Nursesbooks imprint: 48 books
Nightingale's Legacy
The Evolution of American Nurse Leaders
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2016
Nightingale’s Legacy: The Evolution of American Nurse Leaders shows “the nurses of today” how to leverage the wisdom of the icons of nursing to inform their own daily work and fuel the future of nursing. The book examines the pivotal historical achievements of 20 prominent nurse leaders from Florence...
Anatomy of a Super Nurse
The Ultimate Guide to Becoming Nursey
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2017
No matter how hard you've studied, stepping into that first nursing job is unlike anything you've ever experienced. For students and recent graduates looking to conquer the challenging transition from stressed-out student to nursing professional, Kati Kleber's got you covered. Acclaimed blogger and...
Admit One
What You Must Know When Going to the Hospital—But No One Actually Tells You!
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2016
Admit One: What You Must Know When Going to the Hospital—But No One Actually Tells You! explains—in plain language—everything to expect in the hospital environment. Whether it's you or a loved one who is being admitted, you can use this insider's guide to understand as much as possible about the...
Nurse Staffing 101
A Decision-making Guide for the RN
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2013
Nurse Staffing 101 is a resource for RNs in developing effective and facility-specific approaches to optimal staffing decisions and plans. It covers the essential topics: Historical and political setting of safe staffing Workplace, safety, and quality considerations Examples of professional nursing practice...
Delegation and YOU!
When to Delegate and to Whom
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2014
Do you know what work you can, or should, delegate? What tasks can you assign to patient care assistants (PCA), or to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)? Can licensed practical nurses (LPNs) and licensed vocational nurses (LVNs) delegate responsibilities? Since the final professional decision to proceed...
Nursing's Leading Edges
Advancing the Profession through Specialization, Credentialing, and Certification
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2017
Imagine having a reference resource that gives you all the things you need to know as a practicing registered nurse (RN) or an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN). Nursing’s Leading Edges: Advancing the Profession through Specialization, Credentialing, and Certification will help you understand...
Care Coordination
A Blueprint for Action for RNs
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2018
In today’s health care environment, the drumbeat for care coordination grows louder and more urgent. It’s an effective way to improve quality and outcomes. Nurses are integral to this process, yet most feel their contributions are unrecognized and underappreciated. What can nurses do? Care Coordination:...
Nursing Administration
Scope and Standards of Practice
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2016
The premier resource for today's nurse administrator, Nursing Administration: Scope and Standards of Practice, 2nd Edition is informed by ongoing advances in health care, professional nursing, and organizational and administrative management. It covers all aspects of a nurse administrator's practice...
by Jennifer Mensik
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2014
Nurses are natural leaders. But as healthcare organizations continue to merge and accountable care organizations are created, you need real-world insights into how to navigate and lead in this new environment. Lead, Drive & Thrive in the System is your personal guidebook on how to succeed in this environment....
Nursing
Scope and Standards of Practice
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2015
The premier resource for professional nursing practice, Nursing: Scope & Standards of Practice, 3rd Edition, is informed by the advances in health care and professional nursing today. This keystone standard contains 17 national standards of practice and performance that define the who, what, where, when,...
Information Overload
Framework, Tips, and Tools to Manage in Complex Healthcare Environments
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2015
Information Overload: Framework, Tips, and Tools to Manage in Complex Healthcare Environments has been recognized by the American Journal of Nursing as one of the best nursing and health care publications of 2015. “Information Overload” earned first place in the 2015 AJN Book of the Year Award...
The Art and Science of Nurse Coaching
The Provider's Guide to Coaching Scope and Competencies
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2013
This book describes the rapidly emerging role of Nurse Coach – a role that speaks to the heart of nursing, but one that all providers can embrace. Nurse Coaching is all about interaction with clients in a skilled, purposeful, and results-oriented way. This structured, relationship-centered approach...
Errors of Omission
How Missed Nursing Care Imperils Patients
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
It happens all the time. In the hectic pace of your daily routine as a nurse, you forget to do something. It happens to the best of us. But what matters most is learning how to mitigate the risks associated with missed nursing care. Built on 10 years of extensive research, Errors of Omission: How...
School Nursing
Scope and Standards of Practice, 3rd Edition
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2017
The premier resource for today's school nurses, School Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, 3rd Edition is by school nurses for school nurses, who often can be the only healthcare provider in an educational setting. Bridging those two worlds is but one distinctive challenge of this nursing specialty....