ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING
Chosen by Luc R. Pelletier, MSN, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, CPHQ, FNAHQ, FAAN, administrative liaison, Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital, and core adjunct faculty, National University, San Diego.
1. Outcome Assessment in Advanced Practice Nursing
Edited by Ruth M. Kleinpell. 3rd edition. New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
2. Financial and Business Management for the Doctor of Nursing Practice
Edited by KT Waxman. New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
3. Holistic Nursing: A Handbook for Practice
By Barbara Montgomery Dossey and Lynn Keegan. 6th edition. Burlington, MA, Jones and Bartlett Learning.
CHILD HEALTH
Chosen by Mary Anne Gallagher, MA, RN-BC, director, Patient Care Services, Continuum Health Partners, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York City.
1. Teen Suicide Risk: A Practitioner Guide to Screening, Assessment, and Management
By Cheryl A. King, Cynthia Ewell Foster, and Kelly M. Rogalski. New York City, The Guilford Press.
2. Nursing Care of the Pediatric Surgical Patient
By Nancy Tkacz Browne, Laura M. Flanigan, Carmel A. McComiskey, and Pam Pieper. 3rd edition. Burlington, MA, Jones and Bartlett Learning.
3. Maternal-Newborn Nursing Care: Best Evidence-Based Practices
By Jamille Nagtalon-Ramos. Philadelphia, F.A. Davis Company.
COMMUNITY-PUBLIC HEALTH
Chosen by Barbara Glickstein, MPH, MS, RN, codirector, Center for Health, Media and Policy at Hunter College, City University of New York.
1. Contemporary Health Promotion in Nursing Practice
By Bonnie Raingruber. Burlington, MA, Jones and Bartlett Learning.
2. Disaster Nursing and Emergency Preparedness for Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Terrorism and Other Hazards
Edited by Tener Goodwin Veenema. 3rd edition. New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
3. Sex Trafficking: A Clinical Guide for Nurses
Edited by Mary De Chesnay. New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
CONSUMER HEALTH
Chosen by Mary K. Walton, MSN, MBE, RN, director, Patient and Family Centered Care, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
1. In the Shadows: How to Help Your Seriously Ill Adult Child
By Patricia Ringos Beach and Beth E. White. Pittsburg, PA, Hygeia Media, an imprint of the Oncology Nursing Society.
2. An Unintended Journey: A Caregiver's Guide to Dementia
By Janet Yagoda Shagam. Amherst, NY, Prometheus Books.
3. Smart but Scattered Teens: The "Executive Skills" Program for Helping Teens Reach Their Potential
By Richard Guare, Peg Dawson, and Colin Guare. New York City, The Guilford Press.
CRITICAL CARE-EMERGENCY NURSING
Chosen by Christopher A. Vanfosson, MSN/MHA, MMAS, RN, nurse manager, Burn Progressive Care Unit, U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research and San Antonio Military Medical Center, Joint Base, San Antonio, TX. The opinions are the judge's and do not represent an endorsement or the approval of the U.S. government, the Department of Defense, or the U.S. Army.
1. Pass CCRN!
By Robin Donohoe Dennison. 4th edition. Maryland Heights, MO, Mosby Elsevier.
2. Where Night Is Day: The World of the ICU
By James Kelly. Ithaca, NY, ILR Press, an Imprint of Cornell University Press.
3. Critical Care Nursing: Diagnosis and Management
By Linda D. Urden, Kathleen M. Stacy, and Mary E. Lough. 7th edition. St. Louis, Mosby Elsevier.
ELECTRONIC MEDIA
Diane M. Billings, EdD, RN, FAAN, chancellor's professor emeritus, Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis, the judge for this category, selected no winners this year.
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
Chosen by Ruth McDermott-Levy, PhD, RN, assistant professor, Villanova University, Villanova, PA.
1. Disaster Nursing and Emergency Preparedness for Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Terrorism and Other Hazards
Edited by Tener Goodwin Veenema. 3rd edition. New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
GERONTOLOGIC NURSING
Mara Aronson, MS, RN, GCNS-BC, CPHQ, FASCP, president, consultant, and educator, AGE: Association for Gerontologic Education, Exeter, NH, the judge for this category, selected no winners this year.
HISTORY AND PUBLIC POLICY
Chosen by Patricia A. Connor Ballard, PhD, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC, assistant dean and assistant professor, Eleanor Wade Custer School of Nursing, Shenandoah University, Winchester and Leesburg, VA.
1. Exploring Rituals in Nursing: Joining Art and Science
By Zane Robinson Wolf. New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
2. Nursing Leadership from the Outside In
Edited by Greer Glazer and Joyce Fitzpatrick. New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/INFORMATICS
Chosen by Patricia A. Abbott, PhD, RN, FAAN, associate professor, University of Michigan School of Nursing, Ann Arbor.
1. Health Informatics: An Interprofessional Approach
By Ramona Nelson and Nancy Staggers. St. Louis, Mosby Elsevier.
