AIDS Care at Home: A Guide for Caregivers, Loved Ones, and People with AIDS
ISBN: 9780471584681 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An indispensable guide to every aspect of at-home care This thoroughly practical guide details the daily routines and unique concerns that are essential to quality at-home care of people with AIDS. From setting up a safe and comfortable environment to making medical and legal choices and solving emotional problems, each vital issue is covered in depth. Every caregiver and person with AIDS will benefit from this supportive, comprehensive resource.
* Detailed information on protecting against infection * Concise instructions for both ambulatory and bedridden patients * How to... An indispensable guide to every aspect of at-home care This thoroughly practical guide details the daily routines and unique concerns that are essenti...
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77,46 zł |
Views from the Other Side of the Looking Glass: Reflections on My Journey with Ovarian Cancer
ISBN: 9780595347094 / Angielski / Miękka / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Something was wrong--very wrong. Even the receptionist knew it. They would fit me in. Suddenly I was on a high-speed train--going someplace that I did not want to go. I didn't have a reservation. I didn't have a destination. It didn't matter. I had the symptom. I could come on board.
As the train sped rapidly down the track, my primary care physician arranged an array of appointments with other physicians and various diagnostic tests. Descriptions of the pictures of my inner body did not verify the presence or absence of cancer. Instead they suggested a diverse assortment of diagnoses.... "Something was wrong--very wrong. Even the receptionist knew it. They would fit me in. Suddenly I was on a high-speed train--going someplace that I di...
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73,14 zł |
A Joyful Encounter: My Mother, My Alzheimer Clients, and Me
ISBN: 9780595362110 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In lyrical prose, award-winning author and professional caregiver Lynn Scott shares her insights and the love she found in an unlikely place. "A Joyful Encounter" parallels her experience caring for Marietta, an Alzheimer patient, with that of her own mother, who died twenty years before with dementia. This love story explores the wisdom, wit, and irony that transfers from Scott's patients to her own heart, and allows her to forgive her mother, and more importantly, herself, for their difficult past.
Lynn Scott, senior caregiver and former Director of the Children's Program at the Center... In lyrical prose, award-winning author and professional caregiver Lynn Scott shares her insights and the love she found in an unlikely place. "A Joyfu...
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55,88 zł |
Views from the Other Side of the Looking Glass: Reflections on My Journey with Ovarian Cancer
ISBN: 9780595671441 / Angielski / Twarda / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Something was wrong--very wrong. Even the receptionist knew it. They would fit me in. Suddenly I was on a high-speed train--going someplace that I did not want to go. I didn't have a reservation. I didn't have a destination. It didn't matter. I had the symptom. I could come on board.
As the train sped rapidly down the track, my primary care physician arranged an array of appointments with other physicians and various diagnostic tests. Descriptions of the pictures of my inner body did not verify the presence or absence of cancer. Instead they suggested a diverse assortment of diagnoses.... "Something was wrong--very wrong. Even the receptionist knew it. They would fit me in. Suddenly I was on a high-speed train--going someplace that I di...
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116,30 zł |
AIDS: The Ultimate Challenge
ISBN: 9780684839400 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. AIDS
"None of us is so unique as to be exempt from the human condition." As the numbers of reported AIDS cases continue to climb, and the disease continues to take more and more lives, those who have to deal with the complexities of this problem continue to ask: "How do we care for these terminally ill?" Using letters from patients, questions and answers between patient and doctor, and other compassionate tools, Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, the world's foremost expert on death and dying, shows us how to comfort the seriously ill and help AIDS patients through the critical... AIDS
"None of us is so unique as to be exempt from the human condition." As the numbers of reported AIDS cases continue to climb, and... |
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99,04 zł |
Pushed: The Painful Truth about Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care
ISBN: 9780738211664 / Angielski / Miękka / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A groundbreaking narrative investigation of childbirth in the age of machines, malpractice, and managed care, Pushed presents the complete picture of maternity care in America. From inside the operating room of a hospital with a 44% Cesarean rate to the living room floor of a woman who gives birth with an illegal midwife, Block exposes a system in which few women have an optimal experience. Pushed surveys the public health impact of routine labor inductions, C-sections, and epidurals, but also examines childbirth as a women's rights issue: Do women even have the right to...
