THEORY-DIRECTED NURSING PRACTICE (2ND ED.)
Shirley Melat Ziegler (Ed.), Springer Publishing Company, 11 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036, (212) 431-4370, Toll Free (877) 687-7476, Fax (212) 941-7842, http://www.springerpub.com 2005, 312 pp., ISBN 0-8261-7632-1, softcover, $41.95
This book contains nine edited chapters. Each describes a different theory as it is used in a number of psychosocial nursing practices. The theories presented are common to practicing nurses, for example, Lewin's Change Theory and Lazarus' Theory of Coping. Although the only nurse theorist included is Peplau, her theory is discussed in relation to anxiety, which supports the psychosocial essence of the book. The editor and the contributing authors are all from the same geographic area in the United States, which creates a reader-friendly cohesiveness from chapter to chapter even as the theories and the application of the theory change chapter to chapter. Appendices, including a glossary of nursing process terms and another on theory terms, lend further support to the nursing practices discussed in each chapter. Additional strengths of this book include the editor's introduction to theory-directed nursing practice and the closing chapter on strategies to use theory in practice. One limitation to this second edition, however, is a lack of information about the first edition. For example, although the actual preface to the first edition is reproduced, there is no indication what year that edition was published; this information is also lacking on the publishing plate. This oversight might make a reader question the rationale for a second edition or appreciate any updating that may have occurred. In a review of each chapter's references, it remains difficult to discern what information may have been updated because many of the citations appear to be either classic (e.g., 1944) or are more than 5 years old.
Readers who have an interest in theory application to nursing practice will enjoy reading the concise and to-the-point chapter presentations. The client cases included in each chapter certainly help the reader relate a patient to the theory presented. Therefore, nurses who practice in a psychosocial arena will definitely be able to relate to the situations shared. But it may be a challenge for non-psychosocial practitioners to relate to them unless readers have a strong background in a number and variety of theories. The editor's intent of integrating psychosocial theories with psychosocial patient scenarios is limited by the readers' context that they bring to the book, not by what the reader expects from the content. This book has a limited recommended audience because of this situation.
TUBE FEEDING: PRACTICAL GUIDELINES AND NURSING PROTOCOLS
Peggi Guenter, Marcia Silkroski, Aspen Publishers, Inc., 200 Orchard Ridge Drive, Ste. 200, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, (800) 638-8437 2001, 266 pp., ISBN 0-8342-1939-5, softcover, $82.45
Every nurse who cares for patients receiving tube feedings should own the book Tube Feeding: Practical Guidelines and Nursing Protocols. It is a comprehensive guide for every aspect of enteral therapy. Included is information on assessment of the patient and how to determine the appropriate delivery and formula, administration of the formula, and complications of administration as well as quality improvement topics. There is also a chapter on medication administration, which will be of particular interest to any clinician who has struggled with deciding on a way to safely deliver much needed medication down a narrow lumen tube.
In addition, this book devotes an entire chapter to the needs of the pediatric patient. Assessment, administration, and complications are discussed and the concepts supplemented with many sample policies and procedures. This chapter would be a helpful reference for clinicians who do not routinely care for pediatric clients.
The book also includes many protocols and algorithms to assist the reader when decisions regarding patient care are needed. For example, there is a flow chart to determine what administration method is indicated based on the patient's gastrointestinal functioning. At the end of each chapter is an extensive list of references, and many chapters have a list of suggested readings and resources that can be used for further education.
Tube Feeding: Practical Guidelines and Nursing Protocols is easy to understand, and with its concise information is easy to read. Information can be quickly found through the use of the index or the list of chapter resources. The book includes a great deal of information that can be used by nurses from novice to expert.
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