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Comfort touch : massage for the elderly and the ill
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Comfort touch : massage for the elderly and the ill

Author: Mary Kathleen Rose
Publisher: Philadelphia : Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, ©2010.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"Comfort Touch: Massage for the Elderly and the ill enables you to bring the benefits of massage to the elderly and individuals suffering from chronic illness or injury. Developed in 1989 by author Mary Kathleen Rose through her work with hospice patients, the modality of Comfort Touch has proven to be both healthful and safe."--BOOK JACKET.
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Mary Kathleen Rose
ISBN: 9780781798297 0781798299
OCLC Number: 148924576
Description: xi, 148 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Contents: Introduction to comfort touch --
Understanding health, illness, loss, and grief --
Approaching the client --
The principles of comfort touch : SCRIBE --
Techniques of comfort touch --
Special considerations in the use of comfort touch --
Communication and documentation in the healthcare system --
Self-care for the caregiver --
Developing a comfort touch program : administrative guidelines.
Responsibility: Mary Kathleen Rose.
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A textbook designed to inform the caregiver who is interested in bringing the benefits of touch to a broad range of people in need. It will give the reader the confidence to practice massage in a  Read more...

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