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Connecting to Feelings, Values and Inner Awareness
Although nursing education today offers copious amounts of information geared to test preparation, it does not adequately harness the emotional intelligence of individual students-a quality that can greatly enrich the nursing profession. This expert resource for understanding the importance of affective teaching-what it is and how to incorporate ......
Examines the contemporary psychological experience of African Americans through the lens of a positive, strengths-based model. The book combats the deficit perspective that has permeated the psychological literature about African Americans by focusing on the strengths that have facilitated their growth and resilience.
An essential resource for all stroke survivors and their families and caregivers. Updated and expanded, this new edition of the popular resource has been written by a stroke survivor who has spent 24 years helping other survivors live life to the fullest potential. It is filled with practical tips and support to help you cope with the lifestyle ......
Addresses the key issues around mobility and transportation for the aging Baby Boomer generation - issues that will be significantly different than those of previous generations of older adults. This volume examines many of the issues faced by policymakers, transportation officials, vehicle manufacturers, health and human services professionals, ......
Deals with the aged and the process of aging and links this knowledge to interventions for improving the quality of life. Featuring expert gerontologists, this volume highlights the development of preventive, therapeutic, and rehabilitative interventions designed to assist older people maintain their independence and quality of life.
Research documents that rural elders are poorer, live in less adequate housing, and have far fewer health and service options available to them than their urban counterparts, yet there is a critical lack of current and detailed information on the problems facing rural elders and on the professional practices that serve this population. This text ......
Incorporating descriptions by mothers and daughters about their relationships, this book addresses both the rewards and the costs that mothers and daughters incur in maintaining their relationships into old age. It is useful for psychologists, gerontologists, and sociologists, as well as academics and researchers in women's and family studies.
Newly revised and updated, this classic text examines the impact of social forces on the aging process. It considers aging from personal, family, community, societal, and global perspectives. This sixth edition reflects significant changes in the field of social gerontology.
Includes 6 months' free access to the companion ExamPrepConnect review course! Completely revised and updated, this #1-bestselling resource has prepared thousands of candidates to successfully pass their Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioner (AGNP) exams. Organized by body system and providing easy-to-navigate content on Danger Signals, Normal ......
