Friday, September 28, 2012

New Resources: September 28, 2012


Remember to use the table of contents

Title
Author(s)
Call number
ISBN
The Dental Assistant
Pauline Carter Anderson
RK60.5 .A5 2000
0766811131
Delmar’s Dental Assisting Exam Review
Melissa Thibodeaux
RK57 .T49 2000
9780827390713
Delmar’s Handbook of Essential Skills and Procedures for Chairside Dental Assisting
Donna J. Phinney
RK60.5 .P483 2002
0766834573
Electronic Health Records
Byron Hamilton
R864 .H32 2013
9780073402147
Essentials of Pharmacology for Health Occupations
Ruth Woodrow
RM300 .W67 2011
9781435480339
Fitzpatrick’s Color Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology
Klaus Wolff, Richard Allen Johnson
RL81 .C65 2009
9780071599757
Flashcards to Accompany Essentials of Pharmacology for Health Occupations
Ruth Woodrow
RM300 .W67 2011 Cards
9781435480384
Job Readiness for Health Professionals:  Soft Skills Strategies for Success
William G. Brottmiller, et al.
R118 .J63 2013
9781455726974
Materials and Procedures for Today’s Dental Assistant
Ellen Dietz-Bourguignon
RK652.5 .D54 2005
1401837336
McGraw-Hill’s Conquering the New GRE Math
Robert E. Moyer
QA43 .M87 2011
9780071495950
McGraw-Hill’s Spanish for Educators
José Díaz
PC4120.S34 D53 2006b
9780071464918
McGraw-Hill’s Spanish for Healthcare Providers
Joanna Rios
PC4120.M3 R54 2010
9780071664318
Safety Standards and Infection Control for Dental Assistants
Ellen Roberta Dietz
RK52 .D54 2002
0766826597
Study Guide to Accompany Essentials of Pharmacology for Health Occupations
Ruth Woodrow
RM300 .W67 2011 Study guide
9781435480377

You can't judge a book by its cover, but you can tell a lot from the table of contents.

 One way to judge how useful a book will be for you is to look at the table of contents.  The table of contents for the new book Job Readiness for Health Professionals:  Soft Skills Strategies for Success has chapter and section titles that tell you exactly what gets covered in the book.  You can find a copy of the book on the shelf, or you can look in our online catalog.  If you look up this book, you can see in its entry a section called "Formatted Notes".  This features the titles of the book's chapters and sections:

Contents : Unit I : SELF-MANAGEMENT SKILLS -- 1. Who Are You? Adopting a Positive Attitude: The Desire to be your Best and Do a Great Job Managing your Time and Organizing your Life Achieving Honesty and Integrity Aiming to be Adaptable and Flexible Being Dependable -- 2. Ready For Work Modeling Business Etiquette Dressing for Success Displaying Good Grooming, Personal Hygiene, and Cleanliness -- 3. Being the Very Best You Can Be Gaining Energy, Persistence, and Perseverance Vowing to be Drug-Free and Unimpaired Striving for Tolerance Managing Stress Thinking Critically -- Unit II: INTERPERSONAL SKILLS -- 4. Being Easy to Deal With Building Trust Showing Empathy, Sensitivity, and Caring -- 5. Dealing With Others Managing and Resolving Conflict Dealing with Difficult People Valuing Multicultural Competence Answering the Phone and Connecting with Customers -- Unit III: COMMUNICATION SKILLS -- 6. How You Present Yourself Speaking Professionally in your Workplace Writing, Grammar, and Spelling -- 7. Interacting Successfully Listening Actively Communicating with Special Groups of Clients Reading and Speaking Body Language -- Unit IV: CAREER BUILDING SKILLS -- 8. Planning for Career Success Setting Goals and Planning Actions Following Rules and Regulations Maintaining Confidentiality and Discretion Keeping Records -- 9. Enhancing Your Promotability Talking to your Boss, Manager, or Supervisor Taking Accountability Contributing as a Member of the Team Committing to your Profession -- Unit V: EMOTIONAL SKILLS - MANAGING YOUR EMOTIONS -- 10. Building Personal Emotional Strengths Building Self Esteem Controlling Anxiety Practicing Patience Strengthening Resilience -- 11. Managing Your Emotions Separating your Work and Personal Problems Managing Anger and Strong Emotions Exuding Optimism, Enthusiasm, and Positivity -- Unit VI: GO FORTH AND PROSPER -- 12. Expect Acceptance -- Acknowledgements.
Look at the titles.  Does this book look like it will be  helpful for you?

Remember that you do not need to read a book from cover to cover in order for it to be useful for you.  You can read the entire book, or only those chapters that interest you.