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This innovative text helps nursing students and working nurses to
master the essential skill of synthesizing diverse forms of
literature to inform research, practice, and policy in Nursing and
the Health Science disciplines. Focusing on the significance of
synthesis as a critical component of the literature review process,
this book walks readers through each step of completing an
exemplary literature review and synthesis. The text provides
detailed guidance to each of the rigorous steps needed to design,
execute, and synthesize the results of a literature review.This
book focuses on the literature review process intended to inform
research, quality improvement efforts, clinical practice, and
healthcare policy decisions, with discussion of how literature
reviews and syntheses inform public conversation. Designed to
simplify a complex topic, the text is also a platform for
discussing the rapidly expanding need for rigorous literature
review approaches across diverse settings and professional groups.
Concise formatting, objectives, step-by-step instructions,
publication example, activities, and key summaries, further
contribute to helping novice and more experienced learners to
assess and synthesize existing research to ensure a firm foundation
for creating unique and meaningful PhD dissertations, DNP projects,
and other scholarly work conducted by nurses and other healthcare
professionals. Key Features: Provides a step-by-step guide to
completing different types of literature reviews and syntheses,
illuminated by examples from the literature Formatted concisely and
consistently for ease of use Includes objectives, activities, key
summaries, and references to simplify learning Focuses on synthesis
of literature regarding research, quality improvement, clinical
activities, health policy, and public media in separate chapters
Addresses data synthesis for quantitative, qualitative, and other
literature review types
Focused specifically on the APRN role in implementing
evidence-based practice in the clinical environmentThe fourth
edition of this award-winning text-written specifically for
Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN) and students devoted to
scholarly investigation-describes essential ways to implement
Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) and quality improvement skills into
practical application. Step-by-step instructions walk the reader
through the process of finding relevant evidence, appraising it,
translating it into practice to improve patient care and outcomes,
and disseminating it. This text delivers expert guidance on
designing questionnaires and data-collection forms, and on
analyzing qualitative and quantitative data. The authors also offer
guidelines for evaluating research articles and a variety of EBP
activities and protocols demonstrating how to integrate EBP into
multiple clinical settings relevant to all APRN practice domains.
New to the Fourth Edition: New chapter on Continuous Quality
Improvement (CQI) includes information on models, processes, and
tools New chapter filled with examples of APRN-led initiatives
showcasing improved processes and health outcomes resulting from
EBP and quality improvement (QI) projects Expanded literature
reviews including integrative and other types of literature reviews
beyond systematic review Increased focus on Doctor of Nursing (DNP)
competencies and QI Key Features: Helpful in achieving hospital
Magnet (R) status Integrates EBP concepts related to patient care
Examples highlight application of evidence into practice Describes
strategies for establishing and sustaining an organizational
evidence-based practice Discusses issues of costs and ethics from
EBP perspective Purchase includes digital access for use on most
mobile devices or computers
Along with our human hands and their loving touch, we welcome
babies into the world with the sound of a human voice. Our speech
and song is a creative force which helps form a child, weaving a
warm nest of protection around him or her. This book, by three
experienced early years educators, is full of songs, verses and
games for use with very young children. Parents will find a wealth
of wonderful resources to help their babies and toddlers develop
healthily during this critical period.
The first comprehensive study of the most important ceramic
innovation of the 19th century Colorful, wildly imaginative, and
technically innovative, majolica was functional and aesthetic
ceramic ware. Its subject matter reflects a range of 19th-century
preoccupations, from botany and zoology to popular humor and the
macabre. Majolica Mania examines the medium's considerable impact,
from wares used in domestic settings to monumental pieces at the
World's Fairs. Essays by international experts address the
extensive output of the originators and manufacturers in
England-including Minton, Wedgwood, and George Jones-and the
migration of English craftsmen to the U.S. New research including
information on important American makers in New York, Baltimore,
and Philadelphia is also featured. Fully illustrated, the book is
enlivened by new photography of pieces from major museums and
private collections in the U.S. and Great Britain.
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Music Therapy in Dementia Care (Paperback)
Gudrun Aldridge; Edited by David Aldridge; Contributions by Melissa Brotons, Alicia Clair, Trisha Kotai-Ewers, …
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Within the last decade music therapists have developed their work
with the elderly and with people with dementia. Drawing on the
diverse research and considerable personal experience of
contributors from around the world, Music Therapy in Dementia Care
takes a comprehensive look at music therapy as a means of improving
memory, health and identity in those suffering from dementia -
particularly the Alzheimer's type. It explores the issues which may
arise in working with this group, such as coping with wartime
memories, and shows how music therapy facilitates and enables
communication through sound and movement. This fresh, original book
is an interesting and informative read for the caregivers and
families of dementia sufferers, and an essential resource for music
therapists and all those involved in psychogeriatry.
