Authors:Thomas Nys, Thomas Nys, Yvonne Denier, Toon Vandeveld
Publisher: David Brown
Keywords: ethical, perspectives, monograph, series, care, health, paternalism, reflections, theory, practice, autonomy
Number of Pages: 183
Published: 2007-12-31
List price: $66.00
ISBN-10: 9042918802
ISBN-13: 9789042918801

In recent years, the triumph of autonomy has made paternalist interventions increasingly problematic. The value of a patient’s right to self-determination and the practice of informed consent are considered supremely important in present-day health care ethics. In general, the idea of ’doctor knows best’ has become more and more suspicious. This has left us with a situation in which paternalist medicine seems difficult to reconcile with respect for patient autonomy. This book offers a thorough reflection on the relationship between autonomy and paternalism, and argues that, f

Authors:Jim Denier, Jorgen S. Frederiksen,
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Keywords: lecture, notes, complex, systems, scientific, world, turbulence, coherent, structures, frontiers
Number of Pages: 504
Published: 2007-06-04
List price: $182.32
ISBN-10: 9812703934
ISBN-13: 9789812703934

This book is based on the proceedings of the COSNet/CSIRO Workshop on Turbulence and Coherent Structures held at the Australian National University in Canberra in January 2006. It codifies recent developments in our understanding of the dynamics and statistical dynamics of turbulence and coherent structures in fluid mechanics, atmospheric and oceanic dynamics, plasma physics, and dynamical systems theory. It brings together articles by internationally acclaimed researchers from around the world including Dijkstra (Utrecht), Holmes (Princeton), Jimenez (UPM and Stanford), Krommes (Princeton), M

Author: Yvonne Ayo
Publisher: DK CHILDREN
Keywords: eyewitness, books, africa
Number of Pages: 64
Published: 2000-07-01
List price: $15.99
ISBN-10: 0789460300
ISBN-13: 9780789460301

Discover the traditional lifestyles, beliefs, skills and crafts of the peoples of this vast and ancient continent. Here is a spectacular and informative guide to the peoples of a vast and mysterious continent. Superb color photographs offer a unique "eyewitness" view of the people, houses, tools and artifacts of African cultures and civilizations. See the gold of King Kofi-Karikari of the Asante, a priest’s costume made of bird’s feathers, a traveler’s magic charm, the flywhisks and crowns of the Obas of Nigeria and the incredible distorted masks of the Bamileke of Cameroo

Author: Yvonne Wright
Publisher: Lulu.com
Keywords: don, companies, trucking, secrets
Number of Pages: 60
Published: 2009-01-23
List price: $10.99
ISBN-10: 0557043751
ISBN-13: 9780557043750

Knowledge is power. If you are contemplating getting a Class ?A? Commercial Driver?s License (CDL), read this book first. Trucking companies paint a deceptively scintillating picture of the profession. It is imperative that you learn the secrets the trucking companies don?t want you to know. Learn to sidestep being brainwashed into making choices that only benefit the company. Allow this book to guide you through the minefield of trucking choices. You will emerge not just unscathed, but victorious! An aptitude test will determine if you are truck driver material. You will learn how to choose a

Author: Yvonne D’arcy
Publisher: SIGMA Theta Tau International, Center for Nur
Keywords: elderly, pain, manage
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 2009-12-09
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 1930538847
ISBN-13: 9781930538849

Do you need practical solutions for managing pain in elderly patients? How to Manage Pain in the Elderly provides nurses a practical, clinical approach to ease suffering in older patients. This solutions-oriented handbook delivers clinical tips, case studies, and assessment questions to apply the methods within the book. You will find practical advice to geriatric nurses on: Pain assessment Pain medication management Complementary methods for pain relief Interventional pain management Palliative care Geared toward meeting the unique needs of the elderly, this book follows U.S. guidelines on pa

Author: Yvonne Vera
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Keywords: tongue, name
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2002-02-13
List price: $21.00
ISBN-10: 0374528160
ISBN-13: 9780374528164

Yvonne Vera’s novels chronicle the lives of Zimbabwean women with extraordinary power and beauty. Without a Name and Under the Tongue, her two earliest novels, are set in the seventies during the guerrilla war against the white government.In Without a Name (1994), Mazvita, a young woman from the country, travels to Harare to escape the war and begin a new life. But her dreams of independence are short-lived. She begins a relationship of convenience and becomes pregnant.In Under the Tongue (1996), the adolescent Zhizha has lost the will to speak. In lyrical fragments, Vera relates the sto

Author: Yvonne Y. Hsieh
Publisher: Summa Pubns
Keywords: claudel, segalen, malraux, loti, eyes, revolution, china, occupation
Number of Pages: 202
Published: 1997-08
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 1883479134
ISBN-13: 9781883479138