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Court procedures ‘witness for a child’ video & booklet
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NURSEEDUCATIONTODAY
reader for all CPN’s and nurses involved in mental health work. I would hope that this be the first of a regular series.
ROBWONDRAK RMN SRN DipN MSc BEd(Hons) Cross cultural nursing Janice Morse Ed Cordon & Breach 1989 143pp illus ISBN:
2-88124-3835
This book is about cross-cultural nursing and particularly the interface between nursing and anthropology. The discipline of medical anthropology now encompasses a wide range of issues in health and illness and nurse researchers are making major contributions to its development. The twelfth volume celebrates the achievements of major anthropological approaches to cross-cultural nursing over the past two decades. In her introduction, Dr Janice M Morse is at pains to explain the continued difficulty faced by nurses researching in the field of medical anthroplogy. She notes that the medical profession regards the field as their special preserve and that anthropologists interest in studies in this field are normally required to undergo orientation in hospital custom and practice. The nurse anthropologist has no need for such an orientation and she makes the case for the medical profession to acknowledge the right of nurses as legitimate research in this area. There are eight studies covering fieldwork undertaken by nurse anthropologists in several countries. These include, for example, health care orientation in Cuba and Haiti and fattening rituals and custom among the Annang of Nigeria. There are 143 pages of small print and, as would be expected, heavily referenced text. The book is not indexed and no glossary is provided. It is a book for those already familiar with the field although students undertaking Project 2000 and other diploma level or degree courses may find it of interest.
CYNTHIAYAKINSANYA RGN RM RFN NDN DNT Manual of epidemiology for district health management J. P. Vaughan and R. H. Morrow Eds W.H.O. Geneva 1989 198pp illus ISBN: 924 154404 X Epidemiology is not a field in which nurses participate fully as members of the health care team. This is not surprising given the image of epidemiological studies as areas for the highly numerate so that only doctors with confidence in their ability to handle figures venture into the field. This excellent manual by the World Health Organisation sets out to encourage all health workers to see
epidemiology as an important part of their professional practice. There are fourteen chapters each presented in a way that invites the reader to learn actively rather than receive information passively. health workers in Although addressed to developing countries where there is a dearth of epidemiologists, there is much in this manual that should be of interest to nurses, midwives and health visitors in Britain. Chapter 14, which presents an ABC of definitions and terms is particularly instructive and should repay careful study. Six appendices offer ethical guidelines and essential statistical information. A small index completes the manual. As the foreward declares, it is at the point of health care delivery that epidemiological knowledge is at is most useful and relevant. This book can be recommended for providing such knowledge simply and effectively.
CYNTHIAYAKINSANYA RGN RM RFN NDN DNT The NHS under new management P. Strong &J. Robinson Open University 1990 206pp illus ISBN: 0335-09295
0 $10.95
This interesting, and readable text, reports upon an ethnographic study which took a global view of the NHS changes resulting from the 1983 Griffiths and the introduction of General ManReport, agement. Its real value lies in the breadth of the enquiry, not being confined to the implications for nurses, but exploring the change issues from the perspectives of many key players. These included other professional groups, and the managers themselves all of whom were considered to be ‘experts’ in their field. The early chapters, are well-referenced, and provide an historical background to the NHS, setting the context for the change of managerial control from doctors to general managers. The report that follows is illustrated by numerous quotations from the data, providing the reader with valuable insights into the complexities and diversities of NHS management. This is an overall value-for-money text that would be of interest to all present managers, and beneficial to any student undertaking management studies.
SHEILAAHOGG MEd PostGrad DAES RGN RM RNT Court procedures ‘witness for a child’ video & hooklet Batley Enterprice Centre Healthwide Productions Ltd 1990 36pp illus VIDEO f250.00 + VAT For anybody working in the field of child care - but especially social workers and health visitors I cannot recommend this video and training pack too highly.
