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AORN JOURNAL JUNE 1989, VOL. 49, NO 6

quality care; convenient chapter summaries of major points; and the use of actual nursing examples to illustrate the key concepts.

The book should be a worthwhile and welcome addition to the nursing management literature. For those readers who seek more in-depth content, the extensive reference lists at the end of each chapter provide additional sources of information.

The book is available from J B Lippincott Co, E Washington Sq, Philadelphia, PA 19105.

MARCUS L. WALKER, RN, ScD ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR/

MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

BALTIMORE

NURSING PRACTICE

Respiratory Care Handbook Compiled by the Springhouse Corp 1 9 8 9 , 4 1 6 ~ ~ $21.95 paperback

This text is designed as a quick reference and provides theoretical, technical, and practical knowledge needed to render safe and effective nursing care to patients with respiratory dysfunc- tions. It is divided into 15 chapters that address respiratory anatomy and physiology, assessment, diagnostic procedures, monitoring devices, pathophysiology and treatment modalities, adult respiratory distress syndrome, respiratory therapy, and pharmacology.

The chapter on thoracic surgery addresses indications, preoperative care, patient teaching, surgical procedures, postoperative care, and actuaVpotentia1 complications. It does not address perioperative nursing care of the thoracic surgery patient.

The information in each chapter is enhanced by charts and illustrations. Special considerations for pediatric and geriatric patients are offered.

The appendixes include basic life support measures, respiratory equations, rehabilitation, abbreviations and symbols, and drug-related pulmonary toxicities. The index is complete, and each chapter contains selected references for further reading.

The advisory board, contributors, and consul- tants for this text are from various backgrounds, each offering his or her own perspective and expertise related to respiratory care. They include professional nurses, physicians, a respiratory therapist, a physical therapist, and a lawyer.

I would recommend this text for nurses caring for respiratory patients on medical/surgical or critical care units. The perioperative nurse can use this book to gain a holistic view of the respiratory patient, but probably cannot use it for practical application.

The book is available from the Springhouse Corp, 11 11 Bethlehem Pike, Springhouse, PA 19477

STEPHEN R. MARRONE, RN, MS, CCRN CLINICAL RESOURCE NURSE/ CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY MT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER

NEW YORK CITY

Surgery on File: General Surgery By the Diagram Group 1988, 128 pp $75 loose-leaf

This loose-leaf notebook, addressed to the patient, is very well suited for use in perioperative teaching. It also could be a helpful tool for a general surgery unit.

It contains simple anatomical diagrams of diagnostic procedures and general surgical procedures. Each file page explains a procedure, reasons for the procedure, preparation, risks and benefits, postoperative care, possible complica- tions, and discharge.

The publisher gives permission for the pages to be copied for teaching purposes, and the book is written in simple, uncomplicated language that should be easily understood by the patient. The timetable of events, which is a separate diagram that details the surgical events from admission to discharge, also should help with the patient’s understanding.

There is an error on one of the file pages- in an anatomical drawing, the liver and stomach are mislabeled.

I look forward to using this tool in my

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preoperative visits. The book is available from Facts on File, Inc, 460 Park Ave South, New York, NY 10016.

PEARL M. TORRESYAP, RN, CNOR

BOSTON VA MEDICAL CENTER THORACIC CHARGE NURSE

RESEARCH

The Practice of Nursing Research Conduct, Critique and Utilization By Nancy B u m , Susan K. Grove 1987, 790pp $27.70 clothbound

This book is written for all levels of nursing students, from those in bachelor’s degree programs to those in graduate study. It also could be helpful for anyone interested in research, regardless of the field.

It covers all aspects of research, beginning with an explanation of what research is and why nurses need to be involved in conducting and using research studies. In addition to providing an overview of the process, this text covers each step in detail. It also includes information on how to use various indexes in libraries and how to locate sources, which may be redundant for readers with bachelor’s degrees or more advanced education.

Each step in the research process is illustrated with relevant research studies. The authors go into great detail on developing tables, using statistics, publishing studies, critiquing studies, and using research studies in practice.

This is definitely a how-to book. It is easy to read and is a must for nurses whether they are involved in research or not.

The book is available from W B Saunders Co, West Washington Sq, Philadelphia, PA 19105.

JANET COZAD, RN, BSN, CNOR

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LONG BEACH

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Student Nurses Willing to Move for Employment Nearly 75% of nursing students polled during the recent National Student Nurses’ Association (NSNA) convention said they would consider accepting employment in a geographic area dif- ferent from where they attend school. This is a 28% increase from the 1987 poll, according to a news release from NSNA.

prefer to work in small metropolitan areas, 35% would choose large metropolitan areas, and 18% would prefer rural suburban areas. The poll also indicates that 88% of the students intend to obtain their first jobs in hospital settings. Nearly 40% plan to begin practice in the hospitals where they received their clinical experience.

Most of the students (90%) plan to continue their education, and 83% plan to seek advanced degrees, up from 65% in 1987.

Almost half (47%) of the students would

States Include Smoking on Death Certificates Utah and Oregon, both states with lower than average numbers of smokers, have adopted laws requiring physicians to list tobacco use as a possi- ble factor of death on death certificates. The requirements will provide valuable evidence in lawsuits against tobacco companies and may encourage family members to pursue litigation, according to an article in the March 17, 1989, issue of American Medical News.

Tobacco companies argue that the death cer- tificate provision will not hold up in court and that without an autopsy the cause of death could not be determined.

The latest federal report on smoking says that cigarette smoking was responsible for 390,000 deaths in 1985-one in six preventable deaths. Since the first surgeon general’s report on the dangers of smoking, the percentage of adults who smoke has declined from 40% to 29%, according to the article.

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