Featured New Book Titles, 07/26/07

Complete Guide to Documentation. Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2008.

New Book Shelf | WY100.5 C73 2008

Book Description (Amazon):

Thoroughly updated for its Second Edition, this comprehensive reference provides clear, practical guidelines on documenting patient care in all nursing practice settings, the leading clinical specialties, and current documentation systems. This edition features greatly expanded coverage of computerized charting and electronic medical records (EMRs), complete guidelines for documenting JCAHO safety goals, and new information on charting pain management. Hundreds of filled-in sample forms show specific content and wording. Icons highlight tips and timesavers, critical case law and legal safeguards, and advice for special situations. Appendices include NANDA taxonomy, JCAHO documentation standards, and documenting outcomes and interventions for key nursing diagnoses.

Fundamentals of Sleep Technology / editors in chief, Nic Butkov, Teofilo Lee-Chiong ; administrative editors, James Len Shigley, Mary Jones-Parker ; pediatric section editor, Lee J. Brooks. Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwers Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2007.

New Book Shelf | WM188 F96 2007

Book Description (Amazon):

This text provides a thorough understanding of the use of polysomnography and other technologies in the evaluation and management of sleep disorders. Coverage includes in-depth reviews of the neurophysiology and cardiopulmonary aspects of sleep and the pathophysiology of sleep disorders. Detailed sections on polysomnography include recording procedures, identifying and scoring sleep stages and sleep-related events, and report generation. Chapters discuss therapeutic interventions including positive airway pressure, supplemental oxygen, surgical and pharmacologic treatments, and patient education. A section focuses on pediatric sleep disorders and polysomnography. Also included are chapters on establishing and managing a sleep center and accrediting a sleep program.

Textbook of Uncommon Cancer / editors, Derek Raghavan ... [et al.] Chichester, West Sussex, England ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, 2006.

New Book Shelf | QZ200 T31 2006

Book Description (Amazon):
Described as ‘must-have for cancer research’ by the Hospital Doctor this highly acclaimed textbook has been extensively revised and updated to reflect recent progress and understanding in the field. It is the only comprehensive source of information available on uncommon cancers; presenting diagnosis, detailed clinical management and prognosis. The Textbook of Uncommon Cancer, Third Edition incorporated 18 new chapters, including:

• Tumors of the cervix
• Esthesioneuroblastoma
• Unusual malignancies of plasma cells
• Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans

Written by leading clinicians worldwide, this title is indispensable for all those involved in the diagnosis and treatment of hard-to-manage rare tumors.

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