NAPNAP PNP Book Corner

The PNP Book Corner offers the opportunity for individuals (including NAPNAP members), partner organizations, or publishers to submit pediatric textbooks that they have authored/edited. The book is then reviewed by a NAPNAP member expert and posted on the NAPNAP website along with a link to the ordering information. The target audience for books must be nurses and/or advanced practice nurses (APNs) who provide health care to children and families, with a content focus on pediatric/child health.

Please keep an eye out for the new "Book of the Month" selection. To submit a book for review, please click here or contact the National Office at 877-662.7627. Some publications offer a NAPNAP Member discount and to receive the discount code, please contact sharper@napnap.org.

 

Book of the Month:

Manual of Ambulatory PediatricsPediatric Medication Education Text, Fifth Edition (CD-ROM) An ACCP Publication By Marcia Lease Buck, Pharm.D., FCCP; and Anne E. Hendrick, Pharm.D. 

For ten years this resource has been the go-to publication for practitioners needing easy to access medication information that can be passed along to pediatric caregivers. The fifth edition is now available in an even easier to use CD-ROM format. Easily accessed from your desktop, these single page drug information sheets can be quickly located and printed to provide caregivers with easy to understand instructions. For additional information or to purchase this publication, click here. 


Research for Advanced Practice Nurses From Evidence to Practice Editors: Magdalena Mateo; Karin Kirchhoff 

This book provides practical ways for nurses to develop competency in evidence-based practice (EBP) by effectively using and appraising clinical studies. In this single, introductory volume, Mateo and Kirchoff present everything that advanced practice nurses and graduate students need to know to translate clinical research into practice.  For additional information or to purchase this publication, click here

 


Manual of Ambulatory Pediatrics By Rose W Boynton RN, CPNP, Elizabeth S Dunn BSN, RNC, PNP, Joyce  Pulcini PhD, RN, CS, PNP, Sherri  St. Pierre, Geraldine R Stephens BS, RN, Med, PNP Manual of Ambulatory Pediatrics

This pocket-sized manual (spiralbound) is a concise, ready reference for well-child care, a compilation of the most common management problems seen in an average pediatric practice, and a drug reference. For additional information or to purchase this publication, click here.

 


Clinical Handbook of Pediatric Gastroenterology By Edited by Rosemary J. Young, MS, RN, Lisa Philichi, MN, RN, CPNP  

 

 

Nursing Care of the Pediatric Surgical PatientThis pocket-sized handbook is an essential reference for all pediatric gastroenterology health care providers! Composed of 21 chapters, the initial chapters address common conditions and provide key assessment features, diagnostic tools, and treatment options. The final chapters present key background information on diagnostic studies, medications, and nutritional aspects that provide a basis for the therapies used in the practice of pediatric gastroenterology.  For additional information or to purchase this publication, please click here 


 

 

Pediatric Primary Care, 4th Edition By Catherine E. Burns, PhD, RN, CPNP, FAAN, Ardys M. Dunn, PhD, RN, PNP, Margaret A. Brady, PhD, RN, CPNP, Nancy Barber Starr, MS, RN, CPNP and Catherine Blosser, MPA:HA, RN, APRN, BC (PNP)

 

 

This fourth edition of Pediatric Primary Care is prepared to assist the pediatric healthcare provider to understand the wide spectrum of conditions seen in primary care of children. For additional information or to purchase this publication, click here.


Lactation Management Book with Audio CD by Maureen Dann, PNP, IBCLC

 

 

Techniques, Tips and Tools for the Health Care Provider is a user friendly manual for the clinical setting. Information is presented in an outline format for easy access, or by frequently asked questions related to the topic. The disc, included with the book, contains several parent handouts that may be copied and individualized to reinforce your treatment plan. For additional information or to purchase this publication, click here.

