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This is a practical, accessible guide for nurses on the management and care of the dying and deceased patient. It outlines the practicalities and legal issues associated with death, the principles of caring for a patient who is dying, and the principles of dealing with death, both expected and unexpected.

ECGs for Nurses provides everything the nurse needs to know about the electrocardiogram. Accessible yet comprehensive, and packed with case studies, this portable guide enables nurses to become skilled practitioners in an area often seen as highly complex.

Public Health Nursing is an essential resource for all health visiting students, school nursing students, and occupational health nursing students, that reflects the current key changes in community public health nursing. It is a key textbook for specialist practitioner programmes, and those new to the public health arena.

Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy: Techniques and Applications provides a practical overview of this valuable analytical tool, explaining the fundamental concepts and experimental methods, and illustrating important applications.

Maintaining a building is expensive: it costs many times more to run a building than to build it, yet maintenance is often accorded a low priority. Building Maintenance covers the technical aspects of maintenance for undergraduate students on built environment courses, particularly building surveying and facilities management.

This second edition of A Companion to Bioethics, fully revised and updated to reflect the current issues and developments in the field, covers all the material that the reader needs to thoroughly grasp the ideas and debates involved in bioethics.

Drawn from a wide range of perspectives and showcasing a variety of primary source materials, this documentary reader includes over 50 primary documents and highlights the most important themes of the era.

The Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the concepts, methodologies, and applications being undertaken today in computational linguistics and natural language processing.

This new textbook has an international authorship and is a practical, up-to-date resource for clinicians responsible for the care of children with oncologic and malignant hematologic disease.

Ancient Greek Religion: Historical Sources in Translation presents a wide range of documents relating to the religious world of the ancient Greeks from the earliest surviving literature to around the end of the fourth century BCE.

The Sciences of Animal Welfare analyses the diverse, interconnecting subjects which constitute this fascinating multidisciplinary field, whilst also considering the limitations and benefits of those subjects to the development and future of Animal Welfare Science.

The second edition of Mildred Blaxter's successful and highly respected book offers a comprehensive and engaging introduction to the key debates surrounding the concept of health today.

An up-to-date edition of the groundbreaking classic Medical genomics is rapidly moving into mainstream medicine, with new and emerging technologies such as molecular genetic diagnostic tests and gene therapy having an unprecedented impact in clinical practice.

Molecular Research in Aquaculture opens with background information on the aquaculture industry, development of new species, the benefits of increased production, and discussion of new techniques now being in aquaculture research.

Feminist historians have long analysed the constructions and meanings of home, whether as domestic space or the place of belonging and longing. In Homes and Homecomings an international group of scholars provide inspiring new historical perspectives on the politics of homes and homecomings.

Spray drying is a well-established method for transforming liquid materials into dry powder form. Widely used in the food and pharmaceutical industries, this technology produces high quality powders with low moisture content, resulting in a wide range of shelf stable food and other biologically significant products.

The essays brought together in this book understand phobia not as a pathology, but as a versatile moral, political, and aesthetic resource and one with a history.

'Advanced Dental Nursing, 2nd Edition' is a must have companion for every dental nurse for the post-certification courses in oral health education, special care, sedation and orthodontics.

In this volume devoted to the liver and biliary diseases, a group of global experts provide essential information for Board preparation and background reading. Each focuses on one key topic, with the most important clinical facts highlighted in boxes. Color illustrations reinforce the text.

Equally useful for Board review or fast reference, this concise guide provides a thorough summary of current clinical knowledge on the large and small intestine and pancreas. International authorities write on their areas of expertise, and each brief chapter is structured for fast retrieval of specific information.

Essential reading for children's and perioperative nurses, and others who work in the perioperative area Evidence-based, with clear links to nursing practice. Focuses on key skills and knowledge. Emphasises patient-centred care. Edited by an internationally-regarded children's nurse. .

* This book is a highly original, path-breaking analysis of the huge increase in the number of cases of diagnosed autism in the US, the UK and other societies. It brings a distinctive sociological perspective to bear on the autism epidemic .

Obesity presents many challenges to mothers and their unborn babiesHow can a severely overweight woman prepare for pregnancy? What if she is already pregnant? How do you guide her through an inherently high-risk pregnancy and labor to a successful birth?Pregnancy in the Obese Woman takes the best available evidence on pregnancy and obesity to provide an insightful, practical guide to management in one volume. After a review of the epidemiology and special considerations of prenatal care in obese women of childbearing age, the authors cover:* Bariatric surgery* Nutrition, exercise, and weight gain in pregnancy* Co-morbid conditions* Abnormal fetal growth and obstetric complications* Operative techniques in obese patients* Breastfeeding, contraception, and further pregnanciesWith obesity on the rise, increasing numbers of pregnancies are being seen in overweight and obese women, which presents a significant challenge to obstetric and other health care providers. Pregnancy in the Obese Woman provides you with the critical information you need to ease your mind and help your patients become contented mothers.Titles of Related InterestProtocols for High-Risk Pregnancies, 5eQueenan, Hobbins and Spong (eds); ISBN 978-1-4051-9650-5Obstetic Clinical Algorithms: Management and EvidenceNorwitz, Belfort, Saade, Miller; ISBN 978-14051-8111-2Preterm Birth: Prevention and ManagementBerghella (ed); 978-1-4051-9290-3

Aquaculture Ecosystems contains a thorough and exciting synthesis of current information on aquaculture practices and substantial discussion of the way forward in transforming the aquaculture industry by improving its sustainability.

Manufacturing and service industries have significantly improved their levels of productivity, quality, and profitability over the past 30 years, whereas in the construction industry similar levels of improvement have been impossible to achieve.

Written by stellar international authors, Essential Travel Medicine is the ideal rapid reference guide to what is a topic of huge international importance.

Musculoskeletal X-rays for Medical Students provides the key principles and skills needed for the assessment of normal and abnormal musculoskeletal radiographs. With a focus on concise information and clear visual presentation, it uses a unique colour overlay system to clearly present abnormalities.

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This book is the first English-language edition of Weber's writings on the revolutions in Russia in 1905 and February 1917. Weber discusses the events and examines the issue of Russian 'liberalization' and its prospects in a way that, after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, has great relevance today.

This book analyzes the impact of choice on welfare states in Europe. The recent focus on choice in many welfare states has created a more market-orientated approach, changed users to consumers, and increased the emphasis on private providers.