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Accountability in nursing and midwifery

Table of Contents: “…Introduction / Roger Watson and Stephen Tilley -- The development of nursing as an accountable profession / Susan Mcgann -- Accountability and clinical governance in nursing : a critical overview of the topic / Kerry Jacobs -- Accountability and clinical governance / Roger Watson -- The legal accountability of the nurse / John Tingle -- Accountability and clinical governance : a policy perspective / Tracey Heath -- Accountability in NHS trusts / Stephen Knight and Tony Hostick -- Accountability and clinical governance in nursing : a manager's perspective / Linda Pollock -- Working with children : accountability and paediatric nursing / Gosia Brykczyñska -- Accountability and clinical governance in learning disability nursing / Bob Gates, Mick Wolverson and Jane Wray -- Where does the buck stop? …”
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Power and principle human rights programming in international organizations / by Oestreich, Joel E.

Table of Contents: “…Agency and inter-governmental organizations -- UNICEF, human rights, and children -- The World Bank : pushing at the boundaries of 'economic' -- The World Health Organization : a case of incomplete development -- What do intergovernmental organizations want? …”
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Mama, PhD women write about motherhood and academic life /

Table of Contents: “…a life I never planned / Rosemarie Emanuele -- Coming to terms at full term / Natalie Kertes Weaver -- One mamá's dispensable myths and indispensable machines / Angelica Duran -- That mommy thing / Alissa McElreath -- Failure to progress : what having a baby taught me about Aristotle, advanced degrees, developmental delays, and other natural disasters / Irena Auerbuch Smith -- Infinite calculations / Della Fenster -- I stand here teaching : Tillie Olsen and maternity in the classroom / Julia Lisella -- The facts, the stories / Leah Bradshaw -- I am not a head on a stick : on being a teacher and a doctor and a mommy / Elisabeth Rose Gruner -- Lip service / Jennifer Cognard-Black -- Body double / Leslie Leyland Fields -- The long and winding road / Jean Kazez -- The bags I carried / Caroline Grant -- Of the boys / Martha Ellis Crone -- Free to be-- mom and me : finding my complicated truth as an academic daughter / Megan Pincus Kajitani -- Nontraditional academics : at home with children and a PhD / Susan Bassow, Dana Campbell, Liz Stockwell -- A great place to have a baby / Rebecca Steinitz -- Recovering academic / Jennifer Margulis -- The orange kangaroo / Nicole Cooley and Julia Spicher Kasdorf -- Ideal mama, ideal worker : negotiating guilt and shame in academe / Jean-Anne Sutherland -- In theory/in practice : on choosing children and the academy / Lisa Harper -- Motherhood is easy; graduate school is hard / Tedra Osell -- Momifesto : affirmations for the academic mother / Cynthia Kuhn ... …”
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Democracy as problem solving civic capacity in communities across the globe / by Briggs, Xavier de Souza

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Democracy and public problems -- Managing urban growth : the problem and its civics -- Rethinking the American West : a civic intermediary and the movement for "quality growth" in Utah -- The grassroots-to-grasstops dynamic : slum redevelopment and accountability in Mumbai -- The civics of economic restructuring -- The hyper-organized region : leading the next "new economy" in Pittsburgh -- Progressive regionalism and entrepreneurial government : democratization and competitive restructuring in the greater ABC, Brazil -- Leading change in child and youth well-being -- From the ballot box to better results : cross-sector accountability in the San Francisco children's movement -- Rights, conflict, and civic capacity : meeting the needs of poor children and families in postapartheid Cape Town -- Conclusion.…”
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Latinos and American law landmark Supreme Court cases / by Soltero, Carlos R., 1969-

Table of Contents: “…Doe (1982) and educating children of illegal aliens -- INS v. Cardoza-Fonseca (1987), refugees, and political asylum -- U.S. v. …”
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Fertile matters the politics of Mexican-origin women's reproduction / by Gutiérrez, Elena R., 1970-

Table of Contents: “…": social science perspectives on Mexican-origin women's reproductive behavior (1912-1980) -- Controlling borders and babies: John Tanton, ZPG, and racial anxiety over Mexican-origin women's fertility -- The right to have children: Chicanas organizing against sterilization abuse -- "Baby-makers and welfare takers": the (not-so) new politics of Mexican-origin women's reproduction -- Epilogue -- Notes -- References -- Index.…”
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The projects gang and non-gang families in East Los Angeles / by Vigil, James Diego, 1938-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Rationale and methods -- A history of the Cuatro Flats barrio gang -- The gang subculture: change and continuity -- The Pico Gardens clique -- A gang life -- Cholas in the world of gangs -- Why children either avoid or affiliate with gangs -- Families not involved with gangs -- A closer look at gang-affiliated families -- Gang prevention and intervention strategies over time -- Conclusion and recommendations.…”
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Integrating health promotion and mental health an introduction to policies, principles, and practices / by Vandiver, Vikki, 1956-

