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      Care-related Micro-training

      by Martin Schieron

      The practical book on micro-trainingdescribesthe most important features,elements and fields of application ofmicro-training. The author lists the necessarycompetences of trainees anddescribes how to apply and evaluatemicro-training. He explains the basicsof micro-training, shows how to assess,create and use training material andpresents examples of micro-training.

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      Nursing

      Communication and Interaction in Care

      by Heinz-J. Büker, Margret Schumacher

      Communication and interaction areamong the key skills that need to be acquiredin nursing training and applied inpractice. The authors of this short textbookon communication and interactionin nursing introduce the basics ofcommunication and describe the communicativeskills of empathy and activelistening.

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      Medicine
      May 2016

      Nurse Writers of the Great War

      by Christine Hallett, Christine Hallett, Jane Schultz

      The First World War was the first 'total war'. Its industrial weaponry damaged millions of men and drove whole armies underground into dangerously unhealthy trenches. Many were killed. Many more suffered terrible, life-threatening injuries: wound infections such as gas gangrene and tetanus, exposure to extremes of temperature, emotional trauma and systemic disease. In an effort to alleviate this suffering, tens of thousands of women volunteered to serve as nurses. Of these, some were experienced professionals, while others had undergone only minimal training. But regardless of their preparation, they would all gain a unique understanding of the conditions of industrial warfare. Until recently their contributions, both to the saving of lives and to our understanding of warfare, have remained largely hidden from view. By combining biographical research with textual analysis, Nurse writers of the great war opens a window onto their insights into the nature of nursing and the impact of warfare. ;

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      Medicine
      August 2016

      Evidence-based Nursing and Caring

      by Johann Behrens, Gero Langer

      Evidence-based-nursing and caring, a method that relies on scientifically verifiable data from an outside perspective (“external evidence”) as well as the individual needs of those cared for as well as the caretakers (“internal evidence”). This title offers a detailed insight into external and internal evidence in nursing care and shows in a 6-step-approach how to • make shared decision • analyse and describe problems • find literature and relevant studies • critically evaluate nursing studies and their quality • change nursing practice and • evaluate nursing care. Target Group: Nursing Students, Nurse Educators.

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      Green for the Soul

      How to Help People Blossom

      by Berndt Vogel

      This richly illustrated and clearly structured publication demonstrates how green indoor and outdoor spaces can be used to stabilize individuals’ psychiatric health, to enable relaxation and recovery, to engage people, to enable them to experience inclusion, and to develop creativity and imagination. The author describes the diverse ways that gardening can be used to foster creativity and to engage, and presents the opportunities for interaction that landscapes offer people, animals, and plants. She explains how landscapes can prompt a search for meaning in crisis situations or everyday life and presents spaces for new experiences and taking stock of past experiences in green environments. Target Group: Horticultural therapists, occupational therapists, activity therapists, landscape architects, psychiatric nurses

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      Notes for Personal Care Workers

      The Quick Reference Book on Caring for the Elderly

      by Sylke Werner

      This quick reference book explains what personal care is, why it is necessary, which competencies personal care workers require, and how to safely and professionally care for, engage, and support people in need of care and their relatives in their daily lives. Target Group: Personal care workers, geriatric nurses

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      Notes for Dementia Support Workers

      The Quick Reference Book on Working with People with Dementia

      by Sylke Werner

      The practical quick reference book for dementia support workers, who inspire, support, and care for people with dementia in their daily lives in their own homes and in residential care. With a clear, specific, and professional approach, Sylke Werner explains the responsibilities that dementia support work entails and the forms and symptoms of dementia. She provides detailed descriptions of activities and ways of life for people with dementia, as well as work on the patient’s life story, care, and activities in the patient’s own home, care homes, and palliative care environments. Challenging behavior, the importance of care workers’ being attentive to their own needs, and legal principles are also covered in this practical handbook for dementia support workers. Target Group: Dementia support workers, geriatric nurses, activity and enrichment specialists, nursing assistants/direct care workers

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      Protection in In-home Care for the Elderly

      Preventing and Identifying Abusive Situations – Supporting Care Recipients and Caregivers

      by Barbara Baumeister, Trudi Beck (editors)

      Why and how are elderly people abused when they receive care in their own homes? How can this abuse be identified and prevented? The authors explains why the elderly are abused when they receive at-home care, differentiate between various forms of abuse, and demonstrate how it can be identified. They present interventions and provide tools for preventing and identifying abuse and for supporting care recipients and caregivers. Target Group: Geriatric nurses, social workers, geriatricians

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      Nursing & ancillary services

      Nursing Education Manual

      Theory - Empiricism - Practice

      by Maria A. Marchwacka (Ed.)

      The handbook explains theoretical approaches to nursing education, provides empirical findings on the concept of education in nursing, and shows possibilities for practical applications and implementation of nursing education using examples in vocational education, such as interdisciplinary learning, competence orientation, simulation testing, and inclusion, as well as professionalism and awareness of language registers of teachers.

