The American Journal of Nursing (AJN) has awarded Springer Publishing with seven Book of the Year Awards for 2024, showcasing the company’s exceptional quality and the impact of its resources in advancing the nursing industry.
The AJN Book of the Year program is a time-honored and prestigious competition honoring exceptional print and digital texts for advancing healthcare quality in nursing by exploring and advancing critical topics in health and healthcare since 1969.
Expert judges choose winners in nineteen categories, including nursing executives, clinicians, and educators looking for top content to include in nursing curriculums.
2024 AJN Awards winners represent impressive publications advancing nursing practice for students and seasoned practitioners in maternal-child/neonatal nursing, nursing research, digital study packs, gerontologic nursing, and public and population health.
Springer Publishing’s 2024 AJN Award Winners
FIRST PLACE WINNERS
DIGITAL PRODUCTS
AGACNP Certification Advanced Review Online Bundle
Edited by Dawn Carpenter, DNP, ACNP-BC, CCRN, and Alexander Menard, DNP, AGACNP-BC.
Combining Dawn Carpenter and Alexander Menard’s Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Certification Review with Springer Publishing’s extensive AGACNP practice Q&A, the AGACNP Certification Advanced Review Online Bundle is an affordable online study package guaranteed to prepare you to pass your certification exam. With full content review and 1,600 high-yield questions, this package includes access to ExamPrepConnect, three full-length practice exams, and more.
MATERNAL-CHILD/NEONATAL NURSING
Edited by Catherine L. Witt, PhD, APRN, NNP-BC, and Carol Wallman, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC.
Seventh Edition.
With proven techniques and “how to” guidance, this newly revised and updated seventh edition of the definitive publication on neonatal care provides a wealth of in-depth information on the assessment of the newborn. Catherine L. Witt and Carol M. Wallman continue the legacy begun by their predecessors, Ellen Tappero and Mary Ellen Honeyfield, to lead a seventh edition emphasizing the importance of timely interaction between health providers and new parents. A new chapter on communication demonstrates the value of using inclusive language when working with diverse communities and populations, a perspective embraced throughout the text. Complementing the wisdom of longtime chapter contributors are the voices of several esteemed new practitioners and authors.
This empirically grounded text addresses the physical, physiologic, neurologic, and behavioral implications of a thorough assessment. It explains how healthcare providers can reduce the risks associated with the birthing process and the neonatal period. Common findings and variations are not only illustrated but clearly described. Key behavioral and pain assessment information, including specific tools with various newborn populations, is also included. The book details the importance of gathering maternal and family history, antepartum testing, intrapartum monitoring, and the early detection of variations that may require follow-up, including common treatments. Numerous tables, figures, illustrations, and photos – many in full color – are a major strength in enhancing the book’s usefulness as a clinical and educational resource. Ancillaries include an instructor’s PowerPoint slide deck and an image bank of photos and illustrations. Purchase includes online access via most mobile devices or computers.
SECOND PLACE WINNERS
DIGITAL PRODUCTS
FNP Certification Ultimate Review Online Bundle
Author: Maria T. Codina Leik, MSN, ARNP, FNP-C, FNP-BC, AGPCNP-BC.
Prepare to ace your FNP certification exam with our ultimate, all-inclusive online review course. Tailored to engage every learning style, this course offers thorough review content, 2,000 exam-style questions, and 13 hours of on-demand video lectures- all integrated into one robust course on the ExamPrepConnect platform.
Get access to Maria Leik’s #1 selling FNP Certification Intensive Review course, plus an additional 1,300 unique practice questions and four full-length practice exams. Add to that 13 hours of informative, engaging video lectures from Dr. Karen Myrick, a leading FNP educator and practitioner. With the combined expertise of two renowned FNP certification exam prep instructors, you’ll have a powerhouse of knowledge at your fingertips.
PUBLIC AND POPULATION HEALTH
Population-Based Nursing: Concepts and Competencies for Advanced Practice
Edited by Ann L. Curley, PhD, RN, Barbara A. Niedz, PhD, RN, CPHQ, and Alyssa Erikson, PhD, MSN, RN.
Fourth edition.
Runner-up for 2020 AJN Book of the Year Award: Community Public Health
Praise for the earlier edition:
“…nicely integrates epidemiological concepts, evidence-based practice in population health, and program development and evaluation…Authors describe epidemiological research designs, research synthesis, and evidence assessment–knowledge essential for advanced practice nurses working with populations or in the community.” –Journal of Community Health Nursing.
