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REVlEWS Material for the Review articles, and audiovisuals, Control Nurse, Veterans Lake City, UT 84148.
section, including books, monographs, should be sent to Sego Matsumiya, Administration Medical Center, 500
reprints of R.N., Infection Foothill Blvd., Salt
BOOKS
Practical Donald pages;
approaches
A. Bille, Editor. tables, diagrams,
to patient
teaching
Boston, 1981, Little Brown & Co.; references; paperback; $11.95.
348
This text will serve as a reference for any hospital, health care agency, or individual practitioner interested in starting a new patient education program or in refining an existing program. The book discusses important aspects to consider in the revision or development of a patient education program. The author has divided the book into four sections: (I) The structure for patient teaching, (II) Patient teaching activities, (III) Roles and settings for patient teaching, and (IV) Appendix. At the beginning of each chapter, teaching objectives are stated, which are met in the context of the chapter. Following each chapter, extensive references are listed. The appendix discusses teaching plans for specific illnesses and special considerations for developing the teaching plan. Mr. Bille has selected specific authors to write chapters that relate to their fields of expertise, making the text up to date, informative, and authentic. It was enlightening to note the involvement of each department in the development of teaching strategies and their responsibilities to the overall patient education program. Many educators are not aware of these interactions when they plan and implement a program. Our hospital recently received, evaluated, and revised our patient education program and found that each department had its own program. Several of the programs overlapped and no one knew what the other one was doing. Several programs fell apart after the initial enthusiasm wore off. We used this text as one of our references when we reorganized our program to build in the appropriate support system. 76
This text, with its multifaceted fers the ICP excellent background to assist her to develop a program it into the total medical facilities
content, ofinformation and integrate program.
Ada Nordquist, Salt Lake
Working with orthopedic patients. photebeok (Nursing ‘82 Beoks) Patricia K. Lawson, editor. Springhouse, Communications, Inc.; 160 pages; hard
Pa., cover;
City,
R.N. Utah
Nurrlng 1982, lntermed $13.95.
Orthopedic equipment and techniques have always aroused a certain amount of apprehension and sometimes sheer terror in the beginning practitioner. The pulleys, cords, splints, and weights associated with orthopedics are certainly impressive to the onlooker and boggling to the patient. Fortunately for us, Working With Orthopedic Patients lays bare the mysteries of orthopedic practice. The book begins with a basic and clear review of anatomy and physiology. (Knowing the name and location of the affected body part is, to say the least, imperative.) Basic orthopedic terminology is presented with concise definitions and illustrations. Abduction, adduction, circumduction, protraction, retraction, etc., are all explained simply. In addition, the book provides an extremely thorough orthopedic assessment. It gives a joint-by-joint description of each limb as well as a discussion of the normal physiology and various deformities and injuries that may occur. The authors contend that orthopedics is not just a matter of casting a broken bone and then forgetting about it-a fact that this book makes abundantly clear. Neurovascular checks, positioning, and skin care are vitally important to
Volume
11 Number
2
April, 1983
the proper healing of the affected part. Photobook provides a step by step process for determining a precise neurovascular assessment using “the five P’s” -pain, pallor, pulse, paralysis, and paresthesia. It also goes into detail in specifically assessing nerve damage in the casted limb. Photo essays detail the mechanics of traction and the application of various types of splints, slings, and halters. The authors show their sensitivity to the needs of the patient who is immobilized by traction or other equipment. They emphasize the importance of listening to the patients’ needs and of providing stimuli from the outside to reduce his possible feelings of isolation. One section of the book is devoted to knee and hip replacements, arthroscopic examination of the knee, and reconstructive surgeries. In this section, terms specific to joint surgeries are defined and nursing care of the postoperative patient is outlined. The last chapter deals with possible complications of trauma in surgery: malunion, nonunion, infection, gas gangrene, fat emboli, immobility, and pain control. A section on improvising positioning aids to enhance patient comfort was especially helpful. It is extremely useful to know how to make various positioning items out of a cardboard box and a folded towel. The book offers very little in the way of infection control information. Two pages are devoted to the possible complications of osteomyelitis and gas gangrene and their treatment. However, infection control is not the focus of the book. Working With Orthopedic Patients provides an excellent broad base of information for the beginning practitioner and a good review for the seasoned orthopedic nurse. It should certainly be a part of every orthopedic floor library as a ready reference guide. Mary Ev Erickson, R.N., BAN. Salt Lake City, Utah
Lawrence W. Green, C. L. Anderson, authors; Charles K. l-lhch, d&or. St. Louis, 1982, The C. V. Mosby Company; 620 pages inclusive of tables, graphs, appendices, references; hard cover: $18.95.
