Jones & Bartlett Learning Nursing Blog

In honor of Nurse's Week we continue to spotlight nurses that are truly making a difference through their work and in their communities. As part of our campaign to spotlight nurses in celebreation of the World Health Organization's Year of the Nurse and Midwife, this week we're recognizing, Ladsine who was nominated by her friend, Tomika. 

As part of our celebration of National Nurse's Week and our recent campaign for nominations of nurses and midwives who are making a difference, we're spotlighting Reena, a NICU nurse from Brooklyn Hospital Center. Reena was nominated by her daughter, Reshma. 

Don't Just Take Our Word For It...

The reviews are in for the new fifth edition of Midwifery & Women's Health Nurse Practitioner Certification Review Guide, by award winning educators and outstanding clinicians, Beth Kelsey and Jamille Nagtalon-Ramos. See what people are saying about the new edition:

Health Policy Management: A Case Approach just published! This text is the perfect resource for teaching the process and foundation of health policy to nursing and health professions students. The hallmark feature of this text are the interdisciplinary case studies which provide students with a well-round perspective on policy and application. This text is a must have faculty looking for a current resource with real-world examples. 

Do you plan on sitting for the Certified Breast Care Nurse^® exam?

Breast Care Certification Review, Second Edition is the ultimate learning package designed to help prepare oncology nurses to become certified in caring for patients with breast cancer. Thoroughly revised to address the 2018 updates to the Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation Blueprint for the Certified Breast Care Nurse^® (CBCN^®), it provides numerous practice questions with comprehensive answer rationales, making it the essential guide for nurses planning to sit for the CBCN^® examination.

Breastfeeding and Human Lactation, Sixth Edition is the ultimate reference for the latest clinical techniques and research findings that direct evidence-based clinical practice and research for lactation consultants and specialists. Topics include placing breastfeeding in its historical context, workplace-related issues, anatomical and biological imperatives of lactation, the prenatal and perinatal periods and concerns during the postpartum period, the mother’s health, sociocultural issues, and more vital information.

We asked Shirlene Newbanks, DNP, RN of Indiana Wesleyan University why she chose to adopt Nursing as Ministry for her course. Read on as she shares her thoughtful response and cites specifically why this text was a great fit for her curriculum and her students.

With a touching dedication to the late Dr. Jan Riordan, Breastfeeding and Human Lactation, Sixth Edition lives on as the "classic evidence-based bible of lactation and breastfeeding." Dr. Riordan was the founding editor of this best-selling text and a pioneer in the field of human lactation and the lactation consultant profession. Drs. Karen Wambach and Becky Spencer were grateful to  continue her legacy with a thoughtfully updated new edition.

Keep Current with New, Emerging Therapies and Nursing Implications

New oncology drugs and therapies are approved by the FDA and hitting the market every year. It's critical for medical professionals, specifically oncologists and nurse oncologists, to be up to date on these new cancer drugs and treatments. That's where we can help.