Showing posts with label Nursing Books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nursing Books. Show all posts
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Sep 18, 2011
Great gift books for the nurse
1. Bedlam Among the Bedpans | Humor in Nursing – Amy Y. YoungEver had a bad day or needed a good ‘nursing humor’ laugh (you know – the kind of humor only a nurse could appreciate)? How about just bonding over the commonalities between nurses, or the shared humor amongst specific areas of nursing (ED, OR, ICU, Med-surg, etc)? This book is for you. What’s also great is the format of the book. It comes in short stories, as well as a detailed index that helps if you’re pressed for time, or are looking for something specific to laugh about.
2. Who Moved My Cheese? – Spencer Johnson, M.D.
OK. OK. This is NOT about mice. Well, maybe indirectly. This book is about change. Change? What’s that? Nurses have no idea what change is right? I mean we still wear the white cap and skirt right? We still have all of our IV medications dripping out of a glass bottle right? We still have to count drops when infusing IV medication right? *UH-hum* (clearing my throat) We Nurses are ALL about change! This book discusses the differences in how one deals with change. I must tell you, once you read this you can and will envision someone you work with or know to be one of the 4 characters in this book. I promise you. After you read this book, you will forever be changed on ..err.. Uhh Change. Remember – change is the only constant thing in our profession.
3. The Last Lecture - Randy Pausch
This amazing man was a professor at Carnegie Mellon University who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. This book is full of excerpts from his ‘Last Lecture’ at the university titled: “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams”. If you have EVER met an obstacle on your way to a goal – ANY goal. This book is for you. This guy did not know how to give up, and even when faced with the most dire of situations, he remained poised, positive and full of energy. Take lessons from this man and how he lead his life. He sadly passed away, but left an astounding legacy that truly enriches the lives of everyone around it.
4. Always Looking Up | The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist – Michael J. Fox
Ever had a bad day? Ever think you got it bad? Ever think things are so bad that you just want to give up, give in, or heck just maybe try tomorrow? I don’t think there is anyone who doesn’t know something about this amazing actor turned activist and inspirer. This book is a brief synopsis of his journey through Parkinson’s disease and the gifts it has brought him. Yes, you read that right – the gifts it has brought him.
OK, so I must confess. I’m a huge believer in the human condition. These list of books show you that I am all about not giving up on what you want, not giving in to the hype of discontent, and honestly looking in the mirror for all your answers. As a nurse we see some of the most wonderful and most devastating things life can offer, we are a truly blessed bunch of professionals. My hope is that maybe one of these books can help you navigate through that rip-roaring rollercoaster of life in and out of work.
Here are some other ‘good stuff’ books I highly recommend if you have the time or the inclination:
A complaint free world – Will Bowen : learn how to complaint free. Yes, it is possible.
What it takes to be #1 – Vince Lombardi, Jr. : learn from the best, on how to be the best.
Way of the peaceful warrior – Dan Millman : what really is happiness? Are you sure about your answer?
Anything written by Mitch Albom: All his books say something about our priorities in life. Be sure yours isn’t work.
- ‘For one more day’
- ‘Tuesdays with Morrie’
- ‘The five people you meet in heaven’
- ‘Blink’
- ‘The Tipping Point’
- ‘Outliers’
When you’re navigating the sometimes rough waters of your nursing
job, you could use a little guidance, a little pick-me-up, a little
hand-holding…we’ve all been there.
Any book on this list would make a great gift for any nurse on your team — or for your entire team (the quirky Don’t Try This at Home is only $5, for example).
top picks:
1. Your First Year as a Nurse: Making the Transition from Total Novice to Successful Professional by Donna Cardillo, RN
2. Chicken Soup for the Nurse’s Soul by Jack Canfield, LeAnn Thieman, LPN, and others
3. RNotes: Nurse’s Clinical Pocket Guide by Ehren Myers
4. Tending Lives: Nurses on the Medical Front by Echo Heron
5. A Nurse’s Story by Tilda Shalof
6. Inspired Nurse by Rich Bluni, RN
7. Don’t Try This at Home by Brady Pregerson, MD
Jul 14, 2011
Cardiac Nursing Tools and Books to Review.......
Publication Date: Jan 24, 2008
Availability: IN STOCK
Format: Chart
Edition: Second
ISBN/ISSN: 9780781773386
With updated images and text and improved design elements, this new edition chart provides an easy-to-understand overview of the important anatomical aspects of heart disease. The progression of heart disease in atherosclerosis is shown in three stages, each with an anatomical image of the surface or cross-section of the heart, a cross-section of an artery, and a cross-section of the heart wall. The stages show how a narrowed artery leads to ischemia; how a blocked artery leads to a myocardial infarction (heart attack); and show the recovery period with collateral blood supply.
The chart also shows heart disease in hypertension which can lead to hypertrophy and dilation of the left ventricle. Congestive heart failure, mitral valve prolapse, and the effects of aging on the heart are also illustrated and described.
For comparison, the chart also contains illustrations of normal heart anatomy, including anterior surface and cross-sections of the heart, the systems coronary arteries on the heart, and a cross-section of a normal coronary artery.
