Springer Publishing Co.
Abortion counseling; a clinician's guide to psychology, legislation, politics, and competency.
Psychological practitioner Needle and Walker (psychology, Nova Southeastern U.) maintain that the majority of women who have had abortions are happy and satisfied with their choice as well as relieved while some women suffer a few days of guilt and sadness. They believe women with prolonged sadness and mental health problems had them prior to the abortion or were influenced by frightening demonstrations or inaccurate or biased information. They focus on the response of the professional to women before and after abortions, detailing the impact of abortion politics on therapists and clinic workers. They address assessing the competency and decision-making skills of the client, gauging clients' emotional regulation, and offer a model program for post-abortion counseling and information about women's reproductive health and post-abortion syndrome. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Adult nurse practitioner intensive review; fast facts & practice questions.
After analyzing sample AANP exam questions and illustrating the logic of their correct solution, this study guide summarizes the symptoms, lab tests, and treatment of approximately 200 primary care disorders arranged by body system. Abnormal clinical findings and medications are highlighted. The final section provides 500 practice multiple choice questions with answers. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Annual review of nursing education; v.6, 2008: Clinical nursing education.
The 15 contributions to the 2008 edition describe innovative clinical experiences for nursing students, new partnership models, the ways nursing schools in a region collaborate to select clinical sites, approaches to evaluating students' clinical performance, and grade inflation. Topics include the behavior of student nurses in a clinical practicum, professional image in the modern world, feedback in online courses, teaching strategies for critical thinking, and quality and safety education. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Assessing dangerousness; violence by batterers and child abusers, 2d ed.
Campbell (Johns Hopkins School of Nursing) presents the latest research on the prediction of interpersonal violence in a wide variety of situations, including women's shelters, hospital emergency rooms, schools, child protective services offices, parenting programs, and intimate partner violence prevention programs. The contributors to the book are all clinicians to some extent, and collaborate with practitioners from many disciplines. They address specific variables involved in the prediction of child abuse and homicide, as well as intimate partner violence and homicide. This edition reviews the latest assessment instruments, including a revised version of Campbell's Danger Assessment instrument, and presents new findings on predicting fatal child abuse. The readership for the book includes clinicians and researchers. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
The complete HIV/AIDS teaching kit. (CD-ROM included)
Created by a team of six American social science researchers, this resource text provides a multidisciplinary approach to teaching the biomedical, social, psychological, and behavioral aspects of HIV transmission, prevention, and treatment. It features a variety of teaching tools, including learning objectives, key medical and science terms, discussion questions, and quizzes, and is suitable for a wide range of users and settings: professors and students in advanced high school, undergraduate and Master's courses in the fields of health and social sciences; health and social service providers and their staff working in HIV prevention programs in community-based organizations, clinics, and schools; and as a self- paced teaching kit for practitioners and their staff who do not specialize in HIV/AIDS-related services. The accompanying CD-ROM contains PowerPoint slides, classroom activities, homework assignments, recommended reading lists, and Web resources. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
The encyclopedia of elder care; the comprehensive resource on geriatric and social care, 2d. ed.
This impressive reference contains an A-Z encyclopedia of the diverse medical, social, legal, and practical issues concerning elder care. Each entry contains a description, discussion of current laws and statistics when appropriate and concludes with lists of related entries, Internet resources, and references. Some of the entries also contain glossaries of terms. A sampling of topics includes African Americans and health care, burns and related safety issues, group psychotherapy, guardianship and conservatorship, and polypharmacy management. The contributors teach nursing, geriatrics, occupational therapy, and psychiatry, among other specialties, mainly in the U.S. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Essentials of gerontological nursing.
With examples and cases studies Wallace takes students through the human side of nursing elderly patients, and although she covers the statistics, she concentrates on removing the myths and getting down to the need for appropriate, adequate, respectful, dignified and loving care. She addresses assessing health, preventing illness and injury, dealing with pathological diseases and medications, working with cognitive and psychological issues and addressing quality of life. Wallace describes care environments, including home care and end-of life care, and future needs and trends. This also serves as a solid professional refresher for all elder care professionals. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Ethical decision making in nursing and health care; the symphonological approach, 4th ed.
This approach to understanding the ethics involved with nursing focuses on the unspoken agreement between the patient and the nurse. Rather than setting forth a list of rules, Husted (Duquesne University, emeritus) provides dilemmas typical of the situations nurses encounter and offers suggestions for their resolution. The fourth edition adds chapters on context and the four classic ethical systems. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Evidence-based geriatric nursing protocols for best practice, 3d ed.
The third edition of this volume (earlier editions were titled Geriatric nursing protocols for best practice) has over 15 new topics and 17 revised and updated chapters. Among the new topics are nutrition, hydration, oral health care, cancer, and substance abuse. In keeping with the title change, many case studies are included and the level of evidence available is rated in each chapter, based on criteria discussed in the first chapter. The volume, which can be used in classrooms as well as by practitioners, is clearly organized, with educational objectives outlined at the beginning, an overview of the chapter and background information on the topic, and many inset boxes describing examples and case studies. Much of each chapter is devoted to assessment. A lengthy list of bibliography concludes each chapter. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Guidelines for nurse practitioners in gynecologic settings, 9th ed.
Written for nurse practitioners and other clinicians who care for women, the ninth edition of this volume has been extensively updated. The authors, all nurse practitioners, offer clinical guidelines on topics including contraception, preconception, and infertility care, breast conditions, assessments for abuse and violence, smoking cessation and weight maintenance, mental health issues, and menstrual disorders and postmenopausal problems. Appendixes include clinical forms, patient education information, and screening tools. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Methadone maintenance treatment in the U.S.; a practical question and answer guide.
Methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) has been the primary form of treatment for opiate dependence in the US for over 40 years. Drawing on data from 100 MMT programs nationwide, this accessible reference guides clinicians, program administrators, policymakers, and treatment researchers who want to learn about all aspects of MMT, especially those interested in establishing new programs. The book offers insight into the effectiveness of methadone, describes the characteristics of successful programs, and gives details on dosing practices, funding, regulation, and accreditation issues. Material is in question-and-answer format, with chapter summary checklists and numerous tables and charts. Wechsberg and Kasten are affiliated with the Substance Abuse Treatment Evaluations and Interventions Research Program at RTI International. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
The neuropsychology handbook, 3d ed.
American and Canadian clinical neuropsychologists in private practice or at academic institutions are the authors of the 27 chapters of this essential handbook, now in its third edition. Addressing the theory and foundations of the field as well as its applications in terms of assessment and treatment, chapter topics include bias and explicit decision rules; assessing for exaggeration, poor effort, and malingering; structural and functional neuroimaging; cognitive rehabilitation for brain-damaged patients; and confidentiality. The section on special populations contains 9 chapters with topics that include ADHD, autism spectrum, alcoholism, and sports neuropsychology. Accessible and authoritative, the handbook will be of benefit to practicing neuropsychologists as well as professionals in related fields, including school counseling, social work, and special educators. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Nursing home administration, 5th ed.
Allen (University of North Carolina, emeritus) describes the many tasks an administrator must tackle when organizing the resources and finances available to best meet the needs of nursing home residents. The five sections address management functions, human resources, accounting, industry regulations, and patient care. The fifth edition updates data and adds sections on corporate compliance, Medicare Plan D, gastroesophageal reflux disease, glycemic control, and distinguishing delirium from dementia. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Osteoporosis; clinical guidelines for prevention, diagnosis, and management.
This slim book covers an amazing range of information on osteoporosis. It begins with clinical studies of the condition, with photos and graphs, diagnostic tests and pharmacological treatments. The language in this section is somewhat technical. However, the second part of the book, dealing with diet, prevention and support groups in the community, would be of interest to anyone facing this condition. The editors, Gueldner (nursing, Binghamton University NY) Newman (Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA) Grabo (nursing, Binghamton University, NY) and Cooper (The Knee Center, Wilkes-Barre, PA) are all medical professionals. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Parasuicidality and paradox; breaking through the medical model.
Practitioner and consultant Ellenhorn knows the mental health system kicks into action when people threaten to kill themselves. He also knows that the needs of the individual patient are too complex to be alleviated merely by knee-jerk crisis management that includes hospitalization, increased dosages, and increased and sometime inappropriate attention. Ellenhorn uses client vignettes along with accessible text to describe how individuals and the system combine to produce career patients, in which the individuals becomes completely dependent and the system alternately holds them close or evicts them. He believes a very different approach, which includes team treatment planning through brainstorming, avoiding traditional medical solutions and enhancing authentic encounters with patients helps patients focus on healing and on realistic life goals. Focusing on both client and therapist, Ellenhorn provides practitioners with alternative methods of documentation that protect clinicians from concerns about liability. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Policy and program planning for older adults; realities and visions.
Jurkowski (social work, Southern Illinois U. Carbondale) provides a guide to policy development and planning in the US for working with older adults. She takes a public health/population health approach to the development of programs and services, with an aim to build students' understanding through critical analysis and review of policy frameworks and the policy implementation process. Background on demographics and history is provided, and skills to shape policies and programs such as media advocacy, coalition building, and health promotion frameworks are covered, as well as community-based programs and services. The text includes a review of major federal policies and programs and services such as long-term, home, and community-based care, mental health and substance abuse programs, elder abuse and neglect, and legal issues. It includes materials on the new Older Americans Act reauthorization. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Tools for building culturally competent HIV prevention programs. (CD-ROM included)
Three researchers at the Sociometrics Corporation walk through the process of developing a program to change HIV-related risk behaviors and reduce the incidence of HIV infection among vulnerable populations. Separate chapters focus on the planning, implementation, and evaluation phases of the program, supplemented by case studies of how the principles and methods have been put into practice in real-world prevention settings. The CD-ROM contains electronic versions of the 40 forms in Word format and a trial version of the Virtual Program Evaluation Consultant. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Toward equity in health; a new global approach to health disparities; proceedings.
Edited by Wallace (health education, Columbia U.), this book explores a broad range of issues connected to promoting equity in health globally and cross-culturally. Topics include an Africanist perspective on reducing global health disparities, new paradigms for inclusive health care, scientific and ethical considerations for funding public health proposals, income-related health disparity and its determinants in New York State, perspectives on mechanisms of racial disparities in hypertension, strategies for reducing disparities in African Americans' receipt and use of mental health services, racial disparities in infant mortality, interdisciplinary collaboration towards eliminating disparities in health, grant- writing for community-based health disparities research, community- based HIV-AIDS risk reduction programs, the use of new media for improving learning about HIV/AIDS, an online multimedia peer education smoking cessation program for Korean Youth, training community health workers and peer educators for HIV/AIDS prevention in Africa, training peer educators in Indian prisons to increase health awareness and preventive behavior for HIV, a research agenda for confronting racism and homophobia in health, health disparities and people with disabilities, and health-education disparities and interventions. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
