Family Practice

We all know that our current healthcare system is broken, especially for primary care doctors and their patients. Primary care physicians have to see more and more patients in less and less time in order to keep up with declining reimbursement from insurance companies. This leads to rushed office visits, missed opportunities for genuine connections between doctors and their patients, frustrated patients, and burned out doctors. But it doesn't have to be this way. Direct primary care offers a real opportunity at a fulfilling practice of medicine. It’s a golden opportunity to restructure ...

Drawing on cutting-edge research on adult attachment—and providing an innovative roadmap for clinical practice—Susan M. Johnson argues that psychotherapy is most effective when it focuses on the healing power of emotional connection.

Author Jamie Kern Lima's first, instant New York Times bestselling book Believe It, captured her journey of going from Denny's waitress to billion-dollar entrepreneur by learning to believe in herself. And now her second, much-anticipated, upcoming book Worthy, is the playbook for how YOU can believe in YOU! If you've ever struggled with self-doubt, felt like you don't have what it takes...or that who you truly are isn't enough, even if you're really good at hiding it from the world, WORTHY is for you.

Medical billing and coding are important parts of the American healthcare system, which ensure that healthcare providers are compensated promptly for the medical and clinical services they offer to patients. Billing can be more accurate and efficient with the use of codes. The process and diagnosis are used to evaluate the efficacy of a medical procedure or to monitor the spread of diseases. Medical billing and coding are also much more than just codes and technical language. It is also about working with people and learning how to interact with different types of people and businesses. In ...

Do you struggle to retain the complex details of pharmacological agents? "Pharmacology Mnemonics for the Family Nurse Practitioner" offers a breakthrough method to memorize and apply pharmacological principles effectively. This indispensable resource is tailored to help you master medications through the power of mnemonics. This detailed guide covers essential pharmacological knowledge across eight critical chapters, making complex pharmacology accessible and memorable: Chapter 1: Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics Made Easy - From absorption to excretion, understand the drug journey ...

In this helpful and encouraging book, Elizabeth Liebert introduces the practice of discernment and guides listeners through the process of faithful decision making. Following the way of discernment means becoming increasingly able to notice where God is at work in the world and in one's own life - and becoming increasingly generous with one's own life in response.

Samantha Moon finds herself in a world of trouble... literally. Being trapped in an alternate dimension is not usually a problem for her. Unfortunately, the reality around her came from the mind of Quentin Arnbury, an author with a penchant for being wicked to his characters. Here, people don’t simply die... they die horribly. Worse, with Quentin incapacitated, his world is no longer following any script. Surrounded by nobility that embodies avarice and violence, it’s only a matter of days before the darkness attached to Quentin’s mind consumes his psyche as well as the world he ...

Quentin Arnbury is a Creator. He’s also the author of the popular Contest of Sovereignty series of fantasy novels. Like most true creators, his characters are real and exist in a parallel world designed and constructed by Arnbury himself. But when something dark appears in his fantasy land, a darkness not of his creation, Quentin is powerless to stop it. That is, until he remembers Samantha Moon... the daring vampire detective who saved him and other creators from the villainous Elizabeth and her horde of dark masters. Now Quentin Arnbury needs only to write Samantha Moon and her friends ...

Like Kelly Kapoor on The Office, Mindy is engaged with her Indian heritage to the extent that it is fun and convenient. So apart from a tolerance for spicy foods and an appreciation for Ravi Shankar, Mindy isn’t all that Hindu. Her daughter’s Jewish godfather--TV and film’s B.J. Novak--prompts her to reconsider her religious beliefs and ask herself: How Indian do I want my daughter to be?

Vampire private eye Samantha Moon must find a killer, save a child, and wage war on an unimaginable enemy—in Moon Blade by USA Today bestselling author J.R. Rain. Sam doubts Detective Sherbet's new homicide case is the work of a vampire... Until she sees the body. Ever since that night in Hillcrest park so long ago, Samantha Moon knew her life would be far from ordinary. She never expected the weirdest part would be watching Tammy and Anthony turn into adults. Other than her fears of an empty nest, life is as normal and happy as it's ever been. As if offended by her contentment, the ...

