Medically Assisted Death
ISBN: 9780521880244 / Angielski / Twarda / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Does a competent person suffering from a terminal illness or enduring an otherwise burdensome existence, who considers his life no longer of value but is incapable of ending it, have a right to be helped to die? Should someone for whom further medical treatment would be futile be allowed to die regardless of expressing a preference to be given all possible treatment? These are some of the questions that are asked and answered in this wide-ranging discussion of both the morality of medically assisted death and the justifiability of making certain instances legal. A case is offered in support...
Does a competent person suffering from a terminal illness or enduring an otherwise burdensome existence, who considers his life no longer of value but...
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317,98 zł |
Parting: A Handbook for Spiritual Care Near the End of Life
ISBN: 9780807855294 / Angielski / Miękka / 80 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. At times we may be called to be companions on a journey we would rather not take--the journey of a loved one toward the end of life. For those who choose to serve as close companions of terminally ill relatives or friends, Parting offers the collective wisdom of people from many cultures and faith traditions as a "travel guide" for meaningful companionship--helping someone toward a peaceful transition from this life. Sections of the book discuss how to cross the bridge from ordinary conversation to spiritual reflection; how to provide comforts for the body, mind, and soul; and how to...
At times we may be called to be companions on a journey we would rather not take--the journey of a loved one toward the end of life. For those who cho...
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85,47 zł |
Nursing Education in Thanatology: A Curriculum Continuum
ISBN: 9780866569965 / Angielski / Twarda / 148 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A source book for planning thanatology courses or for integrating concepts of thanatology into a nursing curriculum. Also published as Loss, grief & care, v.4, nos.1/2, 1990. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
A source book for planning thanatology courses or for integrating concepts of thanatology into a nursing curriculum. Also published as Loss, grief & c...
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580,45 zł |
A Loving Voice: A Caregiver's Book of Read-Aloud Stories for the Elderly
ISBN: 9780914783596 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The first of two very popular and unique anthologies of short stories that were written specifically be read out-loud to older adults, A Loving Voice offers an imaginative and creative way for family members, friends and professionals to reach out to, communicate with, and entertain the older people in their care, particularly those who are bed-ridden, confined to a nursing home or hospital and those with dementia or those beginning to slip into it. In a moment of inspiration that has been much-welcomed ever since by caregivers the world over, the idea for A Loving Voice came to it's editors,...
The first of two very popular and unique anthologies of short stories that were written specifically be read out-loud to older adults, A Loving Voice ...
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147,49 zł |
The Measurement and Valuation of Health Status Using Eq-5d: A European Perspective: Evidence from the Euroqol Biomed Research Programme
ISBN: 9781402012143 / Angielski / Twarda / 303 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. EQ-5D from the EuroQol Group is a standardised, non-disease-specific instrument for describing and valuing health. It is in widespread use in many countries and has been applied in many different settings. EQ-5D is now an integral feature of many clinical trials and is increasingly used in population health surveys. This book reports on the results of the European Union-funded EQ-net project which furthered the development of EQ-5D in the key areas of valuation, application and translation. The primary effort concentrated on harmonising and integrating the results of the various... EQ-5D from the EuroQol Group is a standardised, non-disease-specific instrument for describing and valuing health. It is in widespread use in many ... |
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582,32 zł |
Artificial Nutrition and Hydration: The New Catholic Debate
ISBN: 9781402062063 / Angielski / Twarda / 235 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Pope John Paul II surprised much of the medical world in 2004 with his strongly worded statement insisting that patients in a persistent vegetative state should be provided with nutrition and hydration. This collection of essays featuring some of the most prominent Catholic bioethicists addresses the Pope's statements, the moral issues surrounding artificial feeding and hydration, the refusal of treatment, and the ethics of care for those at the end of life. Pope John Paul II surprised much of the medical world in 2004 with his strongly worded statement insisting that patients in a persistent vegetative... |
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854,08 zł |
Unknown Tomorrows: A Caregiver's Guide To Companioning The Seriously Ill
ISBN: 9781411629004 / Angielski / Miękka / 205 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book tells the story of a caregiver for a person who is seriously ill of cancer. It is of help to both the caregiver and the person suffering from illness. It offers physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual suggestions to help with the process of the disease, and, if it comes to that, dying. The book's information is valuable as a guide for any caregiver helping another with any serious, debilitating illness, not solely cancer. The large paperback is printed in a large font which allows for comfortable and fast reading. Caregivers, I know, are always pressed for time. Book Published...
