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Nursing Resources at the Bellack Library

This guide highlights selected nursing-related books, journals, and tools from the Bellack and Treadwell Libraries. We have also included links to high quality websites to help you with things like studying for the NCLEX and finding a job after graduation. Explore this guide and see what resources we have for you!

New & Interesting Books at Treadwell

Nursing Practice

General Practice Nursing: Foundational Principles by Deborah Duncan
ISBN: 9781910451212
Publication Date: 2019
This book gives an up-to-date overview of the GPN's responsibilities, providing relevant information about clinical skills and knowledge, health promotion and screening, and the management and assessment of long-term conditions most commonly presented in primary care.
Practice Nursing: Clinical Guidelines and Procedures in Practice by Theresa Lowry-Lehnen
ISBN: 9781999348502
Publication Date: 2018
Written by a Practice Nurse and based on local and national guidelines, this book provides a comprehensive overview and a step by step guide for nurses carrying out a wide range of clinical procedures in practice.
Empirical Nursing: The Art of Evidence-Based Care by Bernie Garrett
ISBN: 9781787438149
Publication Date: 2018-10-26
This book seeks to provide students and practicing nurses with the tools to better understand and engage in scientific arguments to support quality nursing and evidence-based practice.
Lippincott Visual Nursing by Debra Kantor
ISBN: 9781496381781
Publication Date: 2018-02-17
Using clear, concise definitions backed by abundant images, this vital text explains disease pathophysiology, with expert guidance on anatomy, symptoms, assessment skills, and hands-on patient care.

Nursing Theories and Models

The Essence of Nursing Practice by Hesook Suzie Kim
ISBN: 9780826194282
Publication Date: 2015-03-01
This book provides an in-depth analysis of nursing practice as a concept and area of study, rather than as an aggregation of specific techniques and skills.
Primary Nursing: Person-Centered Care Delivery System Design by Susan Wessel; Marie Manthey
ISBN: 9781886624153
Publication Date: 2015-09-01
This book describes a model of care delivery that while being nearly 5 decades mature, continues to provide the highest level of person-centered care for thousands of patients and their loved ones.
Integrative Nursing by Mary Jo Kreitzer; Mary Koithan
ISBN: 9780199860739
Publication Date: 2014-02-17
This volume is the first complete roadmap to integrative nursing, providing a step-by-step guide to assess and clinically treat conditions through a variety of combined methodologies including wellness, lifestyle enhancement, and nutrition.
Foundations of Professional Nursing: Care of Self and Others by Katherine Renpenning; Susan Taylor; Judith Pickens
ISBN: 9780826133649
Publication Date: 2016-05-28
This is the first text for the Professional Nursing Practice course in RN to BSN curriculum to present a conceptual framework for contemporary nursing practice based on the science of self-care that also incorporates other nursing and multidisciplinary perspectives.
Spirituality in Nursing Practice by Doreen Westera
ISBN: 9780826120625
Publication Date: 2016-11-28
Written as a practical resource to teach nurses and nursing students, this text explores how to best address spiritual assessment and care.
Exploring Rituals in Nursing by Zane Robinson Wolf
ISBN: 9780826196620
Publication Date: 2013-07-01
This text examines a variety of nursing rituals in the context of caring science and evidence-based practice and demonstrates how understanding and incorporation of such rituals can have a transformative effect on contemporary nursing practice.

