Sue Johnson

Florence Nightingale never could have predicted the current, complex landscape of the nursing profession, but her vision is still alive, as evidenced in the 2010 Institute of Medicine (IOM) Future of Nursing report and its 2015 follow-up assessment. Drawing on feedback about the IOM’s vision of nursing from a representative sample of nurses, as...

Nightingale’s Legacy: The Evolution of American Nurse Leaders shows “the nurses of today” how to leverage the wisdom of the icons of nursing to inform their own daily work and fuel the future of nursing. The book examines the pivotal historical achievements of 20 prominent nurse leaders from Florence Nightingale’s time to the present. Included in...

Inspiration and Innovation in Teaching and Teacher Education is an edited collection that offers a variety of conceptual and research-based discussions on teaching and teacher education in Canada and internationally. The book includes chapter contributions from a group of international scholars, teacher educators, and teachers who are adopting...

This comprehensive, up-to-date analysis of all the works of Steven Spielberg is written by some of the top scholars working in fields ranging from philosophy and art to history and film studies. The chapters illuminate for scholars and fans the entire artistic career of Steven Spielberg.

This edited collection contains eighteen interdisciplinary chapters and is organized into three sections that center on Zemeckis’ directorial and artistic choices, the philosophical issues expressed in his oeuvre, and the historical aspect of his films.

Providing the medical practitioner with a broad scientific understanding, this book discusses the causative organism, its requisite ecosystem, disease epidemiology, host-Borrelia interactions, diagnostic testing, clinical manifestations, therapeutic options, and long term prognosis.

The science museum field has made tremendous advances in understanding museum learning, but little has been done to consolidate and synethesize these findings to encourage widespread improvements in practice. By clearly presenting the most current knowledge of museum learning, In Principle, In Practice aims to promote effective programs and...

Today more than ever, series finales have become cultural touchstones that feed watercooler fodder and Twitter storms among a committed community of viewers. While the final episodes of The Fugitive and M*A*S*H continue to rank among the highest rated broadcasts, more recent shows draw legions of binge-watching fans. Given the importance of finales...

Incorporating advice from more than 350 families nationwide, this guide offers specific tips for bonding with grandchildren, from babies to teens. Along with a completely revised resource section, this fifth edition features expanded sections on Skyping, texting, and social networkingFacebook, Flickr, MySpace, Twitter, and YouTube. Among the...

Do you love hand-dyed, handspun and fancy yarns and wonder how to incorporate them into your knitted creations? Creative Knitting for All Seasons and Yarns will provide you with simple techniques and designs to enable you to experiment with these yarns to produce your own unique creations. •    You will discover ways of combining thick and thin...