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94 NURSE EDUCATION TODAY should be read and the quiz is a useful appendix. on which to build their clinical experience and Overall this is a well-presented book although rather future knowledge. expensive for the learner to buy a personal copy. The text is logically designed and well balanced. It treats the differing attitudes and concepts con- ANNE FRAMPTON cerned with psychiatry and psychiatric nursing with SRJV RMJV RJVT clarity, objectivity and, where appropriate, relevant research is included. Interesting quotes, special points and summaries of key concepts are high- lighted in the text by being printed on a grey background, a useful way of maintaining the readers interest. This is an interesting and well-written book that can be recommended to all professionals involved in the care and treatment of people with psychiatric problems. A Manual of Interpersonal Skills for Nurses: An Experimental Approach C Kagan, J Evans & B Kay Lippincott 1986 353pp Lg.95 If you are already involved in, or are about to embark on, teaching interpersonal skills then this book will be invaluable to you. Written by British authors in an easy to read style, each chapter comprehensively covers its topic, including counsel- ling, control and self-awareness. Within each chap- ter, there are tables which summarise points within the text and exercises to use in the teaching of interpersonal skills. Each section of the book closes with a summary of the content and a list of books for further reading. The authors have considerately provided three appendices covering tutor’s notes, further informa- tion on some of the exercises and a brief resources list. The second of these is particularly well placed as it separates from the main text, information which could wreck an exercise if included earlier. The introductory chapter containing guidelines for teachers should not be overlooked, as it includes some salutory advice. The two years the authors spent in the preparation of this book has produced a manual full of ideas for improving the teaching of interpersonal skills ~ and it is refreshingly jargon free! PATRICIARODRIGUEZ RGJV RCNT STD R.NT Mental Disorder: Its Care and Treatment Jack Lyttle Bailliere Tindall 1986 445pp Illus Q1.95 Jack Lyttle has two main aims in this new textbook: to introduce the principles of psychiatry in a largely conventional way and to introduce concepts of patient-centred nursing care. The book is aimed primarily towards psychiatric nurses in training. If the student was to use it as a core text it would provide an excellent foundation J FOWLER SRN RMN DN RCNT CertEd R.NT A Handbook of Communication Skills Owen Hargie (ed) Croom Helm 1986 48Opp L35.00 hardback E14.95 paperback Experts from different fields have contributed to this comprehensive volume which is organised in four parts. The first part provides a background to communication as a skilled behaviour from the perspective of various theoretical frameworks. The second and third parts address core communication and group skills respectively. Nurses from clinical practice, management and education should find these parts especially relevant. The chapters on questioning, reinforcement, reflecting, opening and closing, explaining and listening are especially infor- mative and well-illustrated with several examples. Nurse educators and nurse managers should find section three on group skills particularly helpful in view of their respective roles. The final part addresses dimensions of communication, e.g. handling strong emotions, assertiveness and empathy. This excellent text should prove relevant and informative to the vast range of people whose day- to-day work depends so much on effective commun- ication. It is extensively referenced and is excellent value for money. ALAN MYLES MA(Ed) RGN DipEd (Lond) RNT
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94 NURSE EDUCATION TODAY
should be read and the quiz is a useful appendix. on which to build their clinical experience and Overall this is a well-presented book although rather future knowledge. expensive for the learner to buy a personal copy. The text is logically designed and well balanced.
It treats the differing attitudes and concepts con- ANNE FRAMPTON cerned with psychiatry and psychiatric nursing with
SRJV RMJV RJVT clarity, objectivity and, where appropriate, relevant research is included. Interesting quotes, special points and summaries of key concepts are high- lighted in the text by being printed on a grey background, a useful way of maintaining the readers interest.
This is an interesting and well-written book that can be recommended to all professionals involved in the care and treatment of people with psychiatric problems.
A Manual of Interpersonal Skills for Nurses: An Experimental Approach C Kagan, J Evans & B Kay Lippincott 1986 353pp Lg.95
If you are already involved in, or are about to embark on, teaching interpersonal skills then this book will be invaluable to you. Written by British authors in an easy to read style, each chapter comprehensively covers its topic, including counsel- ling, control and self-awareness. Within each chap- ter, there are tables which summarise points within the text and exercises to use in the teaching of interpersonal skills. Each section of the book closes with a summary of the content and a list of books for further reading.
The authors have considerately provided three appendices covering tutor’s notes, further informa- tion on some of the exercises and a brief resources list. The second of these is particularly well placed as it separates from the main text, information which could wreck an exercise if included earlier.
The introductory chapter containing guidelines for teachers should not be overlooked, as it includes some salutory advice. The two years the authors spent in the preparation of this book has produced a manual full of ideas for improving the teaching of interpersonal skills ~ and it is refreshingly jargon free!
PATRICIA RODRIGUEZ RGJV RCNT STD R.NT
Mental Disorder: Its Care and Treatment Jack Lyttle Bailliere Tindall 1986 445pp Illus Q1.95
Jack Lyttle has two main aims in this new textbook: to introduce the principles of psychiatry in a largely conventional way and to introduce concepts of patient-centred nursing care.
The book is aimed primarily towards psychiatric nurses in training. If the student was to use it as a core text it would provide an excellent foundation
J FOWLER SRN RMN DN RCNT
CertEd R.NT
A Handbook of Communication Skills Owen Hargie (ed) Croom Helm 1986 48Opp L35.00 hardback E14.95 paperback
Experts from different fields have contributed to this comprehensive volume which is organised in four parts. The first part provides a background to communication as a skilled behaviour from the perspective of various theoretical frameworks. The second and third parts address core communication and group skills respectively. Nurses from clinical practice, management and education should find these parts especially relevant. The chapters on questioning, reinforcement, reflecting, opening and closing, explaining and listening are especially infor- mative and well-illustrated with several examples. Nurse educators and nurse managers should find section three on group skills particularly helpful in view of their respective roles. The final part addresses dimensions of communication, e.g. handling strong emotions, assertiveness and empathy.
This excellent text should prove relevant and informative to the vast range of people whose day- to-day work depends so much on effective commun- ication. It is extensively referenced and is excellent value for money.
ALAN MYLES
MA(Ed) RGN DipEd (Lond) RNT