This book tells the story of a caregiver for a person who is seriously ill of cancer. It is of help to both the caregiver and the person suffering fro...
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101,50 zł |
Comfort & Care in a Final Illness: Support for the Patient & Caregiver
ISBN: 9781555611880 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Whether you or someone close to you has received a terminal diagnosis -- this period of time can be a final gift.
Guidance for the patient You've been terminally diagnosed, and you need advice to help you make the best of the situation and the time you have left. Here's guidance, including: Support for the caregiver As a caregiver to someone who is terminally ill, you can be a guiding light. June's practical advice for the caregiver's role will... Whether you or someone close to you has received a terminal diagnosis -- this period of time can be a final gift.
Guidance for the patient You've ... |
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85,43 zł |
In the Midst of Life: A Hospice Volunteer's Story
ISBN: 9781603060202 / Angielski / Miękka / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the Midst of Life is a moving, evocatively described narrative of the patients and caregivers Charles Rose encountered as a hospice volunteer. It is also a perceptive account of his own journey into the world of the dying--a journey that in the end brings him, and us, more deeply and compassionately into the transitory world of our own lives.
In the Midst of Life is a moving, evocatively described narrative of the patients and caregivers Charles Rose encountered as a hospice volunteer. It i...
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85,26 zł |
Pressure Ulcer Research: Current and Future Perspectives
ISBN: 9783540250302 / Angielski / Twarda / 382 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Presents both current and future aspects of diagnosis and treatment. Presents evidence-based knowledge of pressure ulcer aetiology. Contains over 90 illustrations. Explores the possiblities of tissue repair using new tissue engineering strategies.
Presents both current and future aspects of diagnosis and treatment. Presents evidence-based knowledge of pressure ulcer aetiology. C... |
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582,32 zł |
Role of Physical Exercise in Preventing Disease and Improving the Quality of Life
ISBN: 9788847003750 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The aim of this volume is to underline that promoting physical activity is crucial to preventing illness and maintaining our health, thus leading to a reduction in healthcare costs. Over the last decade studies have shown that physical exercise plays an important role in maintaining an individual's psycho-physical balance. Physical activity therefore helps in tackling today's major health challenges, including diabetes, high blood pressure, and cardiorespiratory diseases. The aim of this volume is to underline that promoting physical activity is crucial to preventing illness and maintaining our health, thus leading t... |
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194,08 zł |
Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Familial Adenomatous Polyposis: Clinical Management and Patients' Quality of Life
ISBN: 9788847004337 / Angielski / Twarda / 481 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) are complex diseases, which are subject to numerous medical researches. Despite increased knowledge on the pathophysiological process, many aspects remain rather unclear, especially concerning IBD. The aim of the researchers will be to prevent these disorders through early detection and intervention, thanks to genetic therapy. This book gathers current methods of treatment of these diseases and also presents the management of their complications. Authors finally intend to give a comprehensive overview of the newer... Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) are complex diseases, which are subject to numerous medical researches. D... |
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776,43 zł |
Medical Decisions, Estrogen and Aging
ISBN: 9781402066856 / Angielski / Twarda / 178 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. If you are a woman between the ages of 45 and 75 and are trying to decide whether to try, or stick with, hormone therapy (HT), or if you are a physician with patients fitting this description, this book is for you unless you are looking for a simple answer. If you are looking for a simple answer, you can go to the web site of one of the companies that manufactures hormones or makes money by administering hormone therapy (e. g., AntiAgingGroup. com), or you can go to the we bsite of an organization that advocates natural aging (e. g., the Inter National Organization to Reclaim Menopause;...
If you are a woman between the ages of 45 and 75 and are trying to decide whether to try, or stick with, hormone therapy (HT), or if you are a physici...
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388,20 zł |
Biopsychosocial Perspectives on Transplantation
ISBN: 9780306466229 / Angielski / Twarda / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The field of transplantation has grown exponentially over the last few decades, and leaders in the field may argue that we have seen only the tip of the iceberg. Perhaps in no other discipline is there a need for multidisciplinary dialogue, debate, and approaches to patient care. In preparing this book, we have attempted to introduce readers to a few of the key clinical and ethical issues confronting the field of transplantation today. In so doing, we recognize that the face of transplantation may change dramatically in the years to come. Nevertheless, the issues raised throughout this book...
The field of transplantation has grown exponentially over the last few decades, and leaders in the field may argue that we have seen only the tip of t...
