Eight Springer Publishing titles won the American Journal of Nursing (AJN) Book of the Year Awards for 2023, with two first-place, four second-place, and two third-place titles.
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.
Springer Publishing’s winners of the 2023 AJN Awards represent impressive publications advancing nursing practice for students and seasoned practitioners in consumer health, nursing research, digital study packs, gerontologic nursing, history and public policy, critical care emergency nursing, and public and population health.
Springer Publishing’s 2023 AJN Award Winners
FIRST PLACE
CONSUMER HEALTH
Androgen Deprivation Therapy: An Essential Guide for Prostate Cancer Patients and Their Loved Ones
By Richard J. Wassersug, Lauren M. Walker, and John W. Robinson.
3rd edition. New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
This book is clear, warm, and encouraging. It begins by addressing the silence that usually surrounds the side effects of androgen deprivation therapy, discusses the different drugs available for treatment, and continues by exploring the importance of getting enough sleep, exercising, and eating well. And it compassionately tackles harder issues, like sexual dysfunction and gynecomastia. This is the book’s third edition, and it feels up-to-date and thorough without being overwhelming. Men with prostate cancer and their partners will benefit from reading this honest book.
NURSING RESEARCH
Middle Range Theory for Nursing
Edited by Mary Jane Smith, Patricia R. Liehr, and Roger Carpenter.
5th edition. New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
Middle Range Theory for Nursing is an essential guide to furthering the development and application of nursing science for all nurse scholars, whether engaged in research, education, or clinical practice. Theory is a primary driver for research design, interpretation, and translation to practice. This text provides an accessible overview of theory generation within nursing, from the philosophical to the theoretical and empirical. It clearly describes middle range theories’ direct linkage and applicability to research and practice. Sixteen middle range theories are examined, including examples of the use of each theory in research. In addition, an extensive list of over 100 middle range theories is included in the appendix.
SECOND PLACE
DIGITAL PRODUCTS
PMHNP Certification Ultimate Review Online Study Pack
By Raymond Zakhari.
New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
GERONTOLOGIC NURSING
Edited by Valerie J. Fuller and Paula S. McCauley.
New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
HISTORY AND PUBLIC POLICY
Health Policy and Analysis: Framework and Tools for Success
By John W. Seavey, Semra A. Aytur, and Robert J. McGrath.
2nd edition. New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
PUBLIC AND POPULATION HEALTH
A Population Health Approach to Health Disparities for Nurses: Care of Vulnerable Populations
Edited by Faye A. Gary and Marilyn J. Lotas.
New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
THIRD PLACE
CRITICAL CARE EMERGENCY NURSING
Rapid Access Guide for Triage and Emergency Nurses: Chief Complaints with High-Risk Presentations
By Lynn Sayre Visser and Anna Sivo Montejano.
2nd edition. New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
NURSING RESEARCH
Statistics and Data Analysis Literacy for Nurses
Edited by James B. Schreiber and Melanie T. Turk.
New York City, Springer Publishing Company.
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