The American Journal of Nursing’s 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’ Dr. Melinda Oberleitner, associate dean, and Dr. Helen Hurst, graduate program coordinator, each authored chapters in textbooks recognized on the journal’s 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 “Theoretical Basis for Nursing” by Dr. Melanie McEwen and Dr. Evelyn Wills, a retired professor of nursing at UL Lafayette.
“Theoretical Basis for Nursing ” placed second in the research category. Chapters written by Oberleitner that are included in the textbook are entitled “Theories, Models, and Frameworks in Nursing Administration and Management” and “Application of Theory in Nursing Administration and Management.”
Hurst wrote a chapter entitled “Antepartum-Intrapartum Complications” included in the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses’ textbook entitled “Core Curriculum for Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing.”
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 American Journal of Nursing website.
Shown, are, Dr. Helen Hurst, left, and Dr. Melinda Oberleitner