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388,20 zł |
The Nature of Suffering and the Goals of Nursing
ISBN: 9780195333121 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The essence of nursing care continually exposes nurses to suffering. Although they bear witness to the suffering of others, their own suffering is less frequently exposed. This slim volume attempts to give voice to the suffering that nurses witness in patients, families, colleagues, and themselves. By making this suffering visible, the authors wish to honor it and to learn from it.
The audience includes nurses in all phases of training and practice - from students to educators to clinicians - in the wide array of settings and specialties in which nurses care for patients. The book offers... The essence of nursing care continually exposes nurses to suffering. Although they bear witness to the suffering of others, their own suffering is les...
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197,52 zł |
Izzy & Lenore: Two Dogs, an Unexpected Journey, and Me
ISBN: 9780812977745 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER
In this wonderful book, Jon Katz, the owner of Bedlam Farm, learns once again about the unexpected places animals can take us. As trained hospice volunteers visiting homes and nursing facilities in upstate New York, Katz and his affectionate and intuitive border collie Izzy bring comfort and canine companionship to people who most need it. An eighty-year-old Alzheimer s patient smiles for the first time in months when she feels Izzy s soft fur. A retired logger joyfully remembers his own beloved dog. As Izzy bonds with patients and Katz focuses on... NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER
In this wonderful book, Jon Katz, the owner of Bedlam Farm, learns once again about the unexpected place... |
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81,20 zł |
The Group Effect: Social Cohesion and Health Outcomes
ISBN: 9781441903631 / Angielski / Twarda / 171 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Sociologists and anthropologists have had a long interest in studying the ways in which cultures shaped different patterns of health, disease, and mortality. Social scientists have documented low rates of chronic disease and disability in non-Western societies and have suggested that social stability, cultural homogeneity and social cohesion may play a part in explaining these low rates. On the other hand, in studies of Western societies, social scientists have found that disease and mortality assume different patterns among various ethnic, cultural and social-economic groups. The role of... Sociologists and anthropologists have had a long interest in studying the ways in which cultures shaped different patterns of health, disease, and ... |
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Die Verbesserung Des Menschen: Tatsächliche Und Rechtliche Aspekte Der Wunscherfüllenden Medizin
ISBN: 9783642008825 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Die Steigerung menschlicher Fahigkeiten hat die Menschheit schon seit jeher beschaftigt. Die heute noch strittige Debatte befasst sich in erster Linie mit dem vielfaltigen Bereich nicht indizierter arztlicher Manahmen zur Steigerung der menschlichen Leistungsfahigkeit, Verschonerung, Verbesserung und Selbststilisierung, einem Bereich, der in der einschlagigen Literatur umfassend mit "Enhancement" bezeichnet wird. Die rechtswissenschaftliche Debatte zur "wunscherfullenden Medizin" oder "Wunschmedizin" steht erst ganz am Anfang. Die Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Medizinrecht (DGMR) e.V.... Die Steigerung menschlicher Fahigkeiten hat die Menschheit schon seit jeher beschaftigt. Die heute noch strittige Debatte befasst sich in erster Li... |
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272,08 zł |
Final Acts: Death, Dying, and the Choices We Make
ISBN: 9780813546285 / Angielski / Miękka / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Today most people die gradually, from incremental illnesses, rather than from the heart attacks or fast-moving diseases that killed earlier generations. Given this new reality, the essays in Final Acts explore how we can make informed and caring end-of-life choices for ourselves and for those we loveuand what can happen without such planning.
Contributors include patients, caretakers, physicians, journalists, lawyers, social workers, educators, hospital administrators, academics, psychologists, and a poet, and among them are ethicists, religious believers, and nonbelievers. Some... Today most people die gradually, from incremental illnesses, rather than from the heart attacks or fast-moving diseases that killed earlier generation...
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146,32 zł |
Solution Focused Practice in End-Of-Life and Grief Counseling
ISBN: 9780826105790 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Although I have been a hospice nurse for almost 19 years, I am not a counselor. However, I will be able to use some of the information I learned here to assist my patients and my colleagues with issues encountered during the difficult time when patients are dying and families are struggling with realities. I will definitely share this book with our bereavement counselors and social workers." Score: 90, 4 stars --Doody's T]his is a√nbook about possibilities-not finalities...about all the different ways that people deal with loss and... Although I have been a hospice nurse for almost 19 years, I am not a counselor. However, I will be able to use some of the information I learned... |
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260,28 zł |