The chart also shows heart disease in hypertension which can lead to hypertrophy and dilation of the left ventricle. Congestive heart failure, mitral valve prolapse, and the effects of aging on the heart are also illustrated and described.
For comparison, the chart also contains illustrations of normal heart anatomy, including anterior surface and cross-sections of the heart, the systems coronary arteries on the heart, and a cross-section of a normal coronary artery.
Practical Guide to Cardiac Pacing
Publication Date: Jan 30, 2007
Availability: IN STOCK
Format: Book
Edition: Sixth
ISBN/ISSN: 9780781788816
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Anatomical Chart Company's Illustrated Pocket Anatomy: Anatomy of The Heart Study Guide
Publication Date: Sep 12, 2007
Availability: IN STOCK
Format: Folding Pocket Chart
Edition: Second
ISBN/ISSN: 9780781776813 - $10.00 u.s.d
Now in its Second Edition, this folding study guide takes the Anatomical Chart Company's most popular anatomical images and puts them in a durable, portable format that is perfect for the on-the-go student. Printed on a write-on, wipe-off laminated surface, this guide shows numbered anatomical structures and contains answers that can be concealed for easy self-testing and memorization. This edition features a fresh, clean design, updated content, and improved organizational features such as key subject headers at the top of each panel.
This quick reference includes:
This quick reference includes:
- Anterior (including cutaway view) and posterior views of heart
- Coronary arteries and veins, including cross-sections of artery and vein
- Thorax anatomy
- Circulation
- View and text explanation of the cardiac cycle including atrial systole, ventricular systole, and diastole
- Explanation of blood pressure and lists of normal, low, and high BP levels
- Illustrations and explanations of cardiac conduction, valves, and electrocardiogram (ECG)
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Techniques and Interpretations
Publication Date: Jun 17, 2008
Availability: IN STOCK
Format: Book
Edition: Fourth
ISBN/ISSN: 9780781777391
Nursing Textbooks to check out.........
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Nursing Procedure Book.....Evidence -Based Nursing
Best Practices: Evidence-Based Nursing Procedures
Publication Date: Jun 23, 2006
Availability: IN STOCK
Format: Book
Edition: Second
ISBN/ISSN: 9781582555324
Now in its Second Edition with a new title, Best Practices: Evidence-Based Nursing Procedures is an excellent compilation of "best" practices based on current research and expert consensus findings. This timely, authoritative reference applies research findings directly to every aspect of nursing practice to guide nurses in performing procedures for patients with a full range of conditions and illnesses.
This edition provides a thorough update and review and includes new procedures and practices. Every entry is evidence-based, identifies the sources of the evidence, and now includes manufacturer recommendations. Nursing diagnoses, expected outcomes, and unexpected outcomes (complications) are now discussed for each procedure.
May 15, 2011
Check this Book out.... "Nurses Beyond Borders"
“The extraordinary nurses’ stories in Nurses Beyond Borders have the power to ignite a movement of international volunteerism. As a nurse, this book reinforces what I already know: wealthier and more technologically advanced countries have a responsibility to help the undeveloped ones, not only through a sense of charity, but in order to promote permanent peace and security. With its insightful glimpses into universal health and safety concerns, this collection incites reflection, examination, and hope. ~ Greg Mortenson, author of Three Cups of TeSearch Amazon.com for nurses beyond borders
Nursing Beyond Borders is an anthology. Two dozen nurses told their story about working in different parts of the globe. In some cases it was wartime - our own Viet Nam War or one of the civil wars of Africa. In other cases, the nurses may have been on a short-term mission trip or travelling. The stories are loosely organized into four categories - transition, shadows, humor, and looking back. There is no overarching "plot" nor is there any moralizing about the choices made by the nurse or the patients. As in the tradition of the best nursing "war stories" the clinical exemplars are just told, not a lot of frills or embellishments. and the reader is allowed to draw their own conclusions or ask their own questions. Ms. Harless wrote the introduction and a sort of study guide which is appended to the back
The introduction is probably the clearest statement about the phenomenon of becoming a Global Nurse, of any that has been written. I found myself wanting to cut-and-paste the whole thing into this review. I knew I was in for a treat when she wrote "....Sit back. Get comfortable...." and then a few sentences later followed it up with "..... And then get uncomfortable -very uncomfortable - so uneasy that you too, feel the call for action...." My reaction was, here is a person who gets it and knows from whence she speaks.
There is a danger in describing overseas experiences, which is to romanticize the events, or the people who do this sort of thing, or their thinking. During a war, there will be periods of time that are boring, or where senselessly awful things happen for which there is no whitewash. Or we are led to think that the person telling the story has led a spotless personal life; or that the person never experienced fear and doubt during the experience, which is a particular failing of stories told by Christian Missionaries. It was something to which I was determined not fall victim in my own writing. Telling the real truth is something nurses pledge to each other at work and in their professional lives, and Ms. Harless deserves praise for that same commitment to truth she has continued in this work. These storytellers shared the aspects of global nursing that make it intense and very rewarding as well as a journey of personal discovery and service to humanity. Bravo.
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