The texts for Doors to Development have been integrated into the SLCH collection and are now available for checkout.

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Speak Your Truth: Proven Strategies for Effective Nurse-Physician Communication written by Kathleen Bartholomew, RN, MN is new to the SLCH library and has received much praise, come check it out (literally, you can have it for 14 days)!!
Kathleen uses the vehicle of story, liberally seasoned with humor, to present imaginative and creative approaches to age-old [...]

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Bright Futures from the AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics) are available for free online. From the AAP website…
The centerpiece of the Bright Futures program, the guidelines, provide child health promotion information and guidance for health professionals from pediatricians to public health officials to school nurses.
The Bright Futures Guidelines can help you be prepared for visits [...]

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AHRQ (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) has made the book Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses available for free. You can download PDF’s of each chapter or order your choice of three printed volumes or a searchable CD-ROM. A print copy is already on its way to the SLCH Medical Library.
To [...]

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New Books
Following is a list of all the books bought for the SLCH Medical Library during the 2007 year. Most are available for check out and are currently in a display cart at the front of the library. When I am unavailable, there are always instructions my desk on how to check out books to [...]

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