This second edition builds on the phenomenal success of the first edition. Student nurses are intimately involved in caring for the dying and bereaved. This book takes a sensitive and supportive approach to the key themes of palliative care nursing. It provides the reader with a concise and easy to read yet practical text that will give direction to the challenges faced in this most important ...

Designed to offer an appealing anthology where there is an increased interest in connections between and among cultures, Across Cultures, strives to promote understanding of diverse cultures among students.

This work is a synthesis of the authors' work on recursive models. The use of recursive utility emphasizes time-consistent decision-making. It is addressed to all researchers in economic growth, and should be useful to professional economists and graduate students alike.

This volume reviews the new potential treatments and research in the area of Alzheimer's disease. Topics discussed include: progress in the international harmonization of drug development guidelines for dementia drugs; bioethics and law; development of rating instruments; and the Reagan Foundation.