Tag: medical

Our nursing books go straight for the trachea

When someone needs to be put on a ventilator or other breathing apparatus, there’s commonly a tracheostomy involved, or opening of the trachea. Since we’re producing tomorrow’s nurses here at JCCC (and soon enough we’ll be part of the Olathe Medical Center), it’s important to stay up on similar business.  That’s why we get books like Tracheostomies: The Complete Guide, edited by Linda L. Morris and M. Sherif Afifi.  Guides like this will take what you learn in your class and expand it into even more detail, increasing your expertise. If there’s any specific aspect of nursing you’re into, be sure to hit up our catalog and look for it!

The Library Reminds You: The Importance of Protection

Between the slogans letting you know that “It’s worth waiting for,” or conversely to “wrap it up, every time,” the concern over sexually transmitted diseases is very real!  That’s why we’re dropping the Knowledge Hammer on you in the form of a disturbingly thick book, Sex, Sin, & Science: A History of Syphilis in America. This takes on the relationship between science, religion, sexual education, and social stereotypes of contracting a disease like syphilis.  You’ll get to find out how long Old Joe (slang for syphilis!) has been around, from pilgrims to modern day.

Overall, it’s an excellent study of sociology, medical science, and even religious studies, as written by a medical expert, John Parascandola, not seen below.