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Rural and Remote Nursing - Suggested Reading List

This reading list was prepared by the Registered Nurses Professional Development Centre for the Rural Nursing Program. Whenever possible, NurseONE has made the resource available in full text. To access it, please, click on its title.


Foundations of Rural Nursing          

Bushy, A. (2002) International perspectives on rural nursing: Australia, Canada, U.S.A. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 10, 104-111.

Rural nursing: Concepts, theory, and practice
Lee, H. J.; Winters, C. A. (2006) - New York, NY:Springer Publishing Company, Inc.

APA Guidelines


Cultural Diversity: Provision of Competent Care across the Lifespan

Green-Hernandez, C. (2006) The Rural NP - Cultural Sensitivity in Rural Primary Care The Nurse Practitioner March 2006, p. 15

Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) (2007) Embracing Cultural Diversity in Healthcare: Developing Cultural Competence Health work environments best practice guidelines. Toronto: Author.


Management of Chronic Illness in Rural Nursing Practice

Day, R. A., Paul, P., Williams, B., Smeltzer, S.C., & Bare, B. (2007) Brunner & Suddarth’s Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing. In Darcy et al (Ed.). Chronic illness (pp.148-159) Philadelphia PA: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.


Health Assessment: Across the Lifespan

Hogstel, M. O., & Cox Curry, L (2005) Health assessment through the lifespan (4th ed) Philadelphia: F. A., Davis Company pp. 1-58, 59-89, 170-185, 197-210, 204-207, 210-212, 213-225, 221-222, 242-244, & 254-255.(textbook available in full-text in NurseONE’s MyiLibrary)


Wound Care        

Patel, C; Kinsey, G.; Koperski-Moen, K.; Bungum, L. (2000) Vacuum-assisted wound closureAmerican Journal of Nursing 100(12) p 45-48

Odom-Forren, J. (2006) Preventing surgical site infections Nursing 36(6) 59-63


Wound Care

Allison, S. (2007). Up a river! Interprofessional education and the Canadian healthcare professional of the future Journal of Interprofessional Care, 21 (5), 565-568 NB: this article is in the CINAHL database via EBSCO Host – the full text is embargoed until November 2008

Canadian Nurses Association (2008) Code of Ethics for Registered NursesOttawa: Author

Canadian Nurses Association (2002) Position Statement: Nursing Leadership Ottawa: Author

Canadian Patient Safety Institute Safer Healthcare Now. Phase 1 and the Phase 11 reports.

Canadian Nurses Protective Society: Info laws – accessible to members only.

Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (2007) Professionalism in Nursing Best Practice Guideline Toronto:
Author.


Rural Nursing and Mental Health: Care in the Community

Reed, F., Fitzgerald, L. (2005) The mixed attitudes of nurse’s to caring for people with mental health illness in a rural general hospital International Journal of Mental Health Nursing 4 249-257.

Clark, C., Parker, E., Gould, T. (2005). Rural generalist nurse’s perceptions of the effectiveness of Therapeutic Interventions for patients with mental illness Australian Journal of Rural Health 13, 205- 213

McCann, T. V. & Clark, L. (2004) Advancing self- determination with young adults who have schizophrenia Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 11, p. 12-20


Pain Management in Rural Nursing Practice

Cadden, K. A. (2007) Better Pain management Nursing Management, August, 30-35

Cranwell-Bruce, L. (2007) Update on pain management: new methods of opiate delivery Med Surg Nursing 16, (5), 333-335)

Cregin, R., Rappaport, A.S., Montagino, G., Sabogal, G., Moreau, H., Abularrage, J. (2008) Improving pain management for pediatric patients undergoing nonurgent painful Procedures Journal of Health-Systems Pharmacolgy, 65, 723-727.

Lyall, J. (2007) Making patients’ lives comfortable Nursing Older People, 9, 6-7.

