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“This is a must-read for all healthcare organizational leaders where advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants are a part of the healthcare team.”
Risa Zimmerman, MBA, MPAS, PA-C, DFAAPA Director, Office of Advanced Practice Nebraska Medicine
Advanced Practice Providers: An Operational Guide for Workforce Integration
By Maria Lofgren, Christine Gust, and Douglas Van Daele
Advanced practice providers (APPs), including APRNs and PAs, are a rapidly growing part of the healthcare workforce. These highly educated providers help meet the demands for high-quality, accessible healthcare. This book aims to give leaders at hospitals, clinics, academic programs, and healthcare organizations direction on integrating APPs to optimize top-of-license practice. It provides a blueprint to successfully assimilate APPs within existing organizational infrastructures to achieve highquality care, patient safety goals, and team care initiatives.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Maria Lofgren, DNP, ARNP, NNP-BC, CPNP, FAANP, is a Clinical Associate Professor and Director of Faculty Practice at the University of Iowa College of Nursing and the Director of Advanced Practice Providers at University of Iowa Health Care.
Christine Gust, MBA, PHR, SHRM-CP, is a Human Resources Generalist at University of Iowa Health Care, Carver College of Medicine, Office of Advanced Practice Providers. Her work has led to aligning HR strategies to advanced practice provider organizational objectives, policies, programs, and initiatives.
Douglas Van Daele, MD, FACS, is a Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine and is affiliated with the Iowa City Veterans Affairs Health Care System.
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“With Saver's text as your essential writing companion, you will have instant access to user-friendly, expertly crafted content that can help pave your way to publishing success. Hands down, it is my personal go-to reference!”
Linda Laskowski-Jones, MS, APRN, ACNS-BC, CEN, NEA-BC, FAWM, FAAN Editor-in-Chief, Nursing2024: The Peer-Reviewed Journal of Clinical Excellence
Anatomy of Writing for Publication for
Nurses, Fifth Edition
By Cynthia L. Saver, MS, RN
If you need to make the leap from single sentences to a published manuscript, you will find valuable help and resources in this fully updated fifth edition of Anatomy of Writing for Publication for Nurses. In this practical and useful guide, lead author and editor Cynthia Saver removes the fear and confusion surrounding the writing and publishing process. Along the way, 25 of nursing’s top writing experts and decisionmakers share important insights to help you craft a quality manuscript and get it accepted for publication.
Also available: The Facilitator Guide includes a summary of each chapter and writing exercises to help students apply what they have learned. The Student Workbook provides students with multiple practice opportunities to build excellent writing skills, from a single sentence to a published manuscript.
“A must-read and a great resource for every leader in today's transforming work environment.”
Tim Porter-O'Grady, DM, EdD, APRN, FAAN, FACCWS
Senior Partner, Health Systems, TPOG Associates
Clinical Professor, Emory University, SON Registered
Mediator
Building a Culture of Ownership in Healthcare, Third Edition
By Joe Tye and Bob Dent
This fully updated third edition of the multi-AJN award winning Building a Culture of Ownership in Healthcare takes readers on a journey from accountability to ownership—providing a proven model, strategies, and practical solutions to help improve organizational culture in the healthcare setting. Readers will learn how investing in their organization and their people can enable a significant, successful change in productivity; employee engagement; nurse satisfaction, recruitment, and retention; quality of care; patient satisfaction; and financial outcomes. The imperative to foster a more positive Culture of Ownership has never been more pressing. The challenge in doing so has never been more daunting. The principles and strategies in this book have never been more important.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Joe Tye, MHA, MBA, is a consultant, author, speaker, and an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the University of Iowa College of Public Health’s Department of Health Management and Policy.
Bob Dent, DNP, RN, FACHE, FAAN, FAONL, is the Vice President of Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer at two hospitals within Emory Healthcare.
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“Healthcare professionals from the bedside to the boardroom will discover this book as a complement to enhance competency and purpose in managing communication to promote ‘win-win’ results.”
Martin S. Manno, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, CEN Associate Chief Nurse, Medical Center Education and Library Services
Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center
Critical Conversations in Healthcare, Third Edition
By Cheri Clancy
Critical Conversations in Healthcare provides scripts and scenarios to facilitate better, more effective communication in healthcare settings. Chapters feature do’s and don’ts, reflective questions, and practical tools to help you improve your on-the-job interactions. Whether you are a new nurse at the bedside or the CEO of a major healthcare facility, this fully revised third edition will show you how to communicate mindfully; interpret body language; work with frustrated families, angry physicians, and uncooperative colleagues; and improve the patient experience.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Cheri Clancy, MSN, MS, RN, NEA-BC, CPXP, is the founder of Cheri Clancy & Associates, LLC, a coaching and training firm that uses hard sciences as a catalyst for soft-skill leadership development. In addition to presenting, coaching, and consulting, Clancy leads the client experience department at Bayada Home Health Agency.
