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The Comprehensive Repertory for the New Homeopathic Remedies: A Guide to Strategic Prescribing
by Colin GriffithAfter nearly a quarter of a century's proof and research into new homoeopathic medicines, the dozens of new remedies that have been developed by the meditation circle of Janice Micallef RSHom are now presented as a desktop reference guide for any homoeopath with an interest in expanding the horizons of their art. Colin Griffith, a member of the homeopathic 'proving circle' since its earliest days, has laid out the book in a user-friendly manner to facilitate an easy search for the most appropriate remedy for both familiar and unfamiliar rubrics of symptoms. The accompanying lists of comparable 'old' remedies ensure that practitioners will not be tempted to view the new remedies as exclusively remedial in cases that may seem to call for something unusual. There are explanatory essays on how to use the repertory, on the association of remedies with the seven chakras and the seven major miasms, and a glossary of remedy names in both English and Latin to conform to universal usage. Each new remedy is also given a characteristic essential 'thumb nail' sketch to act as an additional guide.From the Hardcover edition.
Comprehensive Nursing Care (Revised 2nd Edition)
by Roberta Pavy Ramont Dee Maldonado NiedringhausComprehensive Nursing Care is an all-in-one learning resource which thoroughly addresses LPN/LVN practice, roles, and collaborative relationships. It covers the six core LPN/LVN curriculum areas: Fundamentals; Medical-Surgical/Adult Health; Maternal-Newborn; Pediatrics; Mental Health; and Leadership. Throughout, critical thinking situations and real-life client scenarios enable students to demonstrate knowledge, develop higher-level skills, and work well with RNs. Professionalism, a crucial focus of modern LPN/LVN education, is addressed throughout. Fully aligned with the NCLEX-PN Test Plan, this revised edition contains updated coverage of healthcare delivery systems, cultural issues, safety, pandemics, electronic charting, psychosocial issues,Healthy People 2020, health promotion for older adults, continuous quality improvement, and much more.
The Comprehensive NCLEX-PN Review
by Assessment Technologies InstituteThe book is intended to accompany a live review presentation and then be used as an outline for continued review prior to taking the NCLEX. Each unit focuses on a specific area of nursing care. Tables and graphics are provided throughout to simplify more challenging content. <p><p>Unit 1 offers practical information about the exam, including how to prepare and test-taking strategies. The next eight units review essential content for the exam: Coordinated Care, Community Health Nursing , Pharmacology in Nursing, Fundamentals for Nursing , Adult Medical Surgical Nursing , Mental Health Nursing, Maternal and Newborn Nursing, Nursing Care of Children. <p><p>The content provided in this book is organized by specific areas of nursing and focuses on descriptions, contributing factors, manifestations, and collaborative care, which includes nursing interventions, diagnostics, medications, therapeutic measures, client education, and referrals. The information is presented in a manner that promotes analysis and application of knowledge and reinforces the priority of care when managing client care. <p><p>In the Practice Questions section, additional NCLEX-style questions are provided. Remember to apply clinical reasoning and use your test-taking strategies to select the correct answers.
Comprehensive Medical Terminology (4th Edition)
by Betty Davis JonesComprehensive Medical Terminology, 4E is an easy-to-use introduction to medical terminology that will unlock a world of knowledge for readers. This comprehensive book is organized by body system and specialty areas of practice and emphasizes anatomy and physiology, pathological conditions and diagnostic techniques and procedures. The study of word parts, which is the foundation of medical terminology, is integrated into every chapter to enhance comprehension. Comprehensive Medical Terminology, 4E contains simple-to-complex definitions that will strengthen readers' ability to read and interpret medical terms in reports and charts. The accompanying interactive StudyWARE " CD-ROM engages learners with quizzes, 3-D animations, video clips and a variety of games to build knowledge.
