Leadership for learning, training and development in the ' ~ O S , ed 1, Lippitt, G. L., MD: American Society for Training and Development, 1970, 24 pp.

Gordon L. Lippitt, teacher, researcher, con- sultant, trainer, manager and author, has put together a concise booklet, divided into three sections, taken from his monthly col- umns in the Training and Development Journal for the year 1969.

The author'sideas pertaining to the pro- fessional field of training and development are no doubt intended for the advanced in- dividual who will be teaching others the "how to" of management in organizations of industry, education and government. However, these same ideas can be applied to any situation where human beings come together to perform a job.

A subject as broad as this one rightfully fills more than one text, but Dr. Lippitt ha5 dispensed with the lengthy words and phrases, and placed his material at the dis- posal of the reader so that even the ne- ophyte who finds himself in the managerial or leadership role, cannot help but profit from his impressive and modern guidelines. This booklet could well serve as an adjunct to any managerial course, soon to be, if not already, included in the well rounded education of the nurse.

Muriel 7. Hanewinckel, RN Denver, Colo

Drugs in current use and new drugs, ed 17, Modell, Walter, MD, (ed.): New York: Springer Publishing Co., Inc., 1971, 173 pp, $3.75 patperbound.

Drugs in Current Use is divided into two parts in alphabetical listing for easy refer- ence. Part I consists of drugs cu,rently in use, well established drugs, new drugs st i l l on trial, drugs recently withdrawn but still in the literature and some obsolete drugs.

Part I1 lists the new drugs admitted to com- merce by the United States Food and Drug Administration during the past 12 months.

The book offers the same basic informa- tion found in other drug-concerned litera- ture. It has the disadvantage of listing drugs by the non-proprietary nalme (generic name) without a cross-reference index. This book has little value as a nursing refe'rence.

Pairicia Sigrisf, RN Houston, Tex

Patient care in respiratory problems, Secor, Jane, RN,MA, (ed.): Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Co., 1970, 229 pp, $7.75.

This book i s a unique new guide to the spe- cialized clinical care of patients with re- spiratory dysfunction. Miss Secor introduces her subject by first discussing the pertinent aspects of respiratory, physiology and the adverse effects induced by such things as smoking and air pollution.

Diagnostic procedures useful in determin- ing dysfunction of ventilation and diffusion are fully explained. These include measure- ments of ventilaition, arterial blood anailyses, tuberculia tests and serum electrolytes. The significance of signs, symptoms alnd corn- plications associated with common respira- tory ailments is discussed in relation to nec- essary patient care.

In-depth studies of six common respira- tory disorders and procedures are given; and total care of each is described. These include chronic obstructive pulmonary em- physema, pneumonectomy for cancer and pulmonary tuberculosis. Specialized treat- ments such as oxygen therapy, closed chest drainage and thoracentesis alre fully dis- cussed.

This book is useful for both students and

Mary Ann Kohnke, RN Lake Charles, La

graduate nurses.

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