A profoundly moving account of an oncology nurse's conversations with the dying

A profoundly moving account of an oncology nurse's conversations with the dying

This pocket guide is crammed with practical detail to help radiotherapy students get to grips with their clinical placements.

Rachel Adams' life had always gone according to plan. Everything changed with the birth of her second child, Henry. Just minutes after he was born, doctors told her that Henry had Down syndrome. In this book, she chronicles the first three years of Henry's life and her own transformative experience of becoming the mother of a disabled child.

Warm, witty, honest and human, this book is a manifesto for staying alive, whatever your demons

Exploring the psychological impact of having a stroke, this book provides ways of learning to deal with these effects. Full of practical advice, and insight from stroke survivors, it gives guidance on how to accept and live with some of the long-lasting effects of a stroke.

A follow-up to the inspirational Overcoming Multiple Sclerosis documenting how 12 people around the world have changed their lives by altering their lifestyles.

In this new and revised edition of her classic book, Sheila Kitzinger explores the universal experience of pregnancy and birth. She looks closely at the place of birth, how women move in childbirth and what is done to help them and examines the bond traditionally formed between mothers and midwives.

A multi-contributed book which collates and highlights the relevant research (in an accessible way) relating to issues in midwifery, thereby advancing thinking on where the profession is going (especially in relation to Changing Childbirth (93), and how it will proceed.

This popular book provides practical guidance for healthcare professionals wishing to reflect on their work and improve the way they undertake clinical procedures, interact with other people at work and deal with power issues.

Mapped to the 2018 NMC standards and using insightful examples, scenarios and case studies, the fifth edition of this popular and bestselling book shows students what reflection is, why it is so important and how it can be used to improve nursing practice.

The ability to reflect on practice has become a competency demanded of every healthcare professional in recent years. It can be a daunting prospect - but this practical and accessible text guides the way, using the latest research and evidence to support the development of skills in reflective practice.

This bestselling book explains how expressive and explorative writing can develop reflective practice and invite critical examination of practice, values, roles, and responsibilities.

Deals with the safe and appropriate use of reflex zone therapy in pregnancy, labor and the puerperium, focusing on evidence-based practice, professional accountability and application of knowledge of the therapy related to reproductive physiology. This title includes a section on conception, infertility and sub-fertility.

This NEW edition now includes material on the implications from both the NHS Plan and the NSF for Older People.

How reliable is memory, especially of events very long ago? Science is discovering how memories can alter, or even be planted. In a climate of obsession with child abuse, leading questioning of children and claims of 'recovered memory' have led to the wrongful arrest of teachers and parents. The science of memory needs to guide the courtroom.

'A skilful, moving, even humorous book. It is more than an elegy for a lost mother or the charting of one human being's decline ... It is an investigation of memory, which concludes that "Memory, I have come to understand, is everything, it's life itself"' Scotland on Sunday

Reminiscence is a valuable tool for the professional carer as well as those looking after a family member or friend. It enhances and enriches the care relationship, and benefits both the person being cared for and the carer. This fully-updated fourth edition is full of practical information on planning and running successful reminiscence work.