The preface of this book gives the impression that it is not directed toward ICPs. The authors
state that the book is about commmity health rather than personal hygiene. They state: “Personal health practices are the essential building blocks of community health, but the promotion of such practices through the planning and delivery of programs for populations distinguishes community health programs from medicine and self-care.” They further address their concerns by emphasizing questions of distribution, participation, and organization of community health resources more than biomedical processes and techniques that relate to individual patients. However, as ICPs, we should perceive patients as coming from one community to the hospital community and as being discharged to possibly a third community. Therefore some parts of the book may be of value to ICPs. This text emphasizes administrative, educational, and epidemiological concepts and methods. It is divided into four parts: an Overview, Promoting of community health, Environmental health, and Health services. To this reviewer, the most interesting of the twenty-one chapters and two appendices were the following: Chapter 20. Communicable Disease Control (35 pages). This chapter lightly covers topics ranging from infection and disease to epidemiological principles. The chapter includes new information on the control of communicable diseases and bases its recommendations on epidemiological principles. Chapter 13. Community Water Resources (13 pages). Chapter 13 deals with the identification and control of problems related to infectious agents and toxic materials. Chapter 14. Community Waste Disposal (17 pages). This covers topics from sewage disposal to solid waste management objectives. Chapter 16. Community Food Protection (10 pages). Chapter 16 includes a discussion of disease transmission by foods plus controls and regulations. Chapter 17. “Other.” This chapter describes rodent and vector control. It provides a listing of the Environmental Protection Agencies in the USA. Other chapters of the text are more general in nature, covering a wide variety of topics from community geriatrics to personal health services. Of additional interest is a list of projections of the reduced incidence of many infec-
section, including books, monographs, should be sent to Sego Matsumiya, Administration Medical Center, 500
reprints of R.N., Infection Foothill Blvd., Salt
BOOKS
Practical Donald pages;
approaches
A. Bille, Editor. tables, diagrams,
to patient
teaching
Boston, 1981, Little Brown & Co.; references; paperback; $11.95.
348
This text will serve as a reference for any hospital, health care agency, or individual practitioner interested in starting a new patient education program or in refining an existing program. The book discusses important aspects to consider in the revision or development of a patient education program. The author has divided the book into four sections: (I) The structure for patient teaching, (II) Patient teaching activities, (III) Roles and settings for patient teaching, and (IV) Appendix. At the beginning of each chapter, teaching objectives are stated, which are met in the context of the chapter. Following each chapter, extensive references are listed. The appendix discusses teaching plans for specific illnesses and special considerations for developing the teaching plan. Mr. Bille has selected specific authors to write chapters that relate to their fields of expertise, making the text up to date, informative, and authentic. It was enlightening to note the involvement of each department in the development of teaching strategies and their responsibilities to the overall patient education program. Many educators are not aware of these interactions when they plan and implement a program. Our hospital recently received, evaluated, and revised our patient education program and found that each department had its own program. Several of the programs overlapped and no one knew what the other one was doing. Several programs fell apart after the initial enthusiasm wore off. We used this text as one of our references when we reorganized our program to build in the appropriate support system. 76
This text, with its multifaceted fers the ICP excellent background to assist her to develop a program it into the total medical facilities
content, ofinformation and integrate program.
Ada Nordquist, Salt Lake
Working with orthopedic patients. photebeok (Nursing ‘82 Beoks) Patricia K. Lawson, editor. Springhouse, Communications, Inc.; 160 pages; hard
Pa., cover;
City,
R.N. Utah
Nurrlng 1982, lntermed $13.95.