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“This extraordinary book will be the voice in the ear of every young nurse who reads it throughout their career, sustaining them through the hard times and providing what it takes to be the skillful, compassionate nurses they dreamed of being.”
Bonnie Barnes, FAAN Doctor of Humane Letters Co-founder, The DAISY Foundation
Self-Care for New and Student Nurses, Second Edition
By Dorrie K. Fontaine, PhD, RN, FAAN; Tim Cunningham, DrPH, MSN, RN, FAAN; and Natalie B. May, PhD
As a nursing student, you’re taught to expect a variety of challenges while caring for your patients and juggling competing priorities as you begin your career. And, though you may know better, your personal well-being can become the last thing you consider in your hectic student or new-nurse life. This second edition of Self-Care for New and Student Nurses equips you to confidently face stressors now and in the future. No matter where you are in your nursing career, this book offers you multiple strategies to prioritize your own mental, physical, and emotional health.
Also available: The Facilitator Guide includes teaching strategies, classroom activities, and reflective questions to help instructors teach self-care tips and techniques, while the Student Workbook provides those activities and reflective questions for students to complete.
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“Chapter to chapter, I was able to deepen my understanding of processes and concepts in ways that will strengthen the professional development of any nursing team."
Staff Educator’s Guide to Clinical Orientation, Third Edition
By Robin L. Jarvis, Amy J. Word-Allen, and Alvin D. Jeffery
With all the changes in staffing in the past few years due to the pandemic, a high-quality onboarding process is even more important for retention and ensuring a new nurse's success. In this fully revised third edition of Staff Educator's Guide to Clinical Orientation, authors
Robin L. Jarvis, Amy J. Word-Allen, and Alvin D. Jeffery provide readers with all the tools they need to successfully develop a nursing and healthcare workforce.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Robin L. Jarvis, MS, SPHR, GTML, is an expert in adult learning with over 25 years of experience in healthcare, high technology, retail, and consulting companies.
Amy J. Word-Allen, BSN, RN, is currently employed with HCA Healthcare in the emergency department. She formerly worked in education, precepting, and onboarding roles.
Alvin D. Jeffery, PhD, RN, CCRN, FNP-BC, is an Assistant Professor of Nursing and Biomedical Informatics at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, where he studies how informatics solutions can help with clinical decision-making.
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“This in-depth, evidence-based roadmap to high-quality care in nursing homes is a powerful compilation of the expertise of leaders in our field. This is a must-read!”
Heather M. Young, PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA Professor, Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing University of California, Davis
Practice & Leadership in Nursing Homes: Building on Academic-Practice Partnerships
By
JoAnne Reifsnyder, PhD, MSN, MBA, RN, FAAN; Ann Kolanowski, PhD, RN, FAAN; and Jacqueline Dunbar-Jacob, PhD, RN, FAAN
Registered nurses who work in long-term care represent a unique specialty and are expected to maintain a professional level of competence to promote positive outcomes for the population served. Practice & Leadership in Nursing Homes focuses on the challenges and opportunities of nursing practice in this complex environment, particularly for the care of older adults in nursing homes as both short-term patients and long-term residents.
Coming soon: The Coaching Guide and Workbook will include case studies, discussion questions, and simulation activities to use with students and/or practicing nurses who might be new to the nursing home setting or want to learn more about this complex clinical setting.
“This remarkable book sets the standard for leading practices with staffing and scheduling.”
Karlene M.
Kerfoot, PhD, RN, FAAN
Chief Nursing Officer, Symplr
The Nurse Manager's Guide to Innovative Staffing, Third Edition
By Jennifer Mensik Kennedy and Brienne Sandow
The safe staffing crisis now facing the nursing profession is further amplified by the nurse shortage and continuing fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. There are no easy answers, but there are resources that can help. If you oversee staffing and productivity or think you may in the future, The Nurse Manager’s Guide to Innovative Staffing, Third Edition, is for you. This practical guide can give you a handle on every staffing issue, from assessing your current challenges to implementing updated care delivery models to leveraging innovative solutions.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Jennifer Mensik Kennedy, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, is an author and presenter and serves as the 38th President of the American Nurses Association. In this national leadership role, she boldly advocates for the nation’s 5.5 million RNs.
Brienne Sandow, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, is the Chief Operating Officer/Chief Nursing Officer at St. Luke’s Meridian Medical Center and Eagle Medical Plaza, part of the St. Luke’s Health System in Idaho.
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“This
book is essential for all nurses to deepen their understanding of personhood and humanity, offering insights on improving patient care and fostering allyship.”
