Six Wolters Kluwer titles honored with American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Awards

First place winners

Creative Works category: Anatomy and Physiology Made Incredibly Easy! – edited by Laura M. Willis

• Judges remarked: “The authors manage to distill an otherwise overwhelming amount of information about anatomy and physiology into a reader-friendly, condensed yet comprehensive, and thoroughly enjoyable book. It serves as an indispensable resource for people of all backgrounds. Non-healthcare readers will be able to wrap their minds around what goes on in the body, which is invaluable knowledge in general as well as in situations when they or their loved ones become ill. Seasoned nurses and healthcare workers can turn to this book for a knowledge refresher. New nurses and students can use it to help reinforce their training. This book highlights the incredible wealth of knowledge that nurses master over time and presents the information in a very easily digestible way.”

Public and Population Health category:  Community and Public Health Nursing: Evidence for Practice – by Rosanna F. DeMarco and Judith Healey-Walsh

• What the judges had to say: “The latest edition of Community and Public Health Nursing includes expanded coverage of health equity and its impact on healthcare access and health promotion. The authors stress the importance of policy in population and public health and provide helpful examples and case studies. Additionally, the health and environmental implications of climate change are well described.”

Additional AJN Book of the Year winners  

• Second place winner, Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing category: Introductory Mental Health Nursing – by Cynthia A. Kincheloe  
• Second place winner, Advanced Practice Nursing category: A Practical Guide for Nurse Practitioner Faculty Using Simulation in Competency-Based Education – by Pamela R. Jeffries and Pamela W. Slaven-Lee  
• Third place winner, Medical/ Surgical Nursing category: Medical-Surgical Nursing: Focus on Clinical Judgment – by Linda Honan
• Third place winner, Community/ Home Health Care category: Community and Public Health Nursing: Evidence for Practice – by Rosanna F. DeMarco and Judith Healey-Walsh

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