Consultants Books

...I borrowed this book at the library and behold! I couldn't stop reading it because the topics are easy to read yet comprehensive.They also have tips for frequently asked questions in the NCLEX. They also have tables and discussions for the medications so you don't have to open that drug guide. There's also an added treat to visual learners...they have illustrations. So before buying any review books, check this out first.

THIS BOOK IS VERY, VERY HELPFUL IN PAIPARING YOU FOR THE NCLEX. IT IS A VERY, VERY DETAILED BOOK LOADED WITH GREAT INFORMATION. THE BOOK HAS 26 CHAPTERS FILLED WITH INFORMATION ON EVERY BODY SYSTEM, TEST TAKING STRATEGIES, CONCEPTS OF NURSING PRACTICE AND MUCH MORE. THE BOOK ALSO INCLUDES "NCLEX ALERTS", AND "NURSING PRIORITY" BOXES IN EVERY CHAPTER WHICH REALLY DRAWS ATTENTION TO IMPORTANT IDEAS AND CONCEPTS. THE BOOK ALSO HAS A DISK WITH NCLEX STYLE QUESTIONS TO HELP YOU STUDY, ALONG WITH AN 80 QUESTION SAMPLE TEST WITH ANSWERS AND RATIONALES IN THE BOOK. I USED THIS BOOK TO HELP PREPAIR FOR MY STATE BOARDS AND IT REALLY HELPED. I PASSED!!

This atlas was required for a college class that I took and it is something that I will keep in my book collection. The maps are really good and it is so interesting to leaf through. I would recommend this to anyone needing a good atlas for school or home use.

I've been carrying this Atlas with me for almost 2 years. I still look at it, being one that likes to look at maps. It's got it all. Good coloring. Don't leave home without it.

I always wondered about those late night infomercials that claim that 'you too can own your own home with zero down.' After reading this book, I now know that the author has worked a way to getting a house without deceit or scamming or any kind of illegal or immoral activity.

It's all laid out in plain, easy to read English. Enjoy all the advantages to owning your own home without a down payment or stressing about finding a lender for your less than perfect credit.

In fact, after reading the book, I spoke to Bill (What a nice guy! I mean really!) and I might be moving in to my own place in a matter of weeks!!!

Gotta read it!!! It'll do your bank account good.

Over the years I've come across virtually every Real Estate system (mostly schemes and gimmicks) in the world. However, in reading No Down! No New Loan! I learned something truly new and unique. There actually IS a legal, ethical and safe way to effect creative real estate buying and selling, without danger, subterfuge or trickery.

No money down and no bank loan (even without credit) buying is not only immanently possible, but highly prudent for anyone wishing to build wealth through Real Estate ownership.

With minimal effort and expense, this book shows how one can simply use a title-holding trust as the vehicle for conveying benefits of ownership, without jeopardizing the parties, the lender(s), the property or its title.

Simply excellent!

An excellent compendium from the leaders in the field of Organizational Development. A fine reference.

Edited collections at this price point can be a problem. But compared to its competitors, this NTL Handbook is an outstanding volume, written by some of the biggest names in OD for practitioners at all levels. Great value after you get over the sticker shock.

As a skimmed the book I was amazed by the new insights that leapt out at me, by the clear, jargon-free writing (relatively, after all it's a professional book) and by the generous references and citations. History, ethics, techniques, it's all there. While the formatting of tables is sometimes inconvenient (I found myself turning the book sideways more than I should have had to), it's a small price to pay for the comprehensiveness of the treatment.

My only disappointments were the two chapters on large group interventions. One covers the familiar territory the familiar way (refer to the books you already own). The other gives a partial account of the newest, technology-enabled 'town meetings' without grounding the story in the theory of why they work (or should) and how cost-effective they are as OD interventions, as opposed to political rallys. The rest of the book is fresh and new, even of topics that we practitioners think we know like the back of our hand. I marvelled at the new life some chapters breathed into traditional material.

This book from NTL Institute should be in every consultant's library, as a refresher and, more important, as a source of new inspiration as you work with organizations and the people in them.

Ms. Norwood covers every detail that one can imagine for beginners entering the field of consulting. Her vision of the consultive role, change agency, organizational climates, challenges, suggestions, supports, business forms and more are all contained in this volume. This book is a must have reference book for anyone that ventures outside of the traditional institutional settings for their professional nursing careers.

