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An amazing story about catastrophe and survival that has pushed new and innovative strategies for improving patient safety and quality of care on a national level, as well as serving as a learning experience for health care providers of all levels. While in a two-month long medically induced coma, Brian Boyle was unable to move or talk to anyone around him, yet he was able to hear, see, and feel pain. Brian slowly clawed his way back to the living and found the strength to live to tell his story. In The Patient Experience, Brian provides vital information from the patient’s perspective to help caregivers gain valuable insight that will help them understand new ways to provide care to both patients and their families. By completion of this book, readers will be able to: Recognize the variety of feelings and emotions of the patient Identify simple methods and interventions to provide emotional support to relax the patient Determine the importance of particular amenities to a patient who may be unable to communicate Evaluate patient life-history to determine appropriate intervention techniques Understand the motivational role that communication has between the health care provider and the patient and his or her family When it comes to the patient experience, Brian has become a mouthpiece for the voiceless.

Partitioning Ireland was an experiment that has lasted a century. Now it is time for it to come to an end

An expose of how incredible wealth is funnelled through a country without benefiting its people

A critical introduction to Max Weber's sociology that offers analysis in the context of his political beliefs

A critical introduction to the sociology and politics of Emile Durkheim

An accessible and comprehensive overview of the ideas of Karl Marx that elucidates his theories and suggests crucial alternatives to capitalism

Why has the work of James Connolly, leader of the Easter Rising, Marxist and Irish national hero, been so misunderstood?

This history of modern Ireland follows the thread of 1916's 'revolutionary tradition' as it has unravelled across the century.

Offers a deeply informed diagnosis of Ireland's current socio-economic and political malaise, suggesting a political earthquake may benefit the left.

The impact of corporate influence on Irish democracy is critically explored, highlighting how financial power undermines public decision-making. The book discusses significant issues such as the thwarting of initiatives to protect children from advertising and the promotion of alcohol by global corporations. It also examines the transformation of Irish universities into corporate entities, where their research increasingly serves the interests of major pharmaceutical companies, illustrating a troubling shift in priorities away from public welfare.