ADULT PRIMARY CARE
Chosen by Leslie Neal-Boylan, PhD, APRN, NP, CRRN, FAAN, FARN, Mansfield Kaseman Health Clinic, Rockville, MD.
1. Portable RN: The All in One Nursing Reference
Edited by Denise Linton. 5th edition. Philadelphia, Wolters Kluwer.
2. Advanced Practice Nursing Procedures
By Margaret R. Colyar. 2nd edition. Philadelphia, F.A. Davis Company.
3. Canadian Nursing Health Assessment: A Best Practice Approach
By Tracey C. Stephen and D. Lynn Skillen. 2nd edition. Philadelphia, Wolters Kluwer.
ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING
Chosen by Margo A. Halm, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, associate chief nurse executive, nursing research and evidence-based practice, VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR.
1. Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology: Essentials for Clinical Practice
Edited by Nancy C. Tkacs, Linda L. Herrmann, and Randall L. Johnson. New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
2. Wound Care Essentials: Practice Principles
By Sharon Baranoski and Elizabeth A. Ayello. 5th edition. Philadelphia, Wolters Kluwer.
3. Primary Care: Interprofessional Collaborative Practice
By Terry Mahan Buttaro, Patricia Polgar-Bailey, Joanne Sandberg-Cook, and JoAnn Trybulski. 6th edition. St. Louis, Elsevier.
CHILD HEALTH
Chosen by Jessica Spruit, DNP, CPNP-AC, assistant clinical professor and Acute Care Pediatric NP Program coordinator, Wayne State University, Detroit.
1. Advanced Pediatric Assessment
By Ellen M. Chiocca. 3rd edition. New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
2. Pediatric Nursing: A Case-Based Approach
By Catherine Gannon Tagher and Lisa Marie Knapp. Philadelphia, Wolters Kluwer.
3. Pediatric Emergent/Urgent and Ambulatory Care: The Pocket NP
By Sheila Sanning Shea, Karen Sue Hoyt, and Kathleen Sanders Jordan. 2nd edition. New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
COMMUNITY/PUBLIC HEALTH
Chosen by Katherine H. Lawson, DNP, RN, Immunization Action Plan coordinator, Virginia Department of Health, Crater Health District, Petersburg, VA.
1. Public/Community Health and Nursing Practice: Caring for Populations
By Christine L. Savage. 2nd edition. Philadelphia, F.A. Davis Company.
2. Population-Based Nursing: Concepts and Competencies for Advanced Practice
Edited by Ann L. Cupp Curley. 3rd edition. New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
3. Social Work and Mental Health: Evidence-Based Policy and Practice
By Sylvia I. Mignon. New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
CONSUMER HEALTH
Chosen by Carol Levine, MA, senior fellow, United Hospital Fund, New York City.
1. The Caregiver's Companion
By Deborah A. Boyle. Pittsburgh, PA, Oncology Nursing Society.
2. What Science Tells Us About Autism Spectrum Disorder: Making the Right Choices for Your Child
By Raphael A. Bernier, Geraldine Dawson, and Joel T. Nigg. New York City, The Guilford Press.
CREATIVE WORKS
Chosen by Hui-wen Sato, MPH, MSN, RN, CCRN, pediatric ICU nurse, Children's Hospital Los Angeles.
1. Shining the Light On All the Right: Celebrating the Art of Nursing Around the World
By Mark Barnes and Bonnie Barnes. Marble Falls, TX, Scooter Publishing.
2. I Hear Their Voices Singing: Poems New and Selected
By Cortney Davis. Simsbury, CT, Antrim House.
CRITICAL CARE–EMERGENCY NURSING
Chosen by Margaret J. Carman, DNP, ACNP-BC, ENP-BC, FAEN, clinical associate professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing; director of emergency nursing advanced practice, Emergency Nurses Association, Schaumburg, IL.
