A0 RN JOURNAL SEI’T‘EM13E.H I‘IXX. VOL.. 4X. NO 3 seeking and development. The book is available from American Hospital Publishing, 21 1 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 6061 1. SISTER KANE, RN, MED.RHSJ DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH, QA CONSULTANT RHSJ HEALTH SYSTEM KINGSTON, ONTARIO, CANADA NURSING PRACTICE Living the Therapeutic Touch By Dolores Krieger 1987, 187pp $16.95 clothbound The author has been teaching, practicing, and researching therapeutic touching for almost 20 years. In her previous book, The Therapeutic Touch: How to Use Your Hands to Help or to Heal, she presented explanations and techniques. In this book, Dr Krieger presents a personal perspective of therapeutic touching and other healing practices. Following a brief introduction to ancient and modern ideas of healing, the author discusses various techniques and the roles of healer and patient. She includes numerous case histories. The chapter on yoga and healing is especially helpful in understanding the healing process. Another good chapter deals with the therapeutic use of the paranormal. In this section, the author includes convincing results obtained from research studies involving such techniques. She also includes practical uses of these findings, which nurses and other helping professionals can apply in their jobs. This is a comprehensive book; it is well documented and easy to understand. It provides, through numerous appendixes, “how to” instructions and forms on the use of therapeutic touch and the Lamaze method of childbirth. This is a book nurses need to be aware of even if they do not consider themselves healers. After reading it, nurses may change their ideas about placebos, and both they and their patients may profit by the simple use of therapeutic touch. The book can be obtained from Dodd. Mead & Co, Inc, 71 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10003. SISTER KANE, RN, MED,RHSJ DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH. QA CONSULTANT KINGSTON. ONTAKIO. CANADA RHSJ HEALTH SYSTEM Principles of Surgical Technique: The Art of Surgery, second ed. By Gary G. Wind, Norman M. Rich 1987, 280 pp $34.50 paperback This volume should be necessary reading for surgical residents, OR nurses and technicians, and first assistants. It provides a foundation on which to build surgical knowledge and skills, and it presents an excellent overview of many aspects of surgery. The second edition is more comprehensive than the first. It includes an expanded historical section that, in a humorous manner, provides an excellent background and an idea of how technological progression has affected present surgical methods. The second edition includes additional chapters on wound healing and surgical anatomy of the abdomen. The authors provide a simple description of the various roles of the surgery team and definitions and a summary of surgery principles. They apply these principles to actual surgical procedures, techniques of suturing, placement of drains, and administration of local anesthesia. Each section is enhanced by many illustrations. The book can be obtained from Urban & Schwarzenberg, Inc, 7 East Redwood St, Baltimore, MD 2 1202. KAY MATTHEWS. RN, MA METHODIST HOSPITAL INDIANAPOLIS COORDINATOR/OR SERVIC’FS Handbook of Postanesthesia Nursing Edited by Mary Ellen Luczum 1987, 365 pp $3 7.50 clothbound This is an excellent resource and reference book for postanesthesia nurses. It covers routine care 574

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A 0 RN JOURNAL SEI’T‘EM13E.H I ‘ IXX. VOL.. 4X. N O 3

seeking and development. The book is available from American Hospital

Publishing, 21 1 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 6061 1 .

SISTER KANE, RN, MED. RHSJ DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH, QA CONSULTANT

RHSJ HEALTH SYSTEM KINGSTON, ONTARIO, CANADA

NURSING PRACTICE

Living the Therapeutic Touch By Dolores Krieger 1987, 187pp $16.95 clothbound

The author has been teaching, practicing, and researching therapeutic touching for almost 20 years. In her previous book, The Therapeutic Touch: How to Use Your Hands to Help or to Heal, she presented explanations and techniques. In this book, Dr Krieger presents a personal perspective of therapeutic touching and other healing practices.

Following a brief introduction to ancient and modern ideas of healing, the author discusses various techniques and the roles of healer and patient. She includes numerous case histories.

The chapter on yoga and healing is especially helpful in understanding the healing process. Another good chapter deals with the therapeutic use of the paranormal. In this section, the author includes convincing results obtained from research studies involving such techniques. She also includes practical uses of these findings, which nurses and other helping professionals can apply in their jobs.

This is a comprehensive book; it is well documented and easy to understand. It provides, through numerous appendixes, “how to” instructions and forms on the use of therapeutic touch and the Lamaze method of childbirth.

This is a book nurses need to be aware of even if they do not consider themselves healers. After reading it, nurses may change their ideas about placebos, and both they and their patients may profit by the simple use of therapeutic touch.

The book can be obtained from Dodd. Mead

& Co, Inc, 71 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10003. SISTER KANE, RN, MED, RHSJ

DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH. QA CONSULTANT

KINGSTON. ONTAKIO. CANADA RHSJ HEALTH SYSTEM

Principles of Surgical Technique: The Art of Surgery, second ed. By Gary G. Wind, Norman M. Rich 1987, 280 pp $34.50 paperback

This volume should be necessary reading for surgical residents, OR nurses and technicians, and first assistants. It provides a foundation on which to build surgical knowledge and skills, and it presents an excellent overview of many aspects of surgery.

The second edition is more comprehensive than the first. It includes an expanded historical section that, in a humorous manner, provides an excellent background and an idea of how technological progression has affected present surgical methods. The second edition includes additional chapters on wound healing and surgical anatomy of the abdomen.

The authors provide a simple description of the various roles of the surgery team and definitions and a summary of surgery principles. They apply these principles to actual surgical procedures, techniques of suturing, placement of drains, and administration of local anesthesia. Each section is enhanced by many illustrations.

The book can be obtained from Urban & Schwarzenberg, Inc, 7 East Redwood St, Baltimore, MD 2 1202.

KAY MATTHEWS. RN, MA

METHODIST HOSPITAL INDIANAPOLIS

COORDINATOR/OR SERVIC’FS

Handbook of Postanesthesia Nursing Edited by Mary Ellen Luczum 1987, 365 p p $3 7.50 clothbound

This is an excellent resource and reference book for postanesthesia nurses. I t covers routine care

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