Designed particularly for public health nurses, but of value to all nurses, is Miss Gilbert's new edition of The Public Health Nurse and Her Patient. This edition deals first with health teaching, relationships and attitudes, and prepares the reader for the chapter on "Nursing the Sick Patient." Newer concepts of mental health are emphasized without the use of technical terms and focused through the use of excellent case material. Miss Gilbert has a background of training in both psychiatric social work and nursing and with long experience in teaching.