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Many people are curious about what goes on behind the scenes at a funeral home. Add a live-in family to this scenario, a......more
Although the need for improved care for dying patients is widely recognized and frequently discussed, few books address ......more
Although the need for improved care for dying patients is widely recognized and frequently discussed, few books address ......more
Ninety percent of the population faces long-term care for their life or the life of a loved one. In Elder Care: Precious......more
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Although family members sometime engage in monitoring as an extension of governmental surveillance, they also monitor ea......more
Reissued on its tenth anniversary, May I Walk You Home? remains an invaluable resource for professional caregivers and l......more
One day it happens: the dreaded event that will change your life forever. For Alix Kates Shulman, it happened in a remot......more
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Mary Ellen Geist decided to leave her job as a CBS Radio anchor to return home to Michigan when her father’s Alzheimer’s......more
Safeguarding children from harm has, until recently, been driven primarily by social work practitioners. With current sh......more
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Six million people in the UK, often unnoticed by the rest of us, provide unpaid care for disabled or elderly relatives, ......more
With the growing concern over healthcare in America, studies show that elderly African- Americans often come out on the ......more
With the growing concern over healthcare in America, studies show that elderly African- Americans often come out on the ......more
The best resource to help you care for your aging parent! This comforting and poignant guide bridges the gap between eld......more
What would you do if your mother was having memory problems? Five million Americans have Alzheimer s disease, with a new......more
The only guide you ll ever need to manage the care of your aging family FULLY REVISED AND UPDATED As our population shif......more
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For more than two decades, hospice nurse Maggie Callanan has tended to the terminally ill and been a cornerstone of supp......more
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This text builds on the basic concepts and skills that the nursing assistant has already mastered. Recognizing that the ......more
Thirty million people today care for ailing family members in their own homes--a number that will increase dramatically ......more
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Ever since the first edition of Verna Benner Carson’s Spiritual Dimensions of Nursing Practice went out of print, second......more
The topics covered in this text include the effects of early caregiving on well-being, school performance, filial respon......more
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Includes essays that elucidate the various facets of teaching, valuing, and maintaining medical professionalism in the m......more
Winner: 2011 National Health Information Award, Silver, Health Promotion/Disease Prevention; 2011 National Indie Excelle......more
Publishers Weekly hailed the first edition of Eldercare 911 as an "excellent, comprehensive guidebook." Today it continu......more
Named a Best Book of 2008 by Library Journal In a series of moving vignettes, the author begins by describing a particul......more
2008 AJN Book of the Year Winner Like its popular predecessor, the new edition of Bathing Without a Battle presents an i......more
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Living with Parkinson’s Disease explores the disease from a professional point of view and includes short pieces, writte......more
One caregiver s chronicles of the journey she took with her husband, as they battled his brain tumor. Beautifully writte......more
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NEW for 2019 Version 4 of the companion materials to the Manual of Medicine and Horsemanship, previously distributed on ......more
This publication is intended to support those working in the field of diagnostic radiology dosimetry, both in standards ......more
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MEDICAL MARIJUANA CAREGIVER S JOURNAL is a medical reference written by a Buddhist priest who has been a professional ca......more
Care is a diverse and evolving concept. It is taken as a natural part of life yet it is shaped by philosophical, ideolog......more
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This volume represents a major step forward in the literature by placing its focus squarely on the caregiving context, i......more
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Author John Mangoni, M.D., tells parents the short and skinny on the nuts and bolts to parenting in the modern world. He......more
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Beyond These Walls is an invaluable collection of foundational and cutting-edge readings from top scholars in the rapidl......more
On investigative visits to nursing homes across the nation, Beth Baker has witnessed profound changes. Culture change le......more
On investigative visits to nursing homes across the nation, Beth Baker has witnessed profound changes. Culture change le......more
Written to encourage the caregiver, The Art of Caregiving will be a candle of joyful hope to the one whose life has take......more
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The lack of practical information available to the families of vulnerable individuals - and sometimes a similar lack of ......more
We’re all quite familiar with the tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, who was miserable in his selfishness, but later became happy......more
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At a time, when the section of the older population is increasing in all western societies, more and more attention need......more
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This revised and updated edition presents a combination of practical advice, true stories, and invaluable information fo......more