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ing strategies and assists the reader in developing such resources as modules, contracts, and computerized instruction. In addition, the chapters on lectures, seminars, and team teaching provide informationto help use these more traditional techniques to improve learning. Ifound this book to be a valuable resource for expanding my knowledge of the teaching process and gaining new ideas on improving teaching strategies. Irecommend it for educators or for nursing departments looking for new techniques in teaching inservice presentations and continuing education programs. This book is enjoyable, interesting, and easy to read. It contains invaluable information for improving the quality of nursing education. Llnda Whlte, RN Educationalcoordinator ORIPAR Stanford (Cali0 University Medical Center
pline employees. These are often difficult subjects for supervisors. One particularly interesting chapter, "The Problem Employee and Employee Problems," discusses alternatives to labeling people. Any manager would find this material beneficial. Each chapter begins with objectives and ends with an exercise based on its content. An annotated bibliography precedes the index. The Effective Health Care Supervisor is much easier to read than many of the books listed in the bibliography. The chapters are short and can be read in one sitting. Many management texts are good reading just before going to sleep; they lull one into dozing. Not this one. You may find yourself reading into the wee hours. Ellen Gore, RN OR educational coordinator Saint Vincent Hospital Billings, Mont
The Effective Health Care Supervisor. Charles R McConnell. Aspen Systems Corporation, 1600 Research Blvd, Rockville, Md 20850, 1982,301 pp.
Caring for Surgical Patlenta (Nurrlng Photobook). Katherine W Carey, ed. Intermed Communications, Inc, 1111 Bethlehem Pike, Springhouse, Pa 19477, 1982, 160 pp.
Supervisors usually learn by making painful mistakes. This book offers alternatives to such pain. Its 24 chapters contain useful information on how to be a successful health care manager. The book begins with a section on "The Setting," a comparison of hospitals to other businesses and a presentation of basic management principles.The author suggests reading these four chapters first to obtain the necessary perspective. Readers then can choose the most appropriate chapters to read next. The remaining three sections are "The Supervisor and Self," "The Supervisor and Employee," and "The Supervisor and the Task." The book is intended for use as a text in a basic management course or as a reference. Its information will be most valuable to the new first line supervisor. This person can study leadership style, learn how to delegate tasks, and review communication techniques. Supervisors with experience will also find helpful suggestions. There is information on how to plan a budget, interview prospective employees, complete performance appraisals, and disci-
This book provides a comprehensive pictureof preoperative and postoperative nursing care. The concise narrative and sharply focused photographs of this Photobookm guide the reader from making an initial patient assessment to coping with postoperative complications. Subject matter is presented in four major sections, and appendices and selected references provide additional information. Marginal notes, charts, and eye-catching logos direct the reader's attention to specific points. The section "Preparing the patient" includes such aspects of the preoperative phase as head-to-toe assessment, diagnostic tests, patient and family teaching, and specific preop erative procedures. The material about preop erative tests and patient teaching provides information for both the nurse and the patient. The self-care aids about collecting urine specimens and coughing and deep breathing may be photocopiedfor distribution to patients. Procedures that are pictured range from preparing the patient's skin to using a preoperative checklist. The second major division, "Managing postoperative care," is divided into immediate
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pline employees. These are often difficult subjects for supervisors. One particularly interesting chapter, "The Problem Employee and Employee Problems," discusses alternatives to labeling people. Any manager would find this material beneficial. Each chapter begins with objectives and ends with an exercise based on its content. An annotated bibliography precedes the index. The Effective Health Care Supervisor is much easier to read than many of the books listed in the bibliography. The chapters are short and can be read in one sitting. Many management texts are good reading just before going to sleep; they lull one into dozing. Not this one. You may find yourself reading into the wee hours. Ellen Gore, RN OR educational coordinator Saint Vincent Hospital Billings, Mont
The Effective Health Care Supervisor. Charles R McConnell. Aspen Systems Corporation, 1600 Research Blvd, Rockville, Md 20850, 1982,301 pp.
Caring for Surgical Patlenta (Nurrlng Photobook). Katherine W Carey, ed. Intermed Communications, Inc, 1111 Bethlehem Pike, Springhouse, Pa 19477, 1982, 160 pp.
Supervisors usually learn by making painful mistakes. This book offers alternatives to such pain. Its 24 chapters contain useful information on how to be a successful health care manager. The book begins with a section on "The Setting," a comparison of hospitals to other businesses and a presentation of basic management principles.The author suggests reading these four chapters first to obtain the necessary perspective. Readers then can choose the most appropriate chapters to read next. The remaining three sections are "The Supervisor and Self," "The Supervisor and Employee," and "The Supervisor and the Task." The book is intended for use as a text in a basic management course or as a reference. Its information will be most valuable to the new first line supervisor. This person can study leadership style, learn how to delegate tasks, and review communication techniques. Supervisors with experience will also find helpful suggestions. There is information on how to plan a budget, interview prospective employees, complete performance appraisals, and disci-
This book provides a comprehensive pictureof preoperative and postoperative nursing care. The concise narrative and sharply focused photographs of this Photobookm guide the reader from making an initial patient assessment to coping with postoperative complications. Subject matter is presented in four major sections, and appendices and selected references provide additional information. Marginal notes, charts, and eye-catching logos direct the reader's attention to specific points. The section "Preparing the patient" includes such aspects of the preoperative phase as head-to-toe assessment, diagnostic tests, patient and family teaching, and specific preop erative procedures. The material about preop erative tests and patient teaching provides information for both the nurse and the patient. The self-care aids about collecting urine specimens and coughing and deep breathing may be photocopiedfor distribution to patients. Procedures that are pictured range from preparing the patient's skin to using a preoperative checklist. The second major division, "Managing postoperative care," is divided into immediate
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