Stephanie Evans – författare

Practical and candid, this book offers actionable steps to help Black women leaders create meaningful success. The reflections and recommendations of the contributors forge a critical and transformative analysis of race, gender, and higher education leadership. With insights from humanities, social sciences, art, and STEM, this essential resource helps to redefine the academy to meet the challenges of the future. Dear Department Chair is comprised of personal letters from prominent Black women department chairs, deans, vice provosts, and university presidents, addressed to current and future Black women academic professionals, and offers a rich source of peer mentorship and professional development. These letters emerged from Chair at the Table, a research collective and peer-mentoring network of current and former Black women department chairs at colleges and universities across the U.S. and Canada. The collective's works, including this volume, serve as tools for faculty interested in administration, current chairs seeking mentorship, and upper-level administrators working to diversify their ranks.

Bow is a little bundle of joy who sees her reflection in the mirror for the first time. Her mother is there to help her identify her matchless characteristics by pointing out features such as Bows beautiful brown eyes and curly hair. Bow is delighted to find out that she is perfect in every way!

Step into maternal-neonatal nursing with confidence and know-how, with the fully updated Maternal-Neonatal NursingMade Incredibly Easy!®, 4th Edition.  This friendly guide’s colorful images and helpful learning aids offer the latest in nursing interventions for prenatal care basics, including high-risk pregnancy, family planning, contraception and infertility, labor and birth, and postpartum care, presented in the enjoyable Incredibly Easy style. Offering practice questions written in NCLEX® exam format, this is the ideal support for nursing students and new nurses preparing for certification and the everyday challenges of the maternal-neonatal unit.  Set a career-long high standard in maternal-neonatal nursing with: NEW and fully updated content in a bulleted, easy-to-read formatNEW genetics content in conception and fetal development chapterEnd-of-book “Practice Makes Perfect” practice exam that tests your knowledge and hones your test-taking skillsFull-color illustrations throughout that demonstrate vital concepts and interventions in areas such as:Conception and fetal developmentComplications of the postpartum periodHigh-risk neonatal conditions – causes, what to look for and what to do, including: antenatal and postnatal factors, impaired parenting, birthweight classifications and problems, cardiac screening, bacterial sepsis, viral infections, inborn metabolism errors, seizures, prematurity, respiratory problems and moreFamily planning, contraception and infertilityPhysiologic and psychosocial pregnancy changes – nausea and vomiting, amenorrhea, urinary frequency, fatigue, uterine enlargement, pregnancy tests, the effects of pregnancy on the major body systems, mother-image and father-image development, effects of cultural background and family influences, and morePrenatal careHigh-risk pregnancyLabor and birthNursing interventions for labor and birth complications – emotional support, electronic monitoring, amniotic fluid embolism, cesarean delivery, fetus in distress, pre- and post-operative care, breech presentation, face presentation, transverse lie, fetal size, ineffective uterine force, hypertonic and hypotonic uterine contractions, intrauterine fetal death, multiple gestation, placental abnormalities, preterm labor and delivery, uterine rupture and morePostpartum careSpecial chapter features offer helpful learning aids such as:Just the facts – a quick summary of content at the start of each chapter“Nurse Joy and Jake” – expert insights that explain key concepts, provide important care reminders and offer reassuranceo    Memory joggers – memory tricks and other aids that help you understand and remember difficult conceptso    Advice from experts – tips from experienced maternal-neonatal nurseso    Bridging the gap – unique beliefs and aspects of care for different cultural groupso    Education edge – patient teaching tips and checklistso    Quick quiz – multiple-choice end-of-chapter questions written in NCLEX format, followed by answers and rationales  About the Clinical EditorStephanie C. Evans, PhD, APRN, CPNP, is Assistant Professor of Nursing at Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas.

The innocence of girlhood, gossip between best friends, and questions about periods. An 11-year-old girl goes on an adventure through the mountains of Costa Rica where a simple road trip turns into a day of deep understanding — a day where she crosses into womanhood.A true coming of age short story.

Montreal is ready to celebrate.Leo is ready to forget.On the night of Game Seven, the city of Montreal explodes into a sea of hockey fever as the Canadiens are five minutes away from winning the Cup. But fifteen-year-old Leo wants nothing to do with it and is using his headphones to drown out the gasps, cheers, and Olé-Olé-Olés. The team is a painful reminder of the grief he's carried ever since his father died.Then, with minutes left in the game, Leo spots a missing black cat and follows him into the ruins of an abandoned malting factory by the canal.What he finds there is impossible. Supernatural. Extraterrestrial.There's a secret buried under the city, one that could change Montreal — and Leo — forever.As time ticks away and the whole city holds its breath, Leo discovers that the lost cats of Saint-Henri might not be all that they seem. Before the final horn sounds, Leo will have to decide whether he's ready to let go of the past.

On a clear night in June, a star falls to Earth — and changes everything.What begins as beauty and euphoria slowly becomes something heavier, something harder to release. As the world moves on, one person remains tethered to what the star once promised.Escape Velocity is a lyrical science-fiction short story about wonder, dependence, and the cost of holding on too tightly to things that no longer serve us.

When Kora accepted the mission to help colonize Mars, she was ready for everything — except failure.

Darlene has a dream of meeting her soul mate in the most whimsical setting imaginable. Having set up a date with the mysterious Max21 at the cat cafe, she's hoping she'll finally find love.But when the god of accountability shows up in an unexpected form, she either has to cling to her dream of whimsy or face a harsh truth about life: that love doesn't always come in a perfect package.

Ricky has everything he ever wanted: sold-out crowds, a worldwide tour, and the life of a rock star. But life — and technology — have a way of disrupting everything. When a mysterious new artist dominates the charts, Ricky must figure out what music and performing really mean to him.