Delivering essential content for APRN students focusing on population health, this award-winning text addresses the nurse’s role in identifying and mitigating healthcare disparities at local, national, and global levels. It provides guidance on how to conduct community assessments. The substantially updated fourth edition focuses on the broad role of APRNs in today’s challenging healthcare environment, along with a completely new chapter on the Principles of Public and Community Health. Including case studies brings the content to life and explores a wider range of nursing roles. Two new editors bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the text. The fourth edition is updated with current national standards, including the AACN Essentials, and addresses the implications of and lessons learned from COVID-19.
The text disseminates successful strategies nurses have used to improve population outcomes and reinforces learning with a high-level application of activities requiring synthesizing and integrating information learned. Its strong foundation in epidemiologic methodology includes coverage of mortality measures, testing validity and reliability, study designs, risk and casualty assessment, and data analysis and interpretation. This comprehensive yet succinctly written text includes engaging exercises and discussion questions to help students understand how to apply the content.
NURSING RESEARCH
Translation of Evidence into Nursing and Healthcare
Edited by Kathleen M. White, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, Sharon Dudley-Brown, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, FAAN, and Mary F. Terhaar, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN.
Fourth edition.
Serving as a text for DNP students and an applied resource for practicing health professionals, this acclaimed text is grounded in an interprofessional approach to translating evidence into nursing and healthcare practice in clinical and nonclinical environments. The fourth edition delivers fresh and updated content to describe the work of translation from initial planning through achieving a successful outcome. The text presents new exemplars for the most salient DNP projects and discusses how to implement initiatives into practice. Additionally, it is updated to reflect revised AACN Essentials and other national standards.
The fourth edition describes theoretical underpinnings and practical strategies to lead translation efforts and meet DNP core requirements. It serves as both a scaffold for the DNP project and a roadmap for DNPs as they begin to practice nursing at the highest level. Thirty new examples of successful translation projects demonstrate the process of working through a problem from meticulous investigation of the evidence through careful planning, execution, evaluation, and dissemination of the work.
THIRD PLACE WINNERS
PUBLIC AND POPULATION HEALTH
Health Communication Fundamentals: Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation in Public Health
Authors: Suruchi Sood, PhD, and Amy Henderson Riley, DrPH, MCHES.
“The authors bring together a strong mix of theory, concepts, methods, practice, and research that come to life through multiple examples, experiences, and questions for reflections that any reader – whether seasoned or a newcomer into the public health communication field – should find extremely helpful and engaging. This book constitutes a significant contribution to the continuous fermentation and growth of the public health communication field.” -Rafael Obregon, Country Representative, UNICEF Paraguay.
Health Communication Fundamentals: Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation in Public Health is a comprehensive, practice-based textbook designed to equip students with the tools needed to excel in the public health communication workforce. Using a mix of domestic and global examples, the book guides readers through the entire health communication process— from planning and implementation to research, monitoring, and evaluation.
Interdisciplinary perspectives and contemporary public health topics are explored throughout the book via real-world examples, case studies, and spotlights on professionals and organizations working to bring about positive individual and social change. Contemporary public health topics include communication for pandemics, social justice, anti-racism, chronic disease prevention, environmental health and justice, and mental health, to name just a few. Each chapter features a podcast interview with a professional working in a health communication-related field to show health communication skills and illustrate the wide variety of careers available in this dynamic and growing sector.
Health Communication Fundamentals is an essential resource for students in various health professional and communication-based programs and will help prepare them to make unique and valuable contributions to jobs in health departments, non-profit organizations, advocacy groups, private organizations, government, academia, the media, and more.
MATERNAL-CHILD/NEONATAL NURSING
Edited by Amy R. Koehn, PhD, NNP-BC
Second edition.
The 2nd edition of Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP-BC®) Certification Review is designed to help you prepare for the NCC certification exam. This comprehensive study aid is thoroughly updated to mirror the latest exam blueprint closely. Written by NNP educators and clinicians, the user-friendly outline format highlights key content for targeted learning. Each chapter encompasses all the essential knowledge required to pass the exam and includes end-of-chapter questions to assess knowledge retention. The review concludes with a full-length practice test to prepare you for exam day. With 350 practice questions, detailed review content and answer rationales, and access to ExamPrepConnect, this study aid empowers you with the tools and materials to study your way and the confidence to pass the first time, guaranteed!
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