New eBook: The Nature of Suffering and the Goals of Nursing

A new eBook has been added to the Library, The Nature of Suffering and the Goals of Nursing. This text contains qualitative experience of those who suffer alongside the best available evidence for person-centered palliative nursing. This 2nd edition now contains revised tenets to support nurse well-being in professional practice in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, and new content on social determinants of health and increased visibility of marginalized populations across biopsychosocial domains to support whole-person care.

MSKCC contributors to the 2nd edition of The Nature of Suffering and the Goals of Nursing include Nessa Coyle, Dr. Elena Abascal, Dr. William E. Rosa, and Renee Wisniewski

New eBook – Athena Unbound : Why and How Scholarly Knowledge Should Be Free for All

Athena Unbound explores the open access movement: The past history, current conflicts and controversies, and future possibilities. The author provides analysis of the debates, and explores issues such as copyright and the economics of paying for “free” knowledge.

Topics covered include the arguments in terms of disseminating scientific research, the history of intellectual property and copyright, and the development of the university and research establishment. The author “proposes a new system that would shift costs from consumers to producers and free scholarly knowledge from the paywalls and institutional barriers that keep it from much of the world.” 

New eBook: Drain’s PeriAnesthesia Nursing, A Critical Care Approach

The 7th edition of Drain’s PeriAnesthesia Nursing, A Critical Care Approach is now available electronically via the MSK Library. This comprehensive clinical text has five distinct sections ― covering the PACU, anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, nursing care, and special considerations.

Updated content in this edition includes the latest standards, policies and issues affecting perianesthesia nursing practice such as patient safety, infection control, managed care implications, pain management, bioterrorism, new sedation and pain guidelines, new information on older patients, implications of new surgical techniques, and more bariatric implications.