ADULT PRIMARY CARE
Chosen by Karen Roush, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, adjunct associate professor, Lienhard School of Nursing, Pace University, New York City; founder, The Scholar's Voice.
1. Williams' Essentials of Nutrition and Diet Therapy
By Eleanor D. Schlenker and Joyce Gilbert. 12th edition. St. Louis, Elsevier.
2. Advanced Health Assessment and Clinical Diagnosis in Primary Care
By Joyce E. Dains, Linda Ciofu Baumann, and Pamela Scheibel. 6th edition. St. Louis, Elsevier.
ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING
Chosen by Luc R. Pelletier, MSN, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN, senior specialist, nursing, Terrence and Barbara Caster Institute for Nursing Excellence, Sharp HealthCare, San Diego.
1. Oxford Textbook of Palliative Nursing
Edited by Betty Rolling Ferrell and Judith A. Paice. 5th edition. New York City, Oxford University Press.
2. Case Studies in Geriatric Primary Care and Multimorbidity Management
By Karen L. Dick and Terry Mahan Buttaro. St. Louis, Elsevier.
3. Evidence-Based Practice for Nursing and Healthcare Quality Improvement
By Geri LoBiondo-Wood, Judith Haber, and Marita G. Titler. St. Louis, Elsevier.
CHILD HEALTH
Chosen by Ruth Lebet, PhD, RN, PCNS-BC, nurse scientist, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; program director, pediatric and neonatal CNS programs, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia.
1. Sexuality in Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood
By Raymond Montemayor. New York City, The Guilford Press.
2. Handbook of Pediatric Infection Prevention and Control
Edited by Kristina A. Bryant and Judith A. Guzman-Cottrill. New York City, Oxford University Press.
3. Pediatric Nursing: The Critical Components of Nursing Care
By Kathryn Rudd and Diane M. Kocisko. 2nd edition. Philadelphia, F.A. Davis Company.
COMMUNITY/PUBLIC HEALTH
Chosen by Maureen Anthony, PhD, RN, professor emerita, University of Detroit Mercy.
1. The Opioid Epidemic: What Everyone Needs to Know
By Yngvild Olsen and Joshua M. Sharfstein. New York City, Oxford University Press.
2.The Maternal Health Crisis in America: Nursing Implications for Advocacy and Practice
By Barbara A. Anderson and Lisa R. Roberts. New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
CONSUMER HEALTH
Chosen by Barbara Glickstein, MPH, MS, RN, founder, Barbara Glickstein Strategies, New York City.
1. Well: What We Need to Talk About When We Talk About Health
By Sandro Galea. New York City, Oxford University Press.
CREATIVE WORKS
Chosen by Madeleine Mysko, MA, RN, coordinator, AJN's Reflections column.
1. Learning to Heal: Reflections on Nursing School in Poetry and Prose
Edited by Jeanne Bryner and Cortney Davis. Kent, OH, The Kent State University Press.
2. This Is Really War: The Incredible True Story of a Navy Nurse POW in the Occupied Philippines
By Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi. Chicago, Chicago Review Press.
3. Probably Someday Cancer: Genetic Risk and Preventative Mastectomy
By Kim Horner. Denton, TX, University of North Texas Press.
CRITICAL CARE-EMERGENCY NURSING
Chosen by John J. Whitcomb, PhD, RN, CCRN-K, FCCM, professor and director, undergraduate nursing programs, Clemson University School of Nursing, Clemson, SC.
1. The 12-Lead ECG in Acute Coronary Syndromes
By Tim Phalen and Barbara Aehlert. 4th edition. St. Louis, Elsevier.
DIGITAL PRODUCTS
Chosen by Diane M. Billings, EdD, RN, FAAN, ANEF, Chancellor's Professor of Nursing, Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis.
1. D avis Edge for Pediatric Nursing: The Critical Components of Nursing Care
By Kathryn Rudd and Diane M. Kocisko. 2nd edition. Philadelphia, F.A. Davis Company.
2. Taylor's Video Guide to Clinical Nursing Skills
By Carol Taylor, Pamela Lynn, and Jennifer L. Bartlett. 4th edition. Philadelphia, Wolters Kluwer.
3. 2019 Nurse's Drug Handbook App
By Jones and Bartlett Learning. 18th edition. Burlington, MA, Jones and Bartlett Learning.
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
Chosen by Ruth McDermott-Levy, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, associate professor and director, Center for Global and Public Health, Villanova University, Villanova, PA.
1. Urban Health
Edited by Sandro Galea, Catherine K. Ettman, and David Vlahov. New York City, Oxford University Press.
GERONTOLOGIC NURSING
Chosen by Mattia J. Gilmartin, PhD, RN, FAAN, executive director, Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders (NICHE), New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York City.
1. Case Studies in Geriatric Primary Care and Multimorbidity Management
By Karen L. Dick and Terry Mahan Buttaro. St. Louis, Elsevier.
2. Policy and Program Planning for Older Adults and People with Disabilities: Practice Realities and Visions
By Elaine Theresa Jurkowski. 2nd edition. New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
3. Geriatric Notes
By Jamie W. Smith and Bradley J. Goad. Burlington, MA, Jones and Bartlett Learning.
HISTORY AND PUBLIC POLICY
Chosen by Patricia D'Antonio, PhD, RN, FAAN, Carol E. Ware Professor in Mental Health Nursing, chair, Department of Family and Community Health, director, Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing, and senior fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia.
1. Policy and Politics for Nurses and Other Health Professionals: Advocacy and Action
By Donna M. Nickitas, Donna J. Middaugh, and Veronica D. Feeg. 3rd edition. Burlington, MA, Jones and Bartlett Learning.
