Eyes by Hand
A personal and intimate view of the craft of eye-making. This is a book about artificial eyes--about the artisans and artists who make them, and about the life-changing and sometimes life-saving experience of wearing them, as author Dan Roche has done for 15 years. Eye making is done by hand, for one person at a time, by a very small number of ocularists (fewer than 200 in the US); it is a slow, intricate, and unusually intimate process of molding, fitting, and painting that brings ocularist and patient together for many hours or even days. In Eyes by Hand, Roche describes the craft that goes into the making of an eye that looks uncannily real, as well as the psychological and emotional healing that such service brings to someone who has suffered the very visible trauma of eye loss--a loss that can go to the heart of self-identity. In an engaging, frankly fascinating fashion, Roche captures the intricacies of a profession whose techniques and culture have been remarkably consistent for 200 years. He explores, too, how that profession may now be facing a digital transformation in the form of scan-print-mail possibilities. Such a change might make prosthetic eyes more easily and cheaply available, though it may also risk the aesthetic qualities and intimate connection fundamental to the process of healing.
Keys to Successful Implementation and Sustainment of Managed Maintenance for Healthcare Facilities
Internalizing a Mentoring Program in the United States Air Force Medical Service Corps
A Protocol for The Cannabinoid Therapy
A Protocol for The Cannabinoid Therapy: The E.L.B.A.Z.(c) Method - Education on Medical Cannabis
Quality in Healthcare
Quality in Healthcare: A Lean Six Sigma Project Approach delivers essential insights into quality management and performance improvement, focusing on the application of Lean Six Sigma methodologies in healthcare environments. Structured around the Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control (DMAIC) framework, the text employs a continuous case study to develop an A3 report, apply all tools and techniques in a fully integrated project format, and encourage students to engage with the material practically. It also offers valuable guidance for obtaining Lean Six Sigma certification. This textbook integrates real-world examples, lively scenarios, FAQs, hands-on learning activities, and practice problems that underscore key quality improvement techniques, patient safety, and ethical considerations. It also equips students with the necessary measurement, problem-solving, and decision-making skills to steer quality improvement projects effectively. Quality in Healthcare promotes a Lean Six Sigma mindset tailored specifically for the healthcare sector, preparing future leaders to drive meaningful change. Purchase includes online access via most mobile devices or computers. Key Features: Emphasizes data visualization through graphs and dashboards, complemented by data files for statistical analysis Illustrates human dynamics and organizational challenges in completing improvement projects Demonstrates tool application in vivid scenarios and provides a summary toolkit for easy reference Features video interviews with healthcare professionals providing students with valuable career insights and practical knowledge Includes digital access to advanced eChapters containing information critical to those seeking a Lean Six Sigma certification Students have access to Excel video tutorials demonstrating the use of tools mentioned in the text Qualified instructors have access to expanded Instructor Resources featuring chapter PowerPoints, a Test Bank, a Sample Syllabus, Excel data files and solutions for end-of-chapter problems, templates, an Instructor Manual and additional resources to supplement students' dynamic learning and interaction with the text
An Essential Guide to Caring for People With a Learning Disability and Autistic People
This essential text presents the core information that all nursing students and apprentices along with other key health and social care professions, regardless of field, need to know about caring for people with a learning disability and autism. It outlines some of the key challenges faced by people with a learning disability and autism, and ways in which good care can improve their quality of life. People with a learning disability and autism are more likely to need support with aspects of everyday life, be marginalised within society, including within health and social care, and die younger than the rest of the population. They are also more likely to have additional communication needs, sensory processing difficulties and require significant support to access healthcare as well as other opportunities across the course of their lives.This innovative text highlights the core knowledge that all health and social care professionals need and emphasises the benefits of learning across different fields of practice. It presents information about common conditions, key skills, and where a standard approach may need to be changed when caring for a person with a learning disability and autistic people. It demystifies key issues and commonly misunderstood concepts and topics including distressed behaviours, consent and reasonable adjustments. The book also focuses on addressing health inequalities, improving communication, understanding mental capacity and presents case studies throughout to illustrate how care can and should be delivered.Written for all who aspire to understand the needs of these individuals and to deliver care as effectively as possible, this collaborative text brings together the voices of services users and their families and carers, with those of nurses, other health professionals, lecturers, and nursing students and apprentices.
International Perspectives and Experiences Enhancing Access to Healthcare
Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology
Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology
