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Literature of Place

Dwelling on the Land Before Earth Day 1970

By: Melanie Louise Simo

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Literature of Place

Dwelling on the Land Before Earth Day 1970

By: Melanie Louise Simo

In Literature of Place Melanie Simo looks beyond crowded malls and boarded-up storefronts on Main Street to our collective memory, finding answers to these questions in stories, novels, memoirs, poetry, essays, diaries, travel writing, and nature writing that range in origin from New England and the Southern Highlands to Hawaii and in subject from little gardens to lost or reinhabited places in cities, mill towns, deserts, and woodlands. In her consideration of selected American works from 1890 to 1970 - years that mark the closing of the Western frontier and later openings in space exploration, environmental protection, genetic engineering, and cyberspace - Simo uncovers a literature of place and the often-surprising relationship of place to our daily lives."--BOOK JACKET.

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296

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University of Virginia Press

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ISBN 10

0813925002

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9780813925004

Majesteria

Spiritual Guidance Through the Menopausal Gateway

By: Melanie Santorini

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Majesteria

Spiritual Guidance Through the Menopausal Gateway

By: Melanie Santorini

Majesteria is an inspirational story about one woman’s transformation through the seven years of menopause. It’s a story about mental breakdown and recovery, about finding new purpose and falling in love. It’s about horses, and sisters, and women’s love for one another. An honest and touching spiritual memoir from one of the first female vicars in the Church of England, Majesteria offers guidance and reflections on how one woman negotiated the change of life. It’s a rollercoaster ride that takes Melanie from England to Wales to Scotland. Eventually she and her husband leave everything behind to live nine months in a motorhome in search of freedom. Wherever you are on your life’s journey, and whatever your spiritual background, this is a hope filled book to energize and invigorate.

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276

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Balboa Press

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ISBN 10

1982280506

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9781982280505

Theoretical Basis for Nursing

By: Melanie McEwen,Evelyn M. Wills

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Theoretical Basis for Nursing

By: Melanie McEwen,Evelyn M. Wills

Access the essential information you need to understand and apply theory in practice, research, education, and administration/management. The most concise and contemporary nursing theory resource available, Theoretical Basis for Nursing, 5th Edition, clarifies the application of theory and helps you become a more confident, well-rounded nurse. This acclaimed text is extensively researched and easy to read, giving you an engaging, approachable guide to developing, analyzing, and evaluating theory in your nursing career.

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987

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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ISBN 10

1496351223

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9781496351227

Community/Public Health Nursing - E-Book

Promoting the Health of Populations

By: Mary A. Nies,Melanie McEwen

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Community/Public Health Nursing - E-Book

Promoting the Health of Populations

By: Mary A. Nies,Melanie McEwen

Covering the nurse's role in promoting community health, Community/Public Health Nursing, 5th Edition is known for its "upstream" preventive focus and social justice approach, photo novellas with clinical stories, and a concise, readable style. It shows how you, as a nurse, can take an active role in social action and health policy – especially in caring for diverse population groups. Expert authors Mary A. Nies and Melanie McEwen discuss today's issues and trends, and describe the key issues and responsibilities of contemporary community/public health nursing. An "upstream" focus addresses factors that are the precursors to poor health in the community. A "social justice" approach promotes health for everyone. Photo novellas use photographs to tell stories showing real-life clinical scenarios and applications of important community health nursing roles. Case Study: Application of the Nursing Process feature presents specific community components of the nursing process separately from individual and family. Clinical examples offer snippets of real-life client situations. Research Highlights boxes show the application of current research to chapter content. Ethical Insights boxes highlight ethical issues and concerns. Healthy People 2020 boxes summarize objectives and their importance in community health. Objectives, key terms, and chapter outlines introduce important concepts and terminology at the beginning of every chapter. Learning Activities at the end of each chapter ask you to apply concepts to the world outside the classroom. New Health Promotion and Risk Reduction chapter details the promotion of health and presents strategies that can identify risk factors for illness. Faith Community Nursing chapter reflects current terminology from the ANAÕs Scope and Standards of Practice, and includes more coverage of the spiritual health of clients. Health: A Community View chapter expands its discussion of the continual challenges and strategies associated with the delivery of health care. Communicable Disease chapter includes new information about public health surveillance, outbreaks, and bioterrorism. Cultural Diversity and Community Health Nursing chapter features new content on complementary and alternative therapies.

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720

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323293883

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9780323293884

Toxicology and Clinical Pharmacology of Herbal Products

By: Melanie Johns Cupp

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Toxicology and Clinical Pharmacology of Herbal Products

By: Melanie Johns Cupp

The herbai medicine industry is growing at an astounding rate. Trade group estimates suggest that total sales exceeded $4 billion dollars in 1999. Herbai remedies are for sale not just in health food stores, but in supermar kets, drug stores, and even discount warehouses. Along with the proliferation in sales has come a proliferation ofinformation sources. Not all ofthe sources are equally reliable, or even intelligible. Traditional herbalists c1assify thistle and mugwort as "cholagogues," substances used to make the gallbladder con tract and release bile. Medical school graduates are unlikely to have ever heard the term, or even accept the notion that most right-sided abdominal pain is a result of diminished bile flow. Heroin and cocaine may not be the only drugs to come from plants, but a practicing physician or toxicologist might be forgiven for thinking so. In 1998, 1264 papers were published about cocaine and only 17 about kava kava, an abused herb that is not without toxic side effects. Unfortunately, the majority of the papers about kava kava were published in journals not found in ordi nary hospitallibraries. In recognition ofthis fact, and ofthe obvious need for a reliable reference work on herbai toxicology, The Toxicology and Clinical Pharmacology 0/ Herbal Products was an early addition to our new series in Forensie Science and Medicine. It is very badly needed.

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