NURSE EDUCATION TODAY
The total length of this video dealing with Appearing in Court and Child Care Law extends to 35 minutes. It comes with a training pack which is divided into eight sections each dealing with a different aspect -Working with Solicitors, Evidence for Court, Personal Preparation. Court Procedure and Protocol, Giving Evidence, Child Care Law, A Case Study and Report Writing. Each section provides detailed information to act as a ‘back-up’ to the video and will enable the Facilitator/Lecturer to use the pack in ways most appropriate to each group of Learners - discussion group exercises, case studies. The Pack will enormously enhance the study of procedures that are used in line with current child care Legal practices, and the Facilitator will have to be prepared to deal with the strong emotions that less experienced workers will no doubt project whilst working with the materials. CHRISTINE HOUGH
BA(Hons) RGN RHV RNT
Practice nurse handbook Keith Bolden & Beryl Takle Blackwell Scientific 1989 23Opp illus ISBN: O-632
Childhood cancer Henry Ekert Gordon & Breach 1989 185pp illus ISBN:
2-88124
48 1
356 8 216.00
This is an informative book which tackles the topic of childhood cancer in a thorough and sensitive manner. The reader is given comprehensive information pertaining to the different types of childhood cancer and the relative merits of different treatment approaches. The occasional line drawings enhance understanding of the material which is well presented in the written text. This book will clearly demystify the topic of childhood cancer for parents and provide them with both the necessary medical facts as well as illuminating the emotional impact of cancer as a diagnostic label. It is designed to complement and reinforce medical advice and as such will be a useful tool for health care workers in this field. I thoroughly recommend this book to health care workers who are working with children with cancer and their families. AI+SOI WHITE
BSc MSc PhD RGN RHV 02522-o
212.95
This book has been revised and rewritten since its first publication in 1984 to take account of the many changes which have occurred, and to look at the present areas of development. Chapters are included on the Practice organisation, Record Systems, Assessment and Evaluation of the Patient, Emereencv Proto immuniiation, cedures, and others related equipment and medical conditions. A chapter on Research and Teaching has been included in the new edition, but it is disappointing in that the authors do not demonstrate how a nurse research project can be set up. Even more disappointing is the teaching section. I imagined the authors would have included a chapter on the role of the nurse as a teacher in the practice setting but instead the ‘Teaching’ relates to courses available for practice nurses. The term ‘Training’ is continually used. Since continuing education is so vita1 for all nurses and in particular for the practice nurse it is a pity that this vita1 area has not been addressed more fully. As a handbook for Practice nurses it comes across as a sadly dated publication for the 199Os, and I do not consider the book as a whole to be worthy of more than a useful introduction to the challenging role of this aspect of nursing. CHRISTINE HOUGH
BA(Hons) RGN RHV RNT
Family centred nursing care of children Foster et al W. B. Saunders Co 1989 2150~~ illus ISBN: 0 7216 1222-9
f30.00
This well researched American paediatric text has integrated the theme of partnership with families throughout the book. The material is presented both logically and comprehensively so that the reader moves from an understanding of the normal to the abnormal. Frequent figures and tables enhance understanding. However, possibly the greatest strength of this text is the manner in which the authors sensitively and thoroughly manage material pertaining to nursing skills acquisition - if paediatric nurses imbibe all the material and are able to apply it to their practice, the standards of care provided for children and their families will be immeasurably improved. For the voracious reader the chapters are well referenced to permit extended study and the comprehensive index permits easy reference to topics of particular interest. In summary, I advocate that all nursing libraries purchase a copy of this text. And although its price is high for individuals, it has the potential to be the most useful reference text for all nurses practising in the area of child health. ALISON WHILE
BSC MSc PhD RGN RHt
NURSEEDUCATIONTODAY
reader for all CPN’s and nurses involved in mental health work. I would hope that this be the first of a regular series.
ROBWONDRAK RMN SRN DipN MSc BEd(Hons) Cross cultural nursing Janice Morse Ed Cordon & Breach 1989 143pp illus ISBN:
2-88124-3835
This book is about cross-cultural nursing and particularly the interface between nursing and anthropology. The discipline of medical anthropology now encompasses a wide range of issues in health and illness and nurse researchers are making major contributions to its development. The twelfth volume celebrates the achievements of major anthropological approaches to cross-cultural nursing over the past two decades. In her introduction, Dr Janice M Morse is at pains to explain the continued difficulty faced by nurses researching in the field of medical anthroplogy. She notes that the medical profession regards the field as their special preserve and that anthropologists interest in studies in this field are normally required to undergo orientation in hospital custom and practice. The nurse anthropologist has no need for such an orientation and she makes the case for the medical profession to acknowledge the right of nurses as legitimate research in this area. There are eight studies covering fieldwork undertaken by nurse anthropologists in several countries. These include, for example, health care orientation in Cuba and Haiti and fattening rituals and custom among the Annang of Nigeria. There are 143 pages of small print and, as would be expected, heavily referenced text. The book is not indexed and no glossary is provided. It is a book for those already familiar with the field although students undertaking Project 2000 and other diploma level or degree courses may find it of interest.
CYNTHIAYAKINSANYA RGN RM RFN NDN DNT Manual of epidemiology for district health management J. P. Vaughan and R. H. Morrow Eds W.H.O. Geneva 1989 198pp illus ISBN: 924 154404 X Epidemiology is not a field in which nurses participate fully as members of the health care team. This is not surprising given the image of epidemiological studies as areas for the highly numerate so that only doctors with confidence in their ability to handle figures venture into the field. This excellent manual by the World Health Organisation sets out to encourage all health workers to see
epidemiology as an important part of their professional practice. There are fourteen chapters each presented in a way that invites the reader to learn actively rather than receive information passively. health workers in Although addressed to developing countries where there is a dearth of epidemiologists, there is much in this manual that should be of interest to nurses, midwives and health visitors in Britain. Chapter 14, which presents an ABC of definitions and terms is particularly instructive and should repay careful study. Six appendices offer ethical guidelines and essential statistical information. A small index completes the manual. As the foreward declares, it is at the point of health care delivery that epidemiological knowledge is at is most useful and relevant. This book can be recommended for providing such knowledge simply and effectively.
