Using health data: applying technology to work smarter / Grain, Proctor. 2009. Shelved in the Library at: W 26.55.C7 G743

Using Health Data addresses the enduring problem faced by most healthcare workers: the transformation and presentation of data into meaningful and accessible information. This practical new text will guide the manipulation of health data needed by the 'doers' and 'users' of health data. Using Health Data takes 'real' examples from healthcare practice to illustrate, demonstrate and provide advice. It also describes various quantitative quality control charting and plotting methods to enable the effective presentation of data.

Peer review in nursing: principles for successful practice / Haag-Heitman, George. 2010. Shelved in the Library at: WY 16 H111

Peer Review in Nursing: Principles for a Successful Practice is the first nursing publication that approaches the definition and implementation strategies for peer review within an organizational setting. Using a professional model, with shared governance as a framework, the authors discuss the difference between manger initiated staff performance evaluation of the past and the true peer review aspects of professional practice for the future. This text follows in line with the Magnet program requirement that nurses at all levels use self appraisal performance review and peer review, including annual goal settings, for the assurance of competence and professional development page 30 of the 2008 Magnet manual. This unique text teaches nurses the skills they need to demonstrate organizational processes, structures, and outcomes that help insure accountability, competence and autonomy.

Emotions, aggression and mortality in children : bridging development and psychopathology / Arsenio, Lemerise. 2010. Shelved in the Library at: WS 350.8.A4 E54

Why do some children's emerging affective tendencies and abilities make them more aggressive over time, while similar processes make most children less aggressive and more morally mature? Furthermore, what kinds of interventions are effective for altering these pathways? To answer these critical questions, this book takes a unique, integrative approach in two important ways. First, it integrates the psychopathology perspective with the developmental perspective, arguing that aggression and morality are two sides of the same basic developmental story. Second, it integrates research on cognitive processes with research on emotional processes. Drawing largely from social information processing and moral domain theories, the chapters demonstrate how early affective experiences and relationships provide a foundation for children's subsequent social cognitive understanding of victimization, harm, and moral intentionality.

Evidence-based geriatric nursing protocols for best practice / edited by Elizabeth Capezuti and others. 3rd edition, 2008.
Shelved in the Library at: WT 100 G369

This is the third edition of the book formerly entitled "Geriatric Nursing Protocols for Best Practice". The focus on improving geriatric care is driven by the growth in the over-65 population and its impact on the health care system. In this book, each chapter addresses a clinical problem, syndrome, or disease that older adults commonly experience and a distillation of what constitutes "best practice" for that problem, or protocols. The third edition includes 17 revised and updated chapters from the current edition and 15 to 20 new topics including critical care, diabetes, hydration, oral health care, palliative care, and substance abuse. A uniform process will be used to ensure that the information is evidence-based. Each chapter includes educational objectives, assessment of the problem, nursing intervention or care strategies, and references; most chapters have case studies.

Atlas of human anatomy / Netter. 5th edition 2010. Shelved in the Library at: QS 17 N474

Netter's "Atlas of Human Anatomy" is the most beloved and widely used anatomy atlas in the world. Dr. Netter's phenomenal, classic artwork illuminates anatomy and its relevance to medical practice, giving you a richer appreciation of every structure's clinical significance. This 5th Edition features a stronger clinical focus than ever before, including an online image bank of some of Netter's classic anatomy and pathology illustrations along with many diagnostic imaging examples that capture anatomy the way it is most frequently seen in practice.

Health promotion in medical education: from rhetoric to action / edited by Ann Wylie and Tangerine Holt. 1st edition, 2010.
Shelved in the Library at: WA 18 H434

This practical and informative book aims to redress the balance towards health promotion being a visible, integrated curricular component, with agreed principles on quality in health promotion teaching across various faculties. Experienced and enthusiastic writers with expertise in health promotion, public health and medical education explore how curricular structures can accommodate the discipline, providing examples of teaching sessions and methods of teaching health promotion within integrated curricula.

Evidence-based practice of anaesthesiology / Lee A. Fleisher. 2nd edition, 2009.
Shelved in the Library at: WO 200 E93

"Evidence-Based Practice of Anesthesiology, 2nd Edition", by Lee A. Fleisher, MD, summarizes the best available evidence concerning the most common clinical questions that anesthesiologists face every day, so you will have an informed basis for making effective patient management decisions. This new edition covers 24 new topics and explores a full range of important issues in perioperative management - discussing the clinical options, examining the relevant research, and presenting expert recommendations. It features the latest information on clinical situations and reviews all clinical options based on the most recent clinical trials, providing a valuable framework for translating evidence into practice.

Perioperative care of the child: a nursing manual / edited by Linda Shields. 1st edition, 2010. Shelved in the Library at: WO 178 P445

Edited by well-known and highly-regarded children's nurse Linda Shields, "Perioperative Care of the Child" is an essential resource for any children's nurse working in a perioperative setting and all student nurses on the child branch. This timely and valuable text provides comprehensive coverage of the essential skills and knowledge required by practitioners in order to deliver safe and effective perioperative nursing care for the child requiring surgery before, during, and after any operation. It is evidence-based, with clear links to nursing practice. Focusing on key skills and knowledge, it emphasises patient-centred care.

Mastering communication with seriously ill patients: balancing honesty with empathy and hope / Anthony Back and others. 1st edition, 2009. Shelved in the Library at: W 62 B126.

Physicians who care for patients with life-threatening illnesses face daunting communication challenges. Patients and family members can react to difficult news with sadness, distress, anger, or denial. This book defines the specific communication tasks involved in talking with patients with life-threatening illnesses and their families. Topics include delivering bad news, transition to palliative care, discussing goals of advance-care planning and do-not-resuscitate orders, existential and spiritual issues, family conferences, medical futility, and other conflicts at the end of life. Drs Anthony Back, Robert Arnold, and James Tulsky bring together empirical research as well as their own experience to provide a roadmap through difficult conversations about life-threatening issues. The book offers both a theoretical framework and practical conversational tools that the practising physician and clinician can use to improve communication skills, increase satisfaction, and protect themselves from burnout.