The role of consultation within nursing had been primary linked with the multifaceted aspects of the "work" of the clinic nurse specialists. Other advanced practice nurses (APNs) such as nurse practitioners (NPs) traditionally have not been regarded as experts in this matter, even given the identification of a consultant competency by Fenton and Byrkczynski (l993). Indeed, the consultation process was most closely linked in this seminal work to "consultation to physicians and other professional staff on patient management" (p. 321) with a notation that NPs were not usually expected to play a major role in the consultative process. With the advancement of the professionalism of nursing and burgeoning opportunities for expansion of practice, consultation as a nursing process has the potential to take its rightful place among the other established domains of the APNs. Yet, no text existed that established a nursing framework for this process; nor was there a text written that provided the foundation of the specific body of nursing knowledge required to translate "consultation" from a theoretical abstract into working reality. Thus, in recognition of this rather amazing void in nursing education, Norwood drew on her extensive experience as a nurse clinician researcher, educator, and consultant to create a "nouvelle ouvre"-the first of its kind in nursing literature. The text is well planned out-beginning with the more theoretical aspects and culminating in chapters on consultation in action. Moreover, the entire text is sprinkled with illustrative exemplars and scenarios of theory in practice drawn for the most part from real life situations. In addition, one of the book's greatest merits is the encouragement of critical thinking and analysis of chapter content by providing thought-provoking questions at the beginning of each chapter and by the provision of concrete suggestions for application of content at each chapter's end. Furthermore, boxed summaries are used liberally and judiciously to highlight major concepts, themes, and constructs. A review of the contents of this wealth of information can only be briefly summarized. The first two chapters of the first section of the book focus on the nature of nursing consultation and introduce an overview of the process of nursing consultation. Chapter 3 and 4 carefully delineate the types of interaction patterns to be found in the problem solving process and expand on nurse consultant roles and prerequisite competencies. The next section addresses the importance of understanding organization structure and behaviors and structure, group dynamics and the dynamics of change-both mechanical and emotional. Section three and its 5 chapters detail each phase of the process from gaining entry and problem identification to action planning, evaluation and disengagements. Again, Norwood makes a conscientious effort to emphasize potential pitfalls and supplies blueprints to enhance success. Section 4 with three chapters of the business, legal, and ethical issues is invaluable because of its practical applications, supplying the nuts and bolts of beginning a new business with fee schedule formulas, sample contracts, etc. The information on the legal and ethical aspects is most rewarding providing insight into problems and dilemmas not normally considered when embarking on the consultative process. The final section on "consultation in action" profiles legal and ethical consulting, standing as current prototypes, and provides inspiration for future nursing consultants. The last chapter underscores the need for "future think," identifying trends, driving and restraining forces that can lead the enterprising APN to create nursing niches in the wide range of consulting activities now available for those wishing to push past traditional boundaries. Although Norwood necessarily draws upon prevailing theories from other disciplines from time to time, her synthesis of the consultation concepts into a unique nursing perspective makes the text come alive-underscoring the premise that consultation is truly one of the domains of advanced practice nursing. Thus, Norwood's text promises to fill more than the proverbial gap in the educative process of APNs. The text would also serve as a reference and basis for consultation activities in progress and would encourage and enable practicing APNs who are contemplating adding consultation services to their repertoire of skills. Truly, the text stands as a premier catalyst-becoming a change agent in itself-by releasing the capacities of APNs (Sheston, l990). Finally, in case one is not prone to judge a book by a single reviewer, Nurses as Consultants was also chosen as one of the most valuable books of 1997 by the American Journal of Nurses in three difference categories: "Advanced Practice Nursing Professional Role Development," "Nursing Education," and "Gerontological Nursing" (AJN, l998). No nursing bookshelf should be without Nurses as Consultants, but what is more important, the book is not likely to remain on the bookshelf, but will be well worn with use. References: Fenton, M.V., & Brykczynski, K.A. (l993). Qualitative distinctions and similarities in the practice of clinical nurse specialists and nurse practitioners. Journal of Professional Nursing, 9 (6), 313-326. Nursing Resources: Books of the Year. (l998) American Journal of Nursing, 98, (1), 69 Sheston, M. L. (l990). Power: Its use and potential for misuse by nurse consultants. Clinical Nurse Specialist, 5, (1), 58-62.

ON THE TRACK- a splendid piece of work - is the story of R.G.
BERNIER and his hunting companions tracking trophy whitetails in
northern New York and New England. These guys are real pro's,
hunting whitetails the traditional ways. By tracking,stillhunting
and stalking big bucks on large tracts of public property.
These guys do it right,totally fair chase with no gimmics,just
hard work and good woodsmanship.
R.G. BERNIER and his hunting companions- a truely great group of
down to earth ethical deer hunters.
This book is very informative and refreshing to read.

