The health care professions take pride in the philosophy that all pers ons receive equal treatment. Yet prejudice, fears, and stereotyping ar e so deeply ingrained in our society that discrimination is widespread . Gay, lesbian, and bisexual persons are often harassed, mistreated, o r misunderstood in our health care systems. This book explores how pre judices have become institutionalized, and offers viable solutions for real change. Essential for educators, students, nurses, health care p rofessionals, community activistsall those interested in combating pre judice.

Jo Ann Ashley was a passionate advocate for social change and nursing activism. She was a pioneer who spoke out about nursing power, women a nd the political process, nursing and feminism, and other professional, political, and personal issues. The papers and poems in this new col lection highlight her perspectives and preserve the uniqueness of her voice for future generations.

These are exciting and challenging times for gerontological nursing. N urses are at center stage for defining and improving health care for o ur nation's older adults. "Ways of Knowing and Caring for the Older Ad ult" is a powerful resource on the broad range of issues that face nur ses seeking excellence in this increasingly important specialty. Any h ealth care professional who works with the elderly will benefit greatl y from this outstanding collection of scholarly and experiential paper s.

Health and illness are not opposed, and disease is not an enemy that strikes a victim. Rather, health and disease are synthesized parts of a unitary whole, dialectically fused in an individual and the envir onment. This book offers a vital new approach, focusing on the pattern of the whole and advancing caring as the key moral and professional i mperative for promoting health. Essential for all nursing and health c are educators, practitioners, and students.

Service learning is a reciprocal partnership that bridges the gap between professional education and society. It is a powerful teaching/learning strategy that helps students learn while helping communities to help themselves. This groundbreaking book: emphasizes the importance of service learning to nursing education provides an introduction to the principles and concepts of service learning presents effective service learning activities currently employed in nursing curricula

This book traces the illness of the late Elizabeth Gee (former Interim Executive Director of the Center for Human Caring) from the original diagnosis of breast cancer to her battle with terminal illness. Absorb ing and beautifully written, the book captures the anguish of confront ing a mortal illness and the courage of one woman who made this confro ntation an affirmation of life.

The scholarship from the most recent Rogers Conferences at New York Un iversity has furthered the evolution of the Science of Unitary Human B eings. This new index on Rogerian thought addresses Martha Rogers' leg acy, presents creative research methods, and offers medical practition ers views on Rogerian science. Rogerian science-based nursing research and innovative applications are also presented.

Looks at the entirety of women's lives, tracing the unique social, psy chological, and physical factors that affect women's health. Expert co ntributors examine a wide range of women's experiences, from surviving breast cancer, to becoming a mother, to coping with chronic illness-a ll from women's perspectives.

This important book examines caring from a new age perspective, explor ing its metaphysical, holistic, and ceremonial implications. Selection s cover a variety of health and healing strategies, from Therapeutic T ouch to artistic therapies such as dance, storytelling, and sculpting. Caring as Healing challenges researchers, theorists, and nurse practi tioners to reappraise traditional assumptions about healing and human caring.