Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Easy Homeopathy or End of Life Care

Easy Homeopathy: The Only 7 Remedies You Need for Common Illnesses and First Aid

Author: Edward Shalts

Simple and inexpensive natural remedies every medicine cabinet should have

Dr. Edward Shalts's easy-to-use reference book is designed for those just getting started in homeopathy as well as for those confused by the thousands of elixirs, herbs, and other healing methods on the market. Now, in one user-friendly guide, Shalts identifies the seven most useful and effective homeopathic remedies, explaining to you exactly what they are, how they work, and how to use them for hundreds of common conditions.

Edward Shalts, M.D., D.Ht., is the vice president of the National Center for Homeopathy (NCH), a trustee of the American Institute of Homeopathy (AIH), and a faculty member at the Continuum Center for Health and Healing at Beth Israel Medical Center. He has a private practice in New York City. Visit him at www.HomeopathyNewYork.com.



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End-of-Life Care: A Nurse's Guide to Compassionate Care

Author: Springhouse Publishing Company

This sensitively written book offers a wealth of insight and practical advice for nurses in every specialty and setting providing end-of-life care. Nurses will learn how to address patients' spiritual concerns, ensure that physical needs are met, help patients maintain their dignity, and provide emotional support to grieving families. Nurses will also learn how to cope with their own feelings about dying and end-of-life care. Coverage includes stages of dying, nursing interventions for palliative care, pain control, alternative therapies, physical and psychological signs of grieving, and more. Vignette insights from the well-known end-of-life specialist Joy Ufema offer advice on giving compassionate care.



Table of Contents:
1Concepts of palliative care2
2Essential communication skills14
3Ethical considerations23
4Legal considerations34
5Evidence-based care48
6Palliative drug therapy60
7Psychosocial, spiritual, and cultural care78
8Patients with cancer98
9Patients with heart failure129
10Patients with neurologic disease141
11Patients with pulmonary disease156
12Patients with renal disease170
13Care of a dying child183
14Family and caregiver care196
15Support systems211
16When death nears222
17Bereavement care233
18Issues in acute care setting253
19Documenting care268
20Living with dying280

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