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      Medicine

      Caring for People with Paraplegia

      Assessment, Problems, Interventions and Evaluation

      by Ute Haas

      Paraplegia generally means a sudden, although sometimes gradual, change in the lives of those affected and their relatives, which challenges all previous behavior patterns and life activities. Caring for and looking after people with this condition is very challenging and demands thorough knowledge and special skills on the part of caregivers as well as close interdisciplinary cooperation. The second edition has been updated and expanded in light of new scientific and practice-related findings concerning respiratory and excretion problems, including surgical procedures on the intestines, pressure sores and pain, as well as body image. The theoretical frame of reference for the care process in the form of Gordon’s functional health patterns is explained and illustrated in a new chapter for all process elements.

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      Nursing & ancillary services

      Peritoneal Dialysis

      Clinical Guide for Nurses

      by Christa Tast / Thomas Mettang

      Peritoneal dialysis is an important renal replacement therapy for people whose kidneys no longer adequately filter urinary substances. It enables patients and their relatives to take responsibility for their own therapy. Physicians and nurses are therefore challenged to provide patients and relatives with the necessary skills for autonomous care. This practical handbook conveys the necessary knowledge and skills in a clear, up-to-date and comprehensible manner.

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      Nursing

      On Female Territory

      Portraits of Male Care Workers

      by Sabine Meisel / Edita Truninger

      The book portrays men between the ages of 23 and 65, who work in caring professions in different areas, such as nursing homes, acute care clinics, home care, outpatient care and psychiatry, providing readers with an insight into their biographies. The protagonists recount in a candid way what motivated their career choice. Did they become aware of it through their environment or through personal experience? Which barriers did they have to overcome in the process of choosing a career? What do they think of their role as an exotic species in female-dominated teams? At which point did they begin to question the prevailing norms of gender identities?And what did that do for their own idea of masculinity? These portraits are enriched by five personal essays written by representatives from the Swiss healthcare sector who have been in the caring profession for a long time.

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      Medicine
      February 2016

      Nurse Writers of the Great War

      by Christine Hallett, Christine Hallett, Jane Schultz

      The First World War was the first 'total war'. Its industrial weaponry damaged millions of men and drove whole armies underground into dangerously unhealthy trenches. Many were killed. Many more suffered terrible, life-threatening injuries: wound infections such as gas gangrene and tetanus, exposure to extremes of temperature, emotional trauma and systemic disease. In an effort to alleviate this suffering, tens of thousands of women volunteered to serve as nurses. Of these, some were experienced professionals, while others had undergone only minimal training. But regardless of their preparation, they would all gain a unique understanding of the conditions of industrial warfare. Until recently their contributions, both to the saving of lives and to our understanding of warfare, have remained largely hidden from view. By combining biographical research with textual analysis, Nurse writers of the great war opens a window onto their insights into the nature of nursing and the impact of warfare. ;

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      Medicine
      June 2018

      Negotiating nursing

      British Army sisters and soldiers in the Second World War

      by Jane Brooks, Christine E. Hallett

      Negotiating Nursing explores how the Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service (Q.A.s) salvaged their soldier-patients within the sensitive gender negotiations of what should and could constitute nursing work and where that work could occur. The book argues that the Q.A.s, an entirely female force during the Second World War, were essential to recovering men from the battlefield and for the war, despite concerns about women's presence on the frontline. Using personal testimony the book maps the developments in nurses' work as they created a legitimate space for themselves in war zones and established their position as the expert at the bedside. Yet, despite the acknowledgement of nurses' vital role in the medical service, their position was gendered. As the women of Britain were returned to the home post-war, it was the military nurses' womanhood that stymied their considerable skills from being transferred to the new welfare state.

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      Medicine
      June 2018

      Negotiating nursing

      British Army sisters and soldiers in the Second World War

      by Jane Brooks, Christine E. Hallett

      Negotiating Nursing explores how the Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service (Q.A.s) salvaged their soldier-patients within the sensitive gender negotiations of what should and could constitute nursing work and where that work could occur. The book argues that the Q.A.s, an entirely female force during the Second World War, were essential to recovering men from the battlefield and for the war, despite concerns about women's presence on the frontline. Using personal testimony the book maps the developments in nurses' work as they created a legitimate space for themselves in war zones and established their position as the expert at the bedside. Yet, despite the acknowledgement of nurses' vital role in the medical service, their position was gendered. As the women of Britain were returned to the home post-war, it was the military nurses' womanhood that stymied their considerable skills from being transferred to the new welfare state.

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      Medicine

      Ethics in Nursing Training

      by Marianne Rabe

      Although the importance of ethics is often stressed, it remains sidelined in training. Marianne Rabe makes ethics and ethical reflection the focus of nursing practice and training. Her study - presents the theoretical principles of formative learning and explores how it can be put into practice - puts forward practical curriculum suggestions for incorporating ethics into nurse training - shows how to address the ethical principles of dignity, autonomy, care, justice, responsibility, and dialogue within the framework of a teaching concept - presents Rabe’s own model of ethical reflection based on her personal experience. Target Group: Nursing trainers, lecturers

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