Comprehensive Lactation Consultant Exam Review
by Linda J. SmithComprehensive Lactation Consultant Exam Review, Fifth Edition is an ideal resource to help prepare for the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBLCE) certification examination. Completely revised and updated, the Fifth Edition is mapped to the 2016 and 2023 Detailed Content Outlines and contains more than 1100 practice exam questions and answer rationales, more than 350 clinical photos, and 20 case studies with questions. Organized around the mother-baby dyad's development, it poses questions unique to key topics, including nutrition, pathology, psychology, clinical skills, and more. This review guide is perfect for beginning lactation consultants and those re-certifying, as well as dietitians, childbirth educators, nurses, and breastfeeding counselors.
Comprehensive Health Skills
by Catherine A. Sanderson Mark Zelman Diane Farthing Melanie Lynch Melissa MunsellComprehensive Health Skills provides the skills and information students need to make responsible decisions and promote a lifetime of health and wellness. This third edition features cutting-edge, contemporary health topics such as vaping, opioid addiction, social media, mindfulness and mental health, and online communication and relationships.
Comprehensive Health
by Catherine A. Sanderson Mark ZelmanComprehensive Health offers a complete solution for high school health classes. All health education information, including pregnancy prevention and sexuality topics, is presented in the text, with no supplements needed. In this up-to-date, skills-based text, health and wellness topics are presented as a dynamic discussion, relevant to students' lives. In addition to the standard topics, the text contains in-depth coverage of sleep, body image, and health across the lifespan. Content and skills are aligned to the National Health Education Standards and the National Sexuality Education Standards.
Comprehensive Guide to Supportive and Palliative Care for Patients with Cancer
by Janet L. AbrahmLeading palliative care experts illustrate how you can improve both communication with cancer patients and their quality of life.For more than twenty years, this guide has been the go-to resource for busy practicing oncology and palliative care clinicians. This fourth edition, now titled Comprehensive Guide to Supportive and Palliative Care for Patients with Cancer, provides physicians, advanced practice clinicians, and patients and their families with detailed information and advice for alleviating the suffering of cancer patients and their loved ones. Drawing on the work of experts who have developed revolutionary approaches to symptom management and palliative care, as well as on lessons learned during her decades as a teacher and clinician, Dr. Janet L. Abrahm and her coauthors illustrate how to help patients and families understand their prognosis, communicate their care preferences, and minimize their distress.This edition reflects important updates in the field while addressing the informational needs of a broader market of health care providers, including social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, bereavement counselors, and chaplains. This new edition features three new chapters—"Spiritual Care in Palliative Care," "Psychological Considerations," and "Bereavement"—as well as specific guidelines about • advance care planning at all phases of cancer• understanding complex family dynamics and communication challenges• partnering with interpreters in the care of patients and family members with limited English-language proficiency• special considerations to take into account for LGBTQ+ patients and their loved ones• caring for patients who have a serious mental illness along with a cancer diagnosis• nonpharmacologic management of pain and other symptoms associated with cancer or its treatmentThe book features self-reflective exercises that encourage readers to consider their own biases before having discussions with patients and family members, as well as numerous patient stories that illustrate the techniques and insights clinicians can use to provide holistic, multidimensional care for a diverse cancer patient population.
Comprehensive Care for HIV/AIDS: Community-Based Strategies (Routledge Studies in Health and Social Welfare #12)
by Teresa L. ScheidA comprehensive health care system consists of services that are coordinated and integrated along the full continuum of care. For HIV patients, this includes physical health care, infectious disease management, crisis care, mental health care, substance abuse counseling, and social support services including housing, transportation, subsistence, and supports for dealing with multiple sources of stigma. This book highlights the dilemmas faced in providing comprehensive, integrated care to individuals living with HIV, providing both an understanding of existing efforts to integrate diverse systems of care, as well as insight into ways in which systems of care must be challenged in order to meet the needs of people living with HIV. Comprehensive Care for HIV/AIDS is the result of collaborative work with the county Health Department, numerous community-based organizations, and several planning boards in a metropolitan area, which have sought to provide integrated care to people living with HIV. It will be a valuable resource to the diverse community of HIV researchers, advocates and providers.
