ADULT PRIMARY CARE
Chosen by Mary Anne Dumas, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, GNP-BC, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN, nurse practitioner, primary care, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Northport, NY, and professor emeritus, Stony Brook University School of Nursing, Stony Brook, NY.
1. NP Notes: Nurse Practitioner's Clinical Pocket Guide
By Ruth McCaffrey and Ellis Quinn Youngkin. 2nd edition. Philadelphia, F.A. Davis Company.
ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING
Chosen by Margo A. Halm, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, director of nursing research, Professional Practice and Magnet, Salem Health, Salem, OR.
1. Foundations of Clinical Nurse Specialist Practice
Edited by Janet S. Fulton, Brenda L. Lyon, and Kelly A. Goudreau. 2nd edition. New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
2. Psychotherapy for the Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurse: A How-To Guide for Evidence-Based Practice
Edited by Kathleen Wheeler. 2nd edition. New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
3. Family Practice Guidelines
Edited by Jill C. Cash and Cheryl A. Glass. 3rd edition. New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
CHILD HEALTH
Chosen by Janice Selekman, DNSc, RN, NCSN, FNASN, professor, University of Delaware, Newark, DE.
1. Family Health Care Nursing: Theory, Practice, and Research
By Joanna Rowe Kaakinen, Deborah Padgett Coehlo, Rose Steele, Aaron Tabacco, and Shirley May Harmon Hanson. 5th edition. Philadelphia, F.A. Davis Company.
2. Core Curriculum for Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing
Edited by M. Terese Verklan and Marlene Walden. 5th edition. St. Louis, Saunders Elsevier.
3. Physical Assessment of the Newborn: A Comprehensive Approach to the Art of Physical Examination
By Ellen P. Tappero and Mary Ellen Honeyfield. 5th edition. Petaluma, CA, NICU Ink Book Publishers.
COMMUNITY-PUBLIC HEALTH
Chosen by Caroline Dorsen, PhD, FNP-BC, coordinator, Family Nurse Practitioner Program, New York University College of Nursing, New York City, and Kathryn Tierney, MSN, APRN-BC, FNP, nurse practitioner, Middlesex Multispecialty Group, Division of Endocrinology, Middletown, CT.
1. Population-Based Public Health Clinical Manual: The Henry Street Model for Nurses
By Carolyn M. Garcia, Marjorie A. Schaffer, and Patricia M. Schoon. 2nd edition. Indianapolis, IN, Sigma Theta Tau International.
2. Rural Public Health: Best Practices and Preventive Models
Edited by Jacob C. Warren and K. Bryant Smalley. New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
CONSUMER HEALTH
Chosen by Mary K. Walton, MSN, MBE, RN, director, Patient and Family Centered Care, and nurse ethicist, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
1. This Should Not Be Happening: Young Adults with Cancer
By Anne Katz. Pittsburg, PA, Hygeia Media, an imprint of the Oncology Nursing Society.
2. The Mindful Way Workbook: An 8-Week Program to Free Yourself from Depression and Emotional Distress
By John Teasdale, Mark Williams, and Zindel Segal. New York City, The Guilford Press.
CRITICAL CARE-EMERGENCY NURSING
Chosen by Rosemary K. Lee, DNP, ARNP, ACNP-BC, CCNS, CCRN, clinical nurse specialist, Homestead Hospital, Homestead, FL.
1. Core Curriculum for Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing
Edited by M. Terese Verklan and Marlene Walden. 5th edition. St. Louis, Saunders Elsevier.
2. ACLS, CPR, and PALS Clinical Pocket Guide
By Shirley A. Jones. Philadelphia, F.A. Davis Company.
ELECTRONIC MEDIA
Deborah R. Bambini, PhD, WHNP-BC, CNE, CHSE, associate professor, Kirkhof College of Nursing, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI, the judge for this category, selected no winners this year.
