Nursing & Health Sciences

Online Required Textbooks SUMMER 2009

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EFFECTIVE SPRING 2007: All online students must use MS OFFICE 2003 or newer (Students & Teachers version recommended) to submit all course work that is required (PowerPoint, WORD). As a UCCS student, you are eligible for academic pricing of this software through the UCCS Bookstore.

SUMMER 2009 Online Courses (June 15 - August 7, 2009) unless otherwise indicated

Check the UCCS Course Schedule to determine the official start date of your course

• HSCI 330 Professionalism & Ethics (July 13 - August 7)
• HSCI 420 Health Behavior Change (June 15 - July 10)
• HSCI 461 Sports Injury & Prevention (July 13 - August 7)
  • Prentice WE, Arnheim DD.  (2008). Essentials of Athletic Injury Management (7th ed.).  Boston:  McGraw-Hill.
• HSCI 463 Culture & Health (June 15 - July 10)
  • Cultural Diversity in Health and Illness (7th Edition). By Rachel E. Spector. 2004. Pearson Publishing. ISBN-10: 0135035899; ISBN-13: 978-0135035894
  • What Language Does Your Patient Hurt In? A Practical Guide to Culturally Competent Patient Care. By Suzanne Salimbene. 2000. EMC Paradigm Publishing. 1- 800-535-6865 or http://www.emcp.com ISBN# 0-7638-1293-5
• NURS 301 Pathophysiology (RN-BSN or ACCEL ONLY) (May 26 - July 31)
  • Huether and McCance Understanding Pathophysiology (Book and online access code) 4th edition Elsevier ISBN 978-0-323-05436-2
• NURS 445 Community Health Nursing (RN-BSN ONLY)
• NURS 448 Clinical Capstone (RN-BSN ONLY)
• NURS 460 Critical Care Nursing
• NURS 611 Advanced Nursing & Health Care Policy (Section OL1: May 19 - July 10 OR Section OL2: June 1 - July 17)
  • Advanced Practice Nursing, 4th Edition - An Integrative Approach By Ann B. Hamric, PhD, RN, FAAN, Judith A. Spross, PhD, RN, AOCN, FAAN and Charlene M. Hanson, EdD, RN, CS, FNP-BC, FAAN ISBN: 978-1-4160-4392-8
  • Policy and Politics in Nursing and Health Care (Paperback) by Diana J. Mason PhD RN FAAN (Author), Judith K. Leavitt RN MEd FAAN (Author), Mary W. Chaffee ScD(h) MS RN CNAA FAAN Publisher: Saunders; 5 edition (October 30, 2006) ISBN-10: 1416023143
• NURS 620 Curriculum Development in Nursing
  • Curriculum Development in Nursing Education (2nd ed.)  2008 Iwasiw, Goldenberg, & Andrusyszyn Jones & Bartlet ISBN: 9780763755959
• NURS 628 Clinical Pharmacotherapeutics (May 26 - August 7)
  • Koda-Kimble MA, Young LY, et. al. Applied Therapeutics The Clinical Use of Drugs, 9th edition, 2009. Lippincott, Williams, Wilkins. ISBN: 0-7817-6555-2
• NURS 629 Resource Management: Budget & Finance
• NURS 643 Psychophysiology of Holistic Health (July 6 - July 31)
• NURS 659 CNS: Chronic Care Management (June 15 - July 31)
  • Carlson, K. (2009). AACN Advanced critical care nursing. St. Louis: Saunders Elsevier (ISBN#: 978-1-4160-3219-9). (Main Text)
  • Diepenbrock, N.H. (2004). Quick reference to critical care (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (ISBN#:0-7817-4717-1). (There is a new edition)
  • Lubkin, I.M., & Larsen, P.D. (2006). Chronic illness: Impact and interventions (6th ed.). Boston: Jones and Bartlett (ISBN#: 13:978-0-7637-3594-4). (There is a new edition)
  • McCance, K.L. & Huether, S.E. (2006). Pathophysiology: The biologic basis for disease in adults and children (5th ed.). St. Louis: Elsevier Mosby (ISBN#: 13:978-0-323-03507-1). (Students may substitute the pathology book
    used in N674).
  • McKinley, M.G. (2007). Acute and critical care clinical nurse specialist: Synergy for best practices. St. Louis: Saunders Elsevier. (ISBN: 978-1-4160-0156-0).
  • Pagana, K.D. & Pagana, T. J. (2006). Mosby’s manual of diagnostic and laboratory tests (3rd ed.). St. Louis: Mosby. (ISBN#: 13-978-0-323-03903-1).
  • Koda-Kimble, M.A., Young, L.Y., Kradjan, W.A., & Guglielmo, J. (2005). Applied therapeutics: The clinical use of drugs. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. (ISBN#: 0781748453). (Students may substitute the pharmacology book used in N628).
  • Publication manual of the America psychological association (5th ed.). (2001). Washington, D.C.: America Psychological Association. (ISBN: 1-55798-790-4).
• NURS 660 Palliative Care and Advanced Practice Nursing (July 6 - July 31)
  • Kuebler, K.K.,Davis, M.P., & Moore, C.D. (2005). Palliative practices: An interdisciplinary approach. ST. Louis, MO: Elsevier Mosby. ISBN:0-323-02821-7
• NURS 667 Primary Health Care of Families III
  • REQUIRED TEXTBOOK(S):
    Buttaro, T. M., Trybulski, J., Polgar-Bailey, P., & Sandberg-Cook, J. (2008). Primary Care – A Collaborative Practice. 3rd ed. Philadelphia: Mosby. ISBN: 978-0-323-04742-5.
  • Tierney, L. M., McPhee, S.J., & Papadakis, M.A. (2008). CURRENT Medical diagnosis & Treatment. 47th ed. San Francisco: Lange Medical Books/McGraw-Hill. ISBN: 0-07-145410-1.
  • RECOMMENDED TEXTBOOK(S):
    Uphold, C. R. & Graham, M. V. (2003). Clinical Guidelines in Adult Health (4th ed.). Gainesville, FL: Barmarrae Books. Uphold, C.R., & Graham, M. V. (2003). Clinical Guidelines in Family Practice (4th ed.). Gainesville, FL: Barmarrae Books. ISBN 0-9646151-6-9
  • Running, A., & Berndt, A. (2003). Management Guidelines for Nurse Practitioners Working in Family Practice. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis. ISBN: 0-8036-0810-1.
• NURS 679 Primary Health Care of Adults II
  • REQUIRED TEXTBOOK(S):
    Buttaro, T. M., Trybulski, J., Polgar-Bailey, P., & Sandberg-Cook, J. (2008). Primary Care – A Collaborative Practice. 3rd ed. Philadelphia: Mosby. ISBN: 978-0-323-04742-5.
  • Tierney, L. M., McPhee, S.J., & Papadakis, M.A. (2008). CURRENT Medical diagnosis & Treatment. 47th ed. San Francisco: Lange Medical Books/McGraw-Hill. ISBN: 0-07-145410-1.
  • RECOMMENDED TEXTBOOK(S):
    Uphold, C. R. & Graham, M. V. (2003). Clinical Guidelines in Adult Health (4th ed.). Gainesville, FL: Barmarrae Books. Uphold, C.R., & Graham, M. V. (2003). Clinical Guidelines in Family Practice (4th ed.). Gainesville, FL: Barmarrae Books. ISBN 0-9646151-6-9
  • Running, A., & Berndt, A. (2003). Management Guidelines for Nurse Practitioners Working in Family Practice. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis. ISBN: 0-8036-0810-1.
• NURS 701 Advanced Clinical and Holistic Health Care (July 6 - July 31)
  • REQUIRED TEXTBOOK (S):
    Dunphy Hektor, L., Winland-Brown, J. et al. (2007). Primary care: The art and science of advanced nursing practice. F.A. Davis. ISBN: 080361487X.
  • Johns, C. (2004). Becoming a reflective practitioner. London: Blackwell Publishing. ISBN: 1405118334.
  • Watson, J. (2005). Caring science as sacred science. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Company. ISBN 0803611692.
    