Comprehensive Care for Complex Patients: The Medical-psychiatric Coordinating Physician Model
by Steven A. Frankel Philip Erdberg James A. Bourgeois'Complex patients' are a sizeable population who generally require disproportionate attention for their management and respond poorly to treatment. Their systemic medical, psychiatric and personal needs have a tendency to drain or exceed the capabilities of those who treat them whilst overutilizing health care resources. As this patient population grows, we move ever closer to a crisis in health care delivery. This volume presents an innovative team-based approach for assessing and managing diagnostically complex and management intensive patients. The physician-led 'Medical-Psychiatric Coordinating Physician (MPCP)' model not only improves patient treatment, but also provides for the containment of costs by reducing redundancy and curbing excess in the use of services. Other benefits include improved diagnostic accuracy and decision making, as well as better communication among physicians and allied health professionals. This book is essential reading for psychiatrists, primary care physicians, and physicians, directors and administrators working in multidisciplinary specialty clinics.
Comprehensive Cancer Care for Children and Their Families: Summary of a Joint Workshop by the Institute of Medicine and the American Cancer Society
by Sharyl J. NassChildhood cancer is an area of oncology that has seen both remarkable progress as well as substantial continuing challenges. While survival rates for some pediatric cancers present a story of success, for many types of pediatric cancers, little progress has been made. Many cancer treatments are known to cause not only significant acute side effects, but also lead to numerous long-term health risks and reduced quality of life. Even in cases where the cancer is considered curable, the consequences of treatment present substantial long-term health and psychosocial concerns for children, their families, their communities, and our health system. To examine specific opportunities and suggestions for driving optimal care delivery supporting survival with high quality of life, the National Cancer Policy Forum of the Institute of Medicine and the American Cancer Society co-hosted a workshop which convened experts and members of the public on March 9 and 10, 2015. At this workshop, clinicians and researchers in pediatric oncology, palliative, and psychosocial care, along with representatives from the U. S. Food and Drug Administration, National Cancer Institute, Children's Oncology Group, pharmaceutical companies, and patient advocacy organizations, discussed and developed a menu of options for action to improve research, quality of care, and outcomes for pediatric cancer patients and their families. In addition, parents of children with cancer and pediatric cancer survivors shared their experiences with care and provided poignant personal perspectives on specific quality of life concerns and support needs for children and families across the life spectrum. This report summarizes the presentations and discussion of the workshop.
The Comprehending Hand
by Lilli NielsenIn this monograph, originally published in 1976, Nielsen sets down the basic premises of her active learning approach toward blind infants. She notes the typical developmental stages of sighted infants and suggests ways to help blind infants achieve the same milestones. Nielsen emphasizes the importance of offering the blind child an environment which is interesting and challenging through touch and sound.
