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An intriguing examination of the life and times of Josiah Wedgwood,
potter to the Queen, and an Enlightenment pioneer. Brian Dolan
combines the remarkable story of Josiah Wedgwood, the English
potter whose works are among the finest examples of ceramic art,
with the story of the 18th-century world of industry, fashion and
connoisseurship. Born in 1730 in Staffordshire, into a family with
a long tradition as potters, Wedgwood survived childhood smallpox
(and later, the loss of his leg), to become one of the most
prestigious potters in England; Queen Charlotte was sufficiently
impressed to name him 'Royal Supplier of Dinnerware'. Depending on
his business acumen, artistic sensibilities, and critically, his
scientific innovations, he established a factory and village near
Stoke-on-Trent named Etruria, where his revolutionary basalt and
jasperware was developed. Dolan weaves into this tale intriguing
social detail: the lives of the workers at Etruria, England at the
beginning of the industrial revolution, the Court of Queen
Charlotte and the worlds of the Royal Society and the Men of
Science. He paints a wonderful picture of the man and of the
fascinating Enlightenment period when he flourished.
'An utterly absorbing account, brilliantly researched and written,
of women's lives and travels in the 18th-century.' Katie Hickman
According to 'The Art of Governing A Wife' (1747), women in
Georgian England were supposed to 'lay up and save, look to the
house; talk to few and take of all within'. However, some broke
from these taboos and took up the previously male privilege of
travelling to the Continent to develop mind, spirit and body.
Hearing of the delights of the Grand Tour from pioneering friends,
increasing numbers of English ladies set off to sample foreign
lands from which many returned apparently 'the best informed and
most perfect creatures'. For others the Grand Tour was an
intellectual and romantic rite of passage, widening their knowledge
of society, love and politics and inspiring a genre of literary
fiction all of its own. Brian Dolan leads us into the hearts and
minds of the ladies through the stories, thoughts and court gossip
recorded in their journals, letters and diaries.
Accident & Emergency: Theory into Practice is the comprehensive
textbook for emergency nurses, covering the full range of emergency
care issues, including trauma management and trauma care, the
lifespan, psychological issues, physiology for practice, practice
and professional issues. This book is about more than what a nurse
should do; it is about why it should be done, leading to
sustainable and safer practice. The third edition of this
ever-popular text expands its horizons to include contributions
from emergency care professionals in New Zealand, Australia and the
Republic of Ireland, as well as the United Kingdom. Applied anatomy
and physiology and how it changes in injury and ill health
Treatment and management of a wide range of emergency conditions
Includes emergency care across the life continuum, trauma
management, psychological dimensions and practice and professional
issues. 'Transportation of the critically ill patient' chapter
outlines the nursing and operational considerations related to
transportation of the acutely ill person. 'Creating patient flow'
chapter overviews the concepts behind patient flow across the wider
health system and introduces the key concept of staff and patient
time. It explores some of the techniques used in manufacturing and
service industries and its application to health system,
illustrating how to reduce the waste of patient and staff time.
'Managing issues of culture and power in ED' chapter demonstrates
that cultural awareness is about much more than recognising the
different religious needs of patients and their families; it's also
about recognising culture, diversity, stereotyping and expressions
of power. Updated to reflect the latest practice and guidelines in
this fast-changing field of practice.
Mentors for student nurses and newly registered nurses will welcome
the revised fourth edition of this trusted handbook on how to teach
others: peers, students, patients and relatives. It is written in a
user-friendly style, 'talking through' strategies with the reader.
This is a practical 'How to' guide, rather than an academic
treatise, with particular emphasis on the use of competencies. .
Learning objectives begin each chapter . Sets teaching within the
context of nursing and education . Aids the teaching of reflective
learning . Activities and exercises are incorporated into each
chapter . Presents real world examples of the application of
teaching in practice . Kirkpatrick evaluation model .
Competency-based practice . SCARF - Status, Certainty, Autonomy,
Relatedness and Fairness in education . Revalidation with the NMC .
Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL)
When you become a ward or unit manager, sister or charge nurse,
your responsibilities change and you need a very different set of
skills compared to your previous roles. You are now required to
manage a team of staff with a set budget and are responsible for
maintaining an environment in which people can work well. This book
will help you to: Identify your responsibilities and best
approaches as a manager to provide patients with a high standard of
care through your staff; Read through examples, suggestions and
tips following a highly practical approach; Manage your staff, time
and budget; Create a positive work environment; Features:
Completely updated and revised content written by well-known
authors with extensive experience in the field; New sections on
responsible use of social media, working with different generations
in the workplace; how to make an impact, taking care of yourself
etc. Leading teams in the context of enduring financial and
staffing constraints Part of the A Nurse's Survival Guide series.
Key features: Completely updated and revised content written by
well-known authors with extensive experience in the field; New
sections on responsible use of social media, working with different
generations in the workplace; how to make an impact, taking care of
yourself etc. Leading teams in the context of enduring financial
and staffing constraints
Brian Dolan's social and cultural history of the music business in
relation to the history of the player piano is a critical chapter
in the story of contemporary life. The player piano made the
American music industry-and American music itself-modern. For
years, Tin Pan Alley composers and performers labored over scores
for quick ditties destined for the vaudeville circuit or librettos
destined for the Broadway stage. But, the introduction of the
player piano in the early 1900s, transformed Tin Pan Alley's guild
of composers, performers, and theater owners into a music industry.
The player piano, with its perforated music rolls that told the
pianos what key to strike, changed musical performance because it
made a musical piece standard, repeatable, and easy rather than
something laboriously learned. It also created a national audience
because the music that was played in New Orleans or Kansas City
could also be played in New York or Missoula, as new music
(ragtime) and dance (fox-trot) styles crisscrossed the continent
along with the player piano's music rolls. By the 1920s, only
automobile sales exceeded the amount generated by player pianos and
their music rolls. Consigned today to the realm of collectors and
technological arcane, the player piano was a moving force in
American music and American life.
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