Author: Donna Maheady ARNP EdD
Publisher: iUniverse, Inc.
Keywords: disabilities, working, nurses, nurse, leave
Number of Pages: 146
Published: 2006-05-26
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 0595396496
ISBN-13: 9780595396498

In the midst of a national nursing shortage, many nurses who can and want to work are being denied the opportunity. They are being pushed out of jobs and turned away from unfilled positions, all because they have disabilities. Eleven nurses who defied disability tell their personal stories of courage and determination in the face of stigma and discrimination, proving that nurses with disabilities have the ability to successfully fill the jobs that so desperately need filling. A car accident. A fall. A stroke. Depression. Disability can happen to anyone and at any time. By knowing the ins and o

Authors:Janine Overcash PhD ARNP, Lodovice Balducci MD,
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Keywords: related, professionals, nurses, guide, cancer, patient, older
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2003-04-30
List price: $62.00
ISBN-10: 0826118054
ISBN-13: 9780826118059

Because cancer in the older adult may be present in combination with other chronic conditions, including dementia and frailty, multidisciplinary care is especially important. This book provides nurses with essential information on the care and treatment of the older adult with cancer, including: An overview of cancer in the older adult, and barriers to treatment Prevention and screening of cancer in the older adult How to perform a comprehensive geriatric assessment, as a method for planning multidisciplinary care Practical applications of qualiy of life assessment and decision analy

Author: Jeanne Flannery DSN ARNP CRRN CNRH CCH
Publisher: Mosby
Keywords: secrets, nursing, rehabilitation
Number of Pages: 432
Published: 2004-09-17
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 0323031455
ISBN-13: 9780323031455

Utilizing the Nursing Secrets Series’ famous question-and-answer format for concise reading, this text is designed to be useful for both new and experienced nurses in the rehabilitation field. New graduates and novice nurses, as well as those nurses returning to rehabilitation practice will find this book especially helpful in learning the "pearls" or "secrets" of the field. Divided into four easy-to-read sections, users will discover the foundations of rehabilitation nursing, approaches to improving outcomes, and the strategies for providing optimal care. In addition, there is an entire

Authors:Donna Lugg Pope, Virginia Mueller, Carol Karle, Donna
Publisher: Pineapple Press
Keywords: book, puzzle, florida
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 1996-08-01
List price: $4.95
ISBN-10: 1561641073
ISBN-13: 9781561641079

•Rebuses, crosswords, acrostics, mirror images, word scrambles, hide-and-seek words, word chains, and many more •Entertain the kids while travelling •Tease your brain at the beach •Learn while you have fun •Perfect for anyone who loves the challenge of a good puzzle

Authors:Donna M. Nickitas, Donna J. Middough, Nancy Aries,
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Keywords: professionals, advocacy, action, healthcare, nurses, policy, politics, public
Number of Pages: 400
Published: 2010-03-26
List price: $68.95
ISBN-10: 0763756598
ISBN-13: 9780763756598

Policy and Politics for Nurses and Other Healthcare Professionals: Advocacy and Action provides a nursing focus within an interdisciplinary approach, which intertwines to create an understanding of economics, politics, and policy in relation to health care. Contributors to this text offer future nurses and healthcare providers keen insight about clinical practice and its derivation from regulation, laws, and policies that have roots in public policy and politics. This innovative text also offers practical knowledge on how healthcare professionals can get involved and be proactive in the policy

Authors:Donna Marie Wulff, John Stratton Hawley, Donna Marie
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass,
Keywords: india, goddesses, devi
Number of Pages: 337
Published: 1998-05
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 8120814916
ISBN-13: 9788120814912

This extraordinary collection explores 12 different hindu Goddesses all of whom are in some way related to Devi, the great Goddess. The collection combines analysis of texts with intensive fieldwork, allowing the reader to see how Goddesses are worshiped in everyday life. In these essays, the divine feminine in Hinduism is revealed as never before fascinating contradictory powerful.

Authors:David Canter and Donna Youngs, David Canter, Donna Y
Publisher: Ashgate
Keywords: crime, law, psychology, profiling, geographical, offender, applications
Number of Pages: 274
Published: 2008-04-22
List price: $49.95
ISBN-10: 0754627241
ISBN-13: 9780754627241

Many law enforcement agencies throughout the world now analyse where an offender commits crimes in order to develop predictions of the sort of person the offender is, where s/he may be located and other aspects of value to investigations. Known as Geographical Offender Profiling (GOP), the application of this approach relies on a combination of principles and methodologies drawn from many different disciplines, including psychology, geography, criminology and forensic science. It is thus of academic interest to all those disciplines as well as practical significance to many different investiga