Inspiring Nursing Authors

One of my favorite things about my job is the opportunity to work with authors. Their dedication and motivation to produce an entire book (or two, or three!) amazes me, as does their ability to take complicated concepts and create easy-to-read chapters for students and professionals. What’s even more inspiring is that many of them teach, research, write articles and essays, AND stay active online!

Here are a few online channels maintained by nursing faculty and health professionals who also write books published by Jones & Bartlett Learning:

• Tim Porter O’Grady, author of Third Edition of Quantum Leadership: Advancing Innovation, Transforming Health Care, maintains a blog that focuses on leadership in healthcare.

• Dr. Dee McGonigle and Dr. Kathy Mastrian stay connected with a show on youtube, where they discuss Nursing Informatics and the Foundation of Knowledge, Second Edition.

• Peggy Chinn, author of the forthcoming Eighth Edition of Peace and Power, keeps an online presence with the Nurse Manifest Project, a web-based project to inspire grassroots action by nurses to shape the future of nursing and health care.

Are there any other nursing authors out there with an online presence who inspire you? Let us know!

Are You Taking the OCN® Certification Exam?

At Jones & Bartlett Learning, we’re as invested as you are in preparing for the OCN® Certification Exam. For a limited time, receive 20% off and Free Shipping on Oncology Nursing Review, Fifth Edition, our recently published exam review guide.

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Oncology Nursing Review, Fifth Edition

Connie Henke Yarbro, MS, RN, FAAN
Debra Wujcik, PhD, RN, AOCN
Barbara Holmes Gobel, RN, MS, AOCN

ISBN-13: 978-1-4496-3178-9 | Paperback | 280 pages | © 2012
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Oncology Nursing Review, Fifth Edition is an essential learning tool to help oncology nurses preparing for certification and/or recertification. Completely revised according to the latest OCN® Test Blueprint, it provides nearly 1,000 practice questions with comprehensive rationales. New to this edition are helpful page references to the classic text Cancer Nursing: Principles and Practice, Seventh Edition for more detailed information to help you prepare for the exam.

Organized according to the 11 areas tested on the OCN® Test Blueprint:

• Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
• Screening, Early Detection and Diagnosis
• Scientific Basis for Practice
• Cancer Treatment Modalities
• Symptom Management
• Psychosocial Dimensions of Care
• Oncologic Emergencies
• Sexuality
• Survivorship
• End of Life Care
• Professional Performance

Included with the book is an online access code for JB TestPrep, our online interactive testing program, to help you pass the exam. This online program includes all of book's questions and answers, practice exams providing feedback, and final exams to help prepare you for the OCN® exam. JB TestPrep: Oncology Nursing Review, Fifth Edition also sold separately.

Don't forget to visit our new nursing certification website: www.NursingCertificationSuccess.com

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Cancer Nursing: Principles and Practice, Seventh Edition

Connie Henke Yarbro, MS, RN, FAAN
Debra Wujcik, PhD, RN, AOCN
Barbara Holmes Gobel, RN, MS, AOCN

ISBN-13: 978-0-7637-6357-2 | Hardcover | 1946 pages | © 2011
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New Edition of the Essential Nursing Research Text by Janet Houser

Jones & Bartlett Learning is pleased to announce the recent publication of:

Nursing Research: Reading, Using, and Creating Evidence, Second Edition

Janet Houser, PhD, RN, Academic Dean, Rueckert-Hartman College for Health Professions, Regis University

ISBN-13: 978-1-4496-3173-4 | Paperback | 550 pages | © 2013

Essential for nursing research courses, Nursing Research: Reading, Using, and Creating Evidence, Second Edition demonstrates how to use research as the basis for successful nursing practice. Fully updated and revised, this reader-friendly new edition provides students with the fundamentals of appraising and utilizing research. Organized around the different types of research in evidence-based practice, it addresses contemporary concerns especially ethical and legal issues. Additionally, it explores both quantitative and qualitative traditions to encourage students to read, use, and participate in the research process.

Key Features:

• Learning Objectives
• Key Terms
• Voices from the Field
• Gray Matter—key concepts noted in the margins for quick review
• Critical Appraisal Exercises—directs readers towards a full length research article
• Checklists to evaluate specific research activities and issues
• Summary of key concepts
• Practical advice for finding research, reading it critically, and strengthening research skills

Sample Chapter 1

Fully Interactive Online Resources:

For students: Companion Website featuring Interactive Glossary, Flashcards, Crossword Puzzles, Chapter Objectives, Student Quiz, Student Workbook, Documenting EBP Aspects, Appraisal Exercises, and Podcasts

For instructors: An Instructor’s Manual featuring PowerPoint presentations, a TestBank, Classroom Discussion Questions, and Classroom Exercises

Visit our website for more information and to order or request Nursing Research: Reading, Using, and Creating Evidence, Second Edition.