2. Nurses Making Policy: From Bedside to Boardroom
Edited by Rebecca M. Patton, Margarete L. Zalon, and Ruth Ludwick. 2nd edition. New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
3. Policy and Program Planning for Older Adults and People with Disabilities: Practice Realities and Visions
By Elaine Theresa Jurkowski. 2nd edition. New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
INFORMATICS
Chosen by Leslie H. Nicoll, PhD, MBA, RN, FAAN, editor-in-chief, CIN:Computers, Informatics, Nursing; owner, Maine Desk, LLC, Portland, ME.
1. Nursing Informatics for the Advanced Practice Nurse: Patient Safety, Quality, Outcomes, and Interprofessionalism
By Susan McBride and Mari Tietze. 2nd edition. New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
2. Informatics and Nursing: Opportunities and Challenges
By Jeanne Sewell. 6th edition. Philadelphia, Wolters Kluwer.
MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH/PRENATAL NURSING/CHILDBIRTH
Chosen by Kathleen Rice Simpson, PhD, RNC, CNS-BC, FAAN, perinatal clinical nurse specialist, St. Louis.
1. The Maternal Health Crisis in America: Nursing Implications for Advocacy and Practice
By Barbara A. Anderson and Lisa R. Roberts. New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
2. Maternal-Newborn Nursing: The Critical Components of Nursing Care
By Roberta F. Durham and Linda L. Chapman. 3rd edition. Philadelphia, F.A. Davis Company.
3. Care Coordination in the NICU: Implementing Family-Centered Nursing Care for Optimal Outcomes
By Sara L. Mosher. New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING
Chosen by Christopher A. VanFosson, PhD, MHA, RN, Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army, chief, Clinical Research Support Department, 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 U.S. Army or Department of Defense.
1. Mastering Precepting: A Nurse's Handbook for Success
By Beth Tamplet Ulrich. 2nd edition. Indianapolis, IN, Sigma Theta Tau International.
2. Clinical Reasoning Cases in Nursing
By Mariann Harding and Julie S. Snyder. 7th edition. St. Louis, Elsevier.
3. Telephone Triage for Oncology Nurses
Edited by Margaret Hickey and Susan Newton. 3rd edition. Pittsburgh, PA, Oncology Nursing Society.
NURSING EDUCATION/CONTINUING EDUCATION/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Chosen by Gloria Donnelly, PhD, RN, FAAN, FCPP, professor and dean emerita, Drexel University, Philadelphia.
1. The Influence of Psychological Trauma in Nursing
By Karen J. Foli and John R. Thompson. Indianapolis, IN, Sigma Theta Tau International.
2. Writing for Publication in Nursing
By Marilyn H. Oermann and Judith C. Hays. 4th edition. New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
3. Mastering Precepting: A Nurse's Handbook for Success
By Beth Tamplet Ulrich. 2nd edition. Indianapolis, IN, Sigma Theta Tau International.
NURSING MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP
Chosen by Beverly Hancock, DNP, RN-BC, senior director, leadership development, American Organization for Nursing Leadership, Chicago.
1. Leadership and Management Competence in Nursing Practice: Competencies, Skills, Decision-Making
Edited by Audrey Marie Beauvais. New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
2. The DNP Nurse in Executive Leadership Roles
Edited by Joyce E. Johnson and Linda L. Costa. Lancaster, PA, DEStech Publications, Inc.
3. Delivering Culturally Competent Nursing Care: Working with Diverse and Vulnerable Populations
By Gloria Kersey-Matusiak. 2nd edition. New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
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. Writing the Literature Review: A Practical Guide
By Sara Efrat Efron and Ruth Ravid. New York City, The Guilford Press.
2. Intervention Research and Evidence-Based Quality Improvement: Designing, Conducting, Analyzing, and Funding
Edited by Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk and Dianne Morrison-Beedy. 2nd edition. New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
PALLIATIVE CARE AND HOSPICE
Chosen by Amanda Schultz, MSN, APRN, C-NP, ACHPN, director of clinical operations and quality, Longevity Health Plan, Oklahoma City, OK.
1. Oxford Textbook of Palliative Nursing
Edited by Betty Rolling Ferrell and Judith A. Paice. 5th edition. New York City, Oxford University Press.
2. Re-Imagining the End of Life: Self-Development and Reflective Practices for Nurse Coaches
By Janet Booth. Independently published.
PROFESSIONAL ISSUES
Chosen by Katheren Koehn, MA, RN, FAAN, executive director, Minnesota Organization of Registered Nurses, St. Paul.
1. Moral Resilience: Transforming Moral Suffering in Healthcare
Edited by Cynda Hylton Rushton. New York City, Oxford University Press.
2. Infiltrating Healthcare: How Marketing Works Underground to Influence Nurses
By Quinn Grundy. Baltimore, MD, Johns Hopkins University Press.
3. Re-Imagining the End of Life: Self-Development and Reflective Practices for Nurse Coaches
By Janet Booth. Independently published.
PSYCHIATRIC AND MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
Chosen by Martha Mathews Libster, PhD, MSN, APRN-CNS, historian; director, clinical nurse education, Rogers Behavioral Health System-Corporate, West Allis, WI.
1. The Influence of Psychological Trauma in Nursing
By Karen J. Foli and John R. Thompson. Indianapolis, IN, Sigma Theta Tau International.
2. Treating Impulsive, Addictive, and Self-Destructive Behaviors: Mindfulness and Modification Therapy
By Peggilee Wupperman. New York City, The Guilford Press.
To read the judges' descriptions of these books, go to: http://links.lww.com/AJN/A162.