- Email: [email protected]
A Struggle for Excellence. One Hundred Years of the Los Angless County Medical Association, 1871-1971
A Struggle for Excellence. One Hundred Years of the Los Angeles County Medical Association, 1871-1971. Baker,
Modern Medicine for Nurses. 2nd ed. Gibson, J. Oxford: Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1972, 343 pp.
J, H Starr and N Sprague, Jr. 112 pp, $10.
This book acknowledges and acclaims the celebration of the first 100 years 04 the Los Angeles County Medical Association. Three physician-historian members of the Association wrote the book and in their foreword state, "It i s not an attempt to present an all-inclusive document accounting of the successes and failures, divisions and coalescences, words and deeds of the thousands of men and women who have held membership in the Association." The authors have used a topical approach to the subject, making it interesting to those who study history and the professions. The authors' approach avoids the dryness usually found in this type of publication. The book will appeal to patients and
will make them aware of the medical advances for their well being in 10s Angeles county. The book points out that the society has, and will continue to, maintain service, health and education, not only to the public but to the medical profession as well.
This second edition contains extensively revised sections and new chapters. Some of the new topics are polyarthritis, morhoea and toxocarriasis. The author limits his discussion to those diseases which are purely medical rather than surgical. The book is divided according to body systems with additional chapters on infection, heredity and drugs. The chapters are written in outline form.
A short description of the disease and its clinical features, complications, treatment and prevention are discussed. However, the author pays little attention to pathophysiology or nursing care. This is a disadvantage, since the book is written for nurses. The book could be helpful as a review. It contains wide margins for note taking. A number of the illustrations might also be valuable.
Mabel L Crawford, RN
Elizabeth A Reed, RN
Los Angeles, Calif
Philadelphia, Pa
New books recently received at AORN Headquarters:
Bilger, A J and E H Greene, eds. Winters' Protective Body Mechanics; a Manual for Nurses. New York: Springer, 1973.
Activity Reports from State and Metropolitan Health Manpower Programs, vol 3. New York: National Health Council, 1973. Aspinall, M J. Nursing the Open-Heart Surgery Patient. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1973. Belcher, H C. The SREB Project in Nursing Education 7 967-1972. Atlanta, Georgia: Southern Regional Education Board, 1972.
Blakiston's Pocket Medical Dictionary, 3rd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1973. Bluford, R. Unwanted Pregnancy. New York: Harper & Row, 1973.
Brill, N 1. Working with People; the Helping Process. New York: Lippincott, 1973. Burns, M A and L E Morrissy. Self-Assessment of Current Knowledge for the Operating Room Technician. Flushing, New York: Medical Examination Publishing Company, 1973.
AORN Journal, September 1973, Vol18, N o 3
577
Modern Medicine for Nurses. 2nd ed. Gibson, J. Oxford: Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1972, 343 pp.
J, H Starr and N Sprague, Jr. 112 pp, $10.
This book acknowledges and acclaims the celebration of the first 100 years 04 the Los Angeles County Medical Association. Three physician-historian members of the Association wrote the book and in their foreword state, "It i s not an attempt to present an all-inclusive document accounting of the successes and failures, divisions and coalescences, words and deeds of the thousands of men and women who have held membership in the Association." The authors have used a topical approach to the subject, making it interesting to those who study history and the professions. The authors' approach avoids the dryness usually found in this type of publication. The book will appeal to patients and
will make them aware of the medical advances for their well being in 10s Angeles county. The book points out that the society has, and will continue to, maintain service, health and education, not only to the public but to the medical profession as well.
This second edition contains extensively revised sections and new chapters. Some of the new topics are polyarthritis, morhoea and toxocarriasis. The author limits his discussion to those diseases which are purely medical rather than surgical. The book is divided according to body systems with additional chapters on infection, heredity and drugs. The chapters are written in outline form.
A short description of the disease and its clinical features, complications, treatment and prevention are discussed. However, the author pays little attention to pathophysiology or nursing care. This is a disadvantage, since the book is written for nurses. The book could be helpful as a review. It contains wide margins for note taking. A number of the illustrations might also be valuable.
Mabel L Crawford, RN
Elizabeth A Reed, RN
Los Angeles, Calif
Philadelphia, Pa
New books recently received at AORN Headquarters:
Bilger, A J and E H Greene, eds. Winters' Protective Body Mechanics; a Manual for Nurses. New York: Springer, 1973.
Activity Reports from State and Metropolitan Health Manpower Programs, vol 3. New York: National Health Council, 1973. Aspinall, M J. Nursing the Open-Heart Surgery Patient. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1973. Belcher, H C. The SREB Project in Nursing Education 7 967-1972. Atlanta, Georgia: Southern Regional Education Board, 1972.
Blakiston's Pocket Medical Dictionary, 3rd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1973. Bluford, R. Unwanted Pregnancy. New York: Harper & Row, 1973.
Brill, N 1. Working with People; the Helping Process. New York: Lippincott, 1973. Burns, M A and L E Morrissy. Self-Assessment of Current Knowledge for the Operating Room Technician. Flushing, New York: Medical Examination Publishing Company, 1973.
AORN Journal, September 1973, Vol18, N o 3
577