A survey of spectacular breadth, covering the history of decorative
arts and design worldwide over the past six hundred years Spanning
six centuries of global design, this far-reaching survey is the
first to offer an account of the vast history of decorative arts
and design produced in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, the
Indian subcontinent, and the Islamic world, from 1400 to the
present. Meticulously documented and lavishly illustrated, the
volume covers interiors, furniture, textiles and dress, glass,
graphics, metalwork, ceramics, exhibitions, product design,
landscape and garden design, and theater and film design. Divided
into four chronological sections, each of which is subdivided
geographically, the authors elucidate the evolution of style, form,
materials, and techniques, and address vital issues such as gender,
race, patronage, cultural appropriation, continuity versus
innovation, and high versus low culture. Leading authorities in
design history and decorative arts studies present hundreds of
objects in their contemporary contexts, demonstrating the
overwhelming extent to which the applied arts have enriched
customs, ceremony, and daily life worldwide over the past six
hundred years. This ambitious, landmark publication is essential
reading, contributing a definitive classic to the existing
scholarship on design, decorative arts, and material culture, while
also introducing these subjects to new readers in a comprehensive,
erudite book with widespread appeal. Distributed for the Bard
Graduate Center
John Lockwood Kipling (1837-1911) started his career as an
architectural sculptor at the South Kensington Museum (today the
Victoria and Albert Museum). Much of his life, however, was spent
in British India, where his son Rudyard was born. He taught at the
Bombay School of Art and later was appointed principal of the new
Mayo School of Art (today Pakistan's National College of Art and
Design) as well as curator of its museum in Lahore. Over several
years, Kipling toured the northern provinces of India, documenting
the processes of local craftsmen, a cultural preservation project
that provides a unique record of 19th-century Indian craft customs.
This is the first book to explore the full spectrum of artistic,
pedagogical, and archival achievements of this fascinating man of
letters, demonstrating the sincerity of his work as an artist,
teacher, administrator, and activist. Published in association with
Bard Graduate Center Exhibition Schedule: Victoria and Albert
Museum, London (01/14/17-04/02/17) Bard Graduate Center, New York
(09/15/17-01/07/18)
The Swedish toy industry has long produced vast quantities of
colorful, quality wooden items that reflect Scandinavian design and
craft traditions. This superbly illustrated book, including
specially commissioned photography, looks at over 200 years of
Swedish toys, from historic dollhouses to the latest designs for
children. Featuring rattles, full-size rocking horses, dollhouses,
and building blocks to skis, sleds, and tabletop games with
intricate moving parts, Swedish Wooden Toys also addresses images
of Swedish childhood, the role of the beloved red Dala horse in the
creation of national identity, the vibrant tradition of educational
toys, and the challenges of maintaining craft manufacturing in an
era of global mass-production. Published in association with the
Bard Graduate Center Exhibition Schedule: Paris, Musee des Arts
Decoratifs (06/18/14-01/11/15) Bard Graduate Center March 2015
Stockholm Summer 2015
A showcase of the "golden age" of the circus in America The circus
is a source of nostalgia for Americans of all ages, either from
memories of attending P. T. Barnum's "Greatest Show on Earth," or
through the colorful evocations in many movies, television
programs, and books. Interest in the circus phenomenon is
unflagging, yet there have been few publications that look closely
at how the circus's European origins were refashioned for an
American audience. Lavishly illustrated and carefully researched,
this volume explores how American culture, values, demography, and
business practices altered the fundamental nature of the European
circus, and how, by the end of the 19th century, they had
transformed it into a distinctly American pastime. At the peak of
its cultural significance, the circus was a sophisticated
combination of theater and business, and made effective use of
advertising, train travel, and hyperbole. The subjects in The
American Circus reflect this complexity, ranging widely from
thematic explorations of circus music and elephants to more closely
focused studies of objects such as circus toys, souvenirs, and
performers' costumes. The book also explores the dark and even
nefarious side of the circus, and its associations with
marginalized dimensions of American life and culture. With
contributions from leading scholars, this stylishly designed volume
aims to identify the salient features of an Americanized cultural
product and to analyze its appeal for American audiences. Published
for the Bard Graduate Center, NY Exhibition Schedule: Bard Graduate
Center, NY(09/21/12-02/03/13)
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