Resultados para "Talk Talk" en Medicina y sector de la salud

Have you noticed a change in your parents and are unsure what to do next? This is the book to help you think about next steps, common mistakes people make, and what I wish I had done differently as a caregiver for my dad. You'll hear personal stories about my experience, as well as what I've seen professionally helping families get their estate planning, finances, and insurance in order. It's a practical blend of guidebook and stories. Caring for a parent as they age is challenging.

Hard Talk reacquaints us with the social power of speech while affirming the humane value of listening. Cole also reflects on the neuroscientific advances we’ve made in understanding barriers to speech and how we might reduce them.

A breast cancer diagnosis changes everything. But with the right information—and the right support—you can face it with strength, strategy, and self-compassion. In Real Talk, Real Hope, breast surgeon Dr. Loren Rourke shares the guidance every patient deserves but rarely receives. Blending medical expertise, empathy, and just enough humor, she delivers essential facts and straight talk to help you move forward with purpose.

Age-proofing an older relative's living space, figuring out powers of attorney, spotting and dealing with signs of dementia, asking them to give up the car keys or consider assisted living . . . the first step toward tackling these concerns and more is an honest, informed discussion. Here are prompts and road maps for twenty-seven essential conversations—with your parent, other family members, and health care providers. 

A hard-hitting critique of how managed care and the selective use of science to privilege quick-fix therapies have undermined in-depth psychotherapy—to the detriment of patients and practitioners In recent decades there has been a decline in the quality and availability of psychotherapy in...

Ever wonder what really happens behind the locked doors of a psychiatric unit? It’s not what you’ve seen on TV —and it’s nothing they taught you in nursing school. In Behind Locked Doors: Real Talk from the Psych Unit, the author S. Henderson, RN pulls back the curtain on the chaotic, heartbreaking, and deeply human world of inpatient Behavioral Health Nursing. This isn’t a clinical manual. It’s the raw, honest, and essential survival guide every new —or burned-out —nurse wishes they had.

Healthcare workers and first responders go to work every day to do amazing things for complete strangers. A culture exists, where it is not acceptable to admit how experiencing tragic events affect them. This book focuses on the stressors faced from a nurse's perspective, specifically in the emergency department. Traumatic stress is a real problem and contributing factor to the short career life expectancy of many nurses. Nurse turnover is higher than the general population and ER nurses turnover is exponentially higher.

Americans spend more money on health than people anywhere else in the world. And what do they get for it? Statistically, not much. Americans today live shorter, less healthy lives than citizens of other rich countries. The problem, Sandro Galea argues, is that Americans focus on the wrong things. Well is a radical examination of the subtle and not-so-subtle factors that determine who gets to be healthy in America.

In Welcome to Caregiving: The Things Caregivers Never Talk About, Erin shares her many lessons as a caregiver. In her warm, witty way, she shines a light on what it means to be a caregiver for a transplant patient, down to the smallest and sometimes most embarrassing detail. Rather than merely explaining what pills to take at what time, or what symptoms require phone calls, Erin really shows what it means to be a caregiver.

Its hard today to remember how recently cancer was a silent killer, a dreaded disease about which people rarely spoke in public. In hospitals and doctors offices, conversations about malignancy were hushed and hope was limited. In this deeply researched book, Elaine Schattner reveals a sea...

This audiobook covers a broad series of topics, including dealing with dementia, guilt, changing independence, managing end-of-life decisions, navigating the healthcare system, and what to do when a cognitively impaired parent becomes involved in a new romantic and sexual relationship. New topics added to this edition include legalized marijuana, medically assisted dying, and dealing with scams.

'Every family needs this book! Written with empathy, honesty, and real understanding, this book makes what can be a very lonely journey, feel seen, and a little lighter to carry, reminding you that you're not walking it alone.' - Joy Mason, CEO Mast Cell Action 'An empowering guide for patients...

Talking about death won't kill you. Yet in today's world, death remains one of our greatest taboos. As religion declines and rituals fade, we are left without much guidance for one of life's only certainties. This is your handbook for death in the 21st century – a compassionate, practical and surprisingly hopeful guide to understanding mortality.

Learn to understand and care for those with dementia or Alzheimer’s in this indispensable guide, winner of a 2021 Best Indie Book Award. If you are caring for a parent who has dementia or Alzheimer's disease, what do you do first and where can you get help? Written by a daughter who provided care for her mom, Life Giving Dementia Care is an easy-to-listen, non-technical Amazon best-selling book (May 2021) that walks you step-by-step through dealing with all stages of dementia or Alzheimer's care.

A “thought-provoking exploration of healing and compassion in the face of adversity” (Jen Gunter, MD, New York Times bestselling author of The Menopause Manifesto) following one psychiatrist and four of her patients as they deal with the unspoken physical and mental health costs of...

Blending personal anecdotes with hard science, an accomplished physician, researcher, and science communicator pulls back the curtain on medicine and medical research, revealing how progress is made—and how to rebuild trust between doctors and patients​: "A brilliant step toward patients and...