Jennifer Mensik Kennedy, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN 38th President of the American Nurses Association
TRANSforming Nursing Education: Infusing Gender-Sensitive Care Into Healthcare
By Christine Rodriguez
Trans and gender-diverse patients face significant barriers to respectful, comprehensive healthcare. Provider ignorance shouldn’t be one of them. TRANSforming Nursing Education provides the context to help readers understand the gaps and missteps in providing healthcare to this marginalized population and explains how we can better treat these patients. Author Christine Rodriguez tackles tough subjects—and tough statistics—head on. This no-nonsense guide is packed with inclusive case studies, immersive simulation-based scenarios, checklists, and ready-to-use templates on everything from social transitioning to hormone therapy to surgeries and potential complications, all with thoughtful, reflective questions to guide readers in their understanding of the gender-diverse community.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Christine Rodriguez, DNP, MA, MDiv, APRN, FNP-BC, FNYAM, serves as faculty and the Assistant Dean of Simulation and Clinical Innovation at Yale University School of Nursing. She is also an affiliate faculty member at the Yale Institute for Global Health. Rodriguez’s scholarly inquiry encompasses 2SLGBTQIA+ healthcare with specializations in gender-affirming care, innovative technologies within healthcare simulation, and advocating for the importance of religion and spirituality in healthcare settings.
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“Practicing nurses find the Johns Hopkins Model easy to use to enable improving care. The book can be used in a variety of healthcare programs and different degrees.”
Martha Jenner, MSN, RNC-OB Professor, RN-to-BSN Program
Florida SouthWestern State College
Johns Hopkins Evidence-Based Practice
for Nurses and Healthcare Professionals, Fourth Edition
By
Deborah Dang, PhD, RN, NEA-BC; Sandra L. Dearholt, DNP, RN, NEA-BC; Kim Bissett, PhD, MBA, RN; Judith Ascenzi, DNP, RN, CCRN-K; and Madeleine Whalen, MSN/MPH, RN, CEN
Johns Hopkins Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses and Healthcare Professionals has proven to be one of the most foundational books on EBP in nursing and healthcare. Building on the strength of previous versions, the fourth edition is fully revised to include updated content based on more than a decade of the model’s use, refinement in real-life settings, and feedback from nurses and other healthcare professionals around the world.
Also available: The Facilitator Guide offers details about incorporating EBP content throughout baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral curricula as well as practical examples for infusing EBP throughout an organization.
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Frontline Leader Certificate Program
Charge nurses/frontline leaders around the globe are the first line of leadership for both patients and staff. A proactive approach to training could be the first step to structural empowerment of charge nurses and creating a desirable organizational culture with positive financial impacts. This evidence-based course will provide clinical charge nurses/frontline leaders with skills essential for their role and enhance their ability to manage patient flow; conflict; concerns from patient, family, staff, or interdepartmental colleagues; and staff performance.
List Price: US $60.00
Advocacy Certificate Program
5.25 total NCPD contact hours
This certificate program aims to develop nurses’ knowledge and skills in advocating for themselves as well as at the organizational, community, regional, or global levels. The future of nursing is informed by the lived experiences of nurses, educational preparation, and personal connection to social and professional issues that compel action. Globally, there are more than 29 million nurses in a career that is cited as the most trusted profession, positioning nurses to leverage their social capital to engage in advocacy. Nurses need advocacy skills beyond political advocacy. Spanish translation now available.
List Price: US $200.00 4.7 total NCPD contact hours
Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner Program
This course provides learners with the knowledge and resources to care for patients of sexual violence. The goal is to provide affordable and comprehensive SAFE Adult/ Adolescent education using pedagogical science to thread nursing philosophies, theory, concepts, practice frameworks, scope, and standards of practice through forensic nursing educational opportunities. It aligns with the latest International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN) SANE Education Guidelines and satisfies the requirement for 40 hours of didactic coursework, a necessary component of registering for the SANE-A certification.
List Price: US $300.00
Nurse Manager Certificate Program
The Nurse Manager Certificate Program, updated in 2023, is a robust, web-based educational tool using the latest evidencebased content. It is designed to help develop nursing management competencies necessary to function in today’s fast-paced and everchanging healthcare environment. The curriculum and content were created by nurses with both academic and clinical expertise in leadership and management. Each course contains audible didactic content and interactive learning activities designed to increase engagement and provide flexible education to meet learners' specific needs.
