Connell School of Nursing Associate Professor Pamela Grace
CSON’s Pamela Grace Wins National Book Award from AJCU
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Connell School of Nursing Associate Professor Pamela Grace has received a 2009 National Book Award from the Association of JesuitColleges and Universities (AJCU) and Alpha Sigma Nu, the national Jesuit honor society, for her book Nursing Ethics and Professional
Responsibility in Advanced Practice. She is one of only four recipients nationwide.
The Alpha Sigma Nu Jesuit Book Awards recognize outstanding publishing achievement by faculty and administrators of the 28 Jesuit higher education institutions in the United States. Books are judged on the basis of scholarship, significance of topic to scholars across several disciplines, authority in interpretation, objectivity, presentation and style. This year’s awards recognized books in the social, natural, health, and mathematics and computer sciences. Grace’s book is the winner in the health sciences category.
“I was delighted to receive the news. This is an incredible honor for me and for my nurse colleagues who contributed chapters based on their real-life practice experiences,” said Grace. “Recognition by this highly esteemed organization validates the work of all nurses who strive to provide knowledgeable, just and meaningful care to the vulnerable in the face of increasingly difficult, highly technological and economically challenging healthcare environments.”
In announcing the award, AJCU said Grace’s book “addresses a significant topic for the nursing profession in an effective scholarly manner. The book is written in a comprehensive easy to read style. The authors of each chapter skillfully integrate current literature and research into their discussion of ethical principles, the commonalities of ethics across practice settings, and the ethical challenges of advanced practice nursing specialty areas.”
Grace specializes in health care and professional ethics, and holds an appointment as a nurse scientist at the Munn Center for Nursing Research at Massachusetts General Hospital. Grace also is an ethics editor and columnist for American Journal of Nursing and an executive board member of the International Philosophy of Nursing Society.
For more information on the book awards, see www.ajcunet.edu/AJCU-Announces-2009-National-Book-Award-Winners.