Nurse Power!

Great Books by Nurse Authors These books have been reviewed in Donna’s monthly e-newsletter Nursing Connections™.
	A Daybook for Nurses: Making a Difference Each Day Sharon Hudacek, RN, EdD A Daybook for Nurses features daily quotations, stories, poems, and inspirational thoughts especially for nurses.
	A Practical Guide to Finance and Budgeting: Skills for Nurse Managers KT Waxman, RN, MBA A Practical Guide to Finance and Budgeting breaks down the confusing financial side of healthcare so that nurse managers can get the job done.
	Assumed Dead Eleanor Sullivan, RN A nurse sleuth solves mysteries that crop up in a hospital ICU.
	Care of the Difficult Patient: A Nurse’s Guide Peter J. Manos and Joan Braun This guide to dealing with difficult patients was cowritten by a doctor and a nurse. NEW
	Daily Miracles: Stories and Practices of Humanity and Excellence in Health Care Alan Briskin, PhD, and Jan Boller, RN, PhD For two years, a group of nurse leaders at a community hospital came together to discuss ideas about caring and compassion. Daily Miracles was the result.
	Entrepreneuring: A Nurse’s Guide to Starting a Business, 2nd Ed. Gerry Vogel, RN, MSN, and Nancy Doleysh, RN, MSN This primer for the nurse entrepreneur covers all the basics, including identifying your entrepreneurial potential, finding a niche, starting a business, marketing a nursing business, financing your business, and surviving and growing in business.
	Health Matters: A Pocket Guide for Working with Diverse Cultures and Underserved Populations Sharon Hudacek, RN, EdD and Michele Yehieli, DPH, and Mark A. Grey, PhD Health Matters provides information on the role of culture in health and gives tips on interacting with more than a dozen cultural groups, including Arab Muslims and Southeast Asians.
	The Journey Called You: A Roadmap to Self-Discovery and Acceptance Julie Fuimano, RN This practical "life manual" teaches the importance of learning how to reveal the essence of who you are so you can more deeply enjoy the unique gifts you have been given.
	Leave No Nurse Behind: Nurses Working with disAbilities Donna Carol Maheady, ARNP, EdD In Leave No Nurse Behind, 11 nurses who defied disability tell their personal stories of courage and determination in the face of stigma and discrimination, proving that nurses with disabilities have the ability to successfully fill the jobs that so desperately need filling during this national nursing shortage.
	Legal, Ethical and Political Issues in Nursing, 2nd edition Tonia Dandry Aiken This book, written by a nurse attorney, covers key concepts related to nursing practice, standards of care, and the law.
	Making a Difference: Stories from the Point of Care, Volume 1 Sharon Hudacek, RN, EdD Making a Difference is a compelling collection of personal experiences told by nurses around the world that paint a true picture of how nurses impact the lives of patients from the moment life begins to the moment it ends.
	Men in Nursing: History, Challenges, and Opportunities Chad E. O’Lynn and Russell E. Tranbarger Nurses Chad O’Lynn and Russell Tanbarger offer a unique insider’s view to how men work, succeed, and survive in nursing.
	No Pain! No Gain! A Mindful Approach to Weight Management NEW Franciene Marie Zimmerman, RN, PhD This comprehensive self-help book that explores issues of self-love, body image, body sensing, and weight management rather than weight loss.
	Nursing, The Finest Art: An Illustrated History M. Patricia Donahue, RN, PhD, FAAN This beautifully written and illustrated coffee table book is filled with photographs, art, and images that chronicle our long, rich history.
	Pivotal Moments in Nursing: Leaders Who Changed the Profession, Volume II Beth P. Houser, RN, DNSc, FNP-C, CNAA, and Kathy N. Player, RN, EdD The authors weave historical events and remarkable storytelling into engaging and personal glimpses into the lives of 11 nurse leaders who made pivotal changes in the profession.
	The Path We Tread: Blacks in Nursing Worldwide 1854-1994 M. Elizabeth Carnegie, RN, DPA, FAAN This is the third edition of the award-winning resource that examines more than 140 years of black nurses’ contributions to the field.
	Save the First Dance for You: The Complete Nurse's Guide to Serving Your Profession, Your Patient, and Yourself Doris Young, RN, PhD Using a dance instruction metaphor, the book offers practical and coping techniques for nurses facing the challenges of today's hectic healthcare workplace and demanding home lives.
	Tenderly Lift Me: Nurses Honored, Celebrated, and Remembered Jeanne Bryner The book consists of biographical sketches of remarkable nurses, each accompanied by poetry and photographs.
	The Nurse’s Etiquette Advantage: How Professional Etiquette Can Advance Your Nursing Career Kathleen D. Pagana, RN, PhD The Nurse’s Etiquette Advantage is a must-read for all nurses who want to boost their confidence and credibility and avoid embarrassment in their personal and professional life.
	Touched by Angels of Mercy Laura Lagana, RN Nurses, patients, and caregivers recount the beautiful and often untold stories of the sacredness and joy of everyday life for a nurse/caregiver.
	Transforming Nurses’ Stress and Anger — Steps Toward Healing Sandra P. Thomas The book explores the reasons for nurses’ stress and anger and addresses tough issues, such as the anger-depression link, consequences of mismanaged anger, and dealing with anger and abuse from others.
	Treasures of a Nurse’s Heart: My Mother’s Memoirs of Love and Wisdom for Everyday Life Lisa S. Wagner and Martha M. Smith, RN Treasures of a Nurse’s Heart is a collection of 20 stories highlighting the 50-year nursing career of Martha Smith, RN.
	The ULTIMATE Career for Nurses: Practical Advice for Thriving at Every Stage of Your Career NEW Donna Wilk Cardillo, RN, MA The ULTIMATE Career for Nurses: Practical Advice for Thriving at Every Stage of Your Career explores career options and reminds nurses how to love what they do.
	Womankind: Connection & Wisdom Around the World Nancy Leigh Harless, NP A compilation of stories from real women across the world that Harless, a women’s healthcare nurse practitioner, has encountered in her travels.
	We Band of Angels: The Untold Story of Nurses Trapped on Bataan by the Japanese Elizabeth Norman We Band of Angels tells the story of courage, survival, and the indomitable spirit of 10 navy nurses and 68 army nurses who were captured by the Japanese in the Philippines during WWII.
	Your 1st Year as a Nurse Donna Cardillo, RN My book details the seven major challenges they face in their first year and makes recommendations for overcoming those challenges.

Website created by Creativenergy