A Nurse's Step-By-Step Guide to Publishing a Dissertation or DNP Project
By Karen Roush
List Price: US $39.95
• Navigate the world of scholarly publishing with less frustration—and more confidence
• Provides information on everything from honing essential writing skills to choosing a publisher to submitting your manuscript—and all the steps in between
A Nurse’s Step-By-Step Guide to Transitioning to an Academic Role
By Mercy Ngosa Mumba
List Price: US $39.95
• Provides a detailed road map for a successful transition to academia
• Offers crucial guidance in learning how to balance competing priorities and avoid burnout
• Explains how to contribute to a more equitable institutional culture
A Nurse’s Step-By-Step Guide to Transitioning to the Professional Nurse Role
By Cynthia M. Thomas, Constance E. McIntosh, and Jennifer S. Mensik
List Price: US $39.95
• Clear, highly practical, step-by-step guide for the busy student nurse, new nurse, and returning nurse
• Provides readers with tools to successfully finish school and enter professional practice
• Coaches readers through the scholarly writing process in an engaging, conversational style
A Nurse’s Step-By-Step Guide to Writing a Dissertation or Scholarly Project, Third Edition
By Karen Roush
List Price: US $39.95
• Packed with practical steps and tools
• Plan, document, organize, and write your dissertation or scholarly project
• Expanded chapters covering literature review and writing well
Advanced Practice Providers: An Operational Guide for Workforce Integration
By Maria Lofgren, Christine Gust, and Douglas Van Daele
List Price: US $59.95
• Provides a blueprint for organizations and academic programs to assimilate the uniqueness of the APP group into existing infrastructures
• Includes example documents and practices that can be tailored to meet an organization’s specific challenge to support the efficiency, operations, and integration of the APP role
• Discusses both team-based care and models of independent practice
Discount pricing is available for institutional purchases (excluding online purchases). Contact us at 888.654.4968 or solutions@sigmamarketplace.org to get started!
Against Medical Advice: Addressing Treatment Refusal
By Luanne Linnard-Palmer and Ellen Christiansen
List Price: US $34.95
• Details many of the medical, legal, social, cultural, and religious factors associated with treatment refusals
• Prepares healthcare professionals to compassionately assess and understand people’s beliefs, culture, and philosophical perspectives
• Strategies and step-by-step examples guide providers to consider the patient’s and family’s point of view, share concerns with other healthcare team members, and negotiate the best possible outcome for all involved
Anatomy of Writing for Publication for Nurses, Fifth Edition
By Cynthia Saver
List Price: US $69.95
• Improve your writing skills
• Write review articles, including systematic, scoping, and integrative reviews
• Report evidence-based practice projects or qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods studies
• Write collaboratively with professionals in other healthcare disciplines
» Facilitator Guide and Student Workbook available
Beyond Burnout, Second Edition
By Suzanne Waddill-Goad
List Price: US $34.95
• Explores the enormous risks involved in the stress-fatigueburnout connection
• Provides new strategies and up-to-date, data-driven information for building resilience and practicing self-care
• Teaches how to navigate the increasingly challenging healthcare environment while reducing stress and preventing burnout
» Student Workbook available
Building a Culture of Ownership in Healthcare, Third Edition
By Joe Tye and Bob Dent
List Price: US $49.95
• Fully updated third edition of the multi-AJN award winner
• Provides a proven model, strategies, and practical solutions to help improve organizational culture in the healthcare setting
• Teaches how investing in your organization and people can improve quality of care, patient and employee satisfaction, and financial outcomes
Core Competencies of Civility in Nursing & Healthcare
By Cynthia Clark
List Price: US $49.95
• Provides an abundance of practical solutions to create and sustain communities of civility, diversity, inclusion, and respect in academic and healthcare environments
• Expands current thinking on the topic of civility to create and support healthy, productive work and learning environments for the benefit of all using a wealth of evidence-based interventions, hands-on tools, and scholarly resources
» Facilitator Guide and Learner Activities Workbook available
Creating & Sustaining Civility in Nursing Education, Second Edition
By Cynthia Clark
List Price: US $44.95
• The fully revised second edition of the AJN award-winning bestseller
• Explores the problem of incivility within nursing academe and provides practical solutions
• Focuses on solutions, including role-modeling and mentoring, stress management, and positive learning environments
Critical Conversations in Healthcare, Third Edition
By Cheri Clancy
List Price: US $39.95
• Provides scripts and scenarios to facilitate better, more effective communication in healthcare settings
• Includes practical tools to help you improve your on-the-job interactions
• Explains how to overcome conversation traps
• Teaches how to successfully address workloads, management styles, and other tricky subjects
Cultural Sensibility in Healthcare
By Sally N. Ellis Fletcher
List Price: US $34.95
• Provides scripts and scenarios to facilitate better, more effective communication in healthcare settings