 


The KySSSM (Keep your children/yourself Safe and Secure) Guide to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Screening, Early Intervention and Health Promotion Edited by Bernadette Melnyk, PhD, RN, CPNP, FAAN and Zendi Moldenhauer, PhD, RN-CS, PNP, NPP

In response to the continuing need for a child and adolescent mental health screening, early intervention and health promotion guide for providers to implement in practice, NAPNAP's KySS Program has written and released the KySSSM Guide to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Screening, Early Intervention and Health Promotion.

Click here for additional information. To purchase this book, please click here or call 856-857-9700.  


 

Core Curriculum for Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioners by National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and Association of Faculties of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners 

 

 

 

Core Curriculum for Primary Care PNPs

Written by expert pediatric nurse practitioners, this resource is a fully endorsed compendium of essential information. Using an easy-to-use outline format, it defines the parameters of the specialty by outlining the entire scope of PNP practice and covers everything in the Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (PNP) certification exams. For additional information or to purchase this publication, click here.

 

 

 

 


 

Harry the Hypno-potamus: Metaphorical Tales for the Treatment of Children, Vol. 1 By Linda Thomson, PhD, MSN, CPNP  

Harry the Hypno-potamus: More Metaphorical Tales for Children, Vol. 2 By Linda Thomson, PhD, MSN, CPNP  

 

This two volume set (can be purchased separately) uses metaphorical stories that cover a wide variety of physical and behavioral problems facing children from phobias to pain to sleep problems to serious medical conditions. Each full-color illustrated story can be read by professionals or parents. For professionals they offer a treasure trove of techniques that can be adapted for a variety of situations and problems. For additional information or to purchase these publication, click here for Volume 1 and click here for Volume 2


Management of Diabetes Mellitus - A Guide to the Pattern Approach, Sixth Edition By Diana Guthrie, RN,PhD,CDE, Fel; Richard Guthrie, MD,FAAP,CDE  

 

The sixth edition of Management of Diabetes Mellitus fully reorganizes and expands upon the previous editions. While the new edition continues to set forth practical and easy-to-use guidelines for management, the newly expanded chapters contain detailed information on managing patients with different types of diabetes (type 1 and type 2), and further differentiates treatment and management strategies for various age groups. For additional information or to purchase this publication, click here


Pediatric Dermatology - Requisites in Dermatology By Howard B. Pride, MD, Albert C. Yan and Andrea L. Zaenglein

This title in the Requisites in Dermatology series is the perfect resource for quick reference and rapid review in pediatric dermatology. For additional information or to purchase this publication, click here


Nursing Care of the Pediatric Surgical Patient, Second Edition By Nancy Tkacz Browne, RN, MS, CPNP, Laura M. Flanigan, RN, MS, PNP, Carmel A. McComiskey, MA, CS, PNP, Pam Pieper, MSN, ARNP, BC 

 

Nursing Care of the Pediatric Surgical PatientThis is the first book to address all aspects of pediatric general surgery from a nursing perspective—appropriate for nurses in pediatric surgery departments, student nurses interested in pediatric surgery, and nurse managers. For additional information or to purchase this resource, click here


Business and Legal Essentials for Nurse Practitioners - From Negotiating Your First Job Through Owning a Practice By Sally Reel, PhD, RN, CFNP and Ivo Abraham, PhD, RN, FAAN

Written for the student, graduate, and practicing nurse practitioner, Business and Legal Essentials for Nurse Practitioners outlines the necessary steps to eventual practice ownership. For additional information or to purchase this publication, click here.  


Primary Care of the Premature Infant By Dara Brodsky, MD and Mary Ann Ouellette, MS, APRN, IBCLC

The book emphasizes specific diseases that affect premature infants and focuses on two primary categories: background and management in the NICU, and management of specific illnesses after discharge from the NICU. For additional information or to purchase this publication, click here


Core Review for Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioners by National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and Association of Faculties of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners Core Review for Primary Care PNPs

This core review provides practice questions for recent graduates for both pediatric and family nurse practitioner programs to use in their respective certification exams offered by the PNCB and ANCC. For additional information or to purchase this publication, click here.