Paterson and Zderad Humantshc Nurstng and concepts that contribute to the
Theory by Nancy O'Cormor Senes-
Post-basic Paedtatnc Nurstr^ Student, Notes on Nursing Theones Sage,
Queen Elizabeth College of Nursmg, Newbury Paric, Cabfomia, 1993 52 Btrmtngham
pages, 6 50, ISBN 0-8039-4489
This small book is a monograph about the development of Paterson and Zderad's 'humanistic nursmg theory' 'There is Nothing More I Can Do' An The text is mformahve and encapsulates lntroduchon to the Bhtcs of Palltahve Care by David Jefcey Patten Press/Lisa a vast amount of detail about this parSamsbury Foundahon, Londoa 1993 hcular nursmg persp>echve The book is one of a senes, the aim of which is to 116 pages, 5 95, ISBN 1-872229-11-5 provide a senes of monographs which This book has a htle which immediately have been designed to provide the reader attrads the attenhon of those workmg m with a conase descnphon of conceptual the field of paUiahve care, smce it is aben frameworks and theones of nursing to their philosophy Its author (who is They are not mtended to replace the well qualified to wnte on the subjed, pnmary works of the nurse theonsts, bemg a medical officer of a hospice and but to provide diredion of their use holdmg a master's degree m medical by graduate and undergraduate nursmg ethics) goes on to demonstrate that there students IS much whidi can be done Although the book is mformahve, it The book is aimed mainly at dodors does appear to have two major disand nurses workmg m the commuruty, advantages which it shares with a great but the author hof>es it will be of mterest deal of nursmg theory perspechves, to those based m hospices and hospitals, namely, the text is predominantly which I am sure is corred Many mter- Amencan and uses a great deal of estmg ethical asp>eds are considered jargon which at times app>ears to have mdudmg autonomy, quabty of life, difficulty crossing the Anglo-Amencan breakmg bad news, mformed consent divide and app>ears to make the assumpand euthanasia These, and other issues, hon that all its readers are gomg to be are discussed m relahon to the palbahve well-versed m the idiosyncrasies of care setting nursmg theory However, the author The book's strongest attnbute is that has attempted to give an mformahve it links ethical prmaples to dmical situ- overview about humanishc nursmg ahons whidi are very fanubar and very theory m 52 pages and for that she real The final chapter presents a work- should be congratulated able and useful ethical model of approThe text contains biographical pnate palliahve care, appbcable to all sketches of Paterson and Zderad and care settings The author places much seven bnef chapters which discuss vanemphasis on the importance of all memous aspeds of humanishc nursmg theory bers of the mterdisaplmary team and These chapters examine issues surrounddearly recognizes the contnbuhon of mg the histoncal developiment of the nurses m palbahve care model, its impbat assumphons about the In my opmion, the book only bnefly nature of reabty together with sumcovers several important issues, as one manes concemmg existential thought might exped from 'mtrodudion to the and phenomaiological tradihon In adethics of palbahve care' It is deariy not dition, the author analyses Paterson and an exhaushve pubbcahon but it should Zderad's perspechves of the metaparashmulate thought and mterdisaplmary digm elements that form the baas of discussion their model namely, the persoa nursing, Denise Bircumshaw health and tiie environment, before MN BA(Hons) RGN Oncology bnefly discussing the genoal theory of Certificate nursmg and what other nurse theonsts Macmtllan Nurse Specialist, say about the vanous Untverstty Hospital, Nothngham 1850
wealth of nursing theory
The text devotes two chapters to the appbcahon and future development of humanishc nursmg theory and bnefiy discusses some of the ethical issues surroundmg the nurse-pahent relahonship. In addition, the text contams a useful glossary and a comprehensive reference and bibbography sedion Throughout the book, the text has been presented m short chapters and, where necessary, divided mto sechons and sub-sedions to danfy certam issues for the reader The text has been well referenced usmg the Harvard system to provide evidence for pomts made m the text and to enable the reader to access the academic sources of information for further refledion and study Although the monograph is informative and provides a conase overview of tbs nursmg perspechve, it is arguable whether anyone who has not got an m-depth knowledge of nursmg theory would find tbs text beneficial m applymg humanishc nursmg theory m the dinical environment However, the text IS pmnanly designed for nurses studymg at degree level and the mformahon contamed m this small book may prove to be mvaluable to them Andrew Oldnall RGN DPSN Charge Nttrse, Dudley Road Hospttal, Btnnmgham
Psychology, Psychtatry and Chronic Patn
edited by SP Tyrer ButterworthHememann, Oxford, 1993 212 pages,
35 00, ISBN 0-75060573 As an mtrodudory text on chroruc pam this book IS a very valuable and welcome contnbuhon wbch wiU not only be of mterest to nurses and other health care profiessionals but also to diroruc pam sufferers Acoordmg to die editor, 'the language used is mtended to be free of jargon and should be understandable by lay persons' and m this it is very successfill Although there is consid^le overlap with existing bt^ture, tbs book is parhcuiaily usdiil heatme it offers a