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Izzy & Lenore: Two Dogs, an Unexpected Journey, and Me
: :In his previous books, New York Times bestselling author Jon Katz introduced us to the delightful menagerie at Bedlam Farm, including Izzy, the unforgettable border collie rescue. Now, in Izzy & Lenore, Katz delves deeper into his connection with the beautiful, once-abandoned dog, learning yet again about the unexpected places animals can take us. Affectionate and intuitive, Izzy is unlike any dog Katz has encountered, and the two undertake a journey Katz could not have imagined without the arrival of a new companion: a ...
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Final Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs, and Communications of the Dying
: :Five years after its first publication, with more than 150,000 copies in print, Final Gifts has become a classic. In this moving and compassionate book, hospice nurses Maggie Callanan and Patricia Kelley share their intimate experiences with patients at the end of life, drawn from more than twenty years experience tending the terminally ill. Through their stories we come to appreciate the near-miraculous ways in which the dying communicate their needs, reveal their feelings, and even choreograph their own final moments; we also discover ...
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Medical Terminology: A Short Course
: :Brief introductory workbook for students taking medical terminology courses. Contains pronunciation guides, exercises, and review sheets. Updated edition provides an appendix covering major classes of drugs, an expanded body systems appendix, and additional tables and examples. Previous edition: c1999. Softcover. DNLM: Terminology--Problems and Exercises.
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Final Exam: A Surgeon's Reflections on Mortality (Vintage)
: :A brilliant transplant surgeon brings compassion and narrative drama to the fearful reality that every doctor must face: the inevitability of mortality.When Pauline Chen began medical school, she dreamed of saving lives. What she could not predict was how much death would be a part of her work. Almost immediately, she found herself wrestling with medicine’s most profound paradox–that a profession premised on caring for the ill also systematically depersonalizes dying. Final Exam follows Chen over the course of her education and practice as ...
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Mosby's Textbook for Nursing Assistants
: :Heartland Community College, Bloomington, IL. Textbook for nursing assistant students. Emphasis is on long-term care, but includes other settings. New topics include work ethics, wound care, oxygen needs, and developmental disabilities. Previous edition: c1996. Softcover, hardcover also available.
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That Summer in Sicily: A Love Story
: :'From de Blasi (The Lady in the Palazzo, 2007, etc.), a fragrant tale of life and love in the mountains of Sicily.Shortly after the Venetian interlude she luxuriously captured in A Thousand Days in Venice (2002), the author accepted an assignment to write a magazine article on the interior regions of Sicily. Like many other journalists, she was met by silence from the wary Sicilians. She was about to retire to the mainland when she stumbled upon Villa Donnafugata, whose romantic turrets, towers, balconies ...
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Nursing Assistant Workbook
: :A complete resource for the nursing assistant in any setting; acute, long-term care and home health care
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Being Nursing Assistant Pocket Guide
: : Keeping pace with current developments and improvements in the health care field, this #1-rated resource and reference manual covers the basics of providing care to a variety of patients, and helps users understand and appreciate the scope of the work and duties they will be expected to master and perform within their specific job. Offers 35 detailed chapters on everything from the health care system to communication skills, infection control, safety, the patient's environment, emergency care, measuring vital signs, patient nutrition, specimen collection, ...
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The Needs of the Dying: A Guide For Bringing Hope, Comfort, and Love to Life's Final Chapter
: :In gentle, compassionate language, The Needs of the Dying helps us through the last chapter of our lives. Author David Kessler has identified key areas of concern: the need to be treated as a living human being, the need for hope, the need to express emotions, the need to participate in care, the need for honesty, the need for spirituality, and the need to be free of physical pain. Examining the physical and emotional experiences of life-challenging illnesses, Kessler provides a vocabulary for communication ...
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Medical Language Instant Translator
: :This pocket-sized companion includes the tools needed to quickly analyze medical terms, accurately form medical plurals, understand clinical tests and diagnostic procedures, interpret medical laboratory tests, identify common prescription drugs and their uses, translate medical word parts to English, and translate from English to medical word parts. A quick reference, full-color anatomy orientation is included, as well as other helpful resources such as information on prescription drugs, diagnostic tests, abbreviations, and more.Provides portable, convenient access to key medical language information.Easy-to-use format helps readers quickly ...
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