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Cancer research has reached a major turning point. The quality and quantity of information gathered about this disease in the past twenty years has revolutionized our understanding of its origins and behavior. No one is better qualified to comment on these dramatic...
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Basic Books
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2008-08-04
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This evidence-based text brings together the theory and practice of palliative care. It examines at all aspects of palliative care i.e. psycho social, spiritual and physical in a highly practical way. The evidence base for cancer care has been developed within the...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2008-07-31
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Pregnancy is a time when women need to be prepared mentally and physically to meet the challenges of childbirth and the transitions to parenthood. However, this needs to be within the realms of safe practice. The study on which this book is based is derived from the...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2008-04-30
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Though slogans such as 'nursing must be a research-based profession' have been around for a long time, recent initiatives such as Nursing Development Units (NDUs), quality assurance and evidence-based practice have moved nursing to the forefront amongst health...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2008-04-30
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The theory behind the PDU model is outlined and the key principles underpinning it are identified.The PDU approach is clearly differentiated from the Nursing Development Unit model. Implementation of key principles is explored in depth, with reference to specific work...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2008-04-30
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The focus on this book is on helping practitioners recognize and respond appropriately to psychosexual anxiety and distress. Recent research suggests that the sexual concerns of patients still go unaddressed and that communication with patients about sexual issues is...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2008-04-30
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Hospital acquired infections (HAI) are complications of health care which affect on average 10 percent of patients admitted to hospital world wide. They have serious public health implications by changing the quality of life of patients and sometimes causing disability...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2008-04-30
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Learning Disability and other Intellectual Impairments is the first book of its kind to explore the similarities and parallels between the needs of people with various types of intellectual impairments as they encounter health services. It not only looks at the shared...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2008-04-30
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This book provides the reader with all of the background information necessary to enhance their understanding of the rationale behind the basic principles of infection control and how to apply them in every day situations; how specific bacteria interact with the host...
Editeur :
Wiley-Interscience
Parution :
2008-04-30
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This handbook details the nursing care of patients undergoing oral and maxillofacial surgery. It deals with diseases, disorders and injuries of the mouth, jaw and face and provides information on the full spectrum of patient care from pre-admission to discharge...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2008-04-30
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The incidence and prevalence of diabetes is increasing globally, and most health professionals are likely to care for people with diabetes. In such cases they may often find that they have to make clinical decisions without expert support, which can be difficult for...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2008-04-30
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Cancer in Adolescents and Young Adults is a practical guide to cancer care in adolescents and young adults. The first section examines cancer in adolescence and the impact of diagnosis on adolescence. The second section focuses on the experience of cancer and ongoing...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2008-04-30
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The Royal Marsden Hospital Handbook of Wound Management in Cancer Care offers evidence-based guidance on wound management in a practical and easily accessible format. An introduction to wound healing and assessment is followed by the management of specific wound types...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2008-04-30
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Essential Midwifery Practice: Public Health highlights important developments in public health over recent years and relates the implications for midwifery practice in a clear and easily understood manner. This practical text will appeal to clinical midwives who may be...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2008-04-30
Collection :
Essential Midwifery Practice
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With current Government targets to increase health and social care practitioners, there is an increased need for informed mentors and preceptors to support the development of the students and new health professionals. Enabling learning in nursing and midwifery...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2008-04-30
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Lower limb wounds are frequently observed in clinical practice and often present a real challenge for health care practitioners.Lower extremity wound care requires a multidisciplinary approach involving a number of different health care professionals in order to achieve...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2008-04-30
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Practice development depends on understanding current research and practice in order to improve healthcare for patients and users.Practice Development in Nursing explores the basis of practice development, its aims, implementation and impact on health care, and goes on...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2008-04-30
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The Mental Capacity Act (2005) governs decision-making processes on behalf of adults who are unable to give informed consent, whether they lose mental capacity at some point in their lives due to illness or injury or where the incapacitating condition has been present...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2008-04-30
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The importance of the community practice teacher is increasing with the expansion in primary care. Universities around the country have developed courses for practice educators to provide definitive training for that role - there are currently few texts that support...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2008-04-15
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Providing Support at Home for Children and Young People who have Complex Health Needs discusses elements of providing support in the home, which influence the quality of provision. This includes: the rationale for providing support at home, the child being central to...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2008-04-15
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