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The book is a compilation of some of the recent excellent source book and likely to remain one of the
research in this field and the subsequent implications core readers for any student engaged in under-
for nursing practice. Issues range from the setting or graduate or post-graduate study of nursing theory
social context for care, through the problems associ- and models.
ated with dying children and their families, to some CAROLINECARLISLE
more skill and practice-based issues of pain assessment BA MSc RGN SCM NDNCert RNT
and management and complementary aspects of care.
The final literature review concentrates on the role of
the nurse in family support - so vital in this area of Introduction to Nursing
health care. One of the two editors concludes with a B Cozier et al
reflection on how this book and other research mater- Addison-Wesley
ial should be used and what more needs to be 1989 954pp illus ISBN: o-201-12240-5 f19.95
investigated and tested to provide a good foundation
In this book the authors have determined to present a
for the practice of nursing the dying.
text that will provide a strong and appropriate know-
Although the emphasis throughout is on the nurse’s
ledge foundation for the nursing students of today
role, importance is given to the need for team work
who will have to face the challenges of nursing in the
and co-ordination of care. There are many useful
next millenium. Aimed at beginners, the content is
references at the end of each chapter and a short but
modified accordingly and seeks to prepare nurses not
adequate index. This is essential reading for those
so much for specific health roles but rather as prac-
working with the dying - no matter what their role in
titioners capable of applying concepts and skills to ever
the team.
new and changing situations.
PATWEBB The text is organised round the nursing process and
RGN RNT DipN(London) DipSocRes consists of nine units. The early units introduce the
concepts of health, concepts about humans, communi-
cation and, of course, the nursing process. Units 5-8
discuss nursing interventions to protect, promote,
Conceptual Models for Nursing Practice assess and support health. Great effort has been made
J Riehl-Sisca to focus on health and positive health issues such that
Appleton & Lange the nurse can easily identify the priorities and ethos of
1989 502pp illus ISBN: 0-8385-1210-O the nursing profession as it moves towards the year
‘Because nursing is a young science, it is far too early to 2000. At the same time the framework allows the nurse
reach a point of closure by accepting one model to the to recognise and establish the necessary and sound
exclusion of others’. So states Joan Riehl-Sisca in the scientific knowledge base required for both
third edition of this well-known American text. In competency and discerning nursing care. The last unit
order to help us extend our knowledge, this book aims looks at specific nursing measures concerning the
to give up-to-date information on the current work administration of medications, wound care and peri-
now occurring in the development of nursing models. operative care. They are comprehensively covered
As well as exploring many renowned models such as and address far wider aspects of care than initially
Neuman, Rogers and Orem, there are also some might be anticipated.
exciting new additions such as Jean Watson and Yet again this is an American text and, as such, the
Rosemarie Parse, who employ an existentialist phil- references and resources are, by and large, American.
osophy. Further research is being carried out using The presentation is clear and logical with the now
these new models and they appear to hold great future familiar features to facilitate student learning and it
potential. can only be a useful addition to any nursing library.
The book has classified the models into three JOSEPHINEN FAWCETT
sections: systems, developmental and interaction. BSc(Hons) SRN MSc RNT
Each model is first presented by its original theorist.
This is followed by a critique and then various reports
on the implementation of the model, not only as a
theoretical base for nursing practice but also, in some
cases, its adoption as a curricular framework for nurse Managing Nursing Work
education. There are almost 50 contributors, and each B Vaughan & M Pillmoor
chapter is therefore distinct in its approach and subject Scutari Press
matter. This makes the book one that could be dipped 1989 236pp illus ISBN: l-871364-09-4 f9.95
into rather than read sequentially. This is a most useful and comprehensive book which
The language used in this book could make it achieves an important aim - ‘A practical guide which
somewhat inaccessible to the British nurse unused to may act as an introduction to the complex world of
reading American nursing theory. However, it is an managing nursing work’. This statement is made by