Orthopedic equipment and techniques have always aroused a certain amount of apprehension and sometimes sheer terror in the beginning practitioner. The pulleys, cords, splints, and weights associated with orthopedics are certainly impressive to the onlooker and boggling to the patient. Fortunately for us, Working With Orthopedic Patients lays bare the mysteries of orthopedic practice. The book begins with a basic and clear review of anatomy and physiology. (Knowing the name and location of the affected body part is, to say the least, imperative.) Basic orthopedic terminology is presented with concise definitions and illustrations. Abduction, adduction, circumduction, protraction, retraction, etc., are all explained simply. In addition, the book provides an extremely thorough orthopedic assessment. It gives a joint-by-joint description of each limb as well as a discussion of the normal physiology and various deformities and injuries that may occur. The authors contend that orthopedics is not just a matter of casting a broken bone and then forgetting about it-a fact that this book makes abundantly clear. Neurovascular checks, positioning, and skin care are vitally important to
Volume
11 Number
2
April, 1983
the proper healing of the affected part. Photobook provides a step by step process for determining a precise neurovascular assessment using “the five P’s” -pain, pallor, pulse, paralysis, and paresthesia. It also goes into detail in specifically assessing nerve damage in the casted limb. Photo essays detail the mechanics of traction and the application of various types of splints, slings, and halters. The authors show their sensitivity to the needs of the patient who is immobilized by traction or other equipment. They emphasize the importance of listening to the patients’ needs and of providing stimuli from the outside to reduce his possible feelings of isolation. One section of the book is devoted to knee and hip replacements, arthroscopic examination of the knee, and reconstructive surgeries. In this section, terms specific to joint surgeries are defined and nursing care of the postoperative patient is outlined. The last chapter deals with possible complications of trauma in surgery: malunion, nonunion, infection, gas gangrene, fat emboli, immobility, and pain control. A section on improvising positioning aids to enhance patient comfort was especially helpful. It is extremely useful to know how to make various positioning items out of a cardboard box and a folded towel. The book offers very little in the way of infection control information. Two pages are devoted to the possible complications of osteomyelitis and gas gangrene and their treatment. However, infection control is not the focus of the book. Working With Orthopedic Patients provides an excellent broad base of information for the beginning practitioner and a good review for the seasoned orthopedic nurse. It should certainly be a part of every orthopedic floor library as a ready reference guide. Mary Ev Erickson, R.N., BAN. Salt Lake City, Utah
Lawrence W. Green, C. L. Anderson, authors; Charles K. l-lhch, d&or. St. Louis, 1982, The C. V. Mosby Company; 620 pages inclusive of tables, graphs, appendices, references; hard cover: $18.95.
The preface of this book gives the impression that it is not directed toward ICPs. The authors
state that the book is about commmity health rather than personal hygiene. They state: “Personal health practices are the essential building blocks of community health, but the promotion of such practices through the planning and delivery of programs for populations distinguishes community health programs from medicine and self-care.” They further address their concerns by emphasizing questions of distribution, participation, and organization of community health resources more than biomedical processes and techniques that relate to individual patients. However, as ICPs, we should perceive patients as coming from one community to the hospital community and as being discharged to possibly a third community. Therefore some parts of the book may be of value to ICPs. This text emphasizes administrative, educational, and epidemiological concepts and methods. It is divided into four parts: an Overview, Promoting of community health, Environmental health, and Health services. To this reviewer, the most interesting of the twenty-one chapters and two appendices were the following: Chapter 20. Communicable Disease Control (35 pages). This chapter lightly covers topics ranging from infection and disease to epidemiological principles. The chapter includes new information on the control of communicable diseases and bases its recommendations on epidemiological principles. Chapter 13. Community Water Resources (13 pages). Chapter 13 deals with the identification and control of problems related to infectious agents and toxic materials. Chapter 14. Community Waste Disposal (17 pages). This covers topics from sewage disposal to solid waste management objectives. Chapter 16. Community Food Protection (10 pages). Chapter 16 includes a discussion of disease transmission by foods plus controls and regulations. Chapter 17. “Other.” This chapter describes rodent and vector control. It provides a listing of the Environmental Protection Agencies in the USA. Other chapters of the text are more general in nature, covering a wide variety of topics from community geriatrics to personal health services. Of additional interest is a list of projections of the reduced incidence of many infec-