CYNTHIAYAKINSANYA RGN RM RFN NDN DNT The NHS under new management P. Strong &J. Robinson Open University 1990 206pp illus ISBN: 0335-09295
0 $10.95
This interesting, and readable text, reports upon an ethnographic study which took a global view of the NHS changes resulting from the 1983 Griffiths and the introduction of General ManReport, agement. Its real value lies in the breadth of the enquiry, not being confined to the implications for nurses, but exploring the change issues from the perspectives of many key players. These included other professional groups, and the managers themselves all of whom were considered to be ‘experts’ in their field. The early chapters, are well-referenced, and provide an historical background to the NHS, setting the context for the change of managerial control from doctors to general managers. The report that follows is illustrated by numerous quotations from the data, providing the reader with valuable insights into the complexities and diversities of NHS management. This is an overall value-for-money text that would be of interest to all present managers, and beneficial to any student undertaking management studies.
SHEILAAHOGG MEd PostGrad DAES RGN RM RNT Court procedures ‘witness for a child’ video & hooklet Batley Enterprice Centre Healthwide Productions Ltd 1990 36pp illus VIDEO f250.00 + VAT For anybody working in the field of child care - but especially social workers and health visitors I cannot recommend this video and training pack too highly.
NURSE EDUCATION TODAY
The total length of this video dealing with Appearing in Court and Child Care Law extends to 35 minutes. It comes with a training pack which is divided into eight sections each dealing with a different aspect -Working with Solicitors, Evidence for Court, Personal Preparation. Court Procedure and Protocol, Giving Evidence, Child Care Law, A Case Study and Report Writing. Each section provides detailed information to act as a ‘back-up’ to the video and will enable the Facilitator/Lecturer to use the pack in ways most appropriate to each group of Learners - discussion group exercises, case studies. The Pack will enormously enhance the study of procedures that are used in line with current child care Legal practices, and the Facilitator will have to be prepared to deal with the strong emotions that less experienced workers will no doubt project whilst working with the materials. CHRISTINE HOUGH
BA(Hons) RGN RHV RNT
Practice nurse handbook Keith Bolden & Beryl Takle Blackwell Scientific 1989 23Opp illus ISBN: O-632
Childhood cancer Henry Ekert Gordon & Breach 1989 185pp illus ISBN:
2-88124
48 1
356 8 216.00
This is an informative book which tackles the topic of childhood cancer in a thorough and sensitive manner. The reader is given comprehensive information pertaining to the different types of childhood cancer and the relative merits of different treatment approaches. The occasional line drawings enhance understanding of the material which is well presented in the written text. This book will clearly demystify the topic of childhood cancer for parents and provide them with both the necessary medical facts as well as illuminating the emotional impact of cancer as a diagnostic label. It is designed to complement and reinforce medical advice and as such will be a useful tool for health care workers in this field. I thoroughly recommend this book to health care workers who are working with children with cancer and their families. AI+SOI WHITE
BSc MSc PhD RGN RHV 02522-o
212.95
This book has been revised and rewritten since its first publication in 1984 to take account of the many changes which have occurred, and to look at the present areas of development. Chapters are included on the Practice organisation, Record Systems, Assessment and Evaluation of the Patient, Emereencv Proto immuniiation, cedures, and others related equipment and medical conditions. A chapter on Research and Teaching has been included in the new edition, but it is disappointing in that the authors do not demonstrate how a nurse research project can be set up. Even more disappointing is the teaching section. I imagined the authors would have included a chapter on the role of the nurse as a teacher in the practice setting but instead the ‘Teaching’ relates to courses available for practice nurses. The term ‘Training’ is continually used. Since continuing education is so vita1 for all nurses and in particular for the practice nurse it is a pity that this vita1 area has not been addressed more fully. As a handbook for Practice nurses it comes across as a sadly dated publication for the 199Os, and I do not consider the book as a whole to be worthy of more than a useful introduction to the challenging role of this aspect of nursing. CHRISTINE HOUGH
BA(Hons) RGN RHV RNT
Family centred nursing care of children Foster et al W. B. Saunders Co 1989 2150~~ illus ISBN: 0 7216 1222-9
f30.00
This well researched American paediatric text has integrated the theme of partnership with families throughout the book. The material is presented both logically and comprehensively so that the reader moves from an understanding of the normal to the abnormal. Frequent figures and tables enhance understanding. However, possibly the greatest strength of this text is the manner in which the authors sensitively and thoroughly manage material pertaining to nursing skills acquisition - if paediatric nurses imbibe all the material and are able to apply it to their practice, the standards of care provided for children and their families will be immeasurably improved. For the voracious reader the chapters are well referenced to permit extended study and the comprehensive index permits easy reference to topics of particular interest. In summary, I advocate that all nursing libraries purchase a copy of this text. And although its price is high for individuals, it has the potential to be the most useful reference text for all nurses practising in the area of child health. ALISON WHILE
BSC MSc PhD RGN RHt