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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 320 numbered pages; no dustjacket; some minor wrinkling to bottom right corner of several pages near end of book; medium darkening inside covers; stamp to first free page; several minor specks to edges of closed pages; light wear to corners and edges of blue hardcover; a few minor dings to cover; weighs 2 pounds and 10 ounces; measures 11.2 by 8.7 by .9 inches; 121525.…

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 331 pp., xvii. '1' in number line. Following the Preface and Acknowledgments, Contents divided into 25 Chapters in 3 Parts: Part I: INTRODUCTION: THE PROBLEM (1) Rosalie A. Kane, "Everyday in Nursing Homes: ' The Way Things Are ' "; (2) Steven S. Foldes, "Life in an Institution: A Sociological and Anthropological View"; (3) Arthur L. Caplan, "The Morality of the Mundane: Ethical Issues Arising in the Daily Lives of Nursing Home Residents"; Part II: CASES AND COMMENTARIES (4) [Editors], "About the Case" [Each Case is accompanied by a Commentary, with Commentator Name preceding the Case]: (5) Ruth Macklin, "Good Citizen, Bad Citizen"; (6) Margaret P. Battin, "The Chair and Other Public Space"; (7) James F. Childress, "If You Let Them They'd Stay in Bed all Morning: The Tyranny of Regulation in Nursing Home Life"; (8) Stephen H. Miles and Greg A. Sachs, "Intimate Strangers: Roommates in Nursing Homes", Case Commentary: "Accommodating Room and Roommate Preferences"; (9) Rosemarie Tong, "Till Death Do Us Part: Married Life in Nursing Homes"; (10) Mary Ellen Waithe, "Thought for Food: Nursing Home Meals", Case Commentary: "Something to Chew On"; (11) Laurence B. McCullough, "Phone Privileges"; (12) Robert Schwartz, "Guardian Angles"; (13) Reinhard Priester, "Leaving Homes: Residents on Their Own Recognizance"; (14) Andrew Jameton, "Let My Persons Go! Restraints of the Trade"; (15) Mila Ann Aroskar, "Bathing: On the Boundaries of Health Treatment"; (16) Sara T. Fry, "Caring on Demand: How Responsive is Responsive Enough?"; (17) Diane K. Kjervik, "Beyond the Call of Duty: A Nurse's Aide Uses Her Judgment"; (18) Terrie Wetle, "Death of a Resident", Case Commentary: "Care of the Dying and the Newly Dead"; (19) Martin Benjamin, "Dressing for ' Success ' "; (20) David J. Mayo, "Tips and Favors", Case Commentary: "Private Contracts Between Residents and Staff"; (21) Harry R. Moody, "Finding a Home"; (22) Loren E. Lomasky, "Letter of the Law: Evictions from Homes"; Part III: TOWARD SOLUTIONS (23) Mila Ann Aroskar, Ene Kristi Urv-Wong, and Rosalie A. Kane, "Building an Effective Caregiving Staff: Transforming the Nursing Services"; (24) Iris C. Freeman, "Developing Systems That Promote Autonomy: Policy Considerations"; (25) Rosalie A. Kane, Arthur L. Caplan, Iris C. Freeman, Mila Ann Aroskar, and Ene Kristi Urv-Wong, " Avenues to Appropriate Autonomy: What Next?"; Contributors, pp. 319--323; Index, pp. 325-331. // Laid-in news items from the New York Times (NO offsetting): (1) Letters to the Editor, Roberta Sales, Gregory Siskind, "The Nursing Shortage" (4 12 2001) (2) Paul Zielbauer, "Some Nursing Homes Lock Out Strikers, and Hartford Vows to Help Homes Cover Costs" (3 22 2001; (3) Jennifer Steinhauer, "As Assisted Living Centers Grow, Calls for Standards and Oversight" (2 12 2001); (4) Letter to the Editor, Bobbie Sackman, "The Homebound Elderly" (4 12 2001); (5) Letter to Editor, Charles H. Roadman II, "Nursing Home Workers" (7 29 2000); (6) Letter to Editor, Pankaj Gupta, "Ethics and the Elderly" (1 21 2000); (7) Sara Rimer, "Home Aides for the Frail Elderly in Shorter Supply"; (8) Ann R. Langdon, "The Aged as an Inconvenience" {"Nursing Homes too easily forget the ' do unto others ' creed.") (7 27 1999); (9) Letters, Charles J. Hynes, Ann Colbert, "Caring for the Elderly" (12 19 1999); (10) Letters, Claire Fagin, Sidney Z. Cohn, "Don't Repeal Nursing Home Rules That Work" (10 14 1995; (11) Eliisabeth Rosenthal, "Once in Big Demand, Nurses Are Targets for Hospital Cuts" (8 19 1996); (12) Sharon R. King, "Nursing Homes Draw Attention As Worker-Saafety Focus Shifts" (8 7 1996). // NO Jacket. Blue boards with bright white lettering on front cover and spine. Previous owner name and origin of purchase discreetly on inside top left front cover, else unqualifiedly As New: Strong binding (NO cracks); sharp corners (NO bumps or curls); NO remainder marks; NO rubbing wear. Clean text. …

Hardcover. 256 p. Very good condition. Retired library exemplar with usual stamps/ stickers. Reading pages are very clean. Slight traces of storage. Otherwise very good condition. 9780884165132 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 599.

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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. A recent Harris Poll revealed some disturbing aspects of the current state of health care provision for women and children. The poll dealt with issues as diverse as clincial examinations and communication between women and their doctors. Such issues, long ignored or under-appreciated by medical researchers, clinicians, and public policy makers, are increasingly receiving attention, not only from public health experts, but also from politicians, pressure groups,and the media.Reproductive Health Care for Women and Babies addresses all the medical and societal aspects of health care that go to form public health policy for women. Theeditors have assembled an international team of contributors who provide the reader with a truly global picture of the issues involved. These features combine to provide a much better understanding of the health care needs of women. Doctors will be able to take a broader view of their role, beyond the traditional one of diagnosis and treatment, and allow to communicate more effectively their individual and collective views. Such a reorientation is essential if physicians are to assume theirproper role at the centre of the formation of public health policy. For anybody involved in providing health care for women and children this book is essential reading. The well-being of women and children in our society is intimately tied to health policy. This book looks at a range of issues affecting the health of women and infants from the point of view of health policy, ethics, and economics. The book addresses all the groups that formulate health policy, with the issues laid out by experts in the field but written with a view to the broad audience. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. A recent Harris Poll revealed some disturbing aspects of the current state of health care provision for women and children. The poll dealt with issues as diverse as clincial examinations and communication between women and their doctors. Such issues, long ignored or under-appreciated by medical researchers, clinicians, and public policy makers, are increasingly receiving attention, not only from public health experts, but also from politicians, pressure groups,and the media.Reproductive Health Care for Women and Babies addresses all the medical and societal aspects of health care that go to form public health policy for women. Theeditors have assembled an international team of contributors who provide the reader with a truly global picture of the issues involved. These features combine to provide a much better understanding of the health care needs of women. Doctors will be able to take a broader view of their role, beyond the traditional one of diagnosis and treatment, and allow to communicate more effectively their individual and collective views. Such a reorientation is essential if physicians are to assume theirproper role at the centre of the formation of public health policy. For anybody involved in providing health care for women and children this book is essential reading. The well-being of women and children in our society is intimately tied to health policy. This book looks at a range of issues affecting the health of women and infants from the point of view of health policy, ethics, and economics. The book addresses all the groups that formulate health policy, with the issues laid out by experts in the field but written with a view to the broad audience. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

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