ON THE TRACK- a splendid piece of work - is the story of R.G.
BERNIER and his hunting companions tracking trophy whitetails in
northern New York and New England. These guys are real pro's,
hunting whitetails the traditional ways. By tracking,stillhunting
and stalking big bucks on large tracts of public property.
These guys do it right,totally fair chase with no gimmics,just
hard work and good woodsmanship.
R.G. BERNIER and his hunting companions- a truely great group of
down to earth ethical deer hunters.
This book is very informative and refreshing to read.

This is a must read...Daring Dicey is amazing!! Great Historical Fiction!!

This book was written about my husbands relative, Dicey Langston. Our children and grandchildren loved reading about who and where they came from!

I have a 3 year old nonverbal , autistic child. We had heard of this system through a teacher and bought this book. In six months our son now shows us pictures in sentence structures due to this book. it has changed our lives. A brilliant book . Dont miss it

This consists of Phase I - VI, Additional Concepts, Other Goodies and Appendices covering about seventy-five pages. Each phase has three sections, The environment, the training steps and helpful hints.

Phase I - The physical exchange,Phase II - Expanding Spontaneity
Phase III - Picture Discrimination, Phase IV - Sentence Structure, Phase V - Responding to "What do you want?", Phase VI - Responsive and Spontaneous Commenting

PECS was first developed for use with preschool children with autism that had little or no speech. For the first phase there needs to be a reinforcer assessment. This means picking five to eight edibles that the child/student likes. The items preferred would be picked within five seconds. For those items that were picked at least three times remove them and conduct assessment with remaining items. This continues until a pool of three to five preferred items have been determined.

There are diagrams explaining how this system works. The process starts as backward chaining with the trainers delaying the verbal praise until the student has released the picture into the open hand of the trainer. The helpful hints in this first phase discuss finding the right symbol system.

Some will use black and white line drawings or product logos. Then the size of the photo is determined, usually two-inch. The trainer should wear a apron or waist pack to keep the pictures in and purchase lots of velcro!

Phase II has the trainer moving further away from the student and have the student remove the card from the board and hand to the trainer. The trainer can get up to make the student than have to stand up to hand the card. Verbal praise is continued with reinforcement while the exchange is in motion. A helpful hint is now to have a three-ring binder for the cards, as you move to more pictures.

A diagram in the book shows how this process is done in an easy to understand format. Picture-take picture to materials-materials (no interruptions)-take materials to work area (no interruptions)-activity(no interruptions)-get reward-finish activity-get reward-put materials away-take picture-go back to schedule.

Judith Hale's book-title should not put off those who don't have the job-title "Performance Consultant". Anyone who is required to determine how performance can be improved--HR Development Professionals and Trainers, especially--will benefit from the tools and worksheets she shares.

The last five chapters of the book detail her techniques and share some of her tools for determining the source(s) of performance problems, identifying interventions that will improve performance, and instruments to help measure the results of the improvement. Her book sits on my shelf within easy reach, and gets used often.

Judith Hale is a proven professional in the field of human performance consulting, and in this book she generously shares her depth of knowledge and experience. Most valuable, I think, she accurately portrays the potentially overwhelming complexity that is characteristic of effectiveness in (a) assessing human performance levels, (b) diagnosing prevailing barriers to higher levels of performance, and (c) designing and delivering "whole system" interventions that can achieve the desired improvements. She also speaks candidly about the crucial relationship and alchemy that must exist between consultant and (manager/executive) client.

Judith has developed numerous tools and techniques to aid her in her own consulting work, and she presents many of them in this book in the context of her full and accurate perspective of effective human performance consulting in action. Even professionals that have been working in this field for years will find tools and techniques that can enhance their work.

I have put this book to the test as a "tool for learning" and I works beautifully. As a 20-year veteran consultant in this field, with much of my current work focused on developing new candidates to do this important work, I have used Judith's book as required pre-reading and as a tool for facilitating workshop activities. It has become required reading for all serious learners, and a regular part of our development programs. I heartily give The Performance Consultant's Fieldbook "two thumbs up."

I have studied many of Dr. Chung's 80+ books and he is truly the EKG GURU! If he doesn't know it it doesn't exist!

To put it simply, if you are looking for a thorough, easy to understand and user friendly bible of ECG's, this title is a must purchase.

Written by the leading specialist in arrhythmias and ECG's, "Pocket Guide..." is as much useful as indispensible!