• Guides healthcare providers in self-exploration to achieve behavioral change toward culturally sensible care
• Includes a highly practical, step-by-step model on challenging cultural competencies and acceptance
De-Escalating Violence in Healthcare
By S. E. McKnight
List Price: US $59.95
• A guide to help you build a healthcare violence prevention program
• Filled with practical tips for conflict resolution and crisis intervention
• Provides tools to help you identify and manage difficult behavioral issues associated with schizophrenia, dementia, bipolar disorder, anxiety, and other conditions
» Instructor Guide and Student Workbook available
Delivering Quality Healthcare for People With Disability
By Suzanne C. Smeltzer
List Price: US $49.95
• A comprehensive guide that can serve as a critical resource for nursing education programs and nurses in varied practice settings
• Provides a road map for nurses, nursing students, and other healthcare professionals to deliver quality healthcare for individuals with disability
• Helps nurses take the lead in redefining education and addressing the needs of people with disability
Ethical Case Studies for Advanced Practice Nurses
By
Amber Vermeesch, Patricia Cox, Inga Giske, and Kate Roberts
List Price: US $34.95
• Increases APRN students’ abilities to identify ethical concerns and work through them to find solutions
• Provides classroom and clinical teaching in the form of case studies to foster critical thinking, judgment, and skills
• Empowers APRNs with the critical knowledge and skills needed to handle even the most complex ethical dilemmas in their practice
» Facilitator Guide available
Evidence-Based Practice in Action, Second Edition
By Laura Cullen, Kirsten Hanrahan, Michele Farrington, Sharon Tucker, and Stephanie Edmonds
List Price: US $99.95
• Provides strategies, tools, and tips that show healthcare professionals how to apply and sustain EBP in their setting
• Based on The Iowa Model Revised: Evidence-Based Practice to Promote Excellence in Health Care
• Teaches the Precision Implementation Approach® to drive decisions for selecting the most effective and efficient implementation strategies
» Student Workbook available
Creating & Sustaining Civility in Nursing Education, Third Edition
ISBN 9781646482153
Coaching Guide & Workbook for Practice & Leadership in Nursing Homes
ISBN 9781646480548
Johns Hopkins Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses and Healthcare Professionals, Fifth Edition: Model and Guidelines
ISBN 9781646481859
High Reliability Organizations, Third Edition
ISBN 9781646481903
Evidence-Informed Health Policy, Second Edition
By Jacqueline M. Loversidge and Joyce Zurmehly
List Price: US $54.95
• Provides fresh perspectives on the use of evidence to inform smart health policy
• Equips nurses and healthcare professionals with the knowledge, tools, and confidence to navigate the first of many steps into health policy
• Includes beyond-borders strategies to develop a health policy worldview
» Facilitator Guide and Student Workbook available
High Reliability Organizations, Second Edition
By Cynthia A. Oster and Jane S. Braaten
List Price: US $64.95
• Includes a focus on high reliability performance during a pandemic and creating a virtual resource toolkit for frontline staff
• Equips nurses and healthcare professionals with the tools necessary to establish an error detection and prevention system
• Includes best practices, relevant exemplars, and important discussions about cultural aspects essential to sustainability
» Instructor Guide and Student Workbook available
Hospice & Palliative Care Handbook, Fourth Edition
By Tina M. Marrelli
List Price: US $49.95
• Updates the award-winning book covering all aspects of hospice and palliative care for the entire healthcare team
• Includes examples and strategies covering key topics related to standards, guidelines, goals, and effective care planning
• Provides the tools hospice caregivers need for success
Implementing the Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Competencies in Healthcare
By Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, Lynn Gallagher-Ford, and Ellen Fineout-Overholt
List Price: US $59.95
• Serves as a guide for clinicians, leaders, faculty, EBP mentors, and students in achieving EBP competency
• Provides step-by-step explanations and case scenarios that illustrate realistic advice and ready-to-use resources to help organizations integrate EBP broadly and deeply
• Written by the top names in EBP in nursing
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Improving Nurse Retention & Healthcare Outcomes
By Judy Thomas and Mellisa Renter
List Price: US $39.95
• Will help clinical nurses understand how to elevate their practice as frontline care providers
• Supplies executives a new, strategic approach to nurse retention
• Explains the IMPACT program, how it works, achievements, and provides an implementation path to make an immediate impact on nurse empowerment, engagement, and retention
INSPIREd Healthcare
By Billie Lynn Allard
List Price: US $59.95
• Follows author Billie Lynn Allard and her team of nurses as they successfully implement an accountable community of health in pursuit of the Triple Aim
• Includes case studies, anecdotes, and step-by-step summaries
• Examines the seven-step INSPIRE Population Health Strategy Model; the role of nurses and other clinical disciplines to improve patient outcomes; practical solutions and lessons learned in engaging partners across the care continuum; and creation of community networks and care teams to achieve results
» Facilitator Guide available