Mackintosh, C. (2007) Assessment and Management of Patients with Post Operative Pain Nursing Standard, 22, 49-55

White, R. (2008) Pain assessment and management in patients of chronic wounds Nursing Standard, 22, 62-68


Palliative care in Rural Nursing Practice

Ferrell, B.R. & Coyle, N. (Eds) (2006) . Textbook of palliative nursing New York: Oxford Press.(textbook available in full-text in NurseONE’s MyiLibrary)

Health promotion and Prevention throughout the Lifespan: A Population Heath Approach in Rural Nursing Practice

Community Health Nurses Association of Canada (2003) Canadian Community Health Nursing Standards of Practice Toronto: Author

Thomlinson, E., McDonagh, M. K., Crooks, K. B., & Lees, M. (2004) Health beliefs of rural Canadians: implications for practice Australian Journal of Rural Health, 12, p. 258-263

Public Health Agency of Canada: What Makes Canadians Healthy or Unhealthy Pages 1-13.

Public Health Agency of Canada: What determines health? Pages 1-4.

Beckman Murray, R., Proctor Zentner, J., Pangman, V., & Pangman, C. (2006) Health Promotion through the Lifespan Toronto: Pearson Education Canada Inc.

Polan, E. Taylor, D. (2007) 3rd ed Journey across the lifespan health promotion and human development Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Company.(textbook available in full-text in NurseONE’s MyiLibrary)


Neurological Emergencies and Conditions in Rural Nursing Practice

Emergency Nurses Association (2007) Emergency nursing core curriculum - Age specific Glasgow Coma Scales p.1078-1080 (6th Ed.) St. Louis: Saunders

Newberry, L. (2003) Sheehy’s emergency nursing: Principles and practice (5th Ed.). St. Louis: Mosby

Newberry, L. (2003) Sheehy’s emergency nursing: Principles and practice (5th Ed.) St. Louis: Mosby p. 247-248, 261-266, 515-518


Respiratory Emergencies and Conditions in Rural Nursing Practice

Emergency Nurses Association (2007) Emergency nursing core curriculum(6th Ed) St. Louis: Saunders. Ch 27 (685-720; 690-691)


Gastrointestinal Emergencies and Conditions in Rural Nursing Practice

Newberry, L. (2003). Sheehy’s emergency nursing principles and practice (5th ed.). St. Louis: Mosby, 527-532

Emergency Nurses Association (2007) Emergency nursing core curriculum(6th ed.) St. Louis: Saunders. Ch 10 pg 159-186 and Ch 17 pg 387-408


Endocrine Emergencies and Conditions in Rural Nursing Practice

Hoyt, K.S., Selfridge-Thomas, J. (Eds) (2007) Emergency nursing core curriculum, ENA (6th ed.) St. Louis: Saunders. 290-309

Pathophysiology made incredibly easy!(3rd ed.) (2006) Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins


Toxicological Emergencies and Conditions in Rural Nursing Practice

Emergency Nurses Association (2007) Emergency nursing core curriculum(6th ed.) St. Louis: Saunders Ch25 p. 604 – 658


Pediatric Emergencies and Conditions in Rural Nursing Practice

Public Health Agency of Canada: Canadian Immunization Schedules: 2006 guidelines

Warren, D.W., Jarvis, A., Leblanc, L., Gravel, J. & CTAS National Working Group (2008) Revisions to the Canadian triage and acuity scale paediatric guidelines Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine, 10(3), 224-232

Note: In fall 2008 pediatric CTAS posters will be available from the following site:http://www.caep.ca/template.asp?id=B795164082374289BBD9C1C2BF4B8D32


Obstetrical & Gynecological Emergencies and Conditions in Rural Nursing Practice        

Brodheim Cordero, S. (2003) Assessing fetal heart sounds. Nursing 2003, 33(10), 54-55.

SOGC guidelines (2007) Fetal Health Surveillance: Antepartum and Intrapartum Consensus Guideline. Volume 29, Number 9.

Newberry, L. (2003). Sheehy’s emergency nursing principles and practice (5th ed.) St. Louis: Mosby, 659- 668, 707-718, 798-803.

Reproductive Care Program of Nova Scotia program (2006) Assessing Pregnant Women in the Emergency
Room: Guidelines for Assessing Labour, Facilitating Imminent Delivery, and Initiating Transfer when Possible Halifax, N.S.: Author


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