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The most valuable texts of 2013, as chosen by AJN's panel of judges.

 

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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

  
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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

  
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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

  
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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

  
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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!

  
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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

  
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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

  
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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

  
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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

  
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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

  
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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

  
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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

  
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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

  
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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

  
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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

  
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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

  
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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

  
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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.