HSL Monthly Book Displays

Explore the actively growing and vibrant collections at the Health Sciences Library by visiting our monthly book display. The display sits on top of our reference shelf and features many of our newest acquisitions while following a theme. Enjoy this feature of this month’s book display!

May 2025: International Nurses Day

Taking care : the story of nursing and its power to change our world
Taking Care offers a sweeping cultural history of nursing from the Stone Age to the present, paying homage to the profession and making an urgent call for change. DiGregorio chronicles the lives of nurses past and tells the stories of those today–caregivers at the vital intersection of health care and community who are actively changing the world, often invisibly.

The Black Angels : the untold story of the nurses who helped cure tuberculosis
Spanning the Great Depression and moving through World War II and beyond, this story follows the intrepid young women, the “Black Angels,” who, for twenty years, risked their lives working under dreadful conditions while caring for the city’s poorest-1,800 souls languishing in wards, waiting to die or become “guinea pigs” for experimental (often deadly) drugs … The Black Angels recovers the voices of these extraordinary women and puts them at the center of this riveting story celebrating their legacy and spirit of survival.

Ethics & issues in contemporary nursing : nursing ethics for the 21st century
This text examines the latest trends, principles, theories, and models in patient care to help you learn how to make ethically sound decisions in complex and often controversial situations. Written from a global perspective, examples throughout the text reflect current national and international issues inviting you to explore cases considering socio-cultural influences, personal values, and professional ethics. Historical examples demonstrate how to think critically while upholding moral and professional standards, as well as the law.

Nursing, COVID and the end of resilience : a critical approach
This book looks at the way in which resilience has been promoted as a resource for nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic and addresses its limitations as a response to the potential trauma of working in intense healthcare contexts. Traynor examines the nature of trauma and moral distress in nursing work, which predates the most recent pandemic that brought it into sharp relief, and links this to discussions of resilience in nursing. He examines differing understandings of trauma, identifying and detailing approaches to dealing with it and its aftereffects.

Redfern’s nursing older people.
Redfern’s Nursing Older People provides accessible, evidence-based information for nurses, care assistants and other health professionals wanting to improve the quality of health and social care for older people. This fifth edition has been comprehensively revised and rewritten by a large team of expert contributors, while preserving the person-centred spirit of earlier editions. It applies best evidence in straightforward and practical ways to the demographic, physical, psychological, social and emotional challenges of ageing, with a focus on supporting independence and health maintenance.

Patient & person : interpersonal skills in nursing
Patient and Person: Interpersonal Skills in Nursing offers guidance on the skills needed to interact with patients as people – an essential component of building an effective therapeutic relationship and providing quality care. Author Jane Stein-Parbury explains key concepts in simple language, without assuming any prior knowledge. The book includes empathy, dealing with challenging behaviors, advocating for a patient and admitting a patient. Nurses will learn to build trusting relationships and support patients in their health journey.

How to read and critique research : a guide for nursing and healthcare students
Based on the requirements of the 2018 NMC Standards, this core text equips undergraduate Nursing and Healthcare students with the skills to understand, critique and use research, illustrating different methods and models through the analysis of real research articles.

Diversity and cultural awareness in nursing practice
Exploring all aspects of nursing practice through the lens of diversity and cultural awareness, this second edition is fully updated with new content on the impact of Covid-19, LGBTQIA+ issues and ageism. Understanding how a patient’s ethnic, cultural, gender and religious identity affects their experience of healthcare is central to providing person-centred care.