Home Nursing & Caring

"Quick Natural Macrobiotic Cookbook"

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Spiral Bound, Size: 228 x 152 mm. Weight: 516g.

Author: Aveline Kushi
ISBN: 0809244365
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Date: 1989
Readership: Home Nursing & Caring

"Caring for Someone With Memory Loss"

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The Carers Handbook Series has been written for the families and friends of older people. It guides carers through the emotional and practical maze of caring, and helps carers make informed decisions. Paperback, 176 pages. Weight: 294g.

Author: Battison, Toni
ISBN: 0862423589
Publisher: Age Concern Books
Date: 2004 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Home Nursing & Caring

"Caring for Someone With Depression"

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Depression, as an illness, affects one in five people in their lifetime. For some older people, it can be triggered by factors related to their age. This book looks at what depression is, the caring role, and maximizing 'good' health, and will act as a starting point for information and sources of support. Paperback, 230 pages. Size: 210 x 150 mm. Weight: 505g.

Author: Battison, Tony
ISBN: 0862423899
Publisher: Age Concern Books
Date: 2003 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Home Nursing & Caring

"Home Nursing for Carers"

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A comprehensive guide to holistic home care for those nursing children and adults through an illness. This book covers various aspects of general home nursing, including the arrangement of the patient's room, meals, taking a temperature, and washing the patient. It also details holistic treatments including herbal and plant remedies, and more. With 42 b/w illustrations. 2 rev ed. Paperback, 160 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 258g.

Author: Bentheim, Tineke Van
ISBN: 0863155413
Publisher: Floris Books
Date: 2006 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Home Nursing & Caring

"Irritable Bowel Syndrome"

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"What You Need to Know" series; This book is an important reference guide for all the information you need to know about the symptoms, causes, and treatments for this chronic disorder. Jacket Price 8.99. Paperback, 80 pages. Weight: 505g.

Author: Buckman, Robert
ISBN: 184573128X
Publisher: Bookmart
Date: 2006
Readership: Home Nursing & Caring

"Living With Depression"

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"What You Need to Know About" series; Offers an in-depth look at the causes of depression and describes the key symptoms of the condition. Evaluates drug and hospital treatments, including ECT and the importance of Psychotherapy. Jacket Price 8.99. Paperback, 80 pages. Weight: 184g.

Author: Buckman, Robert
ISBN: 1845731298
Publisher: Bookmart
Date: 2006
Readership: Home Nursing & Caring

"The Caregiver's Tale"

Loss and Renewal in Memoirs of Family Life

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Offers insight and comfort to individuals caring for a loved one and is useful for health care professionals. This book describes how the illness career and social meaning of cancer, dementia, HIV/AIDS, mental illness, and chemical dependence affect the caregiving experience. It provides a bibliography of various memoirs. With illustrations. Paperback, 208 pages. Size: 210 x 140 mm. Weight: 63g.

Author: Burack-Weiss, Ann
ISBN: 0231121598
Publisher: University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton
Date: 2006 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Home Nursing & Caring

"Caring for Loved Ones in Old Age"

Being a Carer, Paying for Care and Choosing a Care Home - Care for the Elderly

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One of the biggest challenges facing society is how we care for the elderly. This book provides guidance on a subject that most of us may have to face, but which few of us know very much about. It explains what help carers, and those they look after, can expect from the state, and the other self-funded options available. Paperback, 224 pages. Size: 234 x 153 mm. Weight: 356g.

Author: Counsel and Care
ISBN: 1905261497
Publisher: Lawpack Publishing Ltd
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Home Nursing & Caring

"Undivided Self"

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Alexander technique and the control of stress. Paperback, 100 pages. Size: 228 x 152 mm. Weight: 431g.

Author: Dimon, Theodore
ISBN: 1556432941
Publisher: Airlift
Date:
Readership: Home Nursing & Caring

"Find the Right Care Home"

A Guide to Helping Your Relative Settle in and Adapt

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A guide to helping your relative settle in and adapt. A comprehensive and sympathetic guide to making the best decision possible for your loved one and you. Divided into 10 easy-to-follow steps, it takes you through the entire care home experience - from deciding when the time is right for the move and finding the right home, to getting involved with life at the home and how to deal with any problems that may arise. Paperback, 224 pages. Size: 210 x 148 mm. Weight: 525g.

Author: Hurtley, Rosemary Burton-Jones, Julia
ISBN: 0862424283
Publisher: Age Concern Books
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Home Nursing & Caring

"Past Caring"

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Actress Audrey Jenkinson was starring in a BBC television series when she put her career on hold and returned home to Edinburgh to care for her mother suffering from a stroke and her father with cancer. In 'Past Caring', she describes how she tried to cope with her parents' deaths and recalls the 'void' she felt at the time 2 rev ed. Paperback, 256 pages. Size: 215 x 137 mm. Weight: 370g.

Author: Jenkinson, Audrey
ISBN: 0954423364
Publisher: Polperro Heritage Press
Date: 2004 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Home Nursing & Caring

"Caring for Someone Who is Dying"

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"Carers Handbook" series; Revised edition. With index. 3 rev ed. Paperback, 128 pages. Weight: 194g.

Author: Mares, Penny
ISBN: 0862423708
Publisher: Age Concern Books
Date: 2003 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Home Nursing & Caring

"The Selfish Pig's Guide to Caring"

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Six million people in the UK provide unpaid care for disabled or elderly relatives or neighbours. Oddly, though they are by definition, anything but selfish, they are prone to feelings of guilt, brought on by isolation and fatigue. This book explores what carers and others should know about caring. With 70ill.. Paperback, 350 pages. Size: 235 x 157 mm. Weight: 676g.

Author: Marriott, Hugh
ISBN: 0954423313
Publisher: Polperro Heritage Press
Date: 2003 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Home Nursing & Caring

"The Complete Carer's Guide"

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Carers can be responsible for a whole range of tasks from visiting, shopping, cooking and collecting prescriptions, to heavy physical work such as bathing, dressing and lifting the person in need of care. This book aims to provide a practical guide to caring, including what it involves, the issues affecting carers and sources of help. Paperback, 128 pages. Size: 216 x 138 mm. Weight: 172g.

Author: McCall, Bridget
ISBN: 0859699951
Publisher: Spck Publishing
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Home Nursing & Caring