Patient Safety and Quality


Book Description

"Nurses play a vital role in improving the safety and quality of patient car -- not only in the hospital or ambulatory treatment facility, but also of community-based care and the care performed by family members. Nurses need know what proven techniques and interventions they can use to enhance patient outcomes. To address this need, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), with additional funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has prepared this comprehensive, 1,400-page, handbook for nurses on patient safety and quality -- Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses. (AHRQ Publication No. 08-0043)." - online AHRQ blurb, http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nurseshdbk/




Essential Resource Guide for Caregivers


Book Description

Expanded 5th Edition Are you a family caregiver?Are you overwhelmed and stressed trying to find the resources you need? Are you exhausted from searching the Internet, only to come up empty handed because you didn't know everything that was available to you, or where to find it? Are you tired of throwing your money away? If saving time and saving money is important to you... Then you NEED this book!And how does FREE sound? (Everybody likes FREE!!!) This expanded, 2020, 5th-Edition Resource Guide is specifically directed to caregivers who don't know where to look for financial help, don't know all the options available to them, don't have the time to research websites for hours or wait on the phone in frustration, while pushing endless buttons after voice prompts go on forever and take you nowhere... If this sounds familiar... then This is the book you've been searching for!It provides information quickly and easily by identifying the programs, services, and products you need-saving both time and money-and all from the comfort of home! Many of these resources are FREE! You will discover... Unknown government, profit, and nonprofit agency resources How to easily save thousands of dollarsevery year MULTIPLE ways to actually get PAID to care for a family member or loved one-including which states actually offer PAID time off from your job or workplace in order to care for them FREE services and programs you don't even know exist, including those hard to find, and those you haven't considered Quick and easy access to information Step-by-step, easy-to-follow instructions Where to look, who to call, and what to specifically ask for Where to find FREE respite care relief when you're exhausted and need time off All this and much, much, MORE! This Resource Guide has it all covered.Many of these resources are the best kept secrets out there. You will be amazed at what you discover, and how many of these resources are actually FREE! All you need to know is where to find them. This book eliminates most of the legwork, stress, and overwhelm associated with caregiving-and allows you to concentrate on more important things-like spending quality time with those you love! So scroll up now, click the "Add to cart" button, and grab several copies today! You'll be so glad you did! Your search is over, and HELP has arrived!!! Now in its 5th Edition (2020), you will see for yourself why this is the book caregivers (including their friends and families) have been raving about-and why they are recommending it to others!




The Caregiver's Guidebook


Book Description

The Caregiver's Guidebook is your personal resource for successfully navigating the healthcare system as a Caregiver. This Guidebook offers tips for self care and provides lists that enable you to chronicle and organize your journey.




Helping Yourself Help Others


Book Description

"In Helping Yourself Help Others, former first lady Rosalynn Carter draws upon her own experiences and those of hundreds of others to offer reassuring, practical advice to caregivers. Long before the COVID-19 pandemic inspired national conversations about the vast undervaluing of unpaid caregiving, the dangers of burnout, and the merits of self-care for relief, Rosalynn Carter was shining a light on these matters and everything else that caregivers confront"--




Families Caring for an Aging America


Book Description

Family caregiving affects millions of Americans every day, in all walks of life. At least 17.7 million individuals in the United States are caregivers of an older adult with a health or functional limitation. The nation's family caregivers provide the lion's share of long-term care for our older adult population. They are also central to older adults' access to and receipt of health care and community-based social services. Yet the need to recognize and support caregivers is among the least appreciated challenges facing the aging U.S. population. Families Caring for an Aging America examines the prevalence and nature of family caregiving of older adults and the available evidence on the effectiveness of programs, supports, and other interventions designed to support family caregivers. This report also assesses and recommends policies to address the needs of family caregivers and to minimize the barriers that they encounter in trying to meet the needs of older adults.




Building Better Caregivers


Book Description

Today more than 40 million people in the U.S. find themselves responsible for caring for a parent, relative, or friend. Building Better Caregivers, developed by the author team of the bestselling Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions, shares the best in caregiving research and the most important lessons learned from thousands of caregivers. With a focus on reducing stress through the use of practical skills and tools, this book will help you manage your caregiving tasks so you can maintain a happy, fulfilling life while also meeting your caregiving obligations.




The Family Caregiver's Guide


Book Description

Caring for a loved one at home. What’s really involved? And what does it mean for your family and future? Tens of millions of Americans have had these questions and more as they prepare for this unsettling yet necessary task. The Family Caregiver’s Guide fills in the gaps, connecting the dots between research and real life. Drawing on the author’s extensive caregiving experience, this book provides strategies to care for your loved one, inside and out, as well as for yourself—including how to use your natural skills in your new role, and which skills you may need to add. You’ll discover how to set up your home for caregiving, including a safety checklist, equipment suggestions, and words you should know. And for those days that are more than a handful, you’ll find positive affirmations, a section on facing and accepting illness, and smart steps at the end of each chapter, in case you need guidance in a hurry. Caregiving has both rewards and challenges. But through it all, you’ll discover what’s most important—that caregiving is love in action.




Caregiving


Book Description

A step-by-step resource for caring for the person with cancer at home.




Mom Minus Dad: The Essential Resource Guide for Busy Adults with a Newly Widowed Parent


Book Description

Mom Minus Dad is the only resource guide available with more than 500 resources for adults who lose a parent and need to assist a newly widowed parent. The book provides readers with practical advice on ten major parent loss topics along with more than 500 valuable and time-saving resources including Web sites, companies, government resources, U.S. laws, books, and nonprofit organizations to assist the approximately twelve million sons and daughters who lose a parent every year. Each section provides online and book resources and simple practical solutions to common problems - from finding affordable counseling to building new budgets for the widowed parent to managing changing family dynamics. Each chapter reveals ideas, relevant insights from the author's personal experience, questions to consider, and additional resources to find specific assistance. The author of Mom Minus Dad gleaned intimate knowledge of balancing her own life with a newly widowed parent. Ms. Haverkampf assisted her fifty-six-year-old widowed mother in Virginia, while still running her real estate business in California, after the early unpredicted loss of her father to cancer. In her groundbreaking book, Haverkampf shares how she and her sister-both in their early thirties-found success and managed struggles during their journey after their father's death. This is a reference guide grievers will refer to during the year after loss and years beyond.




A Pocket Guide for the Alzheimer's Caregiver


Book Description

"The book is the place to turn for initial information and perspective on Alzheimer's disease, and to return for practical advice as problems arise. Most importantly, however, it dispels the sense of hopelessness families may feel by providing steps to maximize the enjoyment of life for the person with Alzheimer's disease." --- Robert C. Griggs, MD, FAAN; 2009 - 2011 President, American Academy of Neurology