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1	Acute Care Handbook for Physical Therapists more books like this by Jaime Paz, Michele Panik add to wishlist Familiarize yourself with the acute care environment and confidently develop patient rehabilitation plans with this essential guide to physical therapy practice in a clinical setting. "Acute Care Handbook for Physical Therapists, Third Edition" helps you understand and interpret hospital protocol, medical terminology, and the medical-surgical ... see all copies from $8.15! new only from $48.21! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Lean Hospitals: Improving Quality, Patient Safety, and Employee Satisfaction more books like this by Mark Graban, J Michael Rona (Foreword by) add to wishlist Drawing on his years working with hospitals, Mark Graban explains why and how lean can be used to improve safety, quality and efficiency in a healthcare setting. He highlights the benefits of lean methods and explains how lean manufacturing staples such as Value Stream Mapping can help hospital personnel identify and eliminate waste, preventing ... see all copies from $37.95! new only from $41.52! \| SVS
3	Hospital Medicine more books like this by Robert M Wachter, M.D. (Editor), Lee Goldman, MD (Editor), Harry Hollander (Editor) add to wishlist Thoroughly updated for its Second Edition, "Hospital Medicine" offers practical, evidence-based guidelines for the care of hospitalized patients. The only book geared directly and exclusively to inpatient management - and edited by the national leaders of the hospitalist field - "Hospital Medicine" includes indications for admission, guidelines ... see all copies from $50.00! new only from $68.81!
4	Aches & pains more books like this by Maeve Binchy add to wishlist In this empathetic book about recuperation, two women, who have survived painful surgical procedures, explain how they maintained their independence and achieved happiness during their long-term hospitalizations. In doing so, they hope to offer emotional support to other patients who battle with feelings of helplessness. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.79! \| first editions
5	Five Patients more books like this by Michael Crichton add to wishlist Michael Crichton (the creator of TV's "ER") writes five true stories of life in the emergency rooms of Massachusetts General Hospital. They include a construction worker seriously injured in a scaffolding collapse; a young man who almost severs his hand; and three other true-life incidents. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.26! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Breaking the Silence more books like this by Diane Chamberlain add to wishlist Laura agrees to her dying father's wish of looking after a previously unknown elderly woman called Sarah. Laura listens as Sarah begins to recall her life, and gradually Laura learns the connection between her father and this woman and the deep secrets of her own life. From the author of BRASS RING. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.25! \| SVS
7	And a Time to Die: How American Hospitals Shape the End of Life more books like this by Sharon R Kaufman add to wishlist A penetrating examination of how most Americans die today--how the patients and their families' conflicting desires about a "good death" collide with the politics and routines of American hospitals. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.97! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Cold storage more books like this by Wendell Rawls add to wishlist see all copies from $3.95! new only from $189.29! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Inpatient Gruop Psychotherapy more books like this by Irvin D Yalom, M.D. add to wishlist Irvin Yalom discusses the structure, dynamics, and context of group therapy for inpatients, with chapters on strategy and leadership. see all copies from $12.38! new only from $38.98! \| first editions \| SVS
10	First Exposure to Internal Medicine: Hospital Medicine more books like this by Charles H Griffith, Andrew R Hoellein, Griffith Charles add to wishlist This concise resource focuses on the examination and diagnostic skills, symptom complexes, specific diseases, and "don't miss diagnoses" that students must master to achieve the core competencies of the Internal Medicine clerkship. see all copies from $9.61! new only from $13.15! \| SVS
11	Quitting the Nairobi Trio: A Memoir more books like this by Jim Knipfel add to wishlist Knipfel, author of SLACKJAW and columnist for the New York Press, writes about his six-month residency in the "bin." Committed to a psychiatric ward after a failed suicide attempt, Knipfel's compulsive observations and cynical commentary on both his ward mates and himself are humorous, insightful, and utterly human. A New York Times Notable Book ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.63! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	Five Patients: The Hospital Explained more books like this by Michael Crichton add to wishlist Michael Crichton (the creator of TV's "ER") writes about true stories of life in the emergency rooms of Massachusetts General Hospital: a construction worker is seriously injured in a scaffolding collapse; a young man nearly severs his hand; and three other true-life stories. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.54! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The Least of These My Brethren: A Doctor's Story of Hope and Miracles on an Inner-City AIDS Ward more books like this by Daniel J Baxter add to wishlist A frontlines-view of the AIDS crisis by a doctor who worked in St. Clare's Hospital in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of New York City. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Going to the Hospital more books like this by Fred Rogers, Jim Judkis (Photographer) add to wishlist Color photographs and a simple yet informative text combine to present a factual, comforting look at a child's experiences while at the hospital. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.25! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	How to Survive Your Hospital Stay: The Complete Guide to Getting the Care You Need--And Avoiding Problems You Don't more books like this by Gail Van Kanegan, R.N., M.S.N., Michael Boyette add to wishlist Packed with advice that will help people feel better when they are ill and attheir most vulnerable, this essential guide provides a reassuring roadmap foravoiding mishaps along the road to recovery. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.09! \| first editions \| SVS
