Unit-Based Staff Development for Clinical Nurses

Lockhart, J. S. Pittsburgh, PA: Oncology Nursing Society, 2004. 312 pp. $60 members, $84 non-members. (866) 257-4667. http://www.ons.org

This book is a resource for nurses who have assumed the role of unit-based educator in their clinical settings, nurses whose career goals include becoming an educator in nursing staff development, or those who want to further develop their professional nursing role. It provides clinical nurses with practical information about key components of staff development such as orientation, inservice education, and continuing education. Nurses who want to strengthen and expand their competencies and clinically advance within their work settings can use this book as a guide