Patient Care

Anyone who is diagnosed with cancer receives a frightening blow, and in many cases the diagnosis is accompanied by a bewildering array of treatment choices. In this invaluable book, Dr. Richard C. Frank offers comfort and help to cancer patients, their families, and their caretakers. Dr. Frank empowers patients by unlocking the mysteries of the disease and explaining in plain language the ways to confront and combat it. An award-winning medical oncologist recognized for his humanitarian approach as well as his research accomplishments, Dr. Frank understands that cancer patients and their families need insight into the disease.

The Heart of Hospice reminds us how important it is for the dying to experience touch, human connection, and dignity at the end-of-life. Through the journey of one hospice patient from beginning to end, Ms. Whalen gracefully illustrates that these compassionate connections are absolutely integral to letting go peacefully. Drawing on personal experiences over her forty-year nursing career, Aimee has outlined an enlightened but practical approach to patient care that seamlessly blends traditional western medical care with holistic teachings such as Reiki and Therapeutic / Healing Touch.

二万体の検死・解剖を行なった、元監察医が解き明かす「死のメカニズム」！65万部を超えたベストセラー『死体は語る』の著者、上野正彦が死にまつわる常識・迷信・疑問を一刀両断！

クリニックの選び方から最期の看取りまで――医者の本心を、包み隠さずお話します。

We are on the cusp of a healthcare revolution. From wearable sensors, to improved point-of-care diagnostics to artificial intelligence and robotics, there is a growing number of breakthroughs in biomedical technology which are set to fundamentally change the way patients interact with their healthcare providers.

In More than Medicine, LaTonya J. Trotter chronicles the everyday work of a group of nurse practitioners (NPs) working on the front lines of the American health care crisis as they cared for 400 African American older adults living with poor health and limited means. Trotter describes how these NPs practiced an inclusive form of care work that addressed medical, social, and organizational problems that often accompany poverty.

Most consumers agree their service experiences with hospitals, clinics, and physicians fall well short of their service experiences with hotels, resorts, and restaurants. So, what would their experiences be like if healthcare providers served them the same way hospitality providers do? Given that both industries share many common service touchpoints, one wonders whether healthcare service providers could adopt principles of hospitality to enhance the patient experience. The insights shared in this book reveal the answer: yes!

A brilliantly simple look at how we can fix healthcare without drastic policy change and political diatribes. Since FDR, the US healthcare system has been mired in politics and policy. All the while it has only increased in complexity and cost. Today half of all personal bankruptcies are attributable to healthcare costs. Many community hospitals are barely getting by with single digit profit margins. With a system teetering on the edge of a systemic crisis, we need to turn to a brand-new approach to rescue the US healthcare system.

In Deutschland werden jedes Jahr hunderttausende homöopathische Mittel "verschrieben", Vitaminspritzen gesetzt und bunte Klebebänder auf verkrampfte Muskeln getaped. Gleichzeitig nimmt die Skepsis gegenüber der Schulmedizin immer weiter zu, sodass Menschen ihre eigenen Kinder bewusst in Lebensgefahr bringen, indem sie Impfungen ablehnen.

Dr. Edward Creagan has been treating very sick patients for more than 35 years. This audiobook is not just about lifestyle choices, although these are important aspects of Dr. Creagan’s healthy living plan. It is about using your precious minutes in the exam room (the average doctor visit is about 16 minutes), forging the right kind of relationship with your care providers (because that world is changing quickly), and understanding and using the health care system - instead of having the system use (and often abuse) you.

First, do no harm - doctors, nurses, and clinicians swear by this code of conduct. Yet in hospitals and doctors' offices across the country, errors are made every single day - avoidable, simple mistakes that often cost lives. Inspired by two medical mistakes that not only ended in unnecessary deaths but hit close to home, Dr. Peter Pronovost made it his personal mission to improve patient safety and make preventable deaths a thing of the past, one hospital at a time.

