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Practice nurse handbook
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
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