Download or read book Work Matters written by Sharon Bolton and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2009-02-09 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Work Matters brings together a strong collection of narratives from the ethnographic field to discover the reality of pressure and change in the modern workplace. Chapter-by-chapter, experts in the field of work and employment examine empirical accounts and explain the forces shaping today's organisations through a critical, contemporary perspective. The result is a powerful compendium of voices that will provoke a reassessment of work trends and inform the future of policy and managerial practice. Key benefits: - Understand the real issues that affect modern worklife within global capitalism from a range of perspectives - Evaluate key debates about work quality through a flexible, critical mindset and a social perspective - Build a strong social understanding of work place issues through a diverse and international set of field accounts, from the UK, Europe, the US, Australia and New Zealand

Download or read book Contexts of Physiotherapy Practice written by Joy Higgs and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2017-03-03 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides comprehensive coverage of the key issues and perspectives in the current practice of physiotherapy, focussing on the issues that are not taught in 'clinical' texts yet that underpin professional practice. The book helps students gain a good understanding of the physiotherapy profession. It will introduce students to the key practice issues included in professional entry curricula: history of the profession, the workforce and roles of physiotherapists, ethics, law, reflective practice, clinical reasoning, teamwork, and other professional issues within the field of physiotherapy.

Download or read book Introduction to Advanced Nursing Practice written by Madrean Schober and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-10-20 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prepared under the auspices of the International Council of Nurses (ICN), this first volume provides a comprehensive overview of the rapidly emerging field of advanced nursing practice. It addresses central issues in the role and practice development that are fundamental to defining and differentiating the nature of this field. Topics include defining the role, role characteristics, scope of practice, education, regulation and research. Obstacles to and facilitators of that role are addressed and include ethical questions arising in the context of practice development. With an international focus, this volume examines international developments in the field, as reflected in country-specific case studies and examples. It offers a valuable resource for advanced practice nurses, educators and administrators at healthcare institutions.

Download or read book The Health Information Workforce written by Kerryn Butler-Henderson and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-11-10 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a detailed guide to the highly specialised but little known health information workforce - people who are health informaticians, digital health experts, and managers of health data, health information and health knowledge. It explains the basis of their unique functions within healthcare – their educational pathways and standards, professional qualifications and industry certifications, scholarly foundations and principles of good practice. It explores their challenges, including the rise of the health consumer movement, the drive to improve equity and quality in healthcare, new technologies such as artificial intelligence, and the COVID-19 infodemic. Case studies describe how practitioners in real-world roles around the world are addressing the digital transformation of health. The Health Information Workforce: Current and Future Developments offers insights into a skilled group of people who are essential for healthcare services to function, for care providers to practice at the top of their scope, for researchers to generate significant insights, and for care consumers to be empowered participants in health systems. This book offers new perspectives for anyone working or intending to work in the health sector. It is a critical resource for health workforce planners, employers and educators seeking guidance on the specialised capabilities needed for high performance in an increasingly information-intensive sector.

Download or read book Atlas written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2007 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new publication from the World Health Organization and the International Council of Nurses (ICN) contains information on nurses working in various mental health settings, including data grouped by geographic region and by country income levels. The information is based on a questionnaire survey conducted in 172 countries around the world which also collected information on undergraduate and graduate level mental health training for nurses.

Download or read book Portfolios for Health Professionals written by Kate Andre and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2016-10-13 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Portfolios for Health Professionals 3e is a practical guide to designing and developing a portfolio that documents and communicates your professional achievements and competencies, in order to meet the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) annual registration requirements. Now revised to address a range of health professions, this third edition will help students to gain a basic understanding of what a portfolio is, how it is used, and why different types of portfolio may be required for different purposes. The book provides health professionals with detailed guidelines for developing a quality portfolio that will help them to review their professional practice, direct their continuing professional development, assess their learning and career planning, and communicate their professional achievements. Updated regulatory requirements for national registration Aligned to updated APRHA CPD standards New section on clinical reasoning Increased focus on reflective practice throughout, to encourage critical thinking Expanded section on ePortfolios, including examples Greater emphasis on evidence-based practice New Chapter 7, with practical examples of the approaches used by a range of health practitioners to develop their professional portfolios

Download or read book Workforce Development Theory and Practice in the Mental Health Sector written by Smith, Mark and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2016-11-09 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Across the globe, evaluating the initiatives and planning strategies of the modern workforce has become increasingly imperative. By developing professional competencies, various sectors can achieve better quality skill development. Workforce Development Theory and Practice in the Mental Health Sector is an essential reference source on the understanding of workforce capacity and capability and examines specific benefits and applications in addiction and mental health services. Featuring extensive coverage on a range of topics including public service provision, staff motivation, and clinical competency, this book is ideally designed for policy makers, academicians, researchers, and students seeking current research on the challenges facing countries in the areas of planning and development in the workforce.

Download or read book Comparative Health Policy written by Robert H. Blank and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-10-11 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A broad-ranging introduction to the provision, funding and governance of health care across a variety of systems. This revised fifth edition incorporates additional material on low/middle income countries, as well as broadened coverage relating to healthcare outside of hospitals and the ever-increasing diversity of the healthcare workforce today.