Kindermedizin von 4 bis 12 Jahren mit über 500 Fragen und Antworten In diesem lang ersehnten Nachfolgeband des Bestsellers Wenn der Rotz läuft und der Pups drückt dreht sich alles um die Gesundheit der lieben Kleinen von 4 bis 12 Jahren. Der Kids.Doc beantwortet die vielen neuen Fragen der Eltern zu den Themen Sauberwerden, Impfungen, typische Kinderkrankheiten sowie zur kindlichen Entwicklung vom Kindergartenalter bis zur Vorpubertät.

Quando Clay è infettato dalla febbre Q, il mondo come lui lo conosce viene stravolto, letteralmente. Dopo la fase acuta in cui lotta per la sua vita, Clay si sente sollevato. Ma solo per poco. Nei mesi successivi continua a essere esausto ed è tormentato da dolori terribili. Sindrome da affaticamento post virale, gli dicono i medici. Una condizione cronica. Dopo la diagnosi, Clay spera di migliorare, invece la sua salute peggiora: il dolore costante e la stanchezza persistente gli rendono la vita quasi insopportabile. I medici gli dicono che deve "imparare a convivere" con la sua condizione, ma lui non sa come fare.

Diagnosis: Truths and Tales shares stories told from the perspectives of those who receive diagnoses and those who deliver them. Confronting how we address illness in our personal lives and in popular culture, this compelling book explores narratives of diagnosis while pondering the impact they have on how we experience health and disease.

The practice of medicine has never been easy. Years of demanding education. Long hours. Weekend call duty. Stress-laden procedures. Burgeoning regulatory requirements. Even a worldwide healthcare crisis. How is a physician to cope? This indispensable anthology of essential essays offers practical solutions. 'Physician Well-Being During Sustained Crisis' features over twenty authors, including active physician executives, counselors, and healthcare chaplains, addressing three core concepts related to the well-being of physicians.

Новая книга автора бестселлера The Sunday Times "Все, что осталось"! Наши кости - молчаливые свидетели той жизни, которую мы ведем, и на них записывается вся наша биография. Основываясь на годах исследований и огромном профессиональном опыте, всемирно известный судебный антрополог, кавалер Ордена Британской империи профессор Сью Блэк приглашает нас в потрясающее путешествие, полное неожиданных открытий.

Стоит ли делать ребенку прививки и если да, то зачем? Ответы на эти вопросы до сих пор неочевидны для многих родителей. Американский педиатр, специалист по инфекционным заболеваниям и один из создателей вакцины против ротавируса Пол Оффит ставит вопрос более жестко: стоит ли давать родителям право такого выбора? Результатом массовых отказов от прививок стало возвращение эпидемий почти забытых болезней: коклюша, кори, менингита. Стремясь оградить детей от побочных эффектов вакцин, взрослые поддаются массовой истерии, основанной на неподтвержденных данных и эмоциональных реакциях.

Death exposes the dangerous state of affairs in our "sick-care system" and the dangers of the current medical/pharmaceutical complex. Doctors causes over 800,000 deaths and millions of life-threatening complications each year. Or, as Harvard Professor Lucian Leape testified before Congress, it’s equivalent to six jumbo jets falling out of the sky every day!

If you are a new nurse practitioner, physician assistant, new physician resident or any type of new healthcare professional that will be working with patients, this is a unique book about patient interaction and different scenarios that can occur. The book discusses tips on how to approach different situations when trying to be an effective healthcare provider for your patient.

Healthcare must provide higher quality care at a lower cost. Studer Group's Engagement Model is the key. If you're seeking to create a culture of high engagement, you're not alone. Great clinical quality depends on it. Price pressures demand it. Where engagement doesn't exist, all stakeholders suffer. By making engagement a core competency, you can reduce turnover, prevent physician burnout, improve clinical outcomes, and solidify trust in caregivers.