1. Trauma Nursing: From Resuscitation Through Rehabilitation
By Karen A. McQuillan and Mary Beth Flynn Makic. 5th edition. St. Louis, Elsevier.
2. Sheehy's Emergency Nursing: Principles and Practice
Edited by Vicki Sweet and Andi Foley. 7th edition. St. Louis, Elsevier.
3. ASPEN Fluids, Electrolytes, and Acid-Base Disorders Handbook
By Jeff Bruno, Todd Canada, Nicki Canada, Anne M. Tucker, and Joseph V. Ybarra. 2nd edition. Silver Spring, MD, American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN).
DIGITAL PRODUCTS
Chosen by Mary Anne Rizzolo, EdD, RN, FAAN, ANEF, FSSH, consultant, National League for Nursing.
1. Navigate 2 Premier Access for Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning Featuring Kognito Simulations
By Jacqueline Rhoads and Sandra Wiggins Petersen. 4th edition. Burlington, MA, Jones and Bartlett Learning.
GERONTOLOGIC NURSING
Chosen by Heather M. Young, PhD, RN, FAAN, professor and founding dean emerita, Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, University of California, Davis, Sacramento.
1. Global Aging: Comparative Perspectives on Aging and the Life Course
By Frank J. Whittington, Suzanne R. Kunkel, and Kate de Medeiros. 2nd edition. New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
2. Pharmacological Considerations in Gerontology: A Patient-Centered Guide for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses and Related Health Professions
By Abimbola Farinde and Megan Hebdon. New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
3. Evidence-Based Geriatric Nursing Protocols for Best Practice
Edited by Marie Boltz, Elizabeth A. Capezuti, DeAnne Zwicker, and Terry Fulmer. 6th edition. New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
HISTORY AND PUBLIC POLICY
Chosen by Arlene Keeling, PhD, RN, FAAN, Centennial Distinguished Professor of Nursing emerita, University of Virginia, Charlottesville; editor, Nursing History Review.
1. Talking Therapy: Knowledge and Power in American Psychiatric Nursing
By Kylie Smith. New Brunswick, NJ, Rutgers University Press.
INFORMATICS
Chosen by Susan Alexander, DNP, ANP-BC, ADM-BC, associate professor, University of Alabama in Huntsville College of Nursing.
1. Emerging Technologies for Nurses: Implications for Practice
Edited by Whende M. Carroll. New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
2. Introduction to Computers for Healthcare Professionals
By Irene Joos, Ramona Nelson, and Debra Wolf. 7th edition. Burlington, MA, Jones and Bartlett Learning.
MATERNAL–CHILD HEALTH/PRENATAL NURSING/CHILDBIRTH
Chosen by Rachel Blankstein Breman, PhD, MPH, MSN, RN, assistant professor, University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore.
1. Handbook of Perinatal and Neonatal Palliative Care: A Guide for Nurses, Physicians, and Other Health Professionals
By Rana Limbo, Charlotte Wool, and Brian S. Carter. New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
2. Comprehensive Neonatal Nursing Care
Edited by Carole Kenner, Leslie B. Altimier, and Marina V. Boykova.
6th edition. New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
3. Breastfeeding and Human Lactation
By Karen Wambach and Becky Spencer. 6th edition. Burlington, MA, Jones and Bartlett Learning.
MEDICAL–SURGICAL NURSING
Chosen by Christopher A. VanFosson, PhD, MHA, RN, nurse scientist and chief of clinical research, U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, Joint Base San Antonio, San Antonio, TX. The views of the author are his own and do not reflect the official opinion or endorsement of the United States Army or the Department of Defense.
1. Wound Care Essentials: Practice Principles
By Sharon Baranoski and Elizabeth A. Ayello. 5th edition. Philadelphia, Wolters Kluwer.
2. Mastering Simulation: A Handbook for Success
By Janice Palaganas, Beth Ulrich, and Beth Mancini. 2nd edition. Indianapolis, IN, Sigma Theta Tau International.
