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Manual of Surgical Therapeutics, 2nd edition
Barbara Minckley, RN
Manual of Surgical Therapeutics, 2nd edition, Condon, RE; Nyhus, LM, editorr: Boston: Little, Brown and Cox, 1972, 400 pp, $7.50.
Palo Alto, Calif
This manual contains revisions and updated
the limited scope may be intentionally designed to direct the student's attention toward only the necessary topics for this purpose.
Management and Organizational De= velopment, Argyris, C: New York: McGrow-Hill, 1971, 211 pp, $8.95. The subtitle of this book i s The path from xa to yb. Xa stands for theory x, pattern a. According to Douglas McGregor, theory x represents management that assumes people cannot be trusted and would rather be controlled by and dependent upon management. Pattern a refers to Mr Argyris' interpretation of interpersonal behavior associated with theory x. McGregor's theory y represents management that believes people have potentials that can contribute to an organization and pattern b represents the interpersonal behavior of those in this type of organization. The reader should not expect to find the transition listed in steps one through ten. The book discusses three case studies of top management groups who wished to strengthen the quality of their organizations. Observation and review were used to study the groups, all in different phases of organizational development. Executive meetings were taped, analyzed, and categorized according to behavior patterns. The consultant helped the executives interpret the behavior. Although the case studies are interesting to read, this is not a book that can be skimmed. It must be read in detail to grasp what i s offered. Written for the line executive and for professional consultants, the book i s probably advanced for nurse supervisory people without sufficient background. The author hopes undergraduate and graduate students will read the book so they can understand that some executives are trying to improve their organizations.
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material reflecting the increased knowledge gathered since the first edition was printed in 1969. Chapters discussing shock, trauma, cardiopulmonary arrest, surgical infections and antibiotic therapy were revised extensively. The manual's outline form makes it relatively easy to find a specific piece of information quickly. Charts, tables and diagrams clarify or add to the information presented in the outlines. Each chapter or subdivision i s discussed by a member of the department of surgery of the University of Illinois College of Medicine. The manual covers a wide range of topics and seems to include enough variety to be helpful in the care of most surgical patients. Chapter one covers trauma; chapters two through four cover hypotension, shock, cardiac arrhythmias and cardiac arrest. The remaining chapters discuss pre and postoperative care and complications; infections; fluid and electrolyte therapy, and the management of many surgical problems.
This book i s excellent for the "man on the firing line."
Its organization, concise-
ness and depth of information make it an invaluable reference book for an intern, resident or medical student. The nurse may find it to be a handy reference, as well, particularly as an aid in learning and understanding the rationale involved i n the care and management of the surgical patient.
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Della Ruppert, RN
Elizabeth Reed, RN
lowa Cify, lowa
Philadelphia
AORN Journal
Manual of Surgical Therapeutics, 2nd edition, Condon, RE; Nyhus, LM, editorr: Boston: Little, Brown and Cox, 1972, 400 pp, $7.50.
Palo Alto, Calif
This manual contains revisions and updated
the limited scope may be intentionally designed to direct the student's attention toward only the necessary topics for this purpose.
Management and Organizational De= velopment, Argyris, C: New York: McGrow-Hill, 1971, 211 pp, $8.95. The subtitle of this book i s The path from xa to yb. Xa stands for theory x, pattern a. According to Douglas McGregor, theory x represents management that assumes people cannot be trusted and would rather be controlled by and dependent upon management. Pattern a refers to Mr Argyris' interpretation of interpersonal behavior associated with theory x. McGregor's theory y represents management that believes people have potentials that can contribute to an organization and pattern b represents the interpersonal behavior of those in this type of organization. The reader should not expect to find the transition listed in steps one through ten. The book discusses three case studies of top management groups who wished to strengthen the quality of their organizations. Observation and review were used to study the groups, all in different phases of organizational development. Executive meetings were taped, analyzed, and categorized according to behavior patterns. The consultant helped the executives interpret the behavior. Although the case studies are interesting to read, this is not a book that can be skimmed. It must be read in detail to grasp what i s offered. Written for the line executive and for professional consultants, the book i s probably advanced for nurse supervisory people without sufficient background. The author hopes undergraduate and graduate students will read the book so they can understand that some executives are trying to improve their organizations.
192
material reflecting the increased knowledge gathered since the first edition was printed in 1969. Chapters discussing shock, trauma, cardiopulmonary arrest, surgical infections and antibiotic therapy were revised extensively. The manual's outline form makes it relatively easy to find a specific piece of information quickly. Charts, tables and diagrams clarify or add to the information presented in the outlines. Each chapter or subdivision i s discussed by a member of the department of surgery of the University of Illinois College of Medicine. The manual covers a wide range of topics and seems to include enough variety to be helpful in the care of most surgical patients. Chapter one covers trauma; chapters two through four cover hypotension, shock, cardiac arrhythmias and cardiac arrest. The remaining chapters discuss pre and postoperative care and complications; infections; fluid and electrolyte therapy, and the management of many surgical problems.
This book i s excellent for the "man on the firing line."
Its organization, concise-
ness and depth of information make it an invaluable reference book for an intern, resident or medical student. The nurse may find it to be a handy reference, as well, particularly as an aid in learning and understanding the rationale involved i n the care and management of the surgical patient.
0
Della Ruppert, RN
Elizabeth Reed, RN
lowa Cify, lowa
Philadelphia
AORN Journal