1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910676615103321

Titolo

Safe transfer and retrieval : the practical approach : advanced life support group / / edited by Peter Driscoll [and four others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, Massachusetts : , : Blackwell Publishing : , : BMJ Books, , 2006

©2006

ISBN

1-118-28925-0

1-281-32104-4

9786611321048

0-470-75743-4

0-470-75738-8

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (248 p.)

Collana

Transfer Medicine

Disciplina

362.18

616.028

Soggetti

Medical emergencies

Transport of sick and wounded

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

The structured approach to transfers -- Assessment and control -- Communication -- Evaluation -- Preparation and packaging -- Transportation -- Putting ACCEPT into practise -- Oxygen therapy and monitoring -- Securing and packaging -- Clinical assessment of patients -- Specific clinical conditions -- Paediatric transfers -- Air transfers -- Keeping staff safe -- The infectious or contaminated patient -- Legal and insurance issues -- Documentation.

Sommario/riassunto

The safe transfer of all hospital patients, especially those who are critically ill, is of crucial importance, demanding organisational, as well as clinical skills. Safe Transfer and Retrieval of Patients (STaR) is aimed at all health care workers involved with inter and intra-hospital transfers. It provides a much needed structured approach to transfer medicine, together with sound guidance on relevant clinical procedures. The second edition has been extensively revised in line with new developments in transfer medicine. The book has been redesigned with five distinct sections covering:. · th



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910688568703321

Autore

Clarinda de Azevedo Maia

Titolo

História do Galego-Português: Estado linguístico da Galiza e do Noroeste de Portugal desde o século XIII ao século XVI

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Coimbra University Press, 2017

Descrizione fisica

1 electronic resource (1008 p.)

Collana

Outros Títulos

Disciplina

469.794

Soggetti

Galician language - History

Portuguese language - To 1500 - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Portoghese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 955-1001).

Sommario/riassunto

A obra História do galego-português. Estado linguístico da Galiza e do Noroeste de Portugal desde o século XIII ao século XVI. (Com referência



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910779025703321

Autore

Newton Douglas P.

Titolo

Teaching for understanding : what it is and how to do it / / Douglas P Newton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-136-64791-0

1-283-46248-6

9786613462480

1-136-64792-9

0-203-80541-0

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (193 p.)

Disciplina

371.102

Soggetti

Effective teaching

Learning

Teaching

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. [147]-170) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Teaching for Understanding What it is and how to do it; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; Preface; Chapter 1 Quality counts;  why a concern for understanding?;  a thumbnail sketch of some underlying ideas;  the structure of the book; Chapter 2 Understanding: a worthwhile goal;  what does understanding offer?;  understanding as a common educational goal;  a worthwhile goal but a secondary concern; Chapter 3 The nature of understanding;  mental connections and structures;  different kinds of understanding;  understandings in various subjects

some other differences in understandings providing support for understanding; Chapter 4 Making connections;  constructing a mental representation;  working memory;  the undermind;  constraints on constructing understandings;  reconstructed knowledge; Chapter 5 Mental engagement;  a teaching orientation;  mental engagement;  explanation;  questioning;  forced prediction;  game-like activities;  reducing processing load;  supporting mental processes;  supporting particular kinds of understanding;  practice and theory; Chapter 6



Something to think with;  representations

graphic organizers analogies;  the effect of analogies;  kinds of analogy;  analogy and understanding;  bridging analogies;  using analogies to change perspectives;  limitations of support from analogies;  preparing to offer an analogy; Chapter 7 Surrogate teachers;  the surrogate teacher analogy;  text as teacher;  supporting understanding with text;  text and teaching;  supporting understanding with information and communication technology (ICT);  ICT and teaching; Chapter 8 Failing to understand;  failure to understand;  origins of misconceptions

theories about dealing with misconceptions strategies for dealing with misconceptions;  failing to be creative;  emotions matter too; Chapter 9 The total learning environment;  more than one hurdle;  the total mental environment;  learning behaviours;  providing an environment conducive to productive thought;  distance education and e-learning environments to foster understanding; Chapter 10 Knowing what counts;  conceptions of learning;  children's conceptions of understanding;  older learners' conceptions of understanding

teachers' conceptions of understanding and creative thought conceptions of learning are learned; Chapter 11 Motivated to understand;  motivation to learn;  accounts of learning motivation;  values;  expectancy;  emotions;  implications for supporting understanding; Chapter 12 The self-regulation of learning;  the self-regulation of learning;  examples of self-regulatory strategies;  the practice of conscious self-regulation;  the development of metacognition;  learning to learn;  self-regulation and motivation; Chapter 13 Evaluating understanding;  an inescapable condition

some mechanics of assessment

Sommario/riassunto

Why does understanding really matter?Why do some learners fail to understand?At a time when league tables can be everything, examination grades matter.  Perhaps more than many would admit, the cost is a lack of understanding.The new edition of Teaching for Understanding provides practical advice about how to support understanding in both children and adults. It is for all teachers and lecturers, experienced or otherwise, who want learners to do more than simply memorize and regurgitate information.  It describes what understand