3. Cancer Survivorship: Interprofessional, Patient-Centered Approaches to the Seasons of Survival
Edited by Pamela J. Haylock and Carol P. Curtiss. Pittsburgh, PA, Oncology Nursing Society.
NURSING EDUCATION/CONTINUING EDUCATION/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Chosen by Gloria Donnelly, PhD, RN, FAAN, FCPP, editor-in-chief, Holistic Nursing Practice.
1. The Successful Nurse Faculty Member: Tools of the Trade
Edited by Denise M. Korniewicz. Lancaster, PA, DEStech Publications, Inc.
2. An Educator's Guide to Humanizing Nursing Education: Grounded in Caring Science
By Chantal Cara, Marcia Hills, and Jean Watson. New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
3. Evaluation and Testing in Nursing Education
By Marilyn H. Oermann and Kathleen B. Gaberson. 6th edition. New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
NURSING MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP
Chosen by Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, editor-in-chief, Nurse Leader.
1. Evidence-Based Leadership, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship in Nursing and Healthcare: A Practical Guide for Success
By Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk and Tim Raderstorf. New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
2. Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing: Theory and Application
By Bessie L. Marquis and Carol J. Huston. 10th edition. Philadelphia, Wolters Kluwer.
3. Building a Culture of Ownership in Healthcare: The Invisible Architecture of Core Values, Attitude, and Self-Empowerment
By Joe Tye and Bob Dent. 2nd edition. Indianapolis, IN, Sigma Theta Tau International.
NURSING RESEARCH
Chosen by Rodney W. Hicks, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, professor and assistant dean for research, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA.
1. Translation of Evidence into Nursing and Healthcare
Edited by Kathleen M. White, Sharon Dudley-Brown, and Mary F. Terhaar. 3rd edition. New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
PALLIATIVE CARE AND HOSPICE
Chosen by Betty Ferrell, PhD, RN, FAAN, FHPN, CHPN, professor and director, division of nursing research and education, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA.
1. Handbook of Perinatal and Neonatal Palliative Care: A Guide for Nurses, Physicians, and Other Health Professionals
By Rana Limbo, Charlotte Wool, and Brian S. Carter. New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
2. Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (CHPN) Exam Review: A Study Guide with Review Questions
By Patricia Moyle Wright. New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
3. The Helper's Journey: Empathy, Compassion, and the Challenge of Caring
By Dale G. Larson. 2nd edition. Champaign, IL, Research Press Publishers.
PROFESSIONAL ISSUES
Chosen by Katheren Koehn, MA, RN, FAAN, executive director, Minnesota Organization of Registered Nurses, St. Paul.
1. Professional Nursing: Concepts and Challenges
By Beth Perry Black. 9th edition. St. Louis, Elsevier.
2. Policy and Politics in Nursing and Health Care
Edited by Diana J. Mason, Elizabeth Lynne Dickson, G. Adriana Perez, and Monica R. McLemore. 8th edition. St. Louis, Elsevier.
3. The Rebel Nurse Handbook: Inspirational Stories by Shift Disruptors
By Rebecca Love, Nancy Hanrahan, Mary Lou Ackerman, Faith Ann Lawlor, Amy Rose Taylor, and Elizabeth Toner. New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
PSYCHIATRIC AND MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
Chosen by Donna Sabella, PhD, MEd, MSN, PMHNP-BC, professor, Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences, Lancaster.
1. Fast Facts for the Nurse Psychotherapist: The Process of Becoming
Edited by Jeffrey S. Jones and Kathleen R. Tusaie. New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
2. Psychotherapy for Psychosis: Integrating Cognitive-Behavioral and Psychodynamic Treatment
By Michael Garrett. New York City, The Guilford Press.
3. Psychiatric–Mental Health Nursing: From Suffering to Hope
By Mertie L. Potter and Mary D. Moller. 2nd edition. Hoboken, NJ, Pearson Education, Inc.
To read the judges' descriptions of these books, go to: http://links.lww.com/AJN/A198.
