1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910465810703321

Autore

Ferrell Betty

Titolo

The nature of suffering and the goals of nursing [[electronic resource] /] / Betty R. Ferrell, Nessa Coyle

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008

ISBN

0-19-971558-0

1-282-54388-1

9786612543883

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (140 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CoyleNessa

Disciplina

610.7301

Soggetti

Nursing - Philosophy

Suffering

Nurse and patient

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [111]-120) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Suffering and the practice of nursing -- Ethical and theological perspectives on the nature of suffering and the goals of nursing -- Contextual analysis of patient suffering -- The suffering of nurses -- What is the nature of suffering and the goals of nursing.

Sommario/riassunto

The essence of nursing care continually exposes nurses to suffering. Although they bear witness to the suffering of others, their own suffering is less frequently exposed. This slim volume attempts to give voice to the suffering that nurses witness in patients, families, colleagues, and themselves. By making this suffering visible, the authors wish to honor it and to learn from it. The audience includes nurses in all phases of training and practice - from students to educators to clinicians - in the wide array of settings and specialties in which nurses care for patients. The book offers nurse



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910830139903321

Titolo

Biological chemistry of arsenic, antimony and bismuth [[electronic resource] /] / editor, Hongzhe Sun

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, 2011

ISBN

0-470-97622-5

1-282-88928-1

9786612889288

0-470-97550-4

0-470-97549-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (401 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SunHongzhe (HUA)

Disciplina

615.9/25715

615.925715

Soggetti

Arsenic - Physiological effect

Antimony - Physiological effect

Bismuth - Physiological effect

Group 15 elements - Physiological effect

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Biological Chemistry of Arsenic, Antimony and Bismuth; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; 1 The Chemistry of Arsenic, Antimony and Bismuth; 2 Arsenic's Interactions with Macromolecules and its Relationship to Carcinogenesis; 3 Biological Chemistry of Antimony and Bismuth; 4 Metallomics Research Related to Arsenic; 5 Arsenic in Traditional Chinese Medicine; 6 Microbial Transformations of Arsenic in Aquifers; 7 Biomethylation of Arsenic, Antimony and Bismuth; 8 Metalloid Transport Systems; 9 Bismuth Complexes of Porphyrins and their Potential in Medical Applications

10 Helicobacter pylori and Bismuth11 Application of Arsenic Trioxide Therapy for Patients with Leukemia; 12 Anticancer Activity of Molecular Compounds of Arsenic, Antimony and Bismuth; 13 Radiobismuth for Therapy; 14 Genetic Toxicology of Arsenic and Antimony; 15 Metalloproteomics of Arsenic, Antimony and Bismuth Based Drugs; Index



Sommario/riassunto

Arsenic, antimony and bismuth, three related elements of group 15, are all found in trace quantities in nature and have interesting biological properties and uses. While arsenic is most well known as a poison - and indeed the contamination of groundwater by arsenic is becoming a major health problem in Asia - it also has uses for the treatment of blood cancer and has long been used in traditional Chinese medicine. Antimony and bismuth compounds are used in the clinic for the treatment of parasitic and bacterial infections. Biological Chemistry of Arsenic, Antimony and Bismuth is an es