  • RECOMMENDED TEXTBOOK (S):
    Benner, P., Tanner, C., & Chelsea, C. (1996). Expertise in nursing practice. NY: Springer Publishing Company. ISBN 0826187005.
  • Johns, C. (2006). Engaging reflective practice: A narrative approach. London: Blackwell Publishing Limited. ISBN: 1405149736.
  • Freshwater, D. & Johns, C. (2005). Transforming nursing through reflecting. London: Blackwell Publishing Limited. ISBN: 1405114576.
  • Newman, M. (2007). Transforming presence: The difference that nursing makes. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Company. ISBN: 0803617526.
• NURS 702 Clinical Research Application
• NURS 710 Organizations System Leadership and Quality Improvement (DNP ONLY) (May 26 - Jun 19)
  • McGonigle, D & Mastrian, K. (2009).  Nursing Informatics and the Foundation of Knowledge.  Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Sudbury, MA.  ISBN 978-0-7637-5328-3
  • Porter-O’Grady, T., Malloch, K. (2006). Quantum Leadership: A resource for health care innovation. (2nd edition). Boston: Jones and Bartlett Publishers. ISBN-13: 9780763744601
    ISBN-10: 0763744603
  • Shortell, S.M., Kaluzny, A.D. (2006). Health Care Management: Organizational Design and Behavior. Delmar Thomas Learning (5th edition). ISBN 1418001899
• NURS 782 Clinical Specialist Practicum
• NURS 784 Primary Care Practicum
  • REQUIRED BOOKS:
    • Reel, S. J. and Abraham, I. L. (2007). Business and legal essentials for nurse practitioners: From negotiating your first job through owning a practice. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 0-323-03610-4.
    • Uphold, C., & Graham, M. V. (2003). Clinical guidelines in family practice. (4th ed.) Gainesville, FL.: Barmarrae Books Inc. ISBN 0-9646151-6-9.
      or
      Uphold, C., & Graham, M. V. (2003). Clinical guidelines in adult health. (3rd. ed.) Gainesville, FL.: Barmarrae Books Inc. ISBN 0964615185.
      