A groundbreaking narrative investigation of childbirth in the age of machines, malpractice, and managed care, Pushed presents the complete pict...
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139,16 zł |
Hooked: Ethics, the Medical Profession, and the Pharmaceutical Industry
ISBN: 9780742552180 / Angielski / Twarda / 382 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For decades, medical professionals have betrayed the public's trust by accepting various benefits from the pharmaceutical industry. Both drug company representatives and doctors employ artful spin to portray this behavior positively to the public, and to themselves. In Hooked, Howard Brody argues that we can neither understand the problem, nor propose helpful solutions until we identify the many levels of activity connecting these purportedly noble industries. We can pass laws and enact regulations, but ultimately the medical profession must take responsibility for its own integrity. Hooked...
For decades, medical professionals have betrayed the public's trust by accepting various benefits from the pharmaceutical industry. Both drug company ...
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188,53 zł |
Share the Care: How to Organize a Group to Care for Someone Who Is Seriously Ill
ISBN: 9780743262682 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. You Don't Have to Do It Alone
Whether you're prepared for it or not, chances are you'll take on the role of caregiver when a family member or friend is affected by a serious illness or injury, or when you find your elderly parent needs help. As you'll soon discover, the range of tasks and responsibilities involved are overwhelming. Share The Care offers a sensible and loving solution: a unique group approach that can turn a circle of ordinary people into a powerful caregiving team. Share The Care shows you how to:
You Don't Have to Do It Alone
Whether you're prepared for it or not, chances are you'll take on the role of caregiver when a family member... |
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77,64 zł |
Lean on Me: 10 Powerful Steps to Moving Beyond Your Diagnosis and Taking Back Your Life
ISBN: 9780743276535 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. At the young age of thirty-three, Nancy Davis was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. The finality of the neurologist's prognosis was devastating: within a year she would be confined to her bed and, at best, able to push the buttons on her television's remote control. Rather than accept a hopeless prognosis, Nancy learned about her illness and, in turn, created a new life for herself with a new health regimen and an expanded range of therapeutic options. In Lean on Me, Nancy shares her deeply personal story and provides a step-by-step guide for taking charge of your own health care in...
At the young age of thirty-three, Nancy Davis was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. The finality of the neurologist's prognosis was devastating: with...
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86,09 zł |
AIDS in Africa: How the Poor Are Dying
ISBN: 9780745631592 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book explores the socio-economic context of Africas vulnerability to HIV/AIDS and assesses the politics of domestic and global response. It charts the power relations driving Africas HIV/AIDS epidemic, frustrating the possibility of alleviation and recovery as well as working to relegate the continent to a bleak and vulnerable future.
This book explores the socio-economic context of Africas vulnerability to HIV/AIDS and assesses the politics of domestic and global response. It chart...
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96,90 zł |
Gender and the Social Construction of Illness, Second Edition
ISBN: 9780759102378 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Judith Lorber and Lisa Jean Moore consider the interface between the social institutions of gender and Western medicine in this brief, lively textbook. They offer a distinct feminist viewpoint to analyze issues of power and politics concerning physical illness. SIGNS labeled the first edition 'a rich and imaginative work.' In the extensively revised second edition of this successful text, the authors add chapters on disability and genital surgeries. They also update and expand their discussions of social epidemiology, AIDS, the health professions, PMS, menopause, and feminist health care. For...
Judith Lorber and Lisa Jean Moore consider the interface between the social institutions of gender and Western medicine in this brief, lively textbook...
