Jones & Bartlett Learning Nursing Blog

Teaching students about the impact of chronic Illness on both patients and families is an essential component of nursing practice. That's what makes Lubkin's Chronic Illness: Impact and Intervention, Tenth Edition by Pamala D. Larsen so indispensable. In a new review, Linda K. Connelly, PhD, MSH, ARNP, CNOR, from the University of North Florida Brooks College of Health, writes for Doody's Review Service,

We are excited to announce the publication of Patient Evaluation, Data Collection, and Communication: A Pocket Guide for Nurses by Callie Schlicht. Designed as an easy-to-use quick reference, this guide is an essential resource for students and novice nurses to help develop communication and critical thinking skills in clinical situations.

Have you been wondering if the flipped classroom model is right for your course? Learn from Karen Hessler, expert and author of Flipping the Nursing Classroom: Where Active Learning Meets Technology. In a recent webinar, Hessler shares her tips for flipped classroom success, implementation strategies, and best practices.

Are you looking to transition to a concept-based curriculum? Watch as Donna Ignatavicius, author of Teaching and Learning in a Concept-Based Curriculum: A How-To Best Practice Approach, explains how to plan for the transition, create a strategy for development and implementation, and which pitfalls to avoid.

We're thrilled to announce the publication of Core Curriculum for Interdisciplinary Lactation Care, a trustworthy source for lactation-specific information and education for students, interns, certification candidates, instructors, and clinicians—in any discipline or specialty—who provide care to breastfeeding families.

Now you can take your 2018 Oncology Nursing Drug Handbook wherever you go with an affordably priced new app for Android, iPhone, and iPad.

There's a reason why readers tell us that our drug handbook is "the best that [they] have seen," or why reviewers say that "...the quality of this book is excellent..." Updated annually, the 2018 Nurse’s Drug Handbook is the most up-to-date, practical, and easy-to-use nursing drug reference. It provides accurate and timely facts on hundreds of drugs from A-Z.

Recently, we recorded a webinar with experts Susan Ullrich, EdD, MSN, BSN and Debra Collins, BSN, RN, from the Nevada Action Coalition. It focused on the creative and collaborative initiative with the state of Nevada to develop a pilot program to support newly licensed nurses as they transition to clinical practice.

Have you been searching for an evidence-based text that embraces the concept of a multi-professional approach to clinical care excellence in sexual and reproductive health care? We recently published it. Evidence-Based Sexual and Reproductive Health Care: Policies, Clinical Procedures, and Related Research by Theodora D. Kwansa and Jill Stewart-Moore explores the complex nature of sexual health related issues, contemporary management interventions, and the underpinning theories and concepts.

In today's busy world, it's more important than ever for women to make their health a priority. This National Women’s Health Week (NWHW) serves as a reminder to encourage women to take steps to improve their health and well being. Organized by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office on Women’s Health, NWHW is celebrated from May 13 through May 19.