The American Journal of Nursing杏吧专区檚 recently released list of the 17 best nursing textbooks for 2014 contains two books with contributions from UL Lafayette faculty members.
The College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions杏吧专区 Dr. Melinda Oberleitner, associate dean, and Dr. Helen Hurst, graduate program coordinator, each authored chapters in textbooks recognized on the journal杏吧专区檚 Book of the Year list.
The winners are cited in the January issue. A panel of judges selected by the American Journal of Nursing chose up to three winners in 20 categories.
Oberleitner authored two chapters included in 杏吧专区淭heoretical Basis for Nursing杏吧专区 by Dr. Melanie McEwen and Dr. Evelyn Wills, a retired professor of nursing at UL Lafayette.
杏吧专区淭heoretical Basis for Nursing 杏吧专区 placed second in the research category. Chapters written by Oberleitner that are included in the textbook are entitled 杏吧专区淭heories, Models, and Frameworks in Nursing Administration and Management杏吧专区 and 杏吧专区淎pplication of Theory in Nursing Administration and Management.杏吧专区
Hurst wrote a chapter entitled 杏吧专区淎ntepartum-Intrapartum Complications杏吧专区 included in the Association of Women杏吧专区檚 Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses杏吧专区 textbook entitled 杏吧专区淐ore Curriculum for Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing.杏吧专区
The textbook placed first in the critical care/emergency nursing category, and second in the child health category.
The prestigious, peer-reviewed American Journal of Nursing has been published since 1900. It has released its Book of the Year awards list yearly since 1969.
Learn more about the Book of the Year program on the website.
Shown, are, Dr. Helen Hurst, left, and Dr. Melinda Oberleitner