F.A. Davis

Diseases and disorders; a nursing therapeutics manual, 3d ed.

This practical reference reviews the causes, examination techniques, diagnostic testing, medications and dosage, collaborative and independent nursing interventions, and home healthcare directions of 250 diseases and disorders encountered in both clinical and hospital settings. The third edition notes any genetic considerations in each entry. (Annotation ©2006 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Essentials of nursing leadership and management, 4th ed.

This textbook describes the leadership qualities and behaviors effective in any workplace, illustrates their application in a hospital environment, examines RN delegation of client care, and offers advice on developing a satisfying and successful nursing career. The reorganized fourth edition deletes the chapter on historic leaders in nursing. (Annotation ©2006 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Fundamentals of nursing; 2v. (CD-ROM included)

The two volumes of this set differ in subtitle, emphasis, and binding (which is rather unusual). Volume 1 (hardbound), Theory, Concepts & Applications, begins with multifaceted discussion of the evolution of nursing, including the many stereotypical images that are now falling away as medical care changes and as men join the ranks in bigger numbers. Coverage continues with critical thinking, assessment, diagnosis, planning, interventions, evaluation, and theory and research, each chapter presenting both the "why" and the "how." The included CD-ROM contains study material. Volume 2 is paperbound and more easily carried to a lab. Subtitled Thinking & Doing, it focuses on clinical procedures and uses a case study of a family throughout. Editors Wilkinson (consultant, Shawnee, Kansas) and Van Leuven (U. of San Francisco; family nurse practitioner) have brought together contributions from a long list of nurse-authors and nurse- reviewers to prepare this training text. (Annotation ©2006 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Laboratory management; principles and processes, 2d ed.

Aimed at students and practitioners, this text takes a problem-based approach to teaching the principles and processes of medical laboratory management. Eighteen chapters are divided into five main sections: basic principles and organizational structure; human resource; finance; operations; and career success strategies. A glossary of terms completes the volume. Harmening teaches at the U. of Maryland School of Medicine. Distributed in the U.S. by F.A. Davis Company. (Annotation ©2006 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Med-surg success; a course review applying critical thinking to test taking.

The second in a series intended to assist the student nurse in taking examinations, particularly the NCLEX-RN examination for licensure as a registered nurse, this work presents the standard practice test questions found in most review books, but the authors (all of Trinity Valley Community College in Texas) authors also include test- taking hints on analyzing questions in order to better determine the answers. Following introductory chapters on test-taking, the nature of the NCLEX-RN test, and presentation of their "RACE Model" (for Recognize, Ask, Critically analyze, and Eliminate options) of question analysis, the bulk of the text consists of 13 chapters focusing on disorders affecting the different major body systems. Each of these chapters is divide into four major sections: practice questions, practice questions answers and rationales, a comprehensive examination, and comprehensive examination answers and rationales. The same format is followed for chapters on emergency nursing, perioperative nursing, cultural nursing and alternative health care, end-of-life issues, and pharmacology. A final 100-question comprehensive examination concludes the work. (Annotation ©2006 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Outcome measurement and management; first steps for the practicing clinician.

Kaplan (U. of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey) trains both students and clinicians to evaluate data from clinical settings that will help them objectively evaluate their own practice. She includes exercises and answer keys as she describes defining outcomes in clinical practice in terms of approach, rehabilitation, consumers of outcome data, models of disablement, and a model of rehabilitation service delivery. She shows how to implement an outcome study by developing a questions and rationale, coding data and constructing a data set, and analyzing, using and sharing data; in the final chapters she shows how to integrate outcome measurement and clinical practice, including advice on mixing outcome measurement with practice management. The result is both compact and comprehensive, and includes samples and forms. (Annotation ©2006 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Physical agents; theory and practice laboratory manual, 2d ed.

The 14 lab activities in this workbook provide instructions for practicing adjunctive therapies, thermal applications, aquatics, soft tissue techniques, and electrical stimulation, challenging students to make personal observations and imagine different patient scenarios. The second edition adds more black and white photographs of patient positions, equipment, and application techniques. (Annotation ©2006 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Physical rehabilitation, 5th ed.

This textbook for physical therapy students provides comprehensive coverage of the rehabilitation management of adult patients. Early chapters introduce the fundamentals of patient care and clinical decision-making. Subsequent chapters describe various examination techniques and address the most common diseases, disorders, and conditions encountered in the rehabilitation setting. The final section looks at orthotics, prosthetics, and the prescriptive wheelchair. For the fifth edition, special boxed sections summarizing current research on particular topics and interventions have been added. (Annotation ©2006 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Respiratory disease; a case study approach to patient care, 3d ed.

The respiratory therapist (RT) has graduated from being a technician for the equipment needed for patients with lung disease to a key member of the hospital medical team. In this update of the 1998 edition, Wilkins (respiratory care, U. of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio) and colleagues at Loma Linda U. School of Medicine introduce 20 chapters reflecting advances in assessing and treating patients with such disorders as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, and TB. The text includes new case studies, clinical simulation exams (with a bookmark to cover answers), chest radiographs, a glossary, normal lab values, current standards of care, and Web resources. (Annotation ©2006 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)