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Jones and Bartlett Publishers Acquires Leading Nursing Titles from Blanchard & Loeb Publishers and Health Leadership Associates
September 2, 2008 - Sudbury, MA - Today, Jones and Bartlett Publishers (J&B) announced the acquisition of Blanchard & Loeb’s highly regarded Nursing Drug Handbook series and Health Leadership Associates widely used series of nurse practitioner certification review guides. The transactions expand Jones and Bartlett’s market leading position in nursing academic and professional publishing. Terms of the agreements were not disclosed.
J&B has just released a thoroughly updated revision of the essential Nurse's Drug Handbook 2009 - the most practical, most up-to-date, and easiest to use nursing drug book reference along and newly updated editions of the Nurse's Handbook of IV Drugs and Nurse's Handbook of Behavioral and Mental Health Drugs.
With the acquisition of Health Leadership Associates, J&B adds a best-selling series of nurse practitioner certification review and question books for a variety of specialties including adult, family, pediatric, psychiatric, and midwifery/women’s health. For over 20 years, these books have been used by leading educators as part of their nursing curriculums and by tens of thousands of NP's to prepare for - and pass - the certification examinations of the major national testing boards.
“These transactions continue our aggressive growth in nursing and are a natural complement to J&B’s already outstanding list of nursing academic and professional references,” said Clayton E. Jones, Chief Executive Officer of J&B.
Jones and Bartlett has been at the forefront of nursing publishing with market leading positions in clinical practice, research, oncology, critical care, women’s health, gerontology, and emergency nursing.
About Jones and Bartlett Publishers (www.jbpub.com)
Educating tens of millions of people worldwide, Jones and Bartlett Publishers (J&B) is a global leader in educational publishing, providing unique textbooks, reference products, testing and assessment services, and training materials in both print and digital formats. Working with distinguished authors and national organizations, J&B offers authoritative products for students and professionals in schools, corporations, hospitals, government organizations, and the military. Founded in 1983, J&B is the largest independent publisher focusing on the critical fields of Public Safety, Medicine, Nursing, Allied Health, Health Administration, and Public Health.
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