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
Karen A. Ballard, MA, RN, FAAN, executive director, American Nurses Association-New York, Albany, the judge for this category, selected no winners this year.
GERONTOLOGIC NURSING
Chosen by Carla Graf, PhD, RN, GCNS-BC, transitions of care manager, Delivery System Reform Program, Innovations in Population Health, University of California, San Francisco, Medical Center.
1. Healthy Aging: Principles and Clinical Practice for Clinicians
By Virginia Burggraf, Kye Y. Kim, and Aubrey L. Knight. Philadelphia, Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
2. The Encyclopedia of Elder Care: The Comprehensive Resource on Geriatric Health and Social Care
Edited by Elizabeth A. Capezuti, Michael L. Malone, Paul R. Katz, and Mathy D. Mezey. 3rd edition. New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
3. Advanced Practice Nursing in the Care of Older Adults
By Laurie Kennedy-Malone, Kathleen Ryan Fletcher, and Lori Martin-Plank. Philadelphia, F.A. Davis Company.
HISTORY AND PUBLIC POLICY
Chosen by Katheren Koehn, MA, RN, executive director, Minnesota Organization of Registered Nurses, Minneapolis.
1. Re-Entry: A Guide for Nurses Dealing with Substance Use Disorder
By Karolyn Crowley and Carrie Morgan. Indianapolis, IN, Sigma Theta Tau International.
2. Inspired to Change: Improving Patient Care One Story at a Time
Edited by Linda R. Larin. Chicago, Health Administration Press.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/SOCIAL MEDIA
Chosen by Peggy L. Chinn, PhD, RN, FAAN, professor emerita, University of Connecticut School of Nursing, Storrs, CT.
1. The Nerdy Nurse's Guide to Technology
By Brittney Wilson. Indianapolis, IN, Sigma Theta Tau International.
2. Nursing Informatics and the Foundation of Knowledge
By Dee McGonigle and Kathleen Garver Mastrian. 3rd edition. Burlington, MA, Jones and Bartlett Learning.
3. Mastering Simulation: A Handbook for Success
By Beth Ulrich and Beth Mancini. Indianapolis, IN, Sigma Theta Tau International.
MATERNAL-CHILD NURSING/CHILDBIRTHING
Chosen by Deborah Mandel, PhD, RNC-OB, assistant professor of nursing, West Chester University, West Chester, PA.
1. Foundations of Maternal-Newborn and Women's Health Nursing
By Sharon Smith Murray and Emily Slone McKinney. 6th edition. St. Louis, Saunders Elsevier.
2. Maternal Child Nursing Care
By Shannon E. Perry, Marilyn J. Hockenberry, Deitra Leonard Lowdermilk, and David Wilson. 5th edition. St. Louis, Mosby Elsevier.
3. Comprehensive Neonatal Nursing Care
Edited by Carole Kenner and Judy Wright Lott. 5th edition. New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING
Chosen by Patricia A. Connor-Ballard, PhD, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC, assistant professor, School of Nursing, Catholic University of America, Washington, DC.
1. Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems
By Sharon L. Lewis, Shannon Ruff Dirksen, Margaret McLean Heitkemper, and Linda Bucher. 9th edition. St. Louis, Mosby Elsevier.
2. Basic Nursing: Concepts, Skills and Reasoning
By Leslie S. Treas and Judith M. Wilkinson. Philadelphia, F.A. Davis Company.
3. Brunner and Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing
By Janice L. Hinkle and Kerry H. Cheever. 13th edition. Philadelphia, Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
NURSING EDUCATION/CONTINUING EDUCATION
Chosen by MaryAnn Hozak, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, director, Innovative Nursing Practice and Quality Outcomes, St. Joseph's Healthcare System, Paterson, NJ.
1. Staff Educator's Guide to Clinical Orientation: Onboarding Solutions for Nurses
By Alvin D. Jeffery and Robin L. Jarvis. Indianapolis, IN, Sigma Theta Tau International.
