Nursing Books

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21. The Development of the Japanese Nursing Profession

    Adopting and Adapting Western Influences

    By Aya Takahashi

    Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia

    In the years after 1868, when Japan's long period of self-imposed isolation ended, in nursing, as in every other aspect of life, the Japanese looked to the west. This book tells the story of 'Florence Nightingale-ism' in Japan, showing how Japanese nursing developed from 1868 to the present. It...

    Published December 19th 2011 by Routledge
22. New Directions in Nursing History

    International Perspectives

    Edited by Susan McGann, Barbara Mortimer

    Series: Routledge Studies in the Social History of Medicine

    This collection of essays reflects the current interdisciplinary and international nature of the history of nursing scholarship. Covering a range from the eighteenth to the twentieth century, this book draws on research from eleven different countries to address: the issues of...

    Published December 12th 2011 by Routledge
23. Healthcare Sensor Networks

    Challenges Toward Practical Implementation

    Edited by Daniel Tze Huei Lai, Marimuthu Palaniswami, Rezaul Begg

    Healthcare sensor networks (HSNs) now offer the possibility to continuously monitor human activity and physiological signals in a mobile environment. Such sensor networks may be able to reduce the strain on the present healthcare workforce by providing new autonomous monitoring services ranging...

    Published September 27th 2011 by CRC Press
24. Professional Responsibility

    New Horizons of Praxis

    Edited by Ciaran Sugrue, Tone Solbrekke

    What does professional responsibility entail in an increasingly insecure, unpredictable and de-regulated world? This is the core question addressed in this text. The point of departure for the various contributions is that professional responsibility is a way of being in the world that includes a...

    Published September 1st 2011 by Routledge
25. Perspectives on Care at Home for Older People

    Edited by Christine Ceci, Kristín Björnsdóttir, Mary Ellen Purkis

    Series: Routledge Studies in Health and Social Welfare

    Demographic and epidemiological changes mean that frail older people have come to be seen as an expensive problem for health care systems. The challenge for professionals and policy-makers is to find ways to respond to the coming crisis by delivering high-quality care in the home. This collection...

    Published August 24th 2011 by Routledge
26. Introduction to Vocational Rehabilitation

    Policies, Practices and Skills

    By Clive Langman

    This text provides an overview of vocational rehabilitation (VR) practice, making it the perfect companion for students and practitioners with an interest in supporting people back to work and improving their sense of health and well-being. The book is divided into three parts: the first covers...

    Published August 18th 2011 by Routledge
27. Understanding Babies and Young Children from Conception to Three

    A guide for students, practitioners and parents

    By Christine Macintyre

    When do babies begin to learn and what exactly are they learning? What are the key stages of a toddler’s development? Do movements such as crawling really affect later learning? How important is the environment to the under threes? What can I do to give each child the best possible support? Written...

    Published August 1st 2011 by Routledge
28. DHEA in Human Health and Aging

    Edited by Ronald Ross Watson

    Reduced production of DHEA associated with the diseases that accompany aging has led to its use as a nutritional supplement for antiaging, metabolic support, and other purposes. While animal studies have clearly shown substantial benefits of DHEA in combating various disease states, the effect of...

    Published July 21st 2011 by CRC Press
29. Qualitative Research in Midwifery and Childbirth

    Phenomenological Approaches

    Edited by Gill Thomson, Fiona Dykes, Soo Downe

    Qualitative research, particularly phenomenology, is increasingly popular as a method for midwifery and health-related research. These approaches enable rich and detailed explanations to be uncovered and bring experience to life. Important recommendations and practice- based implications may then...

    Published June 6th 2011 by Routledge
30. Caring for the Seriously Ill Patient 2E

    2nd Edition

    Edited by Michael Macintosh, Tracey Moore

    As more critically ill patients are cared for on acute general wards rather than in ICUs, many nurses are having to cope with the particular problems of very sick patients without the specialist knowledge of an ICU trained nurse. This book considers the key issues surrounding the critical patient's...

    Published May 26th 2011 by CRC Press