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Manual of IV Therapeutics
NOVEMBER 1993, VOL 58, NO 5
EDUCATION Manual of IV Therapeutics By Lynn Dianne Phillips 1993,566 p p $24.95 paperback
AORN JOURNAL
Appleton & Lange’s Review for the Surgical Technology Examination, third ed By Nancy M. Allrners, Joan Ann Verderame 1993,198~~ $28.95 paperback
This study guide is intended to prepare surgical technologists for the national certification This comprehensive, well-organized, selfexamination. The authors explain the grading study guide deals with the history, theory, procedure, scoring content, and formulation and practice of IV therapy. The book is process for certification-level questions and divided into three units. The first unit lays offer tips for forming answers using deductive the foundation for the book and addresses logic. past, present, and future trends in IV therapy, Because the questions are well written and risk management, and quality assurance. challenging, this book offers a realistic preSubsequent units include objectives, tests, view of the actual examination. The book’s glossaries, and activity journals. The author answer grids are realistic and, although they also discusses nursing diagnoses, practice are not perforated for removal, they could be standards, and Occupational Safety and copied for repeat practice sessions. Health Administration regulations throughout The text consists of 1,500 questions that the text. cover five major areas: basic sciences, patient The book is easy to understand, even as the care, aseptic technique, supplies and equipauthor progresses to more complex material. ment, and surgical procedures. The anatomy Helpful symbols, such as check marks and section has concise line drawings for the stop signs, highlight important key points. I reader to label, and the instrumentation chapwas disappointed, however, with the quality ter has illustrations for each item. The correct of the photographs, especially in comparison answers are located conveniently at the end to the charts, tables, and symbols. The line of each section and are supplemented with drawing quality is inconsistent; some illustradetailed explanations and a bibliograpies. In tions are professional and others are amateuraddition, the book includes a subject index ish. Although this inconsistency does not that describes each item and lists the matchdetract from the book’s overall purpose, clear ing question numbers. This is helpful to the images would have illustrated major concepts reader who may need to locate specific topics more effectively. for review. The information presented in this book is This book is available from Appleton & applicable to all nurses. The author also proLange, 25 Van Zant St, Norwalk, CT 06856. vides helpful appendices and reference charts NANCYMARIE FORTUNATO, RN, BSN, CNOR for laboratory values, common medication diluNURSING SPECIALIST CLINCAL tion rates and compatibility, and guidelines for CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION cytotoxic agents. This book would be a welcome addition to any reference collection and is available from F A Davis Co, 1915 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA 19103. DONNA R. MCEWEN, RN, BSN, CNOR NURSE~NEUROSURGERY STAFFNURSE;PRIMARY MEMORIAL AUDIEL. MURPHY VETERANS HOSPITAL SANANTONIO 1043
EDUCATION Manual of IV Therapeutics By Lynn Dianne Phillips 1993,566 p p $24.95 paperback
AORN JOURNAL
Appleton & Lange’s Review for the Surgical Technology Examination, third ed By Nancy M. Allrners, Joan Ann Verderame 1993,198~~ $28.95 paperback
This study guide is intended to prepare surgical technologists for the national certification This comprehensive, well-organized, selfexamination. The authors explain the grading study guide deals with the history, theory, procedure, scoring content, and formulation and practice of IV therapy. The book is process for certification-level questions and divided into three units. The first unit lays offer tips for forming answers using deductive the foundation for the book and addresses logic. past, present, and future trends in IV therapy, Because the questions are well written and risk management, and quality assurance. challenging, this book offers a realistic preSubsequent units include objectives, tests, view of the actual examination. The book’s glossaries, and activity journals. The author answer grids are realistic and, although they also discusses nursing diagnoses, practice are not perforated for removal, they could be standards, and Occupational Safety and copied for repeat practice sessions. Health Administration regulations throughout The text consists of 1,500 questions that the text. cover five major areas: basic sciences, patient The book is easy to understand, even as the care, aseptic technique, supplies and equipauthor progresses to more complex material. ment, and surgical procedures. The anatomy Helpful symbols, such as check marks and section has concise line drawings for the stop signs, highlight important key points. I reader to label, and the instrumentation chapwas disappointed, however, with the quality ter has illustrations for each item. The correct of the photographs, especially in comparison answers are located conveniently at the end to the charts, tables, and symbols. The line of each section and are supplemented with drawing quality is inconsistent; some illustradetailed explanations and a bibliograpies. In tions are professional and others are amateuraddition, the book includes a subject index ish. Although this inconsistency does not that describes each item and lists the matchdetract from the book’s overall purpose, clear ing question numbers. This is helpful to the images would have illustrated major concepts reader who may need to locate specific topics more effectively. for review. The information presented in this book is This book is available from Appleton & applicable to all nurses. The author also proLange, 25 Van Zant St, Norwalk, CT 06856. vides helpful appendices and reference charts NANCYMARIE FORTUNATO, RN, BSN, CNOR for laboratory values, common medication diluNURSING SPECIALIST CLINCAL tion rates and compatibility, and guidelines for CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION cytotoxic agents. This book would be a welcome addition to any reference collection and is available from F A Davis Co, 1915 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA 19103. DONNA R. MCEWEN, RN, BSN, CNOR NURSE~NEUROSURGERY STAFFNURSE;PRIMARY MEMORIAL AUDIEL. MURPHY VETERANS HOSPITAL SANANTONIO 1043