Chambers and Ryder (both specialist public and practical nursing, Oxford Brookes U.) offer a resource to help new nurses who are revisiting core concepts of nursing for their roles within community practice. Compassion is the key to nursing, they say, and they want to make clear to students and young practitioners what that means and the challenges it brings in current nursing practice. They discuss empathy and sensitivity, dignity and respect, listening and responding, diversity and cultural competence, choice and priorities, and empowerment and advocacy. Published by Radcliffe Publishing, Britain, and distributed in the US by BookMasters. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
