Nursing & Health Sciences

Online Required Textbooks SUMMER 2008

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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.

Textbook lists will be posted no later than MAY 1 , 2008

Online courses run June 9 - August 1 unless otherwise indicated

• HSCI 301 Pathophysiology (RN-BSN or Accelerated RN ONLY)
  • Pathophysiology Online for Understanding Pathophysiology (User Guide, Access Code and Textbook Package), 4th Edition By Sue E. Huether, RN,
    PhD and Kathryn L. McCance, RN, PhD. ISBN   9780323054362
• HSCI 432 Investigation of Injury & Death CANCELLED
  • Forensic Pathology, Second Edition, Vincent J.M. DiMaio, M.D. ISBN: 9780849300721
  • Handbook of Forensic Pathology, Second Edition, Vincent J.M. DiMaio, M.D. & Suzanna E. Dana, M.D., ISBN: 9780849392870 (available through CRC Press)
• HSCI 632 Investigation of Injury & Death
  • Forensic Pathology, Second Edition, Vincent J.M. DiMaio, M.D. ISBN: 9780849300721
  • Handbook of Forensic Pathology, Second Edition, Vincent J.M. DiMaio, M.D. & Suzanna E. Dana, M.D., ISBN: 9780849392870 (available through CRC Press)
• NURS 445 Community Health - RN (RN-BSN ONLY)
• NURS 448 Clinical Capstone - RN (RN-BSN ONLY)
• NURS 611 Advanced Nursing Practice & Health Care Policy (May 25 - July 18)
  • American Psychological Association (2001). Publication manual of the American psychological association (5th ed.). Washington, DC. (ISBN: 1-55798-791-4).
  • Hamric, A.B., Spross, J.A., & Hanson, C.M. (2005). Advanced nursing practice: An integrative approach (3rd ed.). Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders (ISBN: 0-721603300).
  • Mason, D.J., Leavitt, J.K., & Chaffee, M.W. (2007). Policy and politics in nursing and health care (5th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Saunders. (ISBN 13-978-1-4160-2314-2).
    
• NURS 628 Advanced Clinical Pharmacotherapeutics (May 19 - August 1)
  • Applied Therapeutics: The Clinical Use of Drugs -- Koda-Kimble, Young, et. al, Lippincott, Williams, Wilkins, 8th/2005
• NURS 632 Injury & Death Investigation
  • Forensic Pathology, Second Edition, Vincent J.M. DiMaio, M.D. ISBN: 9780849300721 (available through CRC Press)
  • Handbook of Forensic Pathology, Second Edition, Vincent J.M. DiMaio, M.D. & Suzanna E. Dana, M.D., ISBN: 9780849392870 (available through CRC Press)
    
• NURS 648 Psychophysiology of Holistic Health
• NURS 659 CNS: Chronic Care Management (May 25 - Aug 1)
  • REQUIRED TEXTBOOK(S):
    • Lubkin, I.M., & Larsen, P.D. (2006). Chronic illness: Impact and interventions (6th ed.). Boston: Jones and Bartlett.
    • 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).
    • Morton, P.G., Fontaine, D.K., Hudak, C.M., & Gallo, B.M. (2005). Critical care nursing: A holistic approach (8th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. (ISBN#:13-978-0-7817-2759-4).
    • 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).
  • RECOMMENDED TEXTBOOK(S):
    • Lynn-McHale Wiegand, D.J., & Carlson, K. K. (2005). AACN procedure manual for critical care (5th ed.). (ISBN#: 13-978-0-7216-0452-7).
• NURS 664 Primary Health Care of Families II
• NURS 666 Health Promotion & Disease Management CANCELLED
• NURS 678 Primary Care I
• NURS 701 Advanced Reflective Practice (DNP Students ONLY)
  • REQUIRED TEXTBOOK (S):

    Hector-Dunphy, L., Winland-Brown, J. et al. (2007).  Primary care:  The art and science of advanced nursing practice.  F.A. Davis.  ISBN: 080361487.
    
    Johns, C. (2005).  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 709 Business Finance and Entrepreneurship for Advanced Practice Nursing (DNP Students ONLY)
  • REQUIRED BOOKS:
    
    Buppert, C. (2005) Nurse Practitioner’s business practice and legal guide (3rd ed.).  MA:  Jones and Bartlett Publication.  ISB: 100763729582
    
    Dunham-Taylor, J. & Pinczuk, J. (2005).  Healthcare financial management for nurse managers. MA:  Jones & Bartlett Publication.  ISBN: 0763731498.
    
    Nursing Informatics: Scope and Standards of Practice. Nurses Books Org., Silver Springs, MD. ISBN: 13: 978-1-55810-256-9. (you may order this book from www.nursebooks.org )
    
    RECOMMENDED TEXTBOOK (S):
    
    Gritton, L. (2007).  Hot spots:  Why some teams, workplaces, and organizations buzz with energy and others don’t.  CA:  Berret-Koehler Publishers Inc.  ISBN: 13981576754184.
    
    
• NURS 710 Organizational System Leadership and Quality Improvement (DNP Students ONLY)
• NURS 784 Primary Care Practicum
• NURS 789 Primary Care of Families Practicum

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.

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