory research? (Anne Killett). Chapter 13: The embodied experience of multiple sclerosis: An existential-phenomenological analysis (Linda Finlay). Chapter 14: Discourse analysis in action: The construction of risk in a community day hospital (Claire Ballinger and Julianne Cheek). Chapter 15: A case study of unconscious processes in an organisation (Paula Hyde). PART III: Presenting the research. Chapter 16: Demonstrating rigour and quality? (Claire Ballinger). Chapter 17: Disseminating the research: Towards knowledge (Linda Finlay and Barbara Steward). Glossary. Index.

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Book SynopsisCardiac intervention is a fast expanding field of medicine that is reducing the need for cardiac surgery. A Nurse''s Guide to Caring for Cardiac Intervention Patients will enable nurses to fully prepare their patients and families for various cardiac intervention procedures. Coverage includes: Explanations of what the heart condition is and how the procedure may relieve that condition Descriptions of what the patient can expect to happen before, during and after the procedure What nurses should observe for post procedure, and how to address any complications that may occur Guidelines for discharge advice Outlines for a pre and post care plan for each procedure based on the latest research and experience. Nurses will find the book informative on common interventional procedures, but it is also designed as a tool to be dipped into when caring for patients with more unusual procedures. This practical book inTrade Review“This book is extremely informative and very well laid out.” (Perioperative Practice, August 2007) "...written by a nurse for nurses and addresses the current issues that are encountered when persons undergo cardiac intervention." (British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, October 2007)Table of ContentsPreface vii 1 Access Sites of Percutaneous Procedures 1 2 Removal of Femoral Sheaths 9 3 Complications Associated with Percutaneous Coronary Procedures 21 4 Cardiac Catheterisation 33 5 Percutaneous Coronary Intervention 53 6 Percutaneous Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty 81 7 Atrial Septal Defect Closure 99 8 Electrophysiology Studies and Radio-Frequency Ablation 115 9 Cardioversion 137 10 Temporary Pacemakers 155 11 Permanent Pacemakers 177 12 Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators 201 13 Common Problems Associated with Permanent Pacemakers and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators 225 Glossary of Terms 239 List of Abbreviations 259 Index 265