Comprando o Câncer
by Vivienne Harris Emanuelle BuzinComo consumidores, temos o direito de saber de onde vêm os nossos produtos, como são feitos e se o benefício de possuir esse produto é maior do que esses aspectos ou não. E porque compramos produtos com o nosso dinheiro ganho arduamente, temos o direito de obter a melhor qualidade possível com nossas compras. No entanto, as indústrias não têm obrigações morais em relação aos consumidores e isso é um fato que elas prontmente exploram. A indústria cosmética não é diferente, e neste livro você aprenderá em primeira mão como as substâncias químicas que eles usam em nossos produtos são ameaçadores. Você vai aprender como o shampoo e condicionador que você usa, o brilho labial que você não pode sair de casa sem, a loção hidratante que você aplica em seu corpo e pele, e a pasta de dente que você usa todos os dias estão contaminados com ingredientes tóxicos, originalmente projetado para limpar apenas equipamentos industriais ou lubrificar sua caixa de engrenagens. O impacto sobre a saúde desses ingredientes que são perfeitamente embalados é verdadeiramente aterrorizante. O rímel, desodorante, máscara facial, esmalte de unha, protetor labial, corretivo e gel de banho que você usa, em sua maioria, têm substâncias químicas ligadas ao câncer e defeitos congênitos, e foram classificados com prejudiciais ao sistema reprodutivo feminino. Então, como consumidores, temos que nos educar para proteger nossa saúde e bem-estar. Não é suficiente para esta indústria multibilionária tirar o nosso dinheiro, no processo, eles também querem fazer a maioria de nós ficar doente e, quando possível, nos levar a morte. As mulheres são consumidoras poderosas e, se reconhecerem as armas mortíferas (mas sutis) que esta indústria utiliza contra elas, elas serão capazes de: a) proteger sua saúde e b) exigir produtos mais saudáveis e melhores regulamentações. Este livro mostrará os segredos que esta indústria paga muito dinheiro para
Comprando Cáncer
by Emmanuel Castro Hernández Vivienne HarrisComo consumidores tenemos el derecho de saber de dónde vienen nuestros productos, cómo se hacen y si el beneficio de ser dueño de ese producto es mayor o no. Y porque compramos productos con nuestro dinero ganado duramente, tenemos derecho a obtener la mejor calidad posible. Sin embargo, las industrias no tienen obligaciones morales hacia los consumidores y este es un hecho que fácilmente explotan. La industria cosmética no es diferente, y en este libro aprenderás de primera mano cómo amenazan los productos químicos que utilizan en nuestros productos. Aprenderás cómo el shampoo y acondicionador que usas, el brillo de labios que no puedes dejar en casa, la loción que aplicas en tu cuerpo para ayudarle a hidratar tu piel hasta la pasta de dientes que usas todos los días están contaminados con ingredientes tóxicos que fueron originalmente diseñados para limpiar el equipo industrial o engrasar su caja de velocidades. El impacto en la salud de estos ingredientes que están tan bellamente empacados es realmente espantoso. El rimel, el desodorante, la mascarilla facial, el esmalte de uñas, el bálsamo de labios, el corrector y el gel de ducha que usan en su mayoría tienen productos químicos que han sido relacionados con cáncer y defectos de nacimiento, y se han clasificado para dañar el sistema reproductivo femenino. Así que como consumidores tenemos que educarnos para proteger nuestra salud y bienestar. No es suficiente para que esta industria multimillonaria tome nuestro dinero, en el proceso, también quieren hacer que la mayoría de nosotros nos enfermemos, y hasta donde sea posible, matar al resto. Las mujeres son poderosas consumidoras y si reconocen las armas mortales (pero sutiles) que esta industria usa contra ellos, podrán: a) proteger su salud y b) demandar productos saludables y regulados. Este libro te mostrará los secretos de esta industria que paga una gran cantidad de dinero para ocultar, y la profundidad de este probl
Composing Myself: A Journey through Post-Partum Depression
by Fiona ShawFollowing the birth of her second child the author was hospitalized for two months with a severe postpartum depression. She was treated with electroshock therapy which left her with large gaps in her short-term memory. In an effort to make sense of what had happened to her she set out to write about her own life. She further launched an exploration of the literature about post-partum depression, and interviewed other women who had experienced this frightening and little-understood illness.