16	The Great White Lie: Dishonesty, Waste, and Incompetence in the Medical Community more books like this by Walt Bogdanich add to wishlist A Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter takes an in-depth look at the mayhem, greed, and even murder in hospitals around the country. "Probably the best consumer's guide to hospital medicine ever written".--The Washington Post. Selected by USA Today and Business Week as one of the top 10 books of the year. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
17 view cover	Santa's Gift: True Stories of Courage, Humor, Hope & Love more books like this by Jeffrey W Comment, Warren Buffett (Foreword by) add to wishlist Every year chairman and chief executive officer of Helzberg Diamonds, Jeff Comment dresses as Santa and visits children's hospitals across the country. Based on heart-warming stories of children who face adversity, this book explains what you get when you give. Thoughts and individual stories from celebrities and business leaders describe how ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Mending Bodies, Saving Souls: A History of Hospitals more books like this by Guenter B Risse add to wishlist By chronicling the transformations of hospitals from houses of mercy to tools for confinement, from dwellings of rehabilitation to spaces for clinical teaching and research, from rooms for birthing and dying to institutions of science and technology, this book provides a historical approach to understanding of today's hospitals. The story is told ... see all copies from $44.24! new only from $75.73! \| SVS
19 view cover	Putting Patients First: Designing and Practicing Patient-Centered Care more books like this by Susan B Frampton (Editor), Patrick A Charmel (Editor), Laura Gilpin (Editor) add to wishlist "Putting Patients First" is a complete guide to patient-centered care - the highly successful philosophy that has been championed and refined by the renowned Planetree Institute. This important volume explains the origins and uses of patient-centered care and provides a practical approach to implementing it in any health care organization. Step by ... see all copies from $15.82! new only from $41.38!
20 view cover	Watching Bradley Grow: A Story about Premature Birth more books like this by Elizabeth Murphy-Melas, Wendy Troyer (Foreword by), Diane Tate (Illustrator) add to wishlist Shannon feels neglected because she can't visit her premature baby brother in the hospital and her parents seem to spend all their time with him. see all copies from $2.35! new only from $48.48!
21 view cover	No Need to Trouble the Heart: A Loving Journey Through Sickness and Health more books like this by Patrick Conlon, June Callwood (Foreword by) add to wishlist When Patrick Conlon's partner Jim O'Neill was suddenly stricken with a life-threatening illness, it unleashed a horrific experience that eventually changed both men's lives -- for the better. In this riveting memoir, Conlon shares his fears that medical staff would respond negatively to their relationship, his determination to be acknowledged as ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.10! \| first editions
22 view cover	Principles of Inpatient Psychiatry more books like this by Fred Ovsiew (Editor), Richard Munich (Editor) add to wishlist "Principles of Inpatient Psychiatry" is geared to psychiatrists working in inpatient settings: residents, psychiatrists who occasionally provide inpatient care, and psychiatric 'hospitalists' who specialize in the inpatient arena. Inpatient settings contain the sickest psychiatric patients, such as those with a high risk of suicide, agitation ... see all copies from $61.86! new only from $61.86!
23 view cover	Critical Conditions: The Essential Hospital Guide to Get Your Loved One Out Alive more books like this by Martine Ehrenclou add to wishlist Hospital patient care is becoming hazardous to the patient's health. There must be someone - a family member - to act as sentinel to prevent medical errors. The large number of preventable deaths in hospitals nation-wide has been highly publicised. "Critical Conditions: The Essential Hospital Guide To Get Your Loved One Out Alive" by Martine ... see all copies from $8.04! new only from $8.99! \| SVS
24 view cover	Hospital Care for Persons with Dementia more books like this by Nina M Silverstein (Editor), Msw (Editor), Eric Tangalos (Foreword by) add to wishlist Covering the issue of hospital care for patients with dementia, this book presents a balance of what is known in the research and literature and what has been experienced in practice in order to define the gaps that must be addressed. Focused on hospital care primarily, the topic ranges remarkably into the environment that brings the patient to ... see all copies from $38.50! new only from $74.70!
25 view cover	A Hospital Handbook on Multiculturalism & Religion: Practical Guidelines for Health Care Workers more books like this by Neville A Kirkwood, DMin add to wishlist A concise and practical guide to the beliefs and practices of the various faith traditions for health-care workers. In our religiously pluralistic society, clergy, medical, and nursing staffs in modern hospitals are confronted with caring for people with varied beliefs and customs. Since the overall care of a patient, and not just the surgeries ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.98! \| SVS

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