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When I read these two children’s books, It’s Good to Have a Grandma and It’s Good to Have a Grandpa, they made me smile because they spoke to me personally as a grandmother and to my husband, the g...

Socially Distanced: A Keepsake Journal is just what its title describes. This short paperback is a timely tool in today’s pandemic that is dedicated to the health-care providers and those others wh...

This article examines the laws and customs of bereavement in Orthodox Jewish families and their community. It considers definitions of bereavement, the need for health care team members' cross-cultural understanding of bereavement, the community's role, and the role of the community health nurse and health care team with this particular group.

(2004). Mental Wellness in Aging: Strengths-Based Approaches. Issues in Mental Health Nursing: Vol. 25, No. 4, pp. 433-435.

Although the title, Does Your Life Need a Laxative? Dr. Fred’s Practical Prescription for Happiness, may seem whimsical or provocative, as the author refers to it in his “Introduction,” this book i...

The Elder Project, produced by The National Film Board of Canada, is a documentary about seven older adults who were followed throughout a 2-year period in order to document changes in their lives....

Ashkenazi Jews of Central and Eastern European ancestry have a disproportionately high prevalence of several autosomal recessive genetic disorders. This article describes these 9 disorders and their genetic inheritance patterns: Bloom syndrome; Canavan disease; cystic fibrosis; familial dysautonomia; Fanconi anemia; Gaucher disease; Mucolipidosis IV; Niemann-Pick disease; and Tay-Sachs disease. Genetic testing, counseling, and family planning options for the at-risk population are described. The role of the community health nurse is addressed.

Lavonne Steckbeck, the author of Prevention and Care of Alzheimer's Disease: A Practical Guide to Reducing Your Risk, Slowing the Progression and Living With Dementia, is a retired nurse and educat...

Happy New Year To You! A Read-Aloud Book for Memory Challenged Adults is the second book in the Two-Lap Book series. It follows The Sunshine on My Face previously reviewed (see Activities, Adaptati...