First Published in 2018. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an Informa company.
This book is a call to action that will guide health care providers; administrators; caregivers; policy makers; health professionals; federal, state, and local government agencies; private and public health organizations; and educational ...
Family Meetings Family meetings typically involve the patient, those family members desired by the patient, and the relevant health care providers (Hudson, Quinn, O'Hanlon, & Aranda, 2008). They should routinely be offered on admission ...
Birth rates for adolescents increased 3 percent from 40.5 live births per 1,000 in 2005 to 41.9 live births per 1,000 females ages 15 to 19 years in 2006 after a 14-year decline in teen birth rate (K. Anderson 2009:1).
The book demonstrates that having one or more uninsured members in a family can have adverse consequences for everyone in the household and that the financial, physical, and emotional well-being of all members of a family may be adversely ...
In this book, families can find the answers to their most urgent questions. What medications are helpful and are some as dangerous as I think?
Working With Families in Medical Settings provides mental-health professionals with the tools they need to figure out what patients and families want and how, within the constraints imposed by 21st-century healthcare setting, to best give ...
America's Children is a comprehensive, easy-to-read analysis of the relationship between health insurance and access to care. The book addresses three broad questions: How is children's health care currently financed?
Families Caring for an Aging America examines the prevalence and nature of family caregiving of older adults and the available evidence on the effectiveness of programs, supports, and other interventions designed to support family ...
Gallagher JR: The care of adolescents, in Gallagher JR, Heald FP, Garell D (eds.): Medical Care of the Adolescent. New York, Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1976, pp. 57–86. 2. Blaine GB: Common emotional problems, in Gallagher JR, Heald FP, ...
"Nurses play a vital role in improving the safety and quality of patient car -- not only in the hospital or ambulatory treatment facility, but also of community-based care and...