  • RECOMMENDED TEXT BOOKS:
    (We suggest using Chase, Buppert, and Ferri’s) Sandford is also an excellent resource for practice. For first and second semester clinical experiences, we strongly recommend one of the “pocket” editions of physical examination noted below).
    • Buppert, C. (2005). The primary care provider’s guide to compensation and quality – How to get paid and not get sued. Boston: Jones and Bartlett. ISBN 0-7637-2958-2.
    • Chase, S. K. (2004). Clinical judgment and communication in nurse practitioner practice. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Company.
      Ferri, F. F. (2004). Ferri’s best test – A practical guide to clinical laboratory medicine and diagnostic imaging. Providence, RI. Mosby. ISBN 0-323-02453-X
    • Sanford’s Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy – www.sanfordguide.com
      Lynn S. Bickley, Peter G. Szilagyi, Peter G. Szilagyi, Bates' Pocket Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking, 5th Edition, ISBN-13: 9780781793483
      or
    • Henry M. Seidel, Jane W. Ball, G. William Benedict, Joyce E. Dains, Mosby's Physical Examination Handbook, 6th Edition, by ISBN-13: 978032303231
• NURS 789 Primary Care of Families Practicum
  • REQUIRED BOOKS:
    • Reel, S. J. and Abraham, I. L. (2007). Business and legal essentials for nurse practitioners: From negotiating your first job through owning a practice. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 0-323-03610-4.
    • Uphold, C., & Graham, M. V. (2003). Clinical guidelines in family practice. (4th ed.) Gainesville, FL.: Barmarrae Books Inc. ISBN 0-9646151-6-9.
      or
      Uphold, C., & Graham, M. V. (2003). Clinical guidelines in adult health. (3rd. ed.) Gainesville, FL.: Barmarrae Books Inc. ISBN 0964615185.
      
  • RECOMMENDED TEXT BOOKS:
    (We suggest using Chase, Buppert, and Ferri’s) Sandford is also an excellent resource for practice. For first and second semester clinical experiences, we strongly recommend one of the “pocket” editions of physical examination noted below).
    • Buppert, C. (2005). The primary care provider’s guide to compensation and quality – How to get paid and not get sued. Boston: Jones and Bartlett. ISBN 0-7637-2958-2.
    • Chase, S. K. (2004). Clinical judgment and communication in nurse practitioner practice. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Company.
      Ferri, F. F. (2004). Ferri’s best test – A practical guide to clinical laboratory medicine and diagnostic imaging. Providence, RI. Mosby. ISBN 0-323-02453-X
    • Sanford’s Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy – www.sanfordguide.com
      Lynn S. Bickley, Peter G. Szilagyi, Peter G. Szilagyi, Bates' Pocket Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking, 5th Edition, ISBN-13: 9780781793483
      or
    • Henry M. Seidel, Jane W. Ball, G. William Benedict, Joyce E. Dains, Mosby's Physical Examination Handbook, 6th Edition, by ISBN-13: 97803230323
• NURS 800 DNP Clinical Residency (DNP ONLY) (June 8 - July 31)

NOTE THAT SOME ONLINE COURSES MAY REQUIRE THAT YOU PURCHASE COURSE SPECIFIC SOFTWARE (ex. SPSS). As a registered student, you can purchase software through the UCCS Bookstore at special academic pricing.

