Navigate Up
Sign In
Renew Today layoutimage
layoutimage
Skip navigation links
Skip navigation links
About UsExpand About Us
Awards / GrantsExpand Awards / Grants
CareerExpand Career
EducationExpand Education
EventsExpand Events
FoundationExpand Foundation
Global ActionExpand Global Action
JOB Board
Leadership InstituteExpand Leadership Institute
PublicationsExpand Publications
Research LibraryExpand Research Library
Student CentralExpand Student Central
Volunteer ConnectExpand Volunteer Connect
Home : Publications : Books

Books for Nurses

Books published and distributed by the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International are writting by, for and about nurses.

  • See our complete catalog of books (available for sale via Nursing Knowledge International).
  • Most STTI books are available as e-books and are electronic learning platform ready.
  • All of our books are available for faculty course adoption, as are our online courses!

Call for Authors

We offer authors the advantages of a small but talented and professional publishing program in an organization that is 100% focused on nurses. We welcome proposals for books that further the mission of the honor society. View our topic areas and book submission guidelines.

 LV_9781937554835_300DPI.jpg

Africa_300pxH.jpg

 

  
 Man Up!

  

  Night Shift Nursing

 
 ToxicNursing_300pxH.jpg




Leading Valiantly in Healthcare: Four Steps to Sustainable Success
By Catherine Robinson-Walker

Being a leader can often be exhausting. How do you continuously stay inspired, stay positive, and perform at your best? Leading Valiantly invites leaders and potential leaders at all levels to look at sustainable leadership. Through the use of concrete vignettes and real-life experience, Leading Valiantly helps the reader avoid leadership missteps and ascertain ways to mold himself or herself into someone who is not merely in a leadership position, but someone who can lead with valor.

 

 
The State of Nursing and Nursing Education in Africa: A Country-By-Country Review
By Hester C. Klopper and Leana R. Uys

Nursing is a critical component of health care in nearly every community, regardless of development. And nursing education is often seen as a key indicator of the health of a country’s health care system. For markets in developing countries, the forecasts are mixed. The State of Nursing and Nursing Education in Africa: A Country-by-Country Review is the first report of its kind to document nursing, health care, and nursing education in Sub-Saharan countries in Africa. 

 

 


Man Up! A Practical Guide for Men in Nursing 

By Christopher Lance Coleman

The author and contributors of Man Up! are some of the most successful male leaders in nursing today and have chosen to defy the odds and pursue their passion for nursing care. Man Up! delivers expert advice, practical information, and a formula for success for students and male nurses at all levels.

 

 

 

 

 

Night Shift Nursing: Savvy Solutions for a Healthy Lifestyle
By Katherine Pakieser-Reed

Research indicates that nurses who work nights on a regular basis are at higher risk for health problems including weight gain, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease than their day-shift peers. Night Shift Nursing provides useful tips and practical tools that instruct night nurses how to overcome their schedules to stay healthy and successful. From choosing energizing fitness routines and nutritious food options to reconstructing sleep patterns and balancing family and personal relationships, this book can help nurses love the night shift!
 
 

 

Toxic Nursing: Managing Bullying, Bad Attitudes, and Total Turmoil
By Cheryl Dellasega & Rebecca L. Volpe

Are you dealing with bad behavior in your workplace? Perhaps there's a bully on your nursing staff, or bad attitudes are hampering patient care. In a much-needed follow-up to When Nurses Hurt Nurses, authors Cheryl Dellasega and Rebecca Volpe explore why nurses can be so mean to each other. Armed with concrete strategies and real tools and techniques, this book will help nurse leaders, managers, and administrators defuse conflict and create positive and healthy work environments. 

 

 

 
Claiming the Corner Office: Executive Leadership Lessons for Nurses

By Connie Curran & Therese Fitzpatrick

Entrepreneurial and ambitious nurses are found at all levels of health organizations and in all specialties. Claiming the Corner Office is a practical guide for the nurse who aspires to be a senior executive, be an entrepreneur, or serve in a governance role on a board. This book will inspire nurses to leverage their knowledge, creativity, and expertise for success … beyond the bedside!
 




 

The Nurse's Reality Gap: Overcoming Barriers Between Academic Achievement and Clinical Success
By Leslie Neal-Boylan

Why are nursing graduates who are successful in school, leaving the nursing profession so soon? Using her experience from working with nursing students and recent graduates, author Leslie Neal-Boylan gets to the heart of this issue by asking the hard questions. Addressing the gap between academic and clinical practice, Neal-Boylan offers practical strategies for nurse educators to successfully prepare nurses for the clinical world.
 

 
LV_9781937554835_72DPI.jpg

Creating and Sustaining Civility in Nursing Education
By Cynthia Clark

Student on faculty bullying is on the rise, and nursing education is no exception! Author Cynthia Clark, recipient of the 2011 NLN Excellence in Education Research Award, provides readers with stories, exemplars, and tools to address the problem of incivility in nursing education. Through a variety of strategies that faculty and students can implement, civility and respect in the education setting can be promoted and maintained.
 

 
Improving World Health Through Knowledge
My Membership Renew Today Donate to the STTI Foundation Nursing Knowledge International The Circle Reflections on Nursing Leadership Virginia Henderson International Nursing Library International Academic Nursing Alliance The Center for Excellence in Long Term Care
 
550 W. North Street – Indianapolis, IN 46202 USA  |  888.634.7575 (TOLL FREE - US/CANADA only)  |  +1.317.634.8171 (INTNL)