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50 foot challenges: assessment and management
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50 foot challenges: assessment and management Thomson CE, Gibson JNA Churchill Livingstone, 2002 IBSN 0 443 06495 4 £19:99, 274 pages
This pocket size book provides a new approach to learning about the clinical assessment and management of foot disordersÕ. The book gives a comprehensive presentation of foot conditions that are met in orthopaedic clinics. It aims to support medical staff learning about these in a teaching clinic. For orthopaedic nurses this is a useful reference guide that will be a valuable teaching resource for those wanting to know more about a condition they do not see often. Nurses involved in foot clinics will find this invaluable. The sections cover orthopaedic, dermatology, paediatric, at risk issues, rheumatology, neurology and trauma conditions of the foot. Each condition is presented as a brief case study with photographs. The reader is challenged to answer 3–4 questions about the case, the answers follow, which include: alternative diagnoses, explanations of the condition, options for management, key points and further reading. There are the more commonly seen and expected conditions such as; hammer toe, plantar heel pain, fungal infections, talipes equinovarus, melanomas, chondrosarcoma, gout, sesamoid bones and neuromas. Plus the less common afflictions or conditions more often related to the ankle and lower leg such as: Achilles tendon bursitis, venous ulceration, SymeÕs amputation, frost bite, ReiterÕs syndrome, peroneal muscular atrophy, calcaneal and talus fractures and tibialis posterior rupture. This makes the book relevant to orthopaedic nurses from outpatient departments, trauma units and elective units. As an affordable teaching aid, this is a useful book and the pictures make the conditions real for those who have not seen them.
Julia Kneale Associate Editor
professionals, this is a must. The price tag may seem a lot but you get real value for money. Getting to grips with the concept of evidence-based health is difficult, but this resource addresses and takes you through the many issues that are raised. The readerÕs critical ability is developed in a straightforward way through the many resources and examples provided. Registered nurses at any level would quickly become competent in this important area of health care development. The pack provides:
• A full explanation of the context and concepts • • • • •
relating to evidence-based practice, together with papers on the whole range of topics. A comprehensive glossary of terms relating to evidence-based practice. Examples of research papers and case studies of using research evidence in practice. References to a range of web, book and journal resources for further information. The opportunity to work through practical tasks relating to practice, either individually or with colleagues. A flexible approach to increasing knowledge and competence, putting the user in control of learning at their own pace. The pack consists of:
• Unit 1: What is evidence-based health care? • Unit 2: Asking the question and finding the • • • • •
evidence. Unit 3: Appraising and interpreting evidence. Unit 4: Acting on the evidence. Unit 5: Evaluation and reflection. Offprints. A comprehensive glossary.
The pack could be purchased by managers of groups of nurses and other health care professionals who could use the resource as a team. If more copies are purchased the price drops below the single copy price of £75:00.
Peter Davis Editor in Chief doi:10.1016/S1361-3111(02)00102-4
doi:10.1016/S1361-3111(02)00101-2
Evidence-based health care; open learning resource 2nd edition Critical Appraisal Skills Programme, 2002 ISBN 1 84075 0367 £75.00, 5 books, 1 resource pack (offprints & glossary) www.phru.org.uk/casp
For anyone involved in evidence-based health care, that is all registered nurses and health care Journal of Orthopaedic Nursing (2002) 6, 237–238
Qualitative research in practice. Stories from the field 2nd Edition Darlington Y, Scott D Open University Press, 2002 ISBN 0335 21147 X £16.99, 202 pages
This text is aimed at anyone interested in qualitative research. There is no health care focus in this text. This makes it in many ways more
R E V I E W S
50 foot challenges: assessment and management Thomson CE, Gibson JNA Churchill Livingstone, 2002 IBSN 0 443 06495 4 £19:99, 274 pages
This pocket size book provides a new approach to learning about the clinical assessment and management of foot disordersÕ. The book gives a comprehensive presentation of foot conditions that are met in orthopaedic clinics. It aims to support medical staff learning about these in a teaching clinic. For orthopaedic nurses this is a useful reference guide that will be a valuable teaching resource for those wanting to know more about a condition they do not see often. Nurses involved in foot clinics will find this invaluable. The sections cover orthopaedic, dermatology, paediatric, at risk issues, rheumatology, neurology and trauma conditions of the foot. Each condition is presented as a brief case study with photographs. The reader is challenged to answer 3–4 questions about the case, the answers follow, which include: alternative diagnoses, explanations of the condition, options for management, key points and further reading. There are the more commonly seen and expected conditions such as; hammer toe, plantar heel pain, fungal infections, talipes equinovarus, melanomas, chondrosarcoma, gout, sesamoid bones and neuromas. Plus the less common afflictions or conditions more often related to the ankle and lower leg such as: Achilles tendon bursitis, venous ulceration, SymeÕs amputation, frost bite, ReiterÕs syndrome, peroneal muscular atrophy, calcaneal and talus fractures and tibialis posterior rupture. This makes the book relevant to orthopaedic nurses from outpatient departments, trauma units and elective units. As an affordable teaching aid, this is a useful book and the pictures make the conditions real for those who have not seen them.
Julia Kneale Associate Editor
professionals, this is a must. The price tag may seem a lot but you get real value for money. Getting to grips with the concept of evidence-based health is difficult, but this resource addresses and takes you through the many issues that are raised. The readerÕs critical ability is developed in a straightforward way through the many resources and examples provided. Registered nurses at any level would quickly become competent in this important area of health care development. The pack provides:
• A full explanation of the context and concepts • • • • •
relating to evidence-based practice, together with papers on the whole range of topics. A comprehensive glossary of terms relating to evidence-based practice. Examples of research papers and case studies of using research evidence in practice. References to a range of web, book and journal resources for further information. The opportunity to work through practical tasks relating to practice, either individually or with colleagues. A flexible approach to increasing knowledge and competence, putting the user in control of learning at their own pace. The pack consists of:
• Unit 1: What is evidence-based health care? • Unit 2: Asking the question and finding the • • • • •
evidence. Unit 3: Appraising and interpreting evidence. Unit 4: Acting on the evidence. Unit 5: Evaluation and reflection. Offprints. A comprehensive glossary.
The pack could be purchased by managers of groups of nurses and other health care professionals who could use the resource as a team. If more copies are purchased the price drops below the single copy price of £75:00.
Peter Davis Editor in Chief doi:10.1016/S1361-3111(02)00102-4
doi:10.1016/S1361-3111(02)00101-2
Evidence-based health care; open learning resource 2nd edition Critical Appraisal Skills Programme, 2002 ISBN 1 84075 0367 £75.00, 5 books, 1 resource pack (offprints & glossary) www.phru.org.uk/casp
For anyone involved in evidence-based health care, that is all registered nurses and health care Journal of Orthopaedic Nursing (2002) 6, 237–238
Qualitative research in practice. Stories from the field 2nd Edition Darlington Y, Scott D Open University Press, 2002 ISBN 0335 21147 X £16.99, 202 pages
This text is aimed at anyone interested in qualitative research. There is no health care focus in this text. This makes it in many ways more