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Today's nurses face a multitude of legal and ethical dilemmas that fall outside the scope of clinical and medical training. This book examines the latest trends, principles, theories, and models in patient care to help one make ethically sound decisions in complex and often controversial situations. It emphasizes the importance of moral action in personal and professional situations, within the context of complexities created by science and technological...

"In this book, author and practice consultant Cynthia McKane-Wagester, RDH, shows you how to breathe new life into "the pulse of the practice" by motivating dental team members to create an environment that increases the hygiene department's production by as much as 50% per month, boosts the number of hygiene appointments beyond your most optimistic estimates, and improves acceptance percentages for the entre practice."--BOOK JACKET.

This newest edition to the "Fast Facts" series provide insight for protégés and mentors on using mentoring to build new generations of successful nurses. It covers a quick history of why mentoring is important, how a protégé can identify a mentor, and how to develop and maintain a healthy mentor-protégé relationship. It also contains the necessary tools to help novice nurses benefit from mentor support through difficult and sometimes frightening...

"Architects throughout the world hold Japan's best architecture in high regard, considering the country's buildings among the world's most carefully crafted and innovative. While many books, magazines, and exhibitions have focussed on the results of architectural practice in Japan, this book is the first to explain the reasons for Japan's remarkable structures. Architectural design does not occur in isolation; Japan's architects are able to collaborate...

Professional etiquette reaches far beyond which fork to use at a formal dinner. In fact, from handling business meetings to using smart devices to cultivating one's career, professional etiquette is critical to personal and professional success for everyone from new graduates to seasoned nurses. This updated edition will prepare nurses handle awkward and challenging situations. This preparation will increase the reader's confidence, enhance their...

"In Five Minds for the Future, Howard Gardner shows how we will each need to master the "five minds" that the fast-paced future will demand - from minds able to synthesize and communicate complex ideas to minds that can respect human differences and fulfill the higher responsibilities of work life and citizenship. Otherwise, we risk being overwhelmed by information, unable to succeed in the workplace, and without the judgment needed to thrive both...

"We often think of scientists as dispassionate and detached, nobly laboring without any expectation of reward. But scientific research is much more complicated and messy than this ideal, and scientists can be torn by jealousy, impelled by a need for recognition, and subject to human vulnerability and fallibility. In Prize Fight, Emeritus Chair at SUNY School of Medicine Morton Meyers pulls back the curtain to reveal the dark side of scientific discovery....

"End-of-life experiences are often viewed in terms of only one perspective such as medicine. In this volume, a variety of end-of-life experiences are presented and each case is analyzed from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. These range across a broad array of the helping professions, and disciplines such as information, law and the social sciences."--Jacket.