2. Simulation Scenarios for Nursing Educators: Making It Real
By Suzanne Hetzel Campbell and Karen M. Daley. 2nd edition. New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
MATERNAL-CHILD NURSING/CHILDBIRTHING
Chosen by Patricia Robin McCartney, PhD, RNC-OB, FAAN, director of nursing research, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC.
1. Perinatal Nursing
Edited by Kathleen Rice Simpson and Patricia A. Creehan. 4th edition. Philadelphia, Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
2. Best Practices in Midwifery: Using the Evidence to Implement Change
Edited by Barbara A. Anderson and Susan E. Stone. New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
3. Neonatal Skin Care: Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline
By the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses. 3rd edition. Washington, DC, Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses.
MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING
Chosen by Margo A. Halm, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, FAHA, director of nursing research, Professional Practice and Magnet, Salem Hospital, Salem, OR.
1. Toxic Nursing: Managing Bullying, Bad Attitudes, and Total Turmoil
By Cheryl Dellasega and Rebecca L. Volpe. Indianapolis, IN, Sigma Theta Tau International.
2. Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing and Health Professions
Edited by Marie T. O'Toole. 9th edition. St. Louis, Mosby Elsevier.
3. See Me as a Person: Creating Therapeutic Relationships with Patients and Their Families
By Mary Koloroutis and Michael Trout. Minneapolis, Creative Health Care Management.
NURSING EDUCATION/CONTINUING EDUCATION
Chosen by Karen H. Morin, DSN, RN, ANEF, FAAN, professor of nursing, director of the PhD program, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
1. Strengths-Based Nursing Care: Health and Healing for Person and Family
By Laurie N. Gottlieb. New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
2. Teaching Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing
Edited by Rona F. Levin and Harriet R. Feldman. 2nd edition. New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
3. Simulation in Nursing Education: From Conceptualization to Evaluation
Edited by Pamela R. Jeffries. 2nd edition. Philadelphia, Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
NURSING MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP
Chosen by Beth Glassford, MSHA, RN, FACHE, field director/consultant, Joint Commission Resources, Oak Brook, IL.
1. Toxic Nursing: Managing Bullying, Bad Attitudes, and Total Turmoil
By Cheryl Dellasega and Rebecca L. Volpe. Indianapolis, IN, Sigma Theta Tau International.
NURSING RESEARCH
Chosen by Barbara J. Holtzclaw, PhD, RN, FAAN, associate dean for research, College of Nursing, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City.
1. Middle Range Theory for Nursing
Edited by Mary Jane Smith and Patricia R. Liehr. 3rd edition. New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
2. Clinical Research Manual: Practical Tools and Templates for Managing Clinical Research
By R. Jennifer Cavalieri and Mark E. Rupp. Indianapolis, IN, Sigma Theta Tau International.
3. Essentials of Nursing Research: Appraising Evidence for Nursing Practice
By Denise F. Polit and Cheryl Tatano Beck. 8th edition. Philadelphia, Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
PALLIATIVE CARE AND HOSPICE
Chosen by Betty Ferrell, PhD, FAAN, FPCN, professor, City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, CA.
1. Cancer Symptom Management
By Connie Henke Yarbro, Debra Wujcik, and Barbara Holmes Gobel. 4th edition. Burlington, MA, Jones and Bartlett Learning.
2. Compact Clinical Guide to Cancer Pain Management: An Evidence-Based Approach for Nurses
By Pamela Stitzlein Davies and Yvonne D'Arcy. New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
3. The End-of-Life Namaste Care Program for People with Dementia
By Joyce Simard. 2nd edition. Baltimore, MD, Health Professions Plus.
PROFESSIONAL ISSUES
Chosen by Nancy Spector, PhD, RN, director, Regulatory Innovations at the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Chicago.
1. Creating and Sustaining Civility in Nursing Education
By Cynthia Clark. Indianapolis, IN, Sigma Theta Tau International.
2. Nurses with Disabilities: Professional Issues and Job Retention
By Leslie Neal-Boylan. New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
PSYCHIATRIC AND MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
Chosen by Donna Rolin-Kenny, PhD, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, assistant professor, University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing.
1. PsychNotes: Clinical Pocket Guide
By Darlene D. Pedersen. 4th edition. Philadelphia, F.A. Davis Company.
2. Treatment of Complex Trauma: A Sequenced, Relationship-Based Approach
By Christine A. Courtois and Julian D. Ford. New York City, The Guilford Press.
PUBLIC INTEREST AND CREATIVE WORKS
Chosen by Madeleine Mysko, MA, RN, Baltimore, MD, contributing editor, American Journal of Nursing.
1. The American Nurse
Photographs and interviews by Carolyn Jones. New York City, Welcome Books.
2. Where Night Is Day: The World of the ICU
By James Kelly. Ithaca, NY, ILR Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press.
3. She Who Is Like a Mare: Poems of Mary Breckinridge and the Frontier Nursing Service
By Karen Kotrba. Huron, OH, Bottom Dog Press.
To read the judges' descriptions of all of these books, go to: http://links.lww.com/AJN/A54.