Johns Hopkins Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses and Healthcare Professionals, Fourth Edition
By
Deborah Dang, Sandra L. Dearholt, Kim Bissett, Judith Ascenzi, and Madeleine Whalen
List Price: US $59.95
• Incorporates informed tool and content updates made by practicing nurses and other healthcare staff from around the world
• Developed by and for frontline nurses and healthcare teams, guided by more than a decade of the model’s use and refinement in real-life settings
• CNOs, nurse managers, bedside nurses, other healthcare professionals, and students have successfully used this model to transform their practices and improve patient care
» Facilitator Guide available
Johns Hopkins Nursing Professional Practice Model
By
Deborah Dang, Judith Rohde, and Jeannette Suflita
List Price: US $49.95
• Empower frontline nurses and encourage interprofessional collaboration
• Build and implement programs that promote adaptation, ownership, and accountability
• Establish practice and leadership standards
• Structure organizations to foster leadership and advance nursing excellence
Mastering Precepting, Third Edition
By Beth Ulrich
List Price: US $54.95
• Update to an award-winning Sigma bestseller teaches preceptors both the science and art of precepting
• Now includes preceptor competencies based on the ANPD national study
• Provides essential information on developing, implementing, and evaluating preceptor programs
» Downloadable preceptor development plans available
Mastering Simulation, Second Edition
By
Janice Palaganas, Beth Ulrich, and Beth Mancini
List Price: US $59.95
• Guides students and practitioners alike through developing clinical competencies with confidence
• Provides a solid foundation for improving patient outcomes in academic settings or at healthcare institutions
• All-new material includes using simulation as a continuous learning system, understanding the new levels of fidelity, creating safe learning environments, and implementing new debriefing styles and methods
» Downloadable simulation templates available
Nursing Beyond the Bedside
By
Susan E. Lowey
List Price: US $29.95
• Introduces nurses and nursing students to 60 career opportunities outside the hospital setting—in areas where RN job growth is projected to stay strong
• Provides practicing nurses and those pursuing a nursing career a thorough understanding of the many career options available outside the hospital
Nursing Leadership During Crisis
By Carolyn Miller Reilly, Barbara Kaplan, and Tim Porter-O'Grady
List Price: US $44.95
• Provides a rigorous, inclusive, and penetrating assessment of leadership during crisis
• Integrates theoretical frameworks, ideals, processes, and reflections from those on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic
• Helps readers establish their own leadership persona and better prepare themselves for future crises
Nursing-Led Savings
By Paula Agosto, Megan Bernstein, Cheryl Gebeline-Myers, Jackie Noll, and Jessica Steck
List Price: US $39.95
• Educate frontline staff on the importance of financial stewardship
• Use a structured improvement approach to execute cost savings at the bedside
• Prioritize non-labor expense reduction
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• Core Competencies of Civility in Nursing & Healthcare
• Ethical Case Studies for Advanced Practice Nurses
• Evidence-Informed Health Policy, Second Edition
• High Reliability Organizations, Second Edition
• Population-Based Public Health Clinical Manual: The Henry Street Model for Nurses, Fourth Edition
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Population-Based Public Health Clinical Manual: The Henry Street Model for Nurses, Fourth Edition
By Patricia M. Schoon and Carolyn M. Porta
List Price: US $99.95
• Proven to be among the most important texts in public health for students and practitioners alike
• Focused on developing evidence-based public health nursing practice in diverse settings
• Strengthened content for diversity, equity, and inclusion
» Facilitator Guide available
Practice & Leadership in Nursing Homes: Building on Academic-Practice Partnerships
By JoAnne Reifsnyder, Ann Kolanowski, and Jacqueline Dunbar-Jacob
List Price: US $49.95
• Fills a crucial gap in the preparation of nursing students to practice and lead in long-term care settings
• Presents a realistic view of the current long-term care environment and sketches an opportunity-focused picture for the future
• Addresses the critical leadership and care delivery model gaps in long-term care
» Coaching Guide & Workbook coming soon
Reflective Practice, Third Edition
By Sara Horton-Deutsch and Gwen D. Sherwood
List Price: US $64.95
• Highly anticipated update to an award-winning Sigma bestseller
• Helps learners cultivate a critical awareness of who they are and their values, beliefs, and assumptions as the beginning point for engaging in caring relationships
• Incorporates unitary caring science, quality and safety, and the new AACN Essentials with a reflective lens
» Learning Guide available
Rethinking Your Unit Council Structure
By Beth Browder, Gilbert Fuentes, Roxanne Holm, Deborah Macy, and Jacqui Middlemiss
List Price: US $44.95
• Determine your unit’s immediate needs
• Empower team members to identify problems and initiate solutions
• Transcend elements of traditional unit council structures that hinder progress
• Improve staff engagement and satisfaction
Discount pricing is available for institutional purchases (excluding online purchases). Contact us at 888.654.4968 or solutions@sigmamarketplace.org to get started!
