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An amazing story about catastrophe and survival that has pushed new
and innovative strategies for improving patient safety and quality
of care on a national level, as well as serving as a learning
experience for health care providers of all levels. While in a
two-month long medically induced coma, Brian Boyle was unable to
move or talk to anyone around him, yet he was able to hear, see,
and feel pain. Brian slowly clawed his way back to the living and
found the strength to live to tell his story. In The Patient
Experience, Brian provides vital information from the patient's
perspective to help caregivers gain valuable insight that will help
them understand new ways to provide care to both patients and their
families. By completion of this book, readers will be able to:
Recognize the variety of feelings and emotions of the patient
Identify simple methods and interventions to provide emotional
support to relax the patient Determine the importance of particular
amenities to a patient who may be unable to communicate Evaluate
patient life-history to determine appropriate intervention
techniques Understand the motivational role that communication has
between the health care provider and the patient and his or her
family When it comes to the patient experience, Brian has become a
mouthpiece for the voiceless.
New Orleans: The Underground Guide shows visitors how to experience
the Big Easy like a local, looking past staples like beignets and
Bourbon Street to reveal a city bursting with contemporary and
experimental art, genre-busting DJs, international cuisines, and
even kid-friendly activities. This fully updated edition offers an
expansive collection of alternative recommendations for exploring
the city of Mardi Gras, brass bands, and weekly festivals.
Featuring over two hundred new entries on local bands, rappers,
restaurants with live music, galleries, and more, this guidebook
takes readers on a one-of-a-kind journey through New Orleans,
giving advice on everything from what thrift stores and bookshops
to visit to what bands to catch in concert and what parades to
attend. Lead author Michael Patrick Welch provides a detailed guide
of the less traditional, more adventurous side of New Orleans, from
bars that hold readings of poetry and erotic literature to costume
shops that sell handmade masks, party supplies, and all the parade
throws you can carry. Drawing on the wisdom of New Orleans
celebrities, journalists, artists, and musicians from throughout
the Crescent City, the fourth edition of New Orleans: The
Underground Guide is an authentic and reliable resource for where
locals listen to music, art hop, shop, eat, drink, and let loose.
Red beans and rice, trad jazz, and second lines are the Big
Easy's calling cards, but beyond where the carriage rides take you
is a city brimming with genre-defying music, transnational cuisine,
and pockets of wild, artistic locals that challenge preconceived
notions of what it means to be New Orleans.
With a respectful nod to the traditional and a full embrace of
the obscure, New Orleans: The Underground Guide is a resource for
discovering the city as it really is -- as much brass bands and
boas as it is bounce and bicycle tours. From a speakeasy in the
Bywater neighborhood to the delightfully sketchy vibe of St. Roch
Tavern, lead author Michael Patrick Welch uncovers an unexpected
tableau of musicians, venues, and novel ways to pass the bon
temps.
Contents include but are not limited to: where to get naked, how
to make the most of Mardi Gras according to banjo player Geoff
Douville, what to order from the delicious Slavic menu at Siberia,
where to find the New Orleans Giant Puppet Festival, how to catch a
performance by the New Movement comedy troupe, where to rent a
kayak, and how to get in on the "bed and beverage" experience at
the Royal Street Inn.
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