New Edition of Quality of Life: From Nursing and Patient Perspectives

Jones & Bartlett Learning is pleased to announce the recent publication of:

Quality of Life: From Nursing and Patient Perspectives, Third Edition

Cynthia R. King, PhD, NP, MSN, CNL, FAAN, Professor and Nurse Scientist, Queens University at Charlotte

Pamela S. Hinds, PhD, RN, FAAN, Director, Department of Nursing Research, Children’s National Medical Center; Professor of Pediatrics, The George Washington University

ISBN-13: 978-0-7637-4943-9 | Paperback | 570 pages | © 2012

Quality of Life: From Nursing and Patient Perspectives, Third Edition is a comprehensive text that offers a unique perspective on quality of life by reflecting the voices of patients and families receiving or having received care for cancer. It is an ideal reference for oncology nursing students and oncology nurses in a variety of settings, including inpatient units, outpatient clinics, ambulatory care centers, cancer centers, research centers, home care agencies, and hospices.

Topics explore:

• Evolution of quality of life in oncology
• Theories and conceptual models
• Life methodological and measurement issues
• Clinical implications
• Cancer survivorship
• Quality of life stories by patients and families

Completely updated and revised, this new edition contains two new research chapters and new material on chronic illness, measuring quality of life in different age groups, and patient perspectives.

Table of Contents

Section I: Overview

  Chapter 1: Evolution of Quality of Life in Oncology and Oncology Nursing

  Chapter 2: Overview of Quality of Life and Controversial Issues

Section II: Theory

  Chapter 3: Theories and Conceptual Models to Guide Quality of Life Related Research

  Chapter 4: Conceptualization and Measurement of Quality of Life and Related Concepts: Guidelines for Clarity

  Chapter 5: Spiritual Quality of Life

  Chapter 6: Quality of Life and Culture

  Chapter 7: Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents with Cancer

Section III: Research

  Chapter 8: Quality of Life Methodological and Measurement Issues

  Chapter 9: Quality of Life and Symptoms

  Chapter 10: Quality of Life and Chronic Illness

  Chapter 11: The Design, Conduct and Analysis of HRQOL Studies: A Statistician’s Perspective

  Chapter 12: NCI/NIH – QOL and Cooperative Group Measurements

Section IV: Practice

  Chapter 13: Quality of Life Issues in Breast and Prostate Cancer

  Chapter 14: Clinical Implications of Quality of Life

  Chapter 15: Quality of Life Issues Related to Marrow Transplantation

  Chapter 16: A European Perspective on Quality of Life of Stem Cell Transplantation Patients

  Chapter 17: Fatigue and Sleep and Quality of Life A Question of Balance

Section V: Patient Perspectives

  Chapter 18: Cancer Survivorship Quality for Life

  Chapter 19: Quality of Life Stories by Patients and Families

Section VI: Conclusion

  Chapter 20: Nursing and Patient Perspectives on Quality of Life

Appendix: Quality of Life Measurements

Visit our website for more information and to order or request Quality of Life: From Nursing and Patient Perspectives, Third Edition.

Listen to a Podcast with Lachel Story, author of Pathophysiology

 We recently recorded a Podcast with Lachel Story, author of the newly published text, Pathophysiology: A Practical Approach. Listen to the author discuss what led her to write this student-friendly text, how it is different from other books on this topic, and why it is an ideal choice for course adoption.

Listen to the Podcast

Interview Questions:

Would you mind telling us about where you work and why you wrote this book?

What are some key features and benefits of your book?

What makes your book different from other texts on this topic?

Why should professors adopt your book?

Pathophysiology: A Practical Approach is available through the Jones & Bartlett Learning website or by calling 1-800-832-0034. Are you an instructor wishing to consider this text for course adoption? Contact your sales representative to request your complimentary review copy.

About the Author:

Lachel Story is a tenure track Assistant Professor at the University of Southern Mississippi School of Nursing in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Dr. Story has been teaching at Southern Miss for more than 7 years in the baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral programs.

Dr. Story started her nursing career more than 16 years ago as an LPN. She received her BSN and MSN from Southern Miss and her PhD in Nursing from the University of Mississippi Medical Center.

Her program of research includes funded community-based participatory research projects with a focus on Community Health Advisors, adult learning principles, and health disparities.

She has publications and presentations regarding innovative teaching strategies, program evaluation, and her research.