Chemistry and Physics for Nurse Anesthesia: A Student-Centered Approach, 3rd Edition Doody's Expert Review Review Questionnaire ISBN: 9780826107824 ISBN-10: 0826107826 Copyright: 2017 Edition: 3rd Author: Shubert, David, Leyba, john, Neimann, Sharon, Doody's Expert Review    Score: 99 Doody's Star Rating™ and Doody's Expert Review provide by Doody Enterprises, Inc. Reviewer: Kathleen Woodruff,  DNP, RN, ANP-BC  (USC School of Social Work) Description This is an excellent resource for nurses pursuing a career as an advanced practice nurse, a nurse anesthetist. This edition includes access to an ebook and multiple online videos. The first edition of this valuable resource was published in 2009. Purpose The purpose is to provide a wonderful bridge for mastery of the chemistry and physics needed as a foundation for anesthesia principles. It provides students with an understanding of the complex information needed to succeed as nurse anesthetists, with a focus on developing a foundation for mathematics and the basic sciences. Audience The audience is limited to graduate students in nurse anesthesia. This valuable book meets the stated objectives for the intended audience. The authors are experts in their field and clearly present the extensive topics. Features The authors organize the material in a very strategic fashion, developing the topics so that the material builds on itself. This very intentional outline assists students to build their understanding of these complex topics. The end of chapter review questions are extensive with the solutions provided at the end of the book. This edition has been expanded to provide case studies and applications, and the authors have added a extensive glossary at the end of the book. The material is presented more as a conversation to help facilitate learning. Assessment This third edition builds on the previous editions by including important suggestions from readers. The addition of the third author brings an expanded clinician perspective to the book. Review Questionnaire Range Question Score 1-10 Are the product's objectives met? 10 1-5 Does the website help achieve the purpose? 5 1-10 Rate the worthiness of those objectives. 10 1-5 Is this directed to an appropriate level? 5 1-5 Is there significant duplication? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 5 1-5 Are there significant omissions? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 5 1-5 Rate the authority of the authors. 5 1-5 Are there sufficient illustrations? 5 1-5 Rate the pedagogic value of the illustrations. 5 1-5 Are there sufficient references? 5 1-5 Rate the currency of the references. 5 1-5 Rate the helpfulness of the index. 5 1-5 Rate the added value from the online version. 5 1-5 Is the online version easy to access? 5 1-5 Rate the ease of navigation/search. 5 1-5 Rate the pedagogic quality of images on the online version. 5 1-5 Rate the value of added audiovisual features online. 5 1-5 Is there sufficient use of hypertext links? 5 1-5 Are there hyperlinks from references to journal articles? 5 1-5 Is there appropriate use of features like bookmarking, printing/exporting? 4 1-10 Is this a worthwhile contribution to the field? 10 1-10 If this is a 2nd or later edition, is this new edition needed? 10 ©2024 Doody Enterprises, Inc.