Care of people with diabetes: A manual of nursing practice
Trisha Dunning

As stated by the author, this book is a quick reference source for health professionals caring for people with diabetes. The book covers a wide range of important topics in diabetes care and presents the information in a succinct manner. The ... read more »

Reviewed by Pauline Hill

Stories from the margin: Mothering a child with ADHD or ASD
Lorelei Carpenter and Elke Emerald

Lorelei Carpenter and Elke Emerald practise a research ethic centred on making a difference in people's lives. In their new book, Stories from the margin, these authors relate a research journey with mothers of children with ADHD or ASD. In ... Full Text of book review- Only $4.50 »

Reviewed by Sandra Sytsma

Transcultural Concepts in Nursing Care (5th Edn)
Margaret M Andrews and Joyceen S Boyle

As the world becomes increasingly multicultural, the fifth edition of Andrew’s and Boyle’s well-known transcultural nursing text continues to synthesise transcultural theories, models, and research to facilitate culturally congruent ... read more »

Reviewed by Sandra J Mixer

Demetia Care Nursing: Promoting well-being in people with dementia and their families
Trevor Adams (ed)

  This book is a substantial contribution to the dementia care literature. The editor and major contributing author, Trevor Adams, writes from a strong practical and academic background in dementia care and nurse education. Consequently, ... Full Text of book review- Only $4.50 »

Reviewed by Bruce Barber

Traditional Chinese Medicine: The Human Dimension
Big Leung

This is a book for scholars of TCM philosophy and scholars of Chinese culture for, as the author notes, the two are inseparable: 'I believe the meaning of medicine and life are intertwined. Most significantly, the practice of Traditional Chinese ... read more »

Reviewed by Stephen Kermode

Palliative care: A patient-centered approach
Mitchell G

This well written, easy reading book helps to demystify palliative care for the non-specialist clinician. The target audience of this book is general practitioners (GPs) and primary care health clinicians, including nurses. Respected palliative care ... read more »

Reviewed by Cathie Pigott

Introducing mental health nursing. A consumer-oriented approach
B Happell, L Cowin, C Roper, K Foster and R McMaster

At last there is an Australian text for undergraduates in mental health nursing that forays into the territory of mental health rather than traces around the tenuous map of psychiatric diagnoses. Its very title bodes such a foray: a consumer ... read more »

Reviewed by David Buchanan

Strategies for Healthcare Education: How to Teach in the 21st Century
Jan Woodhouse (ed) and Dorothy Marriss (foreword)

Woodhouse, a nurse, has produced the essential text on teaching strategies for nursing and allied healthcare education. The work comprises fourteen readable chapters - seven by Woodhouse - and the rest, also penned by nurses. Strategies discussed ... read more »

Reviewed by Angela Cushing

Basic Counseling Skills: A helper's manual
Richard Nelson-Jones

Basic Counselling Skills: A helper's manual is well set out and very easy to read. The author, Richard Nelson Jones, a British and Australian citizen is a leading international author whose books have been used to help train counselors ... read more »

Reviewed by Susan McDonald

The Clinical Placement: An essential guide for nursing students
Levett-Jones T and Bourgeois S

An interesting text by two experienced nurse academics and clinical supervisors namely, Tracey Levett-Jones and Sharon Burgeois, The Clinical Placement: An essential guide for nursing students responds to the ongoing need for students to ... read more »

Reviewed by Karen Wotton

Mura Solwata Kosker: We Saltwater Women
Ellie Gaffney

In Mura Solwata Kosker: We Saltwater Women, Ellie Gaffney, a Torres Strait Islander woman and registered nurse, recounts her personal story as a pioneer fighting for Indigenous women's rights in the Torres Strait Islands (TSI) over the past ... read more »

Reviewed by Sue Forsyth

A Personal Guide to Living With Progressive Memory Loss
Sandy Burfener and Prudence Twigg

The target audience for this book is people who have early stage Alzheimer's disease or other progressive brain disorders. Target audiences for most previous books in this area have been either family carers or health professionals. Authors ... read more »

Reviewed by Christine Toye