Composing Magic: How to Create Magical Spells, Rituals, Blessings, Chants and Prayer
by Elizabeth Barrette“Like a modern Saraswati [the author] leads us through the brainstorming for a topic, rhythm, meter, poetic form, self-editing, and ritual literature.” —Barbara Ardinger, Ph.D., author of Pagan Every DayYou’ve attended rituals that took your breath away. You’ve borrowed spells out of books. You’ve read splendid Pagan poetry in magazines. Now learn to compose all these types of magical writing yourself! Composing Magic guides you through the exciting realm of magical and spiritual writing.You’ll explore the process of writing, its tools and techniques, individual types of composition, and ways of sharing your work with other people. The book shows you how to write:• Basic and advanced forms of poetry• Spells• Chants and rounds• Prayers• Blessings• Solitary and group ritualsEach type of writing includes its history and uses, which cover diverse traditions. Step-by-step instructions lead you through the creative process. Examples demonstrate finished compositions of each type, while exercises help you develop your skills by practicing what you’ve just read. You’ll discover that magical writing has more impact when it comes from the heart. Anyone can develop the skills needed to create effective compositions, but the most successful writers reveal their souls. Composing Magic will also show you ways of deepening your craft through performance and publication. Whether you practice solitary or in a group, this book will help you write with more power, more beauty, and less effort.“A smart, well-crafted book.” —Kenaz Filan, managing editor of newWitch“Composing Magic blends the craft of poetry and the Craft of magic in one dish.” —Chas S. Clifton, author of Her Hidden Children: The Rise of Wicca and Paganism in America
Composing Health Literacies: Perspectives and Resources for Undergraduate Writing Instruction
by Michael J. MadsonThis edited collection examines engagements between health literacies and undergraduate writing instruction, providing research, case studies, and practical guidance on developing an interdisciplinary writing pedagogy. Bringing together works from scholars in rhetoric and composition, technical communication, UX, public health, nursing, and writing center administration, this collection showcases a range of evidence-based practices for composing, teaching, and assessing health literacies, which the readers can apply to their own contexts. Using non-specialist language accessible to instructors from a variety of backgrounds, the chapters consider the use of writing assignments including image analyses, public service announcements, podcasts, health education materials, illness narratives, public presentations, research proposals, and journal articles. The book offers a holistic overview by profiling entire writing programs, both online and face-to-face, that teach health literacies across their curricula. This evidence-based collection is essential reading for scholars and instructors in rhetoric and composition, writing in the health professions, technical communication, and health humanities, and can be used as a supplemental textbook for pedagogy courses in these fields.
Complications of Diabetes Mellitus: A Global Perspective
by Jahangir Moini Matthew Adams Anthony LoGalboDiabetes mellitus is a global epidemic with severe complications that can be of great cost. This book focuses on the complications of hypertension, heart attack or heart failure, stroke, blindness, nephropathy, neuropathy, amputations, and death, along with the prevalence and prevention of disease development. It explains distribution of the disease by age and gender, such as the development of type II diabetes in relation to obesity, which is more prevalent in younger age groups. Global mortality and costs of complications are significant, as the disease affects all ages, races, and ethnicities, making this book an invaluable resource for healthcare professionals and students everywhere. Key Features A useful ready reference for students, physicians, and healthcare professionals detailing the latest diagnostic tests and treatments of diabetes and its complications Explains how heart failure and stroke are deadly complications of diabetes along with kidney failure and life-threatening infections Establishes how cancer is linked to diabetes – a fact many people are not aware of – this book details the six types of cancer that may result from the disease, along with an individualized focus on the different "areas" of issues that occur from diabetes Discusses the effect of diabetes on the minds of patients, in relation to depression, anxiety, panic, PTSD, eating disorders, delirium, and dementia
Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science
by Atul GawandeA surgeon writes about some of his most interesting patients.
Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science
by Atul GawandeThe unabridged audiobook of 'Complications' by Atul Gawande.This is a stunningly well-written account of the life of a surgeon: what it is like to cut into people's bodies and the terrifying - literally life and death - decisions that have to be made.There are accounts of operations that go wrong; of doctors who go to the bad; why autopsies are necessary; what it feels like to insert your knife into someone.
Complexion Perfection!: Your Ultimate Guide To Beautiful Skin By Hollywood's Leading Skin Health Expert
by Kate SomervilleIn this practical and moving how-to guide, celebrity facialist Kate Somerville shares her years of experience for getting skin glowing. Whatever your age, ethnicity, skin type, or concern-be it acne or aging-Kate provides simple strategies for achieving Complexion Perfection. She defines her philosophy and identifies the top five elements for a lifetime of healthy skin. Plus, she helps you understand cutting-edge treatments, effective technologies and ingredients, and how diet and lifestyle impact your skin. Witness the incredible makeovers that Kate did on her clients and read the touching testimonials. And learn hair, makeup, and fashion tips from Kate's "Hollywood Glam Squad." Find your complexion questions answered and your soul inspired . . . because Kate truly believes that changing skin changes lives!