Table of Contents: “…Pursuing wellness through mental health systems reform -- Health promotion -- Evidence-based mental health for health promotion practice -- Mental health theory for health promotion practice -- Connecting health promotion principles to mental health policies and programs -- Using health promotion principles to guide clinical and community-based mental health assessments -- Integrating health promotion strategies with mental health interventions : the role of empowerment -- Evaluating and measuring health promotion strategies for mental health interventions -- Health promotion strategies for women with comorbid health and mental health conditions -- Health promotion strategies for the mental health needs of children and families -- Moving health promotion forward : culturally competent leadership, strategic planning, and organizational readiness.…”
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Autonomous agents and multi-agent systems explorations in learning, self-organization, and adaptive computation / by Liu, Jiming, 1962-

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(Not) keeping up with our parents the decline of the professional middle class / by Mooney, Nan, 1970-

Table of Contents: “…-- To have or to hold : money, marriage, and children -- What were the benefits? : health care, retirement and everything else the government was supposed to help provide -- Bridging the gaps : saving, spending, and debt -- A question of equity : rent rich or house poor -- From ripples to revolution : changing the system, changing ourselves.…”
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Beyond straight and gay marriage valuing all families under the law / by Polikoff, Nancy D.

Table of Contents: “…The changing meaning of marriage -- Gay rights and the conservative backlash -- Redefining family -- The right and the marriage movement -- LGBT families and the marriage equality movement -- Countries where marriage matters less -- Valuing all families -- Domestic partner benefits for all families -- Coping with illness : medical care and family and medical leave -- When a relationship ends through dissolution or death : distributing assets and providing for children -- Losing an economic provider : wrongful death, workers compensation, and social security.…”
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The medicalization of society on the transformation of human conditions into treatable disorders / by Conrad, Peter, 1945-

Table of Contents: “…Medicalization : context, characteristics, and changes -- Extension : men and the medicalization of andropause, baldness, and erectile dysfunction -- Expansion : from hyperactive children to adult ADHD -- Enhancement : human growth hormone and the temptations of biomedical enhancement -- Continuity : homosexuality and the potential for remedicalization -- Measuring medicalization : categories, numbers, and treatment -- The shifting engines of medicalization -- Medicalization and its discontents.…”
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Comprehensive review of headache medicine

Table of Contents: “…Sheftell -- Headache treatment in children, pregnancy and lactation, the elderly, and renal disease / Thomas N. …”
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Advances in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder cognitive-behavioral perspectives /

Table of Contents: “…Feeny & Carla Kmett Danielson -- Cognitive-behavioral interventions for children and adolescents with PTSD / Philip A. Saigh, Marla R. …”
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Pediatrics in practice a health promotion curriculum for child health professionals /

Table of Contents: “…Hafler -- Advocacy: advocating for children, families, and communities / Judith S. Shaw ... …”
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Cognitive behavior therapy in nursing practice

Table of Contents: “…Diffenbeck -- CBT with couples / Sharon Morgillo Freeman, Arthur Freeman and Alexandra Duncan -- CBT with children and families / Arthur Freeman and Sharon Morgillo Freeman -- Retrospect, synthesis and prospects for the future / S. …”
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Psychological interventions in times of crisis

Table of Contents: “…Alpert -- Psychosocial assistance to civilians in war : the Bosnian experience / Ragnhild Dybdahl -- Play and adaptation in traumatized young children and their caregivers in Israel / Esther Cohen --…”
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Applied ethics in nursing

Table of Contents: “…Lovell -- Ethical issues in the care of children / Lauren G. McAliley -- Psychiatric patients and ethical issues / Deborah Antai-Otong -- HIV-AIDS patients and ethical issues / Diane E. …”
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Marriage and cohabitation by Thornton, Arland

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Historical perspectives on marriage -- Comparing marriage, cohabitation, and being single -- Entering marital and cohabiting unions -- Influence of parental youth factors before birth of study child -- Influence of parental factors during childhood and adolescence of the children -- The courtship process and union formation -- Religious affiliation and commitment -- The influence of attitudes, values, and beliefs -- Educational influences -- Work, earnings potential, and career aspiration -- Conclusions.…”
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Gesture and thought by McNeill, David

Table of Contents: “…-- How gestures carry meaning -- Two dimensions -- Imagery-language dialectic -- Discourse -- Children and whorf -- Neurogesture -- The thought-language-hand link and language origins.…”
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