2. Critical Thinking TACTICS for Nurses: Achieving the IOM Competencies
By M. Gaie Rubenfeld and Barbara K. Scheffer. 3rd edition. Burlington, MA, Jones and Bartlett Learning.
3. Clinical Simulations in Nursing Education: Advanced Concepts, Trends, and Opportunities
Edited by Pamela R. Jeffries. Philadelphia, Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
NURSING MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP
Chosen by Amanda Stefancyk Oberlies, MSN, MBA, RN, CNML, director, Center for Care Innovation and Transformation, American Organization of Nurse Executives, Chicago.
1. Person and Family Centered Care
By Jane Barnsteiner, Joanne Disch, and Mary K. Walton. Indianapolis, IN, Sigma Theta Tau International.
NURSING RESEARCH
Chosen by Lea Anne Gardner, PhD, MSPH, RN, senior patient safety analyst, ECRI Institute, Plymouth Meeting, PA.
1. Nursing Research: Methods and Critical Appraisal for Evidence-Based Practice
By Geri LoBiondo-Wood and Judith Haber. 8th edition. St. Louis, Mosby Elsevier.
2. Theoretical Basis for Nursing
By Melanie McEwen and Evelyn M. Wills. 4th edition. Philadelphia, Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
3. Nursing Research Using Ethnography: Qualitative Designs and Methods in Nursing
Edited by Mary De Chesnay. New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
PALLIATIVE CARE AND HOSPICE
Chosen by Anita Catlin, DNSc, FNP, FAAN, manager of research and redesign, Kaiser Permanente, Santa Rosa and Vallejo, CA.
1. 2014 Oncology Nursing Drug Handbook
By Gail M. Wilkes and Margaret Barton-Burke. Burlington, MA, Jones and Bartlett Learning.
PROFESSIONAL ISSUES
Chosen by Michael R. Bleich, PhD, RN, FNAP, FAAN, president and Maxine Clark and Bob Fox Dean and Professor, Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College, St. Louis.
1. Re-Entry: A Guide for Nurses Dealing with Substance Use Disorder
By Karolyn Crowley and Carrie Morgan. Indianapolis, IN, Sigma Theta Tau International.
2. Transforming Interprofessional Partnerships: A New Framework for Nursing and Partnership-Based Health Care
By Riane Eisler and Teddie M. Potter. Indianapolis, IN, Sigma Theta Tau International.
3. Workplace Mental Health Manual for Nurse Managers
By Lisa Y. Adams. New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
PSYCHIATRIC AND MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
Chosen by Donna Sabella, PhD, MEd, MSN, PMHNP-BC, director of global studies and director of the Office of Human Trafficking, Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions, Philadelphia.
1. Clinician's Guide to Bipolar Disorder: Integrating Pharmacology and Psychotherapy
By David J. Miklowitz and Michael J. Gitlin. New York City, The Guilford Press.
2. Treating Traumatic Bereavement: A Practitioner's Guide
By Laurie Anne Pearlman, Camille B. Wortman, Catherine A. Feuer, Christine H. Farber, and Therese A. Rando. New York City, The Guilford Press.
3. Manual of Psychiatric Nursing Care Planning: Assessment Guides, Diagnoses, Psychopharmacology
By Elizabeth M. Varcarolis. 5th edition. St. Louis, Saunders Elsevier.
PUBLIC INTEREST AND CREATIVE WORKS
Chosen by Jeanne J. LeVasseur, PhD, APRN, professor of nursing, Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT.
1. Scissored Moon
Poems by Stacy R. Nigliazzo. Winston-Salem, NC, Press 53.
2. A Woman's Right to Know: How Women's Health Became a Political Pawn-and the Surprising Alliances Working to Reclaim It
By Carol Roye. Pleasantville, NY, Frances Price Enterprises.
To read the judges' descriptions of these books, go to: http://links.lww.com/AJN/A64.