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Book SynopsisThe number of older people in our society is increasing rapidly and as they age, the demand for safe, effective care is growing. This book offers readers the knowledge and skill to provide all aspects of care. Caring for the Older Person is written in six sections, covering the fundamental needs of an older person: Assistance with personal cleansing Assistance with movement Assistance to maintain nutrition and fluid intake Assistance with toilet needs Assistance with the need for observation and monitoring Care of the person immediately following death Each section starts with an explanation and includes care procedures in a step-by-step format. Written by two experienced nurses, the book is systematic and evidence-based, using up-to-date knowledge and government policy. It is intended to be a practical aid to improve care for the older person, whether in hospital, care home or at home and to give the reTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Introduction: reason for the book. 1 Preliminary considerations and symbols. 2 Care for the older person requiring assistance with personal cleansing. Procedure One: Making or changing the older person’s bed with the person still in bed. Procedure Two: Assisting the older person requiring a wash in bed or chair, including care of hands and feet. Procedure Three: Assisting the older person to wash in the bath or shower, including care of hands and feet. Procedure Four: Assisting the bed-bound older person to wash his or her hair. Procedure Five: Assisting the older person with cleansing of the mouth, including care of dentures. Procedure Six: Assisting the older person requiring eye care. 3 Care for the older person requiring assistance with movement (Vicky MacArthur RGN, BSc (hons), MSc, PGDip HPE). Procedure Seven: Assisting the older person to move up the bed. Procedure Eight: Assisting the older person to move from a lying to a sitting position. Procedure Nine: Assisting the older person with a lateral transfer while they are in a lying position. Procedure Ten: Assisting the older person to sit back in the chair. Procedure Eleven: Assisting the older person from a sitting to a standing position. Procedure Twelve: Assisting the older person to walk. 4 Care for the older person requiring assistance to maintain nutrition and fluid intake. Procedure Thirteen: Assisting the older person to eat and drink. Procedure Fourteen: Nasogastric tube insertion and position checking. Procedure Fifteen: Assisting the older person with nutrition and fluid intake via a nasogastric tube. Procedure Sixteen: Care of percutaneous endoscopically guided gastrostomy (PEG) tube site until stoma well established (1–14 days). Procedure Seventeen: Care of percutaneous endoscopically guided gastrostomy (PEG) tube site when stoma well established. Procedure Eighteen: Assisting the older person with nutrition and fluid intake via a percutaneous endoscopically guided gastrostomy (PEG) tube. 5 Care for the older person requiring assistance with toilet needs. Procedure Nineteen: Assisting the older person to use toilet, commode or bedpan. Procedure Twenty: Assisting the older person requiring bowel care: administration of suppositories. Procedure Twenty-one: Assisting the older person requiring bowel care: administration of an evacuant enema. Procedure Twenty-two: Obtaining a specimen of faeces for observation, assessment and analysis. Procedure Twenty-three: Obtaining a specimen of urine for observation, assessment and analysis. Procedure Twenty-four: Assisting the older person with catheter care. Procedure Twenty-five: Assisting the older person to empty a catheter bag. Procedure Twenty-six: Obtaining a catheter specimen of urine for observation, assessment and analysis. 6 Care for the older person requiring observation and monitoring. Procedure Twenty-seven: Measuring and recording temperature. Procedure Twenty-eight: Measuring and recording temperature using a tympanic thermometer. Procedure Twenty-nine: Measuring and recording blood pressure. Procedure Thirty: Measuring and recording pulse. Procedure Thirty-one: Measuring and recording respiratory rate. 7 Care for the older person at the end of his or her life. Procedure Thirty-two: Caring for the body of the older person following death. References and further reading. Index.

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Book SynopsisFollowing the publication of the department of health document - Comprehensive Critical Care (2000), the majority of hospitals in England have set up Critical Care Outreach Teams. The Government provided a significant sum of money for hospitals to set up outreach services. There are now calls for an evaluation of their impact.Table of ContentsList of Contributors. Part I: The Evolution of Critical Care Outreach. 1. The Origins of critical care outreach Derek Bainbridge. 2. Designing an Outreach Service David Wood. Audit Case Study: Scoring all observations compared with scoring on concern David Wood. Part II: Clinical Practice in Critical Care Outreach. 3. The Initial Assessing and Care of the ‘At Risk Patient’ Jeremy Groves, Jayne Tague & Lee Cutler. 4. Specific Clinical Problems Lee Cutler, Elaine Shaw & David Wood. Chapter 5. Sharing Critical Care Skills Kathryn Warren, Rinky Ingles & Lee Cutler. Case study: Use of a clinical simulator Lee Cutler & Judith Cutler. 6. Role Expansion and the Critical Care Outreach Nurse Lee Cutler & Denise Honour. Expanding the role of the nurse in Critical Care Outreach: A Case study Elaine Shaw. Part III: Continuity of Care for the Critically Ill. 7. Transfering patients from critical care to the ward Wayne Robson. 8. Critical care follow up Kate Bray. 9. Patient Diaries Wayne Robson, Gayle Wheeldon, Denise Penny. Part IV: Managing and Supporting Outreach Practitioners. 10. Establishing and Managing a Critical Care Outreach Team: A Practical Approach Alex Larkin. Case study: The role of the physiotherapist in the critical care outreach team Alex Larkin. 11. The Learning Needs of Critical Care Outreach Practitioners Lee Cutler. Part V: Developing and Evaluating Critical Care Outreach. 12. Managing Change in Critical Care Outreach: A Toolkit for Practice Nicola Platts & Sue Shepherd. 13. Evaluation of Critical Care Outreach: Are the Resources for Outreach Justified? Paul Whitting & David Edbrooke. Index.

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