New Nursing & Public Health Books at Health Professions Library
August 19th, 2008 by Yat Ping Wong
Hunter College Health Professions Library recently have added several hundred new books to its collection. Here is a sampling of several new titles in the following areas: nutrition/food science, medical lab sciences and environmental/occupational health. For additional titles, please check our newsletters.
Men in Nursing: History, Challenges, and Opportunities/ O’Lynn, Chad and Transbarger, Russell. Springer Publishing Company 2007. RT 41 .M46 2007
Topics Covered Include:
History-Presents an inspirational overview of the contributions men have made to the nursing field.
Current Issues – Provides recommendations to address barriers such as reverse discrimination, workplace communication and leadership.
Worldwide Perspective – Includes examples from countries outside the United States proving similarities and concerns exist throughout the world.
Future Directions-Offers insight and solutions in order to grow and maintain the interest and enthusiasm of men for careers in nursing.
Essential Data Included:
List of U.S. Nursing Schools for Men
Curriculum Recommendations
Top 10 Barriers Men Face
Important Research Data
Healthy Voices Unhealthy Silence: Advocacy and Health Policy for the Poor/ Grogan, Colleen M., Gusmano, Michael K. Georgetown University. 2007. RA 412.3 .G76 2007
This work scrutinizes state-level health care advocacy for the poor, particularly with regard to Medicaid, and how public silence can have a devastating effect. The authors reveal instances where the silence threatens to become deafening., offer advice to restore balance to the participatory process, and examine how capable nonprofit organizations are at influencing policy debate.
Nursing Titles
Aftershock: What to do When the Doctor Gives You- or Someone You Love- a Devastating Diagnosis/ Gruman, Jessie. Walker & Company 2007. R 727.4 .G78 2007
Clinical Care Classification (CCC) System Manual: A Guide To Nursing Documentation/ Saba, Virginia K. Springer Publishing Company, 2007. RT 50 .S23 2007 `
Clinical Practice Protocols in Oncology Nursing (w/ CD) / Prescher-Hghes, Debra S. Jones and Bartlett 2007. RC 266 .P74 2007
Comprehensive Nursing Care for Parkinson ’s disease/ Bunting-Perry, Lisette K. Springer Publishing Company 2007. RC 382 .B95 2007
End of Life: A Nurse’s Guide To Compassionate Care/ Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2007. RT 62 .E53 2007
Financial Management for Nurse Managers and Executives/ Finkler, Steven. 3rd Ed. Saunders Elsevier 2007. RT 86.7 .F46 2007
Guide to the Code of Ethics for Nurses: Interpretation and Application/ Fowler, Marsha D. M. American Nurses Association 2008. RT 85 .G85 2008 (Reference)
Healing Presence: The Essence of Nursing/ Koerner, JoEllen Goertz. Springer Publishing Company 2007. RT 86 .K626 2007
Men’s Health: The Practice Nurse’s Handbook/ Peate, Ian. Wiley Series in Nursing 2007. RC 48.5 .M464 2007.
Mild Cognitive Impairment and Early Alzheimer’s Disease: Detection and Diagnosis/ Burns, Jeffery M; Morris, John C. John Wiley & Sons Ltd. 2008. RC 553 .C64 B87 2008
Nurse’s Guide to Teaching Diabetes Self-Management/ Mertig, Rita Girouard. Springer Publishing Company 2007. RC 660 .M47 2007
Nurse-Client Communication: A Life Span Approach/ Antai-Otong Deborah. Jones and Bartlett Publishers 2007. RT 86.3 .A58 2007
Poetry of Nursing/ Schaefer, Judy. The Kent State University Press 2006. PS 591 .N8 P64 2006
Taylor’s Clinical Nursing Skills: A Nursing Process Approach (w/ CD)/ Lynn, Pamela. 2nd Ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2008. RT 41 .T398 2008
Understanding the Nursing Process: Concept Mapping and Care Planning for Students/ Carpenito-Moyet, Lynda Juall. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2007. RT 48 .C373 2007
Public/Community Health Titles:
Clinical Massage in the Health Care Setting(w/CD)/ Fritz, Sandy. Mosby Elsevier 2008. RA 780.5 .F74 2008
Epidemiological Methods in Life Course Research/ Pickles, Andrew. Oxfored Press 2007. RA 652 .E64515 2007
Epidemiology Biostatistics and Preventive Medecine/ Jekel, James. 3rd Ed. Saunders Elsevier 2007. RA 652 .J 45 2007
Essentials of Infectious Disease Epidemiology/ Magnus, Manya. Jones and Bartlett 2007. RA 643 .M33 2007
Genetics, Health Care and Public Policy: An Introduction to Public Health Genetics/ Stewart, Alison. Cambridge U Press 2007. QH 431 .G3993 2007
Handbook for Health Care Ethics Committees/ Post, Linda. Johns Hopkin U Press 2007. R 725.3 .P67 2007
Health Literacy in Primary Care: A Clinician’s Guide/ Mayer, Gloria G., and Villaire, Michael. Springer. 2007. RA 440.5 .M42 2007
Health Professional and Patient Interaction/ Purtilo, Ruth; Haddad, Amy. 7th Ed. Saunders 2007. R727.3 .P87 2007
Medical Management of Vulnerable and Underserved Patients: Principles, Practice, and Population/ King, Talmadge E. and Wheeler, Margaret B. McGrawHill 2007. RA 418.5.P6 M437 2007
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