Nursing Settings

Telehealth Nursing by Dawna Martich
ISBN: 9780826132321
Publication Date: 2016-11-28
This hands-on resource walks nurses through telehealth guidelines and procedures to optimize patient communication, perform assessments, and provide effective care of chronic conditions.
Emergency Nursing by Jeff Solheim
ISBN: 9781940446462
Publication Date: 2016-01-01
This book provides students, new nurses, and existing emergency nurses the tools and information they need to pursue and sustain a successful career in emergency healthcare.
Comprehensive Paediatric Nursing by Rajalakshmi Murugan
ISBN: 9789381159309
Publication Date: 2017
This book presents a balanced and objective description of socioeconomic and clinical problems of children and their remedies.
Home Care Nursing by Tina M. Marrelli
ISBN: 9781940446714
Publication Date: 2016-08-01
This book is a resource for understanding the challenges and complexities of home-based healthcare. Written without jargon or insider acronyms,
Palliative Care Nursing by Marianne Matzo; Deborah Witt Sherman
ISBN: 9780826196354
Publication Date: 2014-04-01
This book reflects the tremendous growth of this vital discipline into the mainstream of health care and focuses on palliative care that is responsive to the demand for health care reform in America and globally.
Elder Abuse and Nursing by Carol Miller
ISBN: 9780826131522
Publication Date: 2016-08-28
This is the only research-based and clinically oriented text that applies what is known about different forms of elder abuse in domestic and long-term care settings to the everyday experiences of practicing nurses.
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nursing by Kathleen Tusaie; Joyce J. Fitzpatrick
ISBN: 9780826132536
Publication Date: 2016-09-28
Combining theory and practice, this text provides a clear framework for integrating psychopharmacology, psychotherapy, and Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) into advanced practice nursing.
Dermatologic Nursing Essentials by Noreen Heer Nicol
ISBN: 9781451188783
Publication Date: 2016-04-08
This official publication of the Dermatology Nurses' Association offers all the core essentials, from anatomy and physiology to effective treatment of a full range of skin disorders.

Community and Global Health Nursing

Health Literacy in Nursing by Terri Ann Parnell
ISBN: 9780826161727
Publication Date: 2014-07-01
This health literacy textbook provides an overview of health literacy, discusses the magnitude of the issue, and explains implications of low health literacy.
Rural Nursing: Concepts, Theory, and Practice by Charlene A. Winters
ISBN: 9780826170859
Publication Date: 2013-03-01
This book presents a wealth of new information that expands upon the rural nursing theory base and greatly adds to our understanding of current rural health care issues.
Nursing Rural America by John C. Kirchgessner; Arlene Wynbeek Keeling
ISBN: 9780826196149
Publication Date: 2014-06-01
This book offers an interesting historical backdrop to nursing in rural parts of the US. Each of the nine chapters presents an individual case study from a different geographic area and focuses on a different ethnic population.
Global Health Nursing: Narratives From the Field by Christina A. Harlan
ISBN: 9780826121172
Publication Date: 2014-09-01
This unique book presents firsthand accounts from nurses at all professional levels, who share their life-changing experiences and insights with nurses interested in the global health arena.
Global Health Nursing: Building and Sustaining Partnerships by Michele J. Upvall; Jeanne Leffers
ISBN: 9780826118684
Publication Date: 2014-03-01
This innovative text for graduate and undergraduate nursing students fills a void in global health nursing literature by providing essential tools and strategies for building and sustaining productive international partnerships.

Nursing and Interpersonal Relationships

The Art of Communication in Nursing and Health Care: An Interdisciplinary Approach by Theresa Raphael-Grimm
ISBN: 9780826110558
Publication Date: 2014-09-01
This clear, concise guide to professional communication strategies helps nurses and other health care clinicians to build effective patient relationships and navigate a wide variety of difficult patient and professional interactions.
Mentoring in Nursing by Sheila Grossman
ISBN: 9780826107688
Publication Date: 2012-08-01
This book successfully combines scholarly work with practical, easy-to-understand advice that has appeal even beyond nursing and healthcare.
Toxic Nursing by Cheryl Dellasega; Rebecca Volpe
ISBN: 9781937554422
Publication Date: 2013-01-01
This book offers numerous concrete strategies for common employee challenges that nurse supervisors face.
Affective Teaching in Nursing by Dennis Ondrejka
ISBN: 9780826117922
Publication Date: 2013-08-01
This expert resource provides understanding on the importance of affective teaching, what it is, and how to incorporate it into the classroom.

Nursing Student Resources

Nursing: The Ultimate Study Guide by Nadia R. Singh
ISBN: 9780826130228
Publication Date: 2015-07-20
This is the ultimate, all-in-one study guide to the core information nursing students need for success in all of their foundational courses.
Nursing by Jill E. Winland-Brown; Julie Henry; Vincent Perez
ISBN: 9781423221616
Publication Date: 2013-12-31
This reference provides thorough coverage of general nursing duties, including analysis and assessment techniques.