The Complex Reality of Pain (Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy)
by Jennifer CornsThis book employs contemporary philosophy, scientific research, and clinical reports to argue that pain, though real, is not an appropriate object of scientific generalisations or an appropriate target for medical intervention. Each pain experience is instead complex and idiosyncratic in a way which undermines scientific utility. In addition to contributing novel arguments and developing a novel position on the nature of pain, the book provides an interdisciplinary overview of dominant models of pain. The author lays the needed groundwork for improved models and targeted treatments at a time when pain science, pain medicine, and philosophy are explicitly searching for both and failing to find them. The Complex Reality of Pain will be of interest to a broad range of researchers and students, including those working in philosophy of mind, philosophy of science, cognitive science, neuroscience, medicine, health, cognitive and behavioural psychology, and pain science.
The Complex PTSD Treatment Manual: An Integrative, Mind-Body Approach to Trauma Recovery
by Arielle SchwartzIn this book, clinicians will find the road map they need to conduct successful therapy with clients who have experienced prolonged exposure to traumatic events. Combining the science and art of therapy, Dr. Arielle Schwartz seamlessly integrates research-based interventions with the essentials of healing to create a whole-person approach to trauma treatment. <p><p>Drawing from her years of experience in working with trauma survivors, Dr. Schwartz provides clinicians with the tools they need to become a trustworthy companion to trauma survivors and become capable of guiding a healing journey for clients with a history of abuse or neglect. Within these pages, you will find: <p>• Essential interventions that strengthen mindful body awareness, enhance distress tolerance, cultivate self-compassion, and facilitate trauma recovery <p>• Over 50 practices, worksheets, and self-reflection points to utilize in each stage of the client's therapeutic process <p>• Integration of several therapeutic approaches for trauma treatment, including relational therapy, mindful body awareness, parts work therapy, CBT, EMDR, somatic psychology, and practices drawn from complementary and alternative medicine <p>~ Book jacket
Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving: A Guide and Map for Recovering from Childhood Trauma
by Pete Walker<p>I have Complex PTSD [Cptsd] and wrote this book from the perspective of someone who has experienced a great reduction of symptoms over the years. I also wrote it from the viewpoint of someone who has discovered many silver linings in the long, windy, bumpy road of recovering from Cptsd. I felt encouraged to write this book because of thousands of e-mail responses to the articles on my website that repeatedly expressed gratitude for the helpfulness of my work. An often echoed comment sounded like this: At last someone gets it. I can see now that I am not bad, defective or crazy…or alone! <p>This book is a practical, user-friendly self-help guide to recovering from the lingering effects of childhood trauma, and to achieving a rich and fulfilling life. It is copiously illustrated with examples of my own and my clients' journeys of recovering. This book is also for those who do not have Cptsd but want to understand and help a loved one who does. This book also contains an overview of the tasks of recovering and a great many practical tools and techniques for recovering from childhood trauma. It extensively elaborates on all the recovery concepts explained on my website, and many more. <p>Key concepts of the book include managing emotional flashbacks, understanding the four different types of trauma survivors, differentiating the outer critic from the inner critic, healing the abandonment depression that come from emotional abandonment and self-abandonment, self-reparenting and reparenting by committee, and deconstructing the hierarchy of self-injuring responses that childhood trauma forces survivors to adopt. The book also functions as a map to help you understand the somewhat linear progression of recovery, to help you identify what you have already accomplished, and to help you figure out what is best to work on and prioritize now. <p>I hope this map will guide you to heal in a way that helps you to become an unflinching source of kindness and self-compassion for yourself, and that out of that journey you will find at least one other human being who will reciprocally love you well enough in that way.</p>