Reading Strategies for Nursing and Allied Health

by Faulkner, Ann; Stahl, Dana

• ISBN13: 9780395770368
• ISBN10: 039577036X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-06-22
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

The only text of its kind, this unique volume is for upper-level developmental readers preparing for nursing and related health professions. The text opens with sound instruction in reading skills and techniques, followed by 19 readings, taken from textbooks and professional nursing, physical therapy, and allied health journals.

Table of Contents

To the Instructor	xiii
Introduction	1	(3)
The Reading and Remembering Process	4	(13)
Purpose for Reading	4	(2)
Selection 1-1: The Reading and Remembering Process	6	(11)
Orientation to the Health Professions	17	(70)
Phase 1: Before Reading	17	(1)
Selection 2-1: Introduction to Physical Therapy	18	(1)
Purpose for Reading	18	(5)
Introduction to Physical Therapy	23	(12)
Michael A. Pagliarulo
Selection 2-2: The Birth of a New Profession	35	(1)
Purpose for Reading	35	(4)
``The Birth of a New Profession''	39	(5)
Jack Cullinan
Angie Cullinan
Selection 2-3: Blessed Are the Flexible...	44	(1)
Purpose for Reading	44	(4)
``Blessed Are the Flexible...''	48	(3)
Leah Curtin
Selection 2-4: Chattering Hopes and Advices	51	(1)
Purpose for Reading	51	(7)
``Chattering Hopes and Advices''	58	(5)
Florence Nightingale
Selection 2-5: Using an Index	63	(1)
Purpose for Reading	63	(4)
Indexes from Five Textbooks	67	(6)
Selection 2-6: Cultural Considerations	73	(1)
Purpose for Reading	73	(4)
``Cultural Considerations for the African-American Population''	77	(4)
Charlene Y. Douglas
``Cultural Considerations: Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders''	81	(6)
Kem B. Louie
Pain	87	(72)
Phase 2: During Reading	87	(1)
Selection 3-1: Care of Patients with Pain	88	(1)
Purpose for Reading	88	(6)
``Care of Patients with Pain''	94	(17)
Susan de Wit
Selection 3-2: Nurses Plunged Me Into the Pain Cycle; Nurses Pulled Me Out	111	(1)
Purpose for Reading	111	(5)
``Nurses Plunged Me Into the Pain Cycle; Nurses Pulled Me Out''	116	(4)
Angelika Schulze Owen
Selection 3-3: Nurses' Judgements of Pain in Term and Preterm Newborns	120	(1)
Purpose for Reading	120	(5)
``Nurses' Judgments of Pain in Term and Preterm Newborns''	125	(7)
Carla R. Shapiro
Selection 3-4: Review of Literature on Culture and Pain of Adults with Focus on Mexican-Americans	132	(1)
Purpose for Reading	132	(5)
``Review of Literature on Culture and Pain of Adults with Focus on Mexican-Americans''	137	(8)
Evelyn Ruiz Calvillo
Jacquelyn H. Flaskerud
Selection 3-5: Avoiding Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression	145	(1)
Purpose for Reading	145	(4)
``Avoiding Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression''	149	(10)
Christine L. Pasero
Margo McCaffery
Ethical and Legal Issues	159	(54)
Phase 3: After Reading	159	(1)
Selection 4-1: Ethics and Values	160	(1)
Purpose for Reading	160	(5)
``Ethics and Values''	165	(11)
B. Kozier
G. Erb
K. Blais
J. Wilkinson
Selection 4-2: Ethical Perceptions of Parents and Nurses in NICU: The Case of Baby Michael	176	(1)
Purpose for Reading	176	(5)
``Ethical Perceptions of Parents and Nurses in NICU: The Case of Baby Michael''	181	(6)
Pamela A. Miya
Winifred J. Pinch
Karen K. Boardman
Annabelle Keene
Margaret L. Spielman
Kathleen L. Harr
Selection 4-3: Ethical Decision Making	187	(1)
Purpose for Reading	187	(3)
``Ethical Decision Making'' from Nurse's Legal Handbook	190	(3)
Selection 4-4: Caring for Pediatric Patients with HIV: Personal Concerns and Ethical Dilemmas	193	(1)
Purpose for Reading	193	(5)
``Caring for Pediatric Patients with HIV: Personal Concerns and Ethical Dilemmas''	198	(8)
Jane M. Murphy
Nancy E. Famolare
Selection 4-5: When Language Is an Obstacle	206	(1)
Purpose for Reading	206	(3)
``When Language Is an Obstacle''	209	(4)
Andrea Sloan
Stress	213	(38)
Phases: Before, During, and After Reading	213	(1)
Selection 5-1: Stress	214	(1)
Purpose for Reading	214	(7)
``Stress: Nursing Assessment and Role in Management''	221	(10)
Joan Stehle Werner
Selection 5-2: Stress and Anxiety	231	(5)
Purpose for Reading
``Stress and Anxiety''	236	(7)
Lisa Robinson
Selection 5-3: Analyzing Job Demands and Coping Techniques	243	(1)
Purpose for Reading	243	(4)
``Analyzing Job Demands and Coping Techniques''	247	(4)
Barbara A. Petermann
Pam Springer
Judy Farnsworth
Review and Practice in Critical Thinking	251	(6)
Orientation to the Health Professions	252	(1)
Pain	253	(1)
Ethical and Legal Issues	254	(1)
Stress	255	(2)
Consultations	257	(38)
Unit 1: The Reading and Remembering Process	257	(1)
Selection 1-1: The Reading and Remembering Process	257	(1)
Unit 2: Orientation to the Health Professions	258	(9)
Selection 2-1: Introduction to Physical Therapy	258	(3)
Selection 2-2: The Birth of a New Profession	261	(1)
Selection 2-3: Blessed Are the Flexible...	262	(1)
Selection 2-4: Chattering Hopes and Advices	263	(2)
Selection 2-5: Using an Index	265	(2)
Selection 2-6: Cultural Considerations	267	(1)
Unit 3: Pain	267	(11)
Selection 3-1: Care of Patients with Pain	267	(3)
Selection 3-2: Nurses Plunged Me Into the Pain Cycle; Nurses Pulled Me Out	270	(2)
Selection 3-3: Nurses' Judgments of Pain in Term and Preterm Newborns	272	(1)
Selection 3-4: Review of Literature on Culture and Pain of Adults with Focus on Mexican-Americans	273	(3)
Selection 3-5: Avoiding Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression	276	(2)
Unit 4: Ethical and Legal Issues	278	(10)
Selection 4-1: Ethics and Values	278	(2)
Selection 4-2: Ethical Perceptions of Parents and Nurses in NICU: The Case of Baby Michael	280	(2)
Selection 4-3: Ethical Decision Making	282	(2)
Selection 4-4: Caring for Pediatric Patients with HIV: Personal Concerns and Ethical Dilemmas	284	(2)
Selection 4-5: When Language Is an Obstacle	286	(2)
Unit 5: Stress	288	(7)
Selection 5-1: Stress	288	(2)
Selection 5-2: Stress and Anxiety	290	(2)
Selection 5-3: Analyzing Job Demands and Coping Techniques	292	(3)
Bibliography	295