This is the first edited book to address the topic of oxygen uptake kinetics and contains contributions from leading researchers in the field.

Reader-friendly volume with a problem-solving approach, invaluable in the run up to clinical, written or OSCE examinations, and an ideal course companion for all undergraduate medical students when studying paediatrics at various stages in their clinical training

Describes the kind of care needed towards the end of life or at any point on what has been called "the cancer journey". This work focuses on the highest quality of life for the person with cancer and includes care of the family before, at and after the death. It is suitable for nurses and others.

Aims to help in developing working partnerships to meet special educational needs. The book defines what it means to practice and how to achieve it, asking "How can parent-teacher partnership become a reality for all concerned and why is there resistance to it?".

This text for nurses involved in nurse education and learning, discusses new government initiatives which place greater emphasis on service providers and universities in nurse development. Topics covered include teaching styles, motivation, learning theories, and assessment and legal aspects.

This book concentrates on the 'heart' of teaching - teachers' moral purposes, the nature of care, emotional commitment and motivation that distinguishes the best teaching and the best teachers.

An introductory text to the history, major writers and critical issues of this genre, this volume clarifies the different uses of pastoral covering: the history of the genre; the pastoral impulse of retreat and return; and an examination post-pastoral texts.