Book reviews

Staff Development in a Hospital Nursing Service, Eng, E: New York: Na- tional League for Nursing, 1972, $4.00.

Following a short introduction of the value and necessity of staff evaluation and de- velopment in nursing service, the author presents nine chapters of useful diagrams, charts and suggestions for introducing a staff development program.

The background information chapter covers the following: statement of responsi- bility for personnel development, philosophy of hospital nursing service, purposes of the hospital nursing service, organizational structure.

A chapter i s devoted to orientation plans for various levels of nursing staff and for unit clerks. Technician training programs and employee evaluation are also in- c I uded.

Continuing education covers various in- hospital and community opportunities and provides a guideline for reporting meetings attended.

Other chapters are concerned with meetings, ward conferences, committee ac- tivities, recruitment, retention of employees, and public relations within the hospital nursing service.

There are many examples of iob descrip- tions in the final chapter.

Sister Kane, RN St Catharines, Ontario

Congenital Absence of the Ear: Peet, E W: London: E & S Livingstone, 1971, 39 pp, $8.75.

The author states, "In reconstructing any missing part of the face, two objectives

should ideally be achieved. The shape of the reconstructed part should be normal

and, equally if not more important, the

covering skin should match the skin of the

area in color and texture. If neither of

these objectives i s achieved, the result i s

not a success."

The book i s divided into four chapters.

Types of deformities, details of reconstruc-

tion, and construction of the external audi-

tory canal with an appendix detailing the

author's successes and failures.

This is a quick book to read, but cer-

tainly anyone concerned with the problems

of ear reconstruction will be interested.

Kay A Ruttman, RN Anaheim, California

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