Bøger udgivet af Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc

This timely, comprehensive handbook provides critical information on preparing to be a manager, how hospitals work, structuring a department, measuring department performance, staffing and scheduling systems, and other essential topics for anyone interested in working in a respiratory care department.

Focuses on issues of critical importance to those who love and care for autistic children and adults. This book gives you practical answers to the most common questions about autism, including causes, diagnosis, treatment options, sources of support, and more. It combines the author's medical knowledge, extensive research, and personal experience.

Managed Care Pharmacy Practice explains the fundamentals of developing and operating a successful managed care pharmacy benefit, and also supplies insightful guidance on professional careers in the field.

Ensuring a safe health care environment for patients is a critical issue as evidenced by evolving research, public response, and regulatory changes. For nurses at the forefront of health care delivery, the concern for patient safety is an acute priority.

Menopause manifests differently in all women, though the great majority experience symptoms that are uncomfortable, and many suffer from severe associated problems. This authoritative volume gives practical answers to questions about treatment options, coping strategies, sources of support and much more.

This text approaches women's and men's health in a balanced, interactive approach by presenting case studies that link program and policy issues to practical experiences. This text also addresses: global action and advocacy, sexuality, family decisions, factors undermining reproductive health, and controversial contemporary issues.

Discover the award-winning resource that examines over 140 years of black nurses' contributions to the field! This updated edition, expanded and international in scope, looks at black nurses' involvement as leaders, innovators, and caregivers in Africa, the Caribbean, and across the globe. Explore black nurses' involvement in the military, nursing education at historically black institutions, the struggle for black nurses to be recognized by national nursing organizations, and early leaders who paved the way for black nurses today.

Hispanic Voices is the second in our series of books on the health iss ues that affect distinct communities. Here, prominent educators explor e the pressing cultural and health needs of Hispanics. Discussions on poverty and children, risks of immigration, HIV/AIDS, stress and depre ssion, the homeless, migrant farm workers, racism, lifestyles, communi ty/spiritual values, and more depict the complexity of problems affect ing the health of Hispanics everywhere. Essential for all health educa tors, students, community activists - anyone interested in the future of health care.

Provides a reference on quality of life (QOL) for oncology nurses in many settings. Section I overviews the evolution of QOL in oncology nursing, and Section II highlights theory development related to QOL. Section III focuses on research and measurement issues, and Section IV demonstrates the impor

A great deal has been accomplished in the 5 years following the release of Healthy People 2000: National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives. Americans are living longer; infant mortality is at a record low level; childhood immunizations are increasing; tobacco use is declining; and more women over age 50 are receiving mammograms at recommended intervals. The Healthy People 2000 Midcourse Review and 1995 Revisions--the mid-decade report on the Nation's prevention agenda--provides us with the good news. This publication also shows that many challenges remain in preventing premature death and in improving health as the next century approaches.

The ability to manage information is the key to businesses thriving in an increasingly competitive market. Demonstrating how a database can be written using FileMaker Pro, this book presents a set of 11 business database case studies, which can be adapted by readers for their own data management requirements.