Provides information on implementing a post-fall assessment program and decrease the risk for subsequent falls at your long-term or acute care facility. This training CD-ROM aims to help staff identify factors responsible for falls in older adults and adapt fall prevention strategies to meet individual needs.
Argues that health is a concept, a norm, and a set of bodily practices whose ideological work is often rendered invisible by the assumption that it is a monolithic, universal good
Argues that health is a concept, a norm, and a set of bodily practices whose ideological work is often rendered invisible by the assumption that it is a monolithic, universal good
America has an aging challenge. As baby boomers enter advanced age, the shortfalls of our current care delivery systems are increasingly clear. If nothing changes, we are woefully unprepared for a world with more older adults than ever before.
Roman Catholic moral theology is the point of departure for this multifaceted exploration of the challenge of allocating scarce medical resources. This title begins its exploration of discerning moral limits to modern high-technology medicine with a consensus statement born of the conversations among the contributors.
Shows how hospice can provide compassionate, palliative care to meet the medical, psychological, and spiritual needs of persons with AIDS and those who love them. This guide offers a discussion of the history and philosophy of hospice care; and the costs of medical and pain-relieving care.
Shows how hospice can provide compassionate, palliative care to meet the medical, psychological, and spiritual needs of persons with AIDS and those who love them. This guide offers a discussion of the history and philosophy of hospice care; and the costs of medical and pain-relieving care.
Explores the major health issues of Indigenous populations and how to improve their overall health. This second edition addresses a key development since the first edition was published: an increasing consensus among Indigenous peoples that their health is tied to environmental determinants, both physical and philosophical.
A practical textbook devoted to developing and strengthening problem-solving and decision-making leadership competencies of healthcare administration students and healthcare management professionals. The text describes the "never assume" mindset and the structured method that drives evidence-based, action-oriented problem-solving.