FALL 2009 Online Courses Required Textbooks (August 24 - December 19, 2009)

Check the UCCS Course Schedule to determine the official start date of your course

• NURS 304 Patterns of Knowing (RN-BSN ONLY)
• NURS 305 Health Assessment (RN-BSN ONLY)
• NURS 401 Nursing Research (RN-BSN ONLY)
• NURS 425 Professional Nurse Practice (RN-BSN ONLY)
• NURS 448 Clinical Capstone (RN-BSN ONLY)
• NURS 610 Philosophical Foundations of Nursing Practice
• NURS 612 Nursing Research
• NURS 615 Clinical Nurse Specialist Seminar
• NURS 619 Educational Measurement & Evaluation
• NURS 621 Transformational Teaching Strategies
• NURS 623 Physiological Problems of Aging
• NURS 627 Family Theory & Intervention
• NURS 628 Clinical Pharmacotherapeutics
  • Koda-Kimble MA, Young LY, et. al. Applied Therapeutics The Clinical Use of Drugs, 9th edition, 2009. Lippincott, Williams, Wilkins. ISBN: 0-7817-6555-
• NURS 647 Holistic Praxis: Therapies of the Imagination
• NURS 662 Primary Health Care of Families I
• NURS 664 Primary Halth Care of Families II
• NURS 667 Primary Health Care of Families III
  • REQUIRED TEXTBOOK(S):
    Buttaro, T. M., Trybulski, J., Polgar-Bailey, P., & Sandberg-Cook, J. (2008). Primary Care – A Collaborative Practice. 3rd ed. Philadelphia: Mosby. ISBN: 978-0-323-04742-5.
  • Tierney, L. M., McPhee, S.J., & Papadakis, M.A. (2008). CURRENT Medical diagnosis & Treatment. 47th ed. San Francisco: Lange Medical Books/McGraw-Hill. ISBN: 0-07-145410-1.
  • RECOMMENDED TEXTBOOK(S):
    Uphold, C. R. & Graham, M. V. (2003). Clinical Guidelines in Adult Health (4th ed.). Gainesville, FL: Barmarrae Books. Uphold, C.R., & Graham, M. V. (2003). Clinical Guidelines in Family Practice (4th ed.). Gainesville, FL: Barmarrae Books. ISBN 0-9646151-6-9
  • Running, A., & Berndt, A. (2003). Management Guidelines for Nurse Practitioners Working in Family Practice. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis. ISBN: 0-8036-0810-1.
• NURS 673 Advanced Health Assessment
  • Required text:
    Jarvis, C. (2008). Physical Examination and Health Assessment.(4th ed).St. Louis: Saunders (ISBN 978-1-4160-3243-4)
  • The Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, 2007 (AHRQ Publication No. 07-5100). http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/pocketgd.htm You can use the on-line source or you can obtain a free copy online
  • Nicole, D., McPhee, S., & Pignone, M. (2008). Pocket guide to diagnostic tests. (5th ed) Sanford, CT: Appleton-Lange. ISBN 007148968
  • Optional texts:
    Dubin, D. (2000). Rapid interpretation of EKG's. (6th ed) Tampa: Cover. (ISBN 0912912065)
  • Goodman, L. R. (2007) Felson’s Principles of Chest Roentgenology (2nd ed.) Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders. ISBN: 1416029230
  • Hoppenfeld, S. (1979). Examination of spine and extremities. Norwalk, CT: Appleton Century Crofts. ISBN 0838578535

