Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Nursing, 8th Edition Doody's Expert Review Review Questionnaire ISBN: 9780826144331 ISBN-10: 0826144330 Copyright: 2018 Edition: 8th Editor: Lindquist, Ruth, Tracy, Mary Fran, Snyder, Mariah, Doody's Expert Review    Score: 95 Doody's Star Rating™ and Doody's Expert Review provide by Doody Enterprises, Inc. Reviewer: Jeremy Miller,  MS, NCTMB, LMT (WV)  (Northwestern Health Sciences University) Description This is a solid reference on the use of complementary and alternative therapies, specifically in the practice of nursing. This edition includes up-to-date, relevant additions to content and research since the previous edition was published in 2013. Purpose As complementary and integrative health approaches to care continue to gain both popular and clinical research support, due in large part to dedicated nursing leaders integrating these approaches into their care, a book that pulls together current research with clinical practice in a nursing context is necessary. This edition fills that need perfectly. Audience The book is intended primarily for a nursing audience and will be a valuable resource for student nurses and advanced practice clinicians. The book also holds immeasurable value for practitioners of these approaches to care as well. It includes a mix of information relevant to study, credentialing, practice, and research. The authors and contributors are all leaders in nursing and healthcare practice and education. Features Using the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health's classification system of integrative health modalities and approaches (alternative or complete/whole medical systems; mind-body-spirit-interventions; biologically based systems; manipulative and body-based methods; energy therapies), the book explores each approach through the lens of pertinence to nursing practice. Each chapter includes a description and brief history of the technique, detailed suggestions for how a nurse could use the approach (including appropriate indications/contraindications), as well as resources for making appropriate referrals. As in previous editions, particular attention is paid to current research findings and suggestions for avenues of future research. Each chapter includes a bountiful reference section of peer-reviewed material and a detailed index at the end of the book is useful for quick reference. Assessment This is an excellent resource for nurses in training, currently in practice, or those called to education or research. This update includes three new chapters and up-to-date details on the ever-changing landscape of credentialing and regulations, as well as an expanded focus on finding credible referral targets useful for patients and self-care for nurses themselves. This edition also has a focus on how to bring these approaches to a new health system as well as incorporating them into the now ubiquitous electronic health record. Overall, this edition makes a solid case for the how's and why's of integrating a holistic approach to nursing care in the 21st century. 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. 3 1-5 Are there sufficient references? 5 1-5 Rate the currency of the references. 3 1-5 Rate the helpfulness of the index. 3 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. N/A 1-5 Rate the value of added audiovisual features online. N/A 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? N/A 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.