ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING
Chosen by V. Jude Forbes, MSN, RN-BC, FNP-C, family NP, Correctional Managed Care, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX.
2. Oncology Nursing Secrets
By Rose A. Gates and Regina M. Fink. 3rd edition. St. Louis, Mosby Elsevier.
3. Perianesthesia Nursing: A Critical Care Approach
By Cecil B. Drain and Jan Odom-Forren. 5th edition. St. Louis, Saunders Elsevier.
COMMUNITY-PUBLIC HEALTH
Barbara Glickstein, MPH, MS, RN, independent broadcast journalist, New York, the judge for this category, selected no winners this year.
CONSUMER HEALTH
Chosen by Pamela J. Haylock, PhD, RN, cancer care consultant, Medina, TX.
2. Helping Teens Who Cut: Understanding and Ending Self-Injury
By Michael Hollander. New York City, Guilford Press.
3. What Works for Bipolar Kids: Help and Hope for Parents
By Mani Pavuluri. New York City, Guilford Press.
CRITICAL CARE-EMERGENCY NURSING
Chosen by Polly Gerber Zimmermann, MS, MBA, RN, CEN, FAEN, assistant professor, Harry S. Truman College, Chicago.
2. Critical Care Nursing in a Flash
Ambler, PA, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
3. AACN-AANN Protocols for Practice: Monitoring Technologies in Critically Ill Neuroscience Patients
Edited by Linda R. Littlejohns and Mary Kay Bader. Sudbury, MA, Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
ELECTRONIC MEDIA
Chosen by Lissi Hansen, PhD, RN, assistant professor, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland.
2. Community/Public Health Nursing Online for Stanhope and Lancaster, Public Health Nursing: Population-Centered Health Care in the Community
By Penny Leake. 7th edition. St. Louis, Mosby Elsevier.
3. Calculating Drug Dosages: An Interactive Approach to Learning Nursing Math
By Sandra Luz Martinez de Castillo and Maryanne Werner-McCullough. Philadelphia, F. A. Davis Company.
GERONTOLOGIC NURSING
Chosen by Mary H. Palmer, PhD, RN-BC, FAAN, professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
2. The Caregiver: A Life with Alzheimer's
By Aaron Alterra. Ithaca, NY, ILR Press.
3. Bathing Without a Battle: Person-Directed Care of Individuals with Dementia
Edited by Ann Louise Barrick, Joanne Rader, Beverly Hoeffer, Philip D. Sloane, and Stacey Biddle. 2nd edition. New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
HEALTH POLICY
Chosen by Joyce Pulcini, PhD, PNP-BC, FAAN, FANP, associate professor, Boston College Connell School of Nursing, Chestnut Hill, MA.
2. Capturing Nursing History: A Guide to Historical Methods in Research
Edited by Sandra B. Lewenson and Eleanor Krohn Herrmann. New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
Chosen by Jo Manion, PhD, RN, CNAA, FAAN, founder and senior consultant, Manion and Associates, Oviedo, FL.
2. Decision-Making in Nursing: Thoughtful Approaches for Practice
By Sandra B. Lewenson and Marie Truglio-Londrigan. Sudbury, MA, Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
2. Healing with Heart: Inspirations for Health Care Professionals
By Martin Helldorfer and Terri Moss. Orinda, CA, Moss Communications.
3. Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses
Edited by Ronda G. Hughes. Rockville, MD, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Free download or ordering information available athttp://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nurseshdbk.
MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH
Chosen by Margaret Comerford Freda, EdD, RN, CHES, FAAN, professor of clinical obstetrics and gynecology and women's health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY.
2. Wong's Clinical Manual of Pediatric Nursing
By David Wilson and Marilyn J. Hockenberry. 7th edition. St. Louis, Mosby Elsevier.
3. Intrapartum Management Modules: A Perinatal Education Program
Edited by Betsy B. Kennedy, Donna Jean Ruth, and E. Jean Martin. 4th edition. Philadelphia, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING
Chosen by Linda Honan Pellico, PhD, APRN, assistant professor, Yale University School of Nursing, New Haven, CT.
2. Medical-Surgical Nursing: Clinical Management for Positive Outcomes
By Joyce M. Black and Jane Hokanson Hawks. 8th edition. St. Louis, Saunders Elsevier.
3. Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses
Edited by Ronda G. Hughes. Rockville, MD, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Free download or ordering information available athttp://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nurseshdbk.
NURSING EDUCATION
Chosen by Thomasine D. Guberski, PhD, CRNP, associate professor, University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore.
2. Precepting in Nursing: Developing an Effective Workforce
By Susan Ullrich and Ann Haffer. Sudbury, MA, Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
3. Human Centered Nursing: The Foundation of Quality Care
By Susan Kleiman. Philadelphia, F. A. Davis Company.
NURSING RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE
Chosen by Marsha E. Fonteyn, PhD, RN, OCN, nurse scientist, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston.
2. Being with Dying: Cultivating Compassion and Fearlessness in the Presence of Death
By Joan Halifax. Boston, Shambhala Publications.
3. Reviewing Research Evidence for Nursing Practice: Systematic Reviews
Edited by Christine Webb and Brenda Roe. Malden, MA, Blackwell Publishing.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Chosen by Joyce P. Griffin-Sobel, PhD, RN, AOCN, CNE, ANEF, acting assistant dean of curriculum and technology and director of undergraduate programs, Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing, New York City.
2. Mastering the Teaching Role: A Guide for Nurse Educators
By Barbara K. Penn. Philadelphia, F. A. Davis Company.
3. Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses
Edited by Ronda G. Hughes. Rockville, MD, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Free download or ordering information available athttp://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nurseshdbk.
PSYCHIATRIC-MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
Chosen by Charles Kaiman, MSN, APRN-BC, psychiatric-mental health clinical nurse specialist and NP, New Mexico Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Albuquerque.
2. Psychotherapy for the Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurse
By Kathleen Wheeler. St. Louis, Mosby Elsevier.
3. Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: An Introduction to Theory and Practice
Edited by Patricia G. O'Brien, Winifred Z. Kennedy, and Karen A. Ballard. Sudbury, MA, Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
PUBLIC INTEREST AND CREATIVE WORKS
Chosen by Raymond J. Bingham, BSN, RN, science writer and editor, Gaithersburg, MD.
2. Nurse: A World of Care
By Peter Jaret, photographs by Karen Kasmauski. Atlanta, Emory University.
3. Clinician's Guide to the Soul
By Veneta Masson. Washington, DC, Sage Femme Press.
Section Description
The most valuable texts as 2008, as chosen by AJN's panel of judges.