Report on Discussions of the Task Force on the Manpower Distribution Project of the National Health Coun- cil. Washington DC: US Dept of HEW. Pub- l ic Health Service. National Institutes of Health. Bureau of Health Manpower Edu- cation (DHEW Publication No (NIH) 73- 484), 1973, 35 pp.

Summaries of the task force meeting, Janu- ary 24 to 26 in Memphis, Tenn, are pre- sented in this paperback. The focus was on solving the problem of health manpower, rather than redefining them.

The report includes a perspective of the problems, guidelines of local and regional demonstration programs, and recommenda- tions for the program at the national level.

The publication i s a valuable resource tool in that it clarifies ways in which the maldistribution of health manpower can be a I levia ted.

Fannie Hadley, RN New York, N Y

OR nursing research The AORN research committee is interested in developing a data bank on research that members and others can use to get information about research projects in operating room nursing.

members to send to the committee information about any research in operating room nursing that they are aware of. If possible, the committee would appreciate an abstract of the project.

research committee, 101 70 E Mississippi Ave, Denver, Colo 80231.

The committee is asking all AORN

Send information to: AORN

Introduction to Operating Room Technique. 4th ed. Berry, Edna Cornelia and Mary Louise Kohn. New York: McGraw- Hill Book Co, 1972, 342 pp. $8.95.

The fourth edition of this text has introduced same changes that increase its value to op- erating room personnel while keeping more or less to the original format. The current edition has no more pages than the 1966 edition.

The dedication remains the same “TO those nurses who accept the tension and challenge of coordinated teamwork as they minister to the patient in the operating room.”

Chapter headings, too, are the same except one. It was changed from ”Construc- tion of the Operating Room,” to Tonstruc- tion of the Surgical Suite.’‘ The chapters on orthopedics and urology have been ex- panded, and the list of references i s in- creased to cover advances and changes in surgery. Included in new topics are the purpose of an infection committee, shelf life of sterilized items and sterile equipment cost.

The 1972 edition has good illustrations interspersed throughout the text. A cover page for each chapter includes the title and a short introduction in clear, large type. In addition, chapter titles are printed at the bottom of each page, thus clearly defining chapter boundaries.

In summary, the fourth edition has more information that i s easily understood with brief descriptions, valuable drawings and i s sufficiently detailed to be most useful. It i s a practical and inexpensive operating room technique text for instructor and student, and a good reference book as well.

Mabel Crawford, RN Los Angeles, Calif

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