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Nursesbooks.org, the publishing program of ANA has just released a dynamic, new practical guide created from interviews with nurses, educators, doctors, social workers, chaplains and long-term care administrators. Transformation Eldercare and its companion Facilitator's Guide are presents a wide array of practical concepts, resources, and higher education and training programs which can be applied to professional practice and for individual care givers of the elderly. Caregivers will learn about the nature of elder hood, not only in terms of growing problems and diminishment, but in promoting transformational elder hood as a time of life that is also marked by social, psychological, and spiritual expansion. The book contains more than 75 strategies and resources to enhance professional services and caring. The 160 page easy-to-use facilitator guide is contained on a CD-ROM which can be used with the book. The instructor may adapt any parts of the materials in the guide to make it useful for his or her own training purposes. The book may be purchased separately; however, the CD Facilitator's Guide is sold only together with the book and is not sold separately. For more information, go to www.nursesbooks.org, or call 1-800-637-0323. "The authors have combined theoretical clarity and inspirational stories that illustrate creative and practical ways that caregivers are transforming eldercare. This book encourages and empowers us as practitioners as it enriches us as individuals to be more person-centered and strengths-based in our work and in our lives." Judah L. Ronch, PhD, VP of Resident Life, Mental Health and Wellness Erickson Retirement, Catonsville, MD Co-Editor, "Mental Wellness in Aging and Strengths-Based Approaches" ABOUT THIS BOOK Published: 10/06 Page #: 186 pp. Pub. #: 06TEIO ISBN-13 978-1-55810-229-9 Price: Book Only: List $34.95/ANA Member $27.95 Book and Facilitator's Guide: List $49.95/ANA Member $39.95 The ANA is the only full-service professional organization representing the nation's 2.9 million registered nurses through its 54 constituent member nurses associations. The ANA advances the nursing profession by fostering high standards of nursing practice, promoting the rights of nurses in the workplace, projecting a positive and realistic view of nursing, and by lobbying the Congress and regulatory agencies on health care issues affecting nurses and the public. Nursesbooks.org, the publishing program of the American Nurses Association, publishes a variety of books and monographs. These works translate the latest in evidence-based and related healthcare activities into practice-centered resources for nurse leaders, managers, practitioners, educators, and students.
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To learn more, go to www.nursesbooks.org, a part of the ANA website, www.NursingWorld.org.
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