You might consider getting the pocket guide that accompanies Jarvis textbook

• NURS 674 Advanced Pathophysiology
• NURS 679 Primary Health Care of Adults II
• REQUIRED TEXTBOOK(S):
  Buttaro, T. M., Trybulski, J., Polgar-Bailey, P., & Sandberg-Cook, J. (2008). Primary Care – A Collaborative Practice. 3rd ed. Philadelphia: Mosby. ISBN: 978-0-323-04742-5.
• Tierney, L. M., McPhee, S.J., & Papadakis, M.A. (2008). CURRENT Medical diagnosis & Treatment. 47th ed. San Francisco: Lange Medical Books/McGraw-Hill. ISBN: 0-07-145410-1.
• RECOMMENDED TEXTBOOK(S):
  Uphold, C. R. & Graham, M. V. (2003). Clinical Guidelines in Adult Health (4th ed.). Gainesville, FL: Barmarrae Books. Uphold, C.R., & Graham, M. V. (2003). Clinical Guidelines in Family Practice (4th ed.). Gainesville, FL: Barmarrae Books. ISBN 0-9646151-6-9
• Running, A., & Berndt, A. (2003). Management Guidelines for Nurse Practitioners Working in Family Practice. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis. ISBN: 0-8036-0810-1.
• NURS 705 Health Care Ethics & Law (DNP Only)
• NURS 706 Health Care Administration II
• NURS 707 Population Based Health Care (DNP Only)
• NURS 708 Clinical Nursing Scholarship (DNP Only)
• NURS 711 Inferential Statistics
  • Salkind, N. (2008). Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics (3rd ed). Los Angeles: Sage Publications. ISBN 978-1-4129-5150-0
  • Witte, R. &. (2007). Statistics (8th ed.) John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-72229-4
  • Morgan, G. B. (2006). SPSS for Introductory Statistics: Use and Interpretation . Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
• NURS 784 Primary Care Practicum
  • REQUIRED BOOKS:
    • Reel, S. J. and Abraham, I. L. (2007). Business and legal essentials for nurse practitioners: From negotiating your first job through owning a practice. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 0-323-03610-4.
    • Uphold, C., & Graham, M. V. (2003). Clinical guidelines in family practice. (4th ed.) Gainesville, FL.: Barmarrae Books Inc. ISBN 0-9646151-6-9.
      or
      Uphold, C., & Graham, M. V. (2003). Clinical guidelines in adult health. (3rd. ed.) Gainesville, FL.: Barmarrae Books Inc. ISBN 0964615185.
      
  • RECOMMENDED TEXT BOOKS:
    (We suggest using Chase, Buppert, and Ferri’s) Sandford is also an excellent resource for practice. For first and second semester clinical experiences, we strongly recommend one of the “pocket” editions of physical examination noted below).
    • Buppert, C. (2005). The primary care provider’s guide to compensation and quality – How to get paid and not get sued. Boston: Jones and Bartlett. ISBN 0-7637-2958-2.
    • Chase, S. K. (2004). Clinical judgment and communication in nurse practitioner practice. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Company.
      Ferri, F. F. (2004). Ferri’s best test – A practical guide to clinical laboratory medicine and diagnostic imaging. Providence, RI. Mosby. ISBN 0-323-02453-X
    • Sanford’s Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy – www.sanfordguide.com
      Lynn S. Bickley, Peter G. Szilagyi, Peter G. Szilagyi, Bates' Pocket Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking, 5th Edition, ISBN-13: 9780781793483
      or
    • Henry M. Seidel, Jane W. Ball, G. William Benedict, Joyce E. Dains, Mosby's Physical Examination Handbook, 6th Edition, by ISBN-13: 978032303231
• NURS 789 Primary Care of Families Practicum
  • REQUIRED BOOKS:
    • Reel, S. J. and Abraham, I. L. (2007). Business and legal essentials for nurse practitioners: From negotiating your first job through owning a practice. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 0-323-03610-4.
    • Uphold, C., & Graham, M. V. (2003). Clinical guidelines in family practice. (4th ed.) Gainesville, FL.: Barmarrae Books Inc. ISBN 0-9646151-6-9.
      or
      Uphold, C., & Graham, M. V. (2003). Clinical guidelines in adult health. (3rd. ed.) Gainesville, FL.: Barmarrae Books Inc. ISBN 0964615185.
      
  • RECOMMENDED TEXT BOOKS:
    (We suggest using Chase, Buppert, and Ferri’s) Sandford is also an excellent resource for practice. For first and second semester clinical experiences, we strongly recommend one of the “pocket” editions of physical examination noted below).
    • Buppert, C. (2005). The primary care provider’s guide to compensation and quality – How to get paid and not get sued. Boston: Jones and Bartlett. ISBN 0-7637-2958-2.
    • Chase, S. K. (2004). Clinical judgment and communication in nurse practitioner practice. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Company.
      Ferri, F. F. (2004). Ferri’s best test – A practical guide to clinical laboratory medicine and diagnostic imaging. Providence, RI. Mosby. ISBN 0-323-02453-X
    • Sanford’s Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy – www.sanfordguide.com
      Lynn S. Bickley, Peter G. Szilagyi, Peter G. Szilagyi, Bates' Pocket Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking, 5th Edition, ISBN-13: 9780781793483
      or
    • Henry M. Seidel, Jane W. Ball, G. William Benedict, Joyce E. Dains, Mosby's Physical Examination Handbook, 6th Edition, by ISBN-13: 97803230323
• NURS 800 DNP Clinical Residency (DNP ONLY)
• NURS 801 DNP Capstone Proposal (DNP Only)

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