New books

We have new books this week:

Veterans and Agent Orange
RA 1242 .T44 I57 2007

Bloodborne Pathogens, 5th ed.
RA 642 .B56 T48 2007

Nurses on the Move: Migration and the Global Health Care Economy
RT 89.3 .K56 2006

Barbiturates
RM 325 .H45 2007

The Nursing Process: A Global Concept
RT 42 .N869 2006

Patient Safety

"Basic Patient Safety Reforms Would Save 85,000 Lives and $35 Billion a Year" - from Public Citizen

http://www.citizen.org/documents/BackToBasics.pdf

The report outlines ten basic patient safety measures that would cut costs and save lives. They include handwashing, checking for bedsores, and following existing safety checklists.

WHO Estimates for H1N1 Flu

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that anywhere between 15 to 45% of the population will catch the H1N1 flu by the end of this pandemic. If 30% of the population is affected, then 2 billion people will contract the flu before this pandemic is over. Here is a link to the full story:

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_87742.html

New Books July 2009

We have a large group of new books for nursing and allied health. They are:

Treatment of Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents
RJ 506 .D4 T77 2008

Babies with Down Syndrome: A New Parents' Guide
RJ 506 .D68 B33 2008

Counseling and Psychotherapy with Religious Persons: A Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Approach
RC 489 .R3 N54 2001

The Practice of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, 2nd ed.
RC 489 .R3 E457 2007

Down Syndrome: The Facts, 3rd ed.
RJ 506 .D68 S45 2008

A Global Agenda for Caring
RT 84.5 .G56 1993

Handbook of Pediatric and Adolescent Obesity Treatment
RJ 399 .C6 H34 2008

Introduction to Addictive Behaviors, 3rd ed.
RC 564 .T55 2006

Understanding Personality Disorders: An Introduction
RC 554 .D63 2007

Mosby's Drug Guide for Nurses, 8th ed.
RM 301.12 .S562 2009

Body Image, Eating Disorders, and Obesity in Youth: Assessment, Prevention, and Treatment, 2nd ed.
RJ 506 .E18 B635 2009

Wellness: Concepts and Applications, 7th ed.
RA 776 .A57 2009

Mosby's Textbook for Long-Term Care Nursing Assistants, 5th ed.
RT 84 .S67 2007

Textbook of Basic Nursing, 9th ed.
O RT 62 .R58 2008

Clinical Nursing Skills and Techniques, 7th ed.
RT 41 .P46 2010

Manic-Depressive Illness: Bipolar Disorders and Recurrent Depression, 2nd ed.
O RC 516 .G66 2007

Conception, Pregnancy and Birth: The Childbirth Bible for Today's Parents
RG 525 .S7523 2008

Oxford Handbook of Anxiety and Related Disorders
RC 531 .O94 2009

Nursing Care Plans: Guidelines for Individualizing Client Care Across the Life Span, 7th ed.
RT 49 .D64 2006

An Introduction to Medicinal Chemistry, 4th ed.
RS 403 .P38 2009

Leading and Managing Occupational Therapy Services: An Evidence-Based Approach
RM 735.4 .B72 2006

New Books for Health Care

We have a shipment of new books this week. Some are for health care students, and some for the lay public. Here is a list, with call numbers and locations:

For the layperson:

My Lobotomy: A Memoir
by Howard Dully and Charles Fleming
RD 594 .D85 2007
Shelf #32 right, Daytona Campus

Manic: A Memoir
by Terri Cheney
RC 516 .C44 2008
Shelf #32 left, Daytona Campus

Health is Simple, Disease is Complicated: A Systems Approach to Vibrant Health
by James Forleo, DC
R 733 .F7253 2008
Shelf #31 right, Daytona Campus

Stress-Related Disorders Sourcebook, 2nd ed.
Amy L. Sutton, ed.
RA 785 .S78 2007
Shelf #31 right, Daytona Campus

Mother Warriors: A Nation of Parents Healing Autism Against All Odds
by Jenny McCarthy
RJ 506 .A9 M4254 2008
Shelf #32 right, Daytona Campus

Herbs and Influenza: How Herbs Used in the 1918 Flu Pandemic Can Be Effective Today
by Kathy Abascal, RH
RM 666 .H33 A1745 2006
Shelf #32 right, Daytona Campus

Medical Abbreviations: 28,000 Conveniences at the Expense of Communication and Safety
13th ed.
by Neil M. Davis, Pharm.D.
R 123 .D38 2007
Shelf #31 right, Daytona Campus

Cancer Sourcebook, 5th ed.
Karen Bellenir, ed.
RC 263 .C294 2007
Shelf #32 left, Daytona Campus

The Bipolar Teen: What You Can Do to Help Your Child and Your Family
by David J. Miklowitz, Ph.D., and Elizabeth L. George, Ph.D.
RJ 506 .D4 M55 2008
Shelf #32 right, Daytona Campus

Multiple Sclerosis Sourcebook, 1st ed.
Joyce Brennfleck Shannon, ed.
RC 377 .M8638 2007
Shelf #32 left, Daytona Campus

Adult Health Concerns Sourcebook, 1st ed.
Sandra J. Judd, ed.
RC 82 .A38 2008
Shelf #32 left, Daytona Campus

Eye Care Sourcebook, 3rd ed.
Amy L. Sutton, ed.
RE 51 .O64 2008
Shelf #32 right, Daytona Campus

AIDS Sourcebook, 4th ed.
Ivy L. Alexander, ed.
RC 606.64 .A337 2008
Shelf #32 right, Daytona Campus

Pregnancy Information for Teens
Sandra Augustyn Lawton, ed.
HQ 759.64 .P72 2007
Shelf #12 right, Daytona Campus

Sleep Information for Teens
Karen Bellenir, ed.
RA 786 .S64 2008
Shelf #31 right, Daytona Campus

The Sugar Fix: The High-Fructose Fallout That is Making You Fat and Sick
by Richard J. Johnson, MD
QP 702 .F7 J64 2008
Shelf #31 right, Daytona Campus

For health care students:

Mired in the Health Care Morass
by Neil Davis
RA 410.53 .D42 2008
Shelf #31 right, Daytona Campus

Medicare: Facts, Myths, Problems and Promise (about Canada's Medicare system)
Bruce Campbell and Greg Marchildon, eds.
RA 412.5 .C3 M43 2007
Shelf #31 right, Daytona Campus

New Books - Medical Errors, Health Policy

Medical Error and Patient Safety: Human Factors in Medicine
R 729.8 .P44 2008
Daytona Campus Library, Row 31 Right

Health Policy Analysis: An Interdisciplinary Approach
RA 395 .A3 M393 2008
Daytona Campus Library, Row 31 Right

Using Health Reference Center Academic Database