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Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Home nursing & caring
Mixing personal history, interviewee voices, and academic theory
from the fields of care work, the sociology of work, medical
sociology, and nursing, Taking Care of Our Own introduces us to the
hidden world of family caregivers. Using a multidimensional
approach, Sherry N. Mong seeks to understand and analyze the types
of skilled work that family caregivers do, the processes through
which they learn and negotiate new skills, and the meanings that
both caregivers and nurses attach to their care work. Taking Care
of Our Own is based on sixty-two in-depth interviews with family
caregivers, home and community health care nurses, and other expert
observers to provide a lens through which in-home care processes
are analyzed, while also exploring how caregivers learn necessary
procedures. Further, Mong examines the emotional labor of
caregiving, as well as the identities of caregivers and nurses who
are key players in the labor process, and gives attention to the
ways in which the labor is transferred from medical professionals
to family caregivers.
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Shrinking Bones
(Paperback)
Judy K Mosher; Cover design or artwork by Robert R. Sanders; Edited by Shawn Aveningo Sanders
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R294
Discovery Miles 2 940
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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The Contented Carer is William Long's second book, and carries on
from themes explored in A Gift for Carers. It reveals the author's
six-step 'contented carer' formula for creating a life of lasting
well-being. The Contented Carer is an essential read, not just for
those caring for someone, but for anyone with an interest in
well-being and looking to improve and enrich their life.
The Contented Carer is William Long's second book, and carries on
from themes explored in A Gift for Carers. It reveals the author's
six-step 'contented carer' formula for creating a life of lasting
well-being. The Contented Carer is an essential read, not just for
those caring for someone, but for anyone with an interest in
well-being and looking to improve and enrich their life.
Theirs had been a love story, a story of friendship, courtship and
marriage, beginning when she was seventeen and he was a dashing
Navy officer. It was a fairytale that never ceased-even Alzheimer's
couldn't come between them. Phyllis Brown relives this
one-of-a-kind love she shared with her husband, Bert, in HELP ME
I'm Slipping. According to the Alzheimer's Association, there are
many signs of the disease. The author noticed some of these signs
in her husband, but she completely ignored them at first. A highly
successful businessman, a gentle yet hardworking person who never
stopped until he accomplished his goals, Bert was adept at hiding
his memory loss. But as soon as it was confirmed that he had
Alzheimer's disease, his wife went into action. Phyllis may not
have been well-equipped with medical information and guidelines,
but she was determined to give all her love and support to make the
last years of Bert's life as happy as they could possibly be. HELP
ME I'm Slipping follows the author's difficult yet rewarding
experience as she helps her husband through the uncharted waters of
Alzheimer's. From her journey, she shares lessons that she learned
with her readers. In each day, she found something they could enjoy
together: moments of love, and even fun and laughter. From
strategies for helping her husband maintain his dignity to tips on
activities that can be enjoyed daily, this book provides a truly
inspiring testament to a love that endures.
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