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570,97 zł |
In-Home Care for Senior Citizens: A Bedside Companion
ISBN: 9780759618602 / Angielski / Miękka / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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117,86 zł |
Building Health Promotion Capacity: Action for Learning, Learning from Action
ISBN: 9780774811514 / Angielski / Miękka / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Building Health Promotion Capacity explores the professional practice of health promotion, and the means through which individuals and organizations become more effective in supporting and undertaking such practice. The concepts of ?capacity? and ?capacity-building? are used to structure this exploration. Simply put, capacity refers to those qualities or characteristics that enable people to do something. The book is based on the experiences of the Building Health Promotion Capacity Project (1998?2003), a continuing education and applied research initiative affiliated... Building Health Promotion Capacity explores the professional practice of health promotion, and the means through which individuals and organ... |
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173,99 zł |
Managing Diversity in Health Care: Proven Tools and Activities for Leaders and Trainers
ISBN: 9780787940416 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Cultural Diversity as a Strategic Advantage
This insightful and practical work should be required reading for managers, physicians, nurses, allied health caregivers, and support staff, in order to overcome barriers to communication and change in dealing with an increasingly complex patient and employee base. I highly Andorse this excellent book written by these outstanding authors. --Donald R. Oxley, vice president and executive director, Kaiser Permanente As reflected in new cultural competency requirements for health care organizations,... Cultural Diversity as a Strategic Advantage
This insightful and practical work should be required reading for managers, physicians, nurse... |
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333,69 zł |
Health Care Alliances and Conversions: A Handbook for Nonprofit Trustees
ISBN: 9780787941772 / Angielski / Twarda / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The guide for decision makers, a how-to-do-it manual for every nonprofit hospital director in America. Our country's health care will be much improved if directors buy and read this book.
?Phillip L. Isenberg, of counsel with the firm of Hyde, Miller, Owen & Trost, former California State Assemblyman and author of California's law regulating the sale or joint venturing of nonprofit hospitals with for-profits Health Care Alliances and Conversions provides nonprofit directors, trustees, and executives with practical advice for understanding the numerous forms of conversions... The guide for decision makers, a how-to-do-it manual for every nonprofit hospital director in America. Our country's health care will be much improved...
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414,49 zł |
The CEO's Guide to Health Care Information Systems
ISBN: 9780787952778 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Written for top-level executives, this is the thoroughly revised and updated edition of the 1996 book that has become a classic in the field. A reliable resource of accurate and timely information, The CEO's Guide to Health Care Information Systems, Second Edition, expands on the first edition and includes a greater focus on the business value of new information technologies, a broader discussion of health care systems, and a completely new section on the information technology development lifecycle.
Written for top-level executives, this is the thoroughly revised and updated edition of the 1996 book that has become a classic in the field. A reliab...
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328,30 zł |
Ginseng and Aspirin: Health Care Alternatives for Aging Chinese in New York
ISBN: 9780801486517 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Navigating the maze of modern American health care is rarely easy; those who enter it are confronted with a dizzying array of specialists, practitioners, and clinics from which to choose, and are forced to make decisions regarding drugs and treatments about which they may know very little. For immigrants, finding their way can be difficult especially for those to whom Western medicine is itself unfamiliar.In this engaging, accessible, and detail-rich book, Zibin Guo narrates elderly Chinese immigrants' response to contemporary American medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes...
Navigating the maze of modern American health care is rarely easy; those who enter it are confronted with a dizzying array of specialists, practitione...
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153,47 zł |
Health Communication in Practice: A Case Study Approach
ISBN: 9780805847581 / Angielski / Miękka / 402 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Health Communication in Practice: A Case Study Approach offers a comprehensive examination of the complex nature of health-related communication. This text contains detailed case studies that demonstrate in-depth applications of communication theory in real-life situations. With chapters written by medical practitioners as well as communication scholars, the cases included herein cover a variety of topics, populations, contexts and issues in health communication, including: *provider-recipient communication and its importance to subsequent diagnosis and...Health Communication in Practice: A Case Study Approach offers a comprehensive examination of the complex nature of health-related communi... |
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358,16 zł |
Narratives, Health, and Healing: Communication Theory, Research, and Practice
ISBN: 9780805850314 / Angielski / Twarda / 534 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume explores how narratives are used in the social construction of wellness and illness. It is intended for scholars and advanced students in health communication and applied health disciplines.
This volume explores how narratives are used in the social construction of wellness and illness. It is intended for scholars and advanced students in ...
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716,40 zł |
Narratives, Health, and Healing : Communication Theory, Research, and Practice
ISBN: 9780805850321 / Angielski / Miękka / 534 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This distinctive collection explores the use of narratives in the social construction of wellness and illness. Narrative as an area of study in communication has been gaining popularity in recent years, and its application in the health area has become particularly strong. The emphasis of Narratives, Health, and Healing is on what the process of narrating accomplishes--how it serves in the health communication process where people define themselves and present their social and relational identities. Organized into four parts, the chapters included here examine health narratives in...
This distinctive collection explores the use of narratives in the social construction of wellness and illness. Narrative as an area of study in commun...
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291,63 zł |