The BC Cancer Library
Delivering timely service and evidence-informed resources to people in BC and the Yukon facing cancer and those involved in oncology care or research.
Delivering timely service and evidence-informed resources to people in BC and the Yukon facing cancer and those involved in oncology care or research.
"The Scope and Standards of Practice for Professional Ambulatory Care Nursing promotes effective clinical and administrative management of increasingly complex ambulatory care RN roles and responsibilities in a changing health care environment. The 9th Edition contains significant revisions from pr…
Contents:; Introduction : the good, the bad, and the ugly -- Transforming both health and care -- Compassion and contentment : being heartful -- Values and excellences in nursing -- The art of reaffirming purpose -- A heavy heart hurts -- I know what I ought to do! -- Burnt out and seemingly heartl…
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Contents:; Overview of Cancer-Associated Thrombosis -- Pathophysiology and Risk Factors for Cancer-Associated Thrombosis -- Impact of Venous Thromboembolism on Cancer Survival -- Occult Cancer Workup in Idiopathic Venous Thromboembolism -- Chemotherapy Induced Thrombosis -- Catheter-Related Thrombo…
Contents:; Self-awareness and communication -- Sex, gender, sexual orientation, behavior, and health -- Understanding attitudes and access to care -- The history and physical examination -- Shared decision making and family dynamics -- Care planning and coordination -- Ethical and legal issues -- P…
Table of contents:; Foundations of patient care -- Patient- and family-centered care at the Johns Hopkins hospital -- Competencies, lessons learned, and recommendations -- Empowerment through shared governance -- Shared governance in a professional practice environment -- Shared governance : compet…
Contents:; Introduction to ethics -- Contemporart ethical dilemmas -- End-of-life dilemmas -- Health care ethics committee -- Development of law -- Introduction to law -- Government ethics and the law -- Oganizational ethics and the law -- Health care professional legal-ethical issues -- Physician?…
"This evidence-based guide educates and informs health professionals about promoting sexual wellbeing in the context of challenges from physical and mental health. This accessible text demystifies a topic that is sometimes difficult to discuss. It is essential reading for healthcare practitioners i…
Table of Contents:; Therapeutic communication -- Multicultural therapeutic communication -- Therapeutic communication in complementary medicine -- The helping interview -- The therapeutic response across the life span -- The therapeutic response to angry, aggressive, abused or abusive clients -- Th…
Contents:; Regulatory protection of human subjects in research -- The research problem -- Review of the literature -- The systematic review -- Methodology -- Survey research -- Qualitative research -- Community-based participatory research -- Clinical investigations -- Data analysis -- Exploring st…
Content:; Basics of Radiation Physics -- Radiation Quantities and Units -- Interaction of Ionizing Radiation with Matter -- Radiation Protection Standards in Relation to ICRP Recommendations -- Radiation Hazard Evaluation and Control in Nuclear Medicine -- Occupational and Public Exposure to Nuclea…
Table of Contents:; Why grant writing skills are needed now and in the future -- So, you want to write a grant! Where to begin? -- What type of grant do you want? -- It takes a village (and the village has a system!) -- Writing the research proposal -- Engaging communities in research grant develop…
"Within the United Kingdom (UK), most mainstream healthcare practitioners receive little or no nutrition education during their years of training. As a consequence, the understanding of nutrition amongst primary care practitioners such as general practitioners, pharmacists, midwives, and practice n…
Contents:; PART I SOME FUNDAMENTAL STUFF -- 1. FIRST THINGS FIRST ? THE NATURE OF DATA -- PART II DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS -- 2.DESCRIBING DATA WITH TABLES -- 3. EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY ? DESCRIBING DATA WITH CHARTS -- 4.DESCRIBING DATA FROM ITS SHAPE -- 5.MEASURES OF LOCATION ? NUMBERS R US -- …