Embark on an enlightening journey through the complexities of human connections with the audiobook "Attachment Theory in Practice." This comprehensive guide explores the transformative potential of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) in enhancing relationships for individuals, couples, and families. In this immersive audio experience, listeners will delve into the nuances of how attachment bonds can become disrupted due to misunderstandings, past traumas, and persistent insecurities.

Prepare to excel in your certification exams and advance your career with "Adult-Gero Primary Care and Family Nurse Practitioner Certification Review." This comprehensive guide is tailored to ensure nurse practitioners are thoroughly equipped with the knowledge needed to pass their exams and excel in their practice. Dive deep into critical aspects of adult-gerontology and family nursing through structured and focused content: Chapter 1: Core Competencies in Adult-Gero Primary Care - Master comprehensive assessment techniques, integrate evidence-based practice effectively, and navigate ...

The new rector of St. Margaret’s by the Sea Episcopal Church has a secret. Lucille Bartlett was a rising star at the Metropolitan Opera, but she disappeared from the stage and no one knows why. Philosophy Professor Erika Bultmann is a confirmed agnostic, who doesn’t have much use for religion, but she is fascinated by Mother Lucy. When Erika returns to her summer cottage in Hobbs to finish her last book before she retires, Lucy is drawn to the enigmatic professor, but she wants much more than a casual affair. Erika has been in open relationships; Lucy wants a commitment. Lucy believes ...

Combining humor, honesty, and plainspoken advice, Momma Zen distills the doubts and frustrations of parenting into vignettes of Zen wisdom .Drawing on her experience as a first-time mother, and on her years of Zen meditation and study, Miller explores how the daily challenges of parenthood can become the most profound spiritual journey of our lives. This compelling and wise memoir follows the timeline of early motherhood from pregnancy through toddlerhood.

Rooted in the science of the brain, and integrating cognitive neuroscience and child development, Mindful Parenting is a unique program that speaks directly to today's busy families who make up what Dr. Race calls "Generation Stress." Research has shown that mindfulness practices stimulate the prefrontal cortex of the brain. Regular stimulation of this part of the brain helps us feel happier, healthier, calmer, less anxious, less stressed, and makes it easier for us to concentrate and think clearly - the very behavior we are hoping our children will display.

A Book of Pagan Family Prayers and Rituals provides a reference guide for pagans who wish to celebrate their religion as living, family tradition steeped in pagan ritual and pagan prayer.

Browne believes all children are gifted. These gifts have merely been either stifled or exploited by society over the centuries. The gifts usually appear at very tender ages; they are, in Browne's view, special blessings from God. The respected New York Times best-selling psychic shares profound stories of how children can be channels to the Other Side.

How can ordinary Christians find moral guidance for the mundane dilemmas they confront in their daily lives? To answer this question, Julie Hanlon Rubio brings together a rich Catholic theology of marriage and a strong commitment to social justice. The focus is on the place where the ethics of ordinary life are played out: the family.

This sixth volume of the Hobbs series shows how a caring, inter-generational community can help everyone make the right connections. After a dark winter of loss and isolation, the summer people are returning, including forty-something Melissa Morgenstern, a trust lawyer from Boston. Melissa has been working remotely since the pandemic began. She has temporarily moved to Maine to comfort her widowed mother. Up to now, Melissa’s devotion to her tight-knit Jewish family and her legal career have made relationships difficult. Town doctor, Liz Stolz introduces her to the new assistant ...

Rev. Susan Gedney returns to Hobbs after facing the wreckage of her past in the Midwest, but she soon learns her own recovery is incomplete until she earns back everyone’s trust. Susan remembers what she learned in Rehab: ‘You’re only as sick as your secrets’. She may have to reveal a few before winning back the support of the people who want to believe in her again. Meanwhile, at the Hobbs Family Practice, Bobbie Lantry, the new Nurse Practitioner, has a big secret of her own. She seems always to be rushing away to take care of a mysterious older woman. Why? And who is the mystery ...