Self-Care for New and Student Nurses
By Dorrie K. Fontaine, Tim Cunningham, and Natalie B. May
List Price: US $64.95
• Address imposter syndrome, practice self-compassion, and thrive during clinicals
• Cope and seek help with racial tensions, substance abuse, suicide risks, and other traumas
• Spot the stressors that lead to burnout
• Build a toolkit of self-care techniques, including in-the-moment practices for an ideal workday
Self Care for Nurses: Small Doses for Wellness
By Natalie B. May, Tim Cunningham, and Dorrie K. Fontaine
List Price: US $24.95
• Bite-sized exercises and activities that apply the latest in self-care research
• More than two-dozen science-based wellness practices that tend to your mind and body
• Relatable stories and helpful guidance from nurses and wellness experts that offer inspiration, camaraderie, and support for your challenging-yetrewarding work as a nurse
Staff Educator’s Guide to Clinical Orientation, Third Edition
By Robin L. Jarvis, Amy J. Word-Allen, and Alvin D. Jeffery
List Price: US $39.95
• Understand the role of the preceptor in clinical orientation activities
• Analyze, design, and implement an orientation program
• Evaluate an individual's competency
• Manage orientee errors and personality conflicts
Staff Educator’s Guide to Professional Development
By Alvin D. Jeffery, M. Anne Longo, and Angela Nienaber
List Price: US $34.95
• Design, develop, analyze, and implement professional development activities
• Evaluate an individual’s growth
• Evaluate an educational program’s performance
• Use technology to enhance learning activities
Take Charge of Your Nursing Career, Second Edition
By Lois Sarah Marshall
List Price: US $34.95
• Helps nurses define their personal career trajectory no matter the stage in their journey
• Expands professional role and knowledge using professional development and continuing education
• Understands and takes full advantage of the value of mentorship
Taking Action: Top 10 Priorities to Promote Health Equity and Well-Being in Nursing
By Susan B. Hassmiller and Gaea A. Daniel
List Price: US $34.95
• Spotlights 10 critical themes through data, essays, discussion points, and action items
• 70 national and international nursing leaders tackle the most pressing issues confronting nursing
• Equips readers to move beyond conversation to action
The Innovation Handbook
By Bonnie Clipper
List Price: US $34.95
• Empowers nurses to re-envision roles, integrate technologies, and develop new models to deliver the highest level of patient care
• Equips nurses with a knowledge foundation that enhances their innovation skill set, spurs ideas and creativity, and challenges them to think differently and apply new concepts
The Nurse Manager’s Guide to Budgeting & Finance, Third Edition
By Al Rundio
List Price: US $34.95
• Demystifies reimbursement in many practice settings, such as primary care offices, urgent care centers, same-day surgery centers, and long-term facilities
• Expanded coverage of the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competencies for graduate nursing education and their relationship to budgeting and finance
• Explains fiduciary responsibility of boards and the difference between a system network board and a hospital board
The Nurse Manager's Guide to Innovative Staffing, Third Edition
By Jennifer Mensik Kennedy and Brienne Sandow
List Price: US $34.95
• Provides real-world staffing experiences from frontline managers
• Includes detailed staffing plan, policy, and delivery model examples
• Explains turnkey calculation worksheets for full-time equivalencies (FTEs), PTO, and productive vs. nonproductive time
• Introduces staffing and scheduling plans optimized for rural and critical access hospitals
Discount pricing is available for institutional purchases (excluding online purchases). Contact us at 888.654.4968 or solutions@sigmamarketplace.org to get started!