Download or read book The SAGE Handbook of Drug Alcohol Studies written by Torsten Kolind and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2016-10-20 with total page 844 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With contributions from leading international academics across the social sciences, this accessible handbook takes a critical look at the key theories, disciplinary approaches, contemporary issues and debates in the field. · Part I Central Social Science Theories Drug and Alcohol Studies · Part II Pillars in Social Science Drug and Alcohol Studies · Part III Controversies and New Approaches in Social Science Drug and Alcohol Studies This Handbook is an excellent reference text for the growing number of academics, students, scientists and practitioners in the drug and alcohol studies community.

Download or read book Better Lives written by Julie Fry and published by Bridget Williams Books. This book was released on 2018-04-09 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Better Lives provides a comprehensive overview of immigration in New Zealand, showing how immigration is not just an economic imperative that needs to be managed, but an opportunity to enhance people's lives. This book shifts immigration debate in Aotearoa in exactly the right direction.

Download or read book International Council of Nurses written by Madrean Schober and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-02-12 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advanced Nursing Practice addresses the key issues in practice,education, regulation, research and role/practice development,which are central to defining the distinctive nature of advancednursing practice (ANP) and explores international developments inthe field of ANP. Advanced Nursing Practice has been developed in recognition of thekey role nurses with advanced knowledge and skills play indeveloping health care services worldwide. The book tracks theevolution of new advanced practice nursing roles and innovativepractice models, and examines the need for internationalguidelines. In exploring strategies for implementing ANP in thecontext of countries' health care needs, Advanced Nursing Practiceaddresses legal and ethical challenges and commonalities anddifferences in advanced nursing practice, while examining theimplications, obstacles, and facilitative strategies inmaintaining, implementing and supporting the development ofANP. This book provides guidance in decision-making, examines theimplications for liaising with other health care professionals andencourages nurses to shape their role to the needs of theirpatients and practice.

Download or read book Reducing Oral Health Disparities What Can We Learn from Social Environmental and Cultural Factors written by Tamanna Tiwari and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2017-12-05 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oral health disparities are profound worldwide, and they affect the quality of life of individuals of all age groups. Disparities in oral health are seen in racial and ethnic minorities, at different socioeconomic levels and due to differences in environment and cultural factors. Several determinants of oral health have been identified at the population, community, family and individual levels. These determinants represent a complex interplay of the social, biological, cultural and economic factors that in turn affect the oral health behaviors, environmental exposures, health care utilization. To date, biological factors related to oral diseases have received much attention in oral health research; whilst social and cultural determinants have just started to receive recognition for their role in oral disease development and progression. This research highlights that interventions designed to reduce disparities should adopt a multi-level approach in order to identify the modifiable mechanisms and target all determinants of oral health disparities. In this Research Topic, we will focus on the role of social, environmental and cultural factors in the development and progression of oral diseases, their role in oral health disparities and interventions focusing on these factors to improve oral health and reduce disparities.

Download or read book The Allied Health Professions written by Susan Nancarrow and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2021-03-10 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The allied health professions have gained legitimacy through the pursuit of research evidence and the standardisation of practice. Yet there remains very little analysis or understanding of these professions. Adopting theory from the sociology of health professions, this unique text explores the sociological, economic, political and philosophical pressures that have shaped the professions. Drawing on case studies and examples from occupations including optometrists, occupational therapists and physiotherapists to emerging vocations, including pedorthists and allied health assistants, this book offers an innovative comparison of allied health professions in Australia and Britain. By telling the story of their past, this original book prepares the allied health professions for a new and different future.

Download or read book Vocational Learning written by Ralph Catts and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-08-12 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Effective knowing and learning for vocational purposes must take account of the wide range of variables that impact on knowledge formation and that promote learning. In light of those many variables, the formal sector of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) must constantly ask itself what it could and should do to better provide vocational learning for those people likely to pursue learning via the informal sector. This book addresses that question. Vocational Learning: Innovative Theory and Practice discusses four theoretical aspects of vocational learning that support understanding of vocational learning processes and practices: the situations of vocational learning; the power and roles of social networks and identity in vocational learning; knowing and knowledge management processes; and the implications for pedagogic practices in both informal and formal TVET systems. The book provides an overview of a series of international examples of innovative approaches to vocational educational theory and practice, and it draws on empirical research to analyze the effects of those approaches. It includes unique insights into aspects of TVET for Indigenous peoples. With a discussion of policy implications for Europe, North America and Australia, this book is an instrumental tool to understand the underlying factors that generate effective educational and workforce outcomes through effective formal and informal learning.

Download or read book The Future of the Nursing Workforce in the United States written by Peter Buerhaus and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2009-10-06 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Future of the Nursing Workforce in the United States: Data, Trends and Implications provides a timely, comprehensive, and integrated body of data supported by rich discussion of the forces shaping the nursing workforce in the US. Using plain, jargon free language, the book identifies and describes the key changes in the current nursing workforce and provide insights about what is likely to develop in the future. The Future of the Nursing Workforce offers an in-depth discussion of specific policy options to help employers, educators, and policymakers design and implement actions aimed at strengthening the current and future RN workforce. The only book of its kind, this renowned author team presents extensive data, exhibits and tables on the nurse labor market, how the composition of the workforce is evolving, changes occurring in the work environment where nurses practice their profession, and on the publics opinion of the nursing profession.

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