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Presents a theory of comfort for nurses. This book analyzes the concept of comfort; describes its physical, psychospiritual, environmental, and sociocultural components; evaluates its meaning in different contexts in which health care occurs; and describes how it can be measured. It is useful for clinicians, researchers, educators, and students.

Addresses the wide-range of chronic illnesses that nurses encounter in their work. Each chapter presents a careful and systematic review all available research on specific topics. Important issues in chronic issues are reflected throughout, such as a prolonged and uncertain course of illness, lack of easy resolution, rarity of complete cure, frequent unknown etiology, and multiple risk factors.

Includes highly effective creative and expressive interventions. This state-of-the-art collection of 30 real-life cases on counselling children and adolescents emphasizes the developmental, relational, and cultural contexts of working with this population, and incorporates innovative techniques across a wide range of approaches.

This is the first book for mental health professionals working with survivors of mass trauma to focus on the psychosocial and cultural contexts in which these disasters occur. It underscores the importance of understanding these environments in order to provide maximally effective mental health interventions for trauma survivors and their communities. Global in scope, the text addresses the foundations of understanding and responding to the mental health needs of individuals and groups healing from traumas created by a wide range of natural and human-made critical events, including acts of terrorism, armed conflict, genocide, and mass violence by individual perpetrators. Designed for professional training in disaster mental health, and meeting CACREP standards, the text promotes the knowledge and skills needed to work with the psychosocial aspects of individual and group adaptation and adjustment to mass traumatic experience.Reflecting state-of-the-art knowledge, the book offers detailed guidelines in assessment and brief interventions related to survivors' posttraumatic stress symptoms and complex trauma associated with being at the epicenter of extraordinary stressful and traumatic events. In addition, this book also covers critical issues of self-care for the professional. Illustrated with first-person accounts of disaster survivors and case scenarios, this book emphasizes how counselors and other mental health professionals can foster resilience and wellness in individuals and communities affected by all types of disasters.KEY FEATURES:Considers disaster and mass trauma response from a culturally and globally relevant perspective--the first book of its kindAddresses CACREP's clinical standards and content areas related to disaster mental health responseCovers many types of disasters and categories of survivorsIncludes updated information on PTSD, complex trauma, and self-careAddresses cultivating resiliency in individual and group survivors along with social justice issuesOffers an Instructor's Manual and PowerPoint slide packet for qualified adopters

Written by two distinguished leaders in midwifery, this text provides a comprehensive examination of an effective model of prenatal care associated with improved health outcomes and reduced costs. This book describes basic tenets of the Centering Healthcare model, which brings together cohorts of people with similar health care needs in a circle group setting for care.

This groundbreaking annual review has provided over three decades of knowledge, insight, and research on topics critical to the field of nursing.

This groundbreaking annual review has provided over three decades of knowledge, insight, and research on topics critical to the field of nursing. The 34th volume presents abundant new research devoted to examining and forwarding the field of modern ethics in nursing. It reflects the rapid acceleration of change in the roles and responsibilities of nurses and the concurrent need for reexamination of professional ethical values. Articles focus on creating nurses who are able to negotiate, adapt, and provide excellent care to patients as they take on greater administrative duties, rely more on technology, and assume some of the roles and responsibilities of physicians.Chapters are comprised of carefully selected articles that underscore the importance of in-depth ethical education and professional character development in the nursing classroom, and its continued evolution as nurses adapt to a changing health care environment throughout their careers. They include examples of contemporary health care dilemmas and how nurses have used ethical values to guide their behavior in situations where they encounter highy vulnerable patients; address ethical problems relating to family issues such as self-neglect and the wellbeing of children in military families; and the systems-of-care issues regarding genetics, smart home technologies for older adults, interprofessional collaboration, and post-deloyment reintegration.Key Topics:Nursing Ethics: A Lifelong CommitmentEthical Analysis of Family Impact of Mental Health StigmaEthical issues in Family CareEthical Considerations in Self-NeglectThe Effects of Parental Service on teh WEllbeing of our Youngest Military MembersEthics of Genetics in Primary CareEthics of Smart Home Technologies for Older AdultsPost-Deployment Reintegration: The Ethics of Embodied Personal Presence and hte Formation of Military MeaningEthical Issues Encountered by Military Nurses

A unique "how-to" guide to conducting research using case studies. Focusing on leading and newer methodologies, the text describes the philosophical basis and state of the art for using this qualitative method. The peer-reviewed designs are accompanied by an in-depth research plan, a discussion of appropriate methods, and ethical considerations.

Field and university-based practicum supervisors required to mentor school psychology students are often poorly equipped to fulfil this role with expertise and confidence. Brimming with practical information, this book explains how to develop, implement, document, and supervise a range of field experiences. It offers resources to support student growth over the course of the practicum experience.

This is the only resource dedicated specifically to increasing the confidence and professional competence of graduate students and early career professionals who use cognitive behavioural therapy with children and adolescents. With accessible language, engaging humour, and step-by-step guidance on what to do and when to do it, the author walks students through the entire clinical process.

Addresses the key principles of sport, exercise, and performance psychology. It reflects the broadening of sports psychology studies to encompass more widespread human performance research. Emphasizing practical applications of theory, the book helps students to recognize the applicability of sport and exercise psychology principles to their everyday lives and future careers.

Gerotechnology is the use of technology to sustain individual autonomy to an advanced age. This title features current and future applications in crucial areas such as mobility and transportation, assistive devices, senior citizen housing, in-home technologies, safety and privacy, research and development (especially design).

Written for nurses of all education and experience levels, 301 Careers in Nursing highlights thearray of diverse opportunities available to those interested in a career in nursing. Each of the carefully selected and researched careers described in this book embraces the core dimensions of nursing: caring, competence, and commitment to excellence in caring for others at all stages of life.

Teaches readers to write cogently and accurately across the spectrum of criminal justice-related disciplines. With an examination of common writing problems that interfere with good reporting and documentation, it underscores the importance of skilled written communication as a cornerstone of competent practice within criminology.

Presents state-of-the-art developments in multiple new technologies for older adult care. Grounded in a unique team-based geriatrics perspective, this book delivers a broad range of current, evidence-based knowledge about innovative technology that has the potential to advance the care and well being of older adults.

Analyses the current research and best practices for working with children, adolescents, and adults involved in sex trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation (CSE). With a unique, research-based focus on practice, the book synthesizes the key areas related to working with victims of sex trafficking / CSE, including prevention, identification, practice techniques, and program design.

Newly expanded and updated with a wealth of practical information, the third edition of this bestselling Fast Facts guide offers pragmatic advice on how to tailor teaching to nurses in different clinical sites, specialties, and student populations; and addresses new requirements regarding online learning and hospital electronic documentation.

Presents top-notch guidance and a host of practical tools for nursing clinicians transitioning into a faculty role. This second edition is updated to address the many significant innovations taking place in nursing education and how they affect the faculty role. Enriching new chapter features include examples of tools, rubrics, and strategies to illustrate concept application.

Grounded in the premise that health care can and should be promoted in partnership with communities to provide quality care for all, this history analyses the resilience and innovation of nurses who provided care for the most underprivileged populations. It takes into account issues of race, class, and gender and the influence of these factors on nurses and patients.

Explores the freestanding birth centre model from its conception by pioneering midwives and others in the early 1970s to the present day. It offers a comprehensive guide to the evolving role of birth centres, clinical and cost outcomes, regulatory and legal issues, provider and accreditation issues, and the future of the birth centre model.

Prepares readers to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse college student population. This is a timely and comprehensive overview of key theories of student development that illustrates their application across a range of student services with diverse student populations.

Presents a framework for remote-rural and frontier nurse practitioners (NPs), with a focus on the political and contextual forces that influence practice. This groundbreaking text distils contextual knowledge required for frontier practice, describes how it differs from work in more populated locations, and discusses the special skills and training needed in this setting.

Provides a sweeping overview of female lifespan development and issues and offers a unique integration of prevention, advocacy, and interventions. This book provides information, resources, and practical suggestions for how counsellors can help individual women and girls to be empowered to live as their authentic selves, and engage as effective collaborators in addressing societal inequities.

Provides a detailed overview of different forms of elder abuse in a variety of clinical settings. In combination with unfolding case studies, the book presents essential facts about elder abuse needed by nurses in clinical settings and provides them with useful tools to advocate for their patients.

Nonprofit organizations are increasingly concerned with the need to demonstrate how social justice principles impact every aspect of their work. This is the only textbook to explicitly integrate social justice principles into the management of a nonprofit organization. It provides students with the knowledge and skills required to integrate a social justice value system into their work as effective nonprofit leaders. Using practical tips and illustrative case examples, the text explains the structure and processes of nonprofit organizations with a particular emphasis on social justice themes. Nonprofit Management: A Social Justice Approach is edited by an interdisciplinary team of prominent leaders in business, management, and social service, who together run the Fordham Center for Nonprofit Leaders. They have assembled a group of expert authors who provide extensive coverage of the nonprofit leadership field.The book discusses the history of the development of nonprofit management up to the present day. It addresses legal and ethical considerations, organizational planning and staff management, finance, public relations, fundraising, public advocacy and volunteerism, program design and grant development, governance and board development, developing an international nonprofit, information technology, career development, and creating a nonprofit/social entrepreneurship organization. Additional chapters address quality improvement, mentoring, and proposal writing. The text is ideal for students and faculty in social service administration, human service leadership, social work management, public and community health, public administration, and health care administration and management.KEY FEATURES:Comprises the only nonprofit management text to integrate social justice themesEdited by an interdisciplinary group of authors representing the social service, social work, management, and nonprofit fieldsIncludes illustrative case studies and review questionsIncludes cutting-edge content on social innovation and entrepreneurshipSupplemental PowerPoint presentations are available for instructors

Provides a comprehensive model for effectively blending the two main postmodern brief therapy approaches: solution-focused and narrative therapies. It harnesses the power of both models to offer brief, effective help to clients that builds on their strengths and abilities to envision and craft preferred outcomes.

Campus counseling services today must face the challenges of greater diversity and complexity on campus while making do with fewer resources. In order to be maximally effective, they must be willing to engage with other services within and beyond the campus itself. This comprehensive manual for campus mental health and student affairs professionals is specifically designed to provide the most current information available regarding critical issues impacting the mental health and educational experiences of today's college students. It is unique in its focus on outreach beyond the walls of the counseling center and how counseling services can coordinate their efforts with other on and off-campus institutions to expand their reach and provide optimal services.

Disseminating a wealth of current professional practice guidance and practical information on reimbursement and certification, the second edition has been fully updated to reflect changes resulting from the Affordable Care Act and the APRN Consensus Model.

This is the first resource to demonstrate to nurse leaders, administrators, and staff how to develop, apply, and successfully integrate a professional practice model into a health system. It guides nursing leaders and educators in best practices for developing, implementing, evaluating, adapting, adopting, and revising professional practice models that contribute to improving patient outcomes.

This is a contemporary, comprehensive book that provides a wealth of information providing theoretical constructs to support an understanding of dissociation, detailed and careful assessment process, creative techniques for children and their families to help children heal from chaotic, traumatizing experiences.