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The PEACE Model Evidence-Based Practice Guide for Clinical Nurses
By Reynaldo R. Rivera and Joyce J. Fitzpatrick
List Price: US $49.95
• Provides a road map from delineating the steps of how to formulate and address a clinical question to the dissemination of findings
• Identifies resources to support nurses in EBP, quality improvement, and conducting research
• Develops clinical leadership for the benefit of patients and their families
Toxic Nursing, Second Edition
By Cheryl Dellasega
List Price: US $39.95
• Provides strategies, tools, and techniques to help nurse leaders, managers, and administrators
• Teaches how to defuse conflict, turn around toxic situations, and create positive, healthy work environments
• Explores the reasons behind toxic behavior and its impact on not just the workplace but also patient safety
TRANSforming Nursing Education
By
Christine Rodriguez
List Price: US $59.95
• Explores the difference between sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation
• Shows how we can improve healthcare curricula to better serve trans and gender-diverse patients
• Identifies barriers in healthcare settings that marginalize trans and gender-diverse patients, and shows how to be more inclusive and better meet their needs
Unfolding Health Assessment Case Studies for the Student Nurse, Second Edition
By Kristi Maynard and Andrea Adimando
List Price: US $49.95
• Enhances knowledge and skills in basic health assessment
• Increases comfort level in analyzing patient scenarios
• Provides opportunities to practice and apply what students have learned in health assessment courses
• Develops confidence in answering Next Generation NCLEX questions
» Facilitator Guide available
Visionary Leadership in Healthcare
By Holly Wei and Sara Horton-Deutsch
List Price: US $59.95
• Provides an overview of leadership theories from ancient times to now
• Examines on both a micro and macro level the application of emergent leadership theories to develop adaptive, relational nurse leaders
» Facilitator Guide and Learner Activities Workbook available
Clinical Faculty Knowledge and Skills Development: A Review for Nurse Educators
List Price: US $60.00
• Updated in 2023 and mapped to content areas within the Certified Academic Clinical Nurse Educator (CNEcl®) test blueprint
• A dynamic and learner-paced online course designed like a supplemental study-guide booklet
• Highlights include dozens of practice questions, interactive practice scenarios, and downloadable resources
NCPD contact hours: 3.75
Community Health Nursing
List Price: US $31.32
• Combines public health sciences and nursing theories to improve and sustain the health of populations in communities
• Provides an overview of community health nursing history, poverty, sustainability, and the healthcare needs of developing countries
NCPD contact hours: 2.16
Faculty Knowledge and Skills Development: A Review for Nurse Educators
List Price: US $225.00
• Six courses in one cohesive program to tailor fit learner goals
• Utilizes a workbook format, interactive practice scenarios, and downloadable resources to equip nurse educators in continuous quality improvement and scholarship, course development, assessment, and evaluation of program outcomes
• Mapped to all major content areas within the Certified Nurse Educator (CNE®) test blueprint
NCPD contact hours: 13
Return to Nursing
List Price: US $400.00
NCPD contact hours: 55.3
This refresher program was designed for nurses who have been out of the nursing workforce but want to return to practice. It consists of seven courses that can be purchased separately, or as a complete program. Completion of this program satisfies the didactic educational requirements in many states, which may be required before returning to a nursing role. Each course in this program features interactive knowledge checks and scenarios to allow learners to practice applying their knowledge. This program is mapped to the NCLEX-RN test plan as well as QSEN core competencies.
Faculty Professional Role Development Program
List Price: US $90.00
• Updated in 2023, content is mapped to the WHO Nurse Educator Core Competencies
• Offers an option to complete the entire program or only those courses of interest to you
• Features interactive knowledge checks and downloadable resources
NCPD contact hours: 6.75
Healthcare Leadership Program
List Price: US $400.00
• Updated in 2023, curriculum is based on the testing blueprints of four nursing leadership/management credentialing certifications currently available
• Develops skills and provides tips for financial management, operational structures and processes, human resource management, and much more
NCPD contact hours: 52.25
Human Trafficking: Providing Meaningful Intervention
List Price: US $23.20
• Designed as a general overview of the complex issue of human trafficking
• Increased knowledge will help nurses spot the common red flags associated with trafficking to provide victims with trauma-informed care
NCPD contact hours: 1.6
Surviving Your First Years as a Nurse Practitioner
List Price: US $99.00
NCPD contact hours: 3.4
This program supports nurses as they transition from a registered nurse into a nurse practitioner. The program addresses new responsibilities, including prescriptive authority and business management considerations of billing, coding, and quality outcome measures while expressing the importance of taking the certification exam and becoming credentialed by the state and federal government. The program discusses the process of new employee on-boarding and the benefits of mentor programs and fellowships as they transition into their new role. During the transition, they discover ongoing resources including continuous education, networking, the importance of joining a professional organization, and work-life balance.
Leadership Succession Planning
List Price: US $20.00 (Free for Sigma members)
• Aims to increase nurses’ knowledge and skills by providing necessary tools and insight to successfully conduct succession planning
• Features interactive knowledge checks, evidence-based frameworks, selfassessment and reflection exercises, as well as downloadable references
NCPD contact hours: 1.0
Surviving Your First Years as a Nurse Program
List Price: US $105.00 (Free for Sigma members)
• Updated in 2023 and offers practical tips and techniques not shared in nursing school
• Includes six courses that cover issues relevant to today’s nurse, such as legal risks as a nurse, incivility in healthcare, dealing with difficult patients and families, and career advancement
• Links Kouzes and Posner’s practices of exemplary leadership with AONE competencies and core leadership behaviors
• Includes practical scenarios to reflect and apply learned concepts
NCPD contact hours: 2.0
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