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New books April & May 2018
This guide is a selection of new books available at your Healthcare Library.
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Professional Development
Fictional Reading
Child Care / legislation & jurisprudence
Siblings & Child Psychology
Nursing Legislation
Pharmacology and Prescription
Leadership
Disorders
Study Skills
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The coaching manual : the definitive guide to the process, principles and skills of personal coaching 4th ed
Author(s) - Julie Starr
Publication Date and Shelf mark– 2016, WX432 STA
Summary - Translated around the world, and recommended reading on many coaching programmes this bestselling book is trusted globally as the definitive guide to coaching. This carefully revised edition will guide you through the entire process from first meeting to when coaching ends, with methods, tips and techniques that simply work.
Reflective practice : writing and professional development 5th ed
Author(s) - Gillie Bolton with Russell Delderfield
Publication Date and Shelf mark- 2018, L57 BOL
Summary - Reflecting thoughtfully on your work is vital for improving your own self-awareness, effective-ness and professional development. This newly updated fifth edition of Gillie Bolton's bestselling book explores reflective writing as a creative and dynamic process for this critical enquiry.
One minute mentoring : how to find and work with a mentor- and why you'll benefit from being one
Author(s) - Ken Blanchard and Claire Diaz-Ortiz
Publication Date and Shelf mark - 2017, WX432 BLA
Summary - In One Minute Mentoring, legendary management guru Ken Blanchard and Claire Diaz-Ortiz, a former Twitter executive and early employee, combine their knowledge to provide a systematic approach to intergenerational mentoring, giving readers great insight into the power and influence of mentoring and encouraging them to pursue their own mentoring relationships. Using his classic parable format, Blanchard explains why developing effective communication and relationships across generations can be a tremen-dous opportunity for companies and individuals alike. One Minute Mentoring is the go-to source for learn-ing why mentoring is the secret ingredient to professional and personal success.
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Nurses! test yourself in non-medical prescribing
Author(s) - Noel Harris and Diane Shearer
Publication Date and Shelf mark- 2013, QV448 HAR
Summary - Nurses! Test Yourself in Non-medical Prescribing is the essential self-test resource for nurses studying a prescribing qualification and preparing for exams. Written by experienced non-medical pre-scribing lecturers, this test book will help you improve your results and tackle your exams with confidence!
The nurse's guide to mental health medicines
Author(s) - Liz Holland
Publication Date and Shelf mark- 2018, HM402 HOL
Summary - Have you ever wished there was a simple guide to mental health medicines that can give you the key facts quickly? If the answer to that question is yes then look no further. Each chapter provides a short and easy-to-read overview of the different drug types used in mental health nursing. It focusses only on the need to know information and the associated risks and side effects. The chapters also provide a short medicines list that gives you fast facts relating to the most common drugs used in practice. An inval-uable, pocket sized guide to a complex subject.
The textbook of non-medical prescribing 2nd ed
Author(s) - edited by Dilyse Nuttall and Jane Rutt-Howard
Publication Date and Shelf mark- 2016, QV448 NUT
Summary - The Textbook of Non-Medical Prescribing is an easy-to-read, comprehensive overview of the essential knowledge, key issues and skills relevant to non-medical prescribing. Now fully updated and linked to the National Prescribing Centre Single Competency Framework for non-medical prescribers, with activities to help you link your continuing professional development within the competences required as a prescriber. This practical title remains an ideal resource for all qualified health professionals to practice safe and effective non-medical prescribing.
Also available as an EBook for BHFT staff and students.
Pharmacology case studies for nurse prescribers
Author(s) - edited by Donna Scholefield, Alan Sebti and Alison Harris
Publication Date and Shelf mark- 2015, WY125 SCH
Also available as an EBook for BHFT staff and students.
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Palliative care formulary 6th ed
Author(s) - Editors-in-chief Robert Twycross, Andrew Wilcock, Paul Howard
Publication Date and Shelf mark- 2017, WT640 TWY
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Legal aspects of nursing 7th ed
Author(s) - Bridgit Dimond
Publication Date and Shelf mark- 2015, WY33 DIM
Summary - Now in its seventh edition, Bridgit Dimond's Legal Aspects of Nursing is the definitive guide to the essential law that nurses and healthcare professionals need to know. Written in an engaging style, the book shows the application of the law to everyday nursing situations showing the relevance and im-portance of legal considerations to nursing practice. The book covers the legal system and legal issues re-lating to medicine in general, before examining more specific areas, such as children and the elderly.
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Leadership : theory and practice 7th ed
Author(s) - Peter G. Northouse
Publication Date and Shelf mark- 2016, WX224.2 NOR
Summary - Translated into 12 different languages and used in 89 countries across more than 1,000 colleges, universities, and institutions worldwide, this market-leading text successfully combines an academically robust account of the major theories and models of leadership with an accessible style using practical examples that help students apply what they learn.
Leadership for health professionals : theory, skills and applications 3rd ed
Author(s) - Gerald R. Ledlow and James H. Stephens.
