I am an avid reader, and frequently use narrative medicine in my teaching. These are books that have shaped my practice as a pediatric nurse practitioner and nursing educator - recommended for nurses, NPs, students, and healthcare professionals at every stage.
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Clinical Reads for Every Pediatric Rotation
A focused collection of pediatric texts and high-yield resources I recommend to every NP student stepping into clinical practice. These books strengthen clinical reasoning, deepen understanding of common pediatric conditions, and support more confident, prepared decision-making during each rotation.
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Books that Shape Providers
A curated blend of fiction and nonfiction that expands empathy, sharpens critical thinking, and deepens understanding of the human experience. These are the stories and insights I return to — books that challenge assumptions, fuel personal growth, and ultimately help us show up as more grounded, compassionate, and effective nurse practitioners.
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The Science of Nature: Mental Health & the Outdoors
A clinically informed collection of books that explore the powerful connection between nature and child mental health. Research continues to show that time outdoors can reduce ADHD symptoms, improve focus and emotional regulation, decrease stress hormones, strengthen resilience, and support overall well-being — especially for neurodivergent children. These reads blend science, storytelling, and practical guidance to help families, clinicians, and educators understand how outdoor experiences function as a natural therapeutic tool.
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Supporting Neurodivergent Children
A curated collection of books that deepen understanding of neurodivergence across childhood and adolescence. These reads offer practical strategies, nuanced perspectives, and lived experiences that help clinicians and families better support autistic, ADHD, dyslexic, and otherwise neurodivergent children. Whether you're an NP student, practicing provider, or parent, these books strengthen empathy, communication, and clinical partnership with neurodivergent kids. I found many of these reads helpful for supporting and understanding my own neurodivergent.
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YA Fiction that Builds Understanding & Empathy
A curated collection of YA novels that deepen empathy, cultural understanding, and perspective-taking for pediatric healthcare students. These stories highlight the diverse lived experiences of children and adolescents, helping future providers strengthen communication skills, cultural humility, and trauma-informed care.
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Leadership Reads for Nurses
A curated collection of leadership, communication, and team-building books that every RN and NP can benefit from. These titles have shaped how I lead, teach, and practice as a pediatric nurse practitioner and educator. Perfect for nurses transitioning into advanced practice, charge roles, or precepting.
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Innovative Teaching in Nursing
A collection of books that push nurse educators to think differently, teach intentionally, and design learning that actually sticks. These reads highlight evidence-based teaching strategies, creative instructional design, assessment approaches that promote deeper clinical reasoning, and forward-thinking ideas that prepare students for the realities of modern nursing practice. Whether you're revising a course, precepting in the clinical setting, or building a more engaging curriculum, these books offer fresh perspectives and practical tools that elevate how we teach nursing.
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Exploring the Social Roots of Health
A curated collection of books that illuminate the societal forces shaping health long before a patient enters a clinic. These reads explore how racism, poverty, housing, education, environment, policy, trauma, and community infrastructure influence well-being and drive inequities across the lifespan. Blending narrative nonfiction, investigative journalism, public health analysis, and powerful storytelling, this list helps clinicians and learners understand the upstream conditions that create downstream clinical realities. Essential for NP students, practicing providers, and educators committed to providing equitable, patient centered care.
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Gift Ideas for New Grads
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