Publication Date and Shelf mark- 2018, WX224.2 LED
Summary - Leadership for Health Professionals: Theory, Skills, and Applications, Third Edition is the first textbook of its kind to apply classical knowledge of leadership theory and time-honored best practices of industry leaders to a health organization context. This comprehensive and well-organized text is grounded in real-world applications of theoretical concepts, and focuses on practical examples of leadership in actual healthcare scenarios.
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MRCPsych : passing the CASC exam 2nd ed
Author(s) - Edited by Justin Sauer, Malarvizhi Babu Sandilyan
Publication Date and Shelf mark- 2017, WM18 SAU
Summary - This is a fully-updated, comprehensive guide for trainees preparing for the MRCPsych CASC exam (Clinical Assessment of Skills and Competencies). Success in the CASC is the final step in being award-ed the MRCPsych qualification, which signifies the physician has fulfilled the necessary training require-ments and has passed the membership exams conducted by the Royal College of Psychiatrists. The book is presented in a clear layout and covers the full range of psychiatry subspecialties likely to be encountered on exam day.
Critical thinking skills : effective analysis, argument and reflection 3rd ed
Author(s) - Stella Cottrell
Publication Date and Shelf mark- 2017, L125 COT
Summary - Written by internationally renowned author Stella Cottrell, this is an essential resource for stu-dents looking to refine their thinking, reading and writing skills. Stella Cottrell's student-centred approach demystifies critical thinking and breaks down a complex subject into manageable chunks. With clear expla-nations, relevant examples and plenty of exercises throughout, this book helps students to develop their analytical reasoning skills and apply them to a range of tasks including reading, note-making and writing. This text will turn even the most hesitant student into a proficient critical thinker.
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Body image problems and body dysmorphic disorder : the definitive treatment and recovery approach
Author(s) - Lauren Callaghan, Annemarie O'Conner and Chloe Catchpole
Publication Date and Shelf mark- 2017, WLM310 CAL
Summary - From the heart and soul of mental health sufferer, Chloe Catchpole, and the expert minds of the talented, clinical psychologists, Dr. Lauren Callaghan and Dr. Annemarie O'Connor, this book is divided into two helpful, cohesive parts.In Part I we follow Chloe's desperate struggle with body image and body dysmorphia. We learn about the huge impact it had on her everyday life, drastically affecting her educa-tion and career prospects. We witness her journey of painful despair, from a teenager who never really understood the illness tormenting her, to a young woman regaining control in her life.
The Sheldon short guide to phobias and panic
Author(s) - Kevin Gournay
Publication Date and Shelf mark- 2015, WM173 GOU
Summary - For many people, life is made intolerable by phobias. Common fears may range from crowded places to a fear of spiders or blood, but, the basic underlying mechanism is the same - acute anxiety. This book looks at how to tackle both specific phobias and the anxiety which causes such disproportionate fear, and covers obsessive compulsive disorder, social phobia, generalised anxiety state, and panic disorder with agoraphobia. Other topics include: causes of anxiety and phobias; professional help and how to get it; planning a self-help programme; panic disorder and agoraphobia; dealing with catastrophic thoughts and lifestyle tools - exercise, relaxation, diet, alcohol, time management.
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CBT for social anxiety (DVD)
Author(s) - Christine A. Padesky
Publication Date and Shelf mark- 2008, WM505 PAD
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Siblings : envy and rivalry, coexistence and concern
Author(s) - Edited byKatarzyna Skrzypek, Beata Maciejewska-Sobczak, Zuzanna Stadnicka-Dmitriew
Publication Date and Shelf mark- 2014, WS240 SKR
Summary - This book consists of selected texts presented at the EFPP Conference in Cracow, Poland, in October 2011. It is an attempt at finding the place of sibling relationships in psychoanalytic theory and practice. Like the Conference, it is in dialogue with the emerging interest in the role of siblings in the for-mation of the self - marked by the works of Juliet Mitchell, Prophecy Coles and others. The texts show not only the theory but also the practice of dealing with sibling-related problems, and their impact on psycho-analytic institutions.
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9 Fictional Reading
The muse
Author(s) - Jessie Burton
Publication Date and Shelf mark- 2016, PZ BUR
Summary - A picture hides a thousand words... On a hot July day in 1967, Odelle Bastien climbs the stone steps of the Skelton gallery in London, knowing that her life is about to change forever. Having struggled to find her place in the city since she arrived from Trinidad five years ago, she has been offered a job as a typist under the tutelage of the glamorous and enigmatic Marjorie Quick. But though Quick takes Odelle into her confidence, and unlocks a potential she didn't know she had, she remains a mystery - no more so than when a lost masterpiece with a secret history is delivered to the gallery...
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10 Child Care / legislation & jurisprudence
The Children Act 1989 Guidance and regulations
Author(s) - Department of Health
Publication Date and Shelf mark- 1991, WS33
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