Catalog – University of West Florida Pressbooks

Optimizing Population Health: Strategies for Advanced Level Nurses

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Author(s): Kathy Andresen

Subject(s): Medicine and Nursing

Institution(s): University of West Florida

Publisher: University of West Florida Pressbooks

Publication date: 2024-08-02

Last updated: 2026-09-14

This resource provides an overview of population health concepts along with health promotion strategies utilized by advanced practice nurses. Resources are intended to be exemplary, but not exhaustive and introduce the reader to strategies that can be practiced while in graduate school as well as in healthcare settings.

Content for Florida Elementary Science Teachers (K-6)

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Author(s): Jennifer Stark, Mads Murray

Subject(s): Teaching of a specific subject, Primary and middle schools

Institution(s): University of West Florida

Publisher: University of West Florida Pressbooks

Publication date: 2023-05-01

Last updated: 2026-09-14

This book describes elementary science content aligned with the Florida Teacher Certification Examination (FTCE) K-6 competencies and skills.

Exploring the U.S. Healthcare System

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Author(s): Karen Valaitis

Subject(s): Health systems and services, Health economics, Medical and health informatics, Primary care medicine, primary health care

Institution(s): University of West Florida

Publisher: University of West Florida Pressbooks

Publication date: 2023-05-01

Last updated: 2026-09-14

Introduction to Environmental Sciences and Sustainability

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Author(s): Emily P. Harris

Subject(s): Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning, Narrative theme: environmental issues / the natural world, Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning, Sustainability

Institution(s): University of West Florida

Publisher: University of West Florida Pressbooks

Publication date: 2023-05-01

Last updated: 2026-09-14

Introduction to Environmental Sciences and Sustainability is a college-level Open Educational Resource (OER) that focuses on the most relevant environmental science issues and addresses ways to incorporate sustainable practices. The text is designed for an introductory-level college science course. Topics include the fundamentals of ecology, biodiversity, pollution, climate change, food production, human population growth, and incorporating sustainable approaches in our communities, economies, and environments. This resource is targeted at environmental science students.

Students can print a PDF copy of this text as a hard copy (at the student’s expense). Electronic copies of a PDF or the ebook are available through UWF’s Library Pressbook.

Contributors: Chasidy Hobbs, M.S. and Kwame Owusu-Daaku, Ph.D

Introduction to Literature

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Author(s): Judy Young

Subject(s): Fairy and Folk tales / Fairy tale retellings, Language learning: reading skills, Language learning: writing skills, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies

Institution(s): University of West Florida

Publisher: University of West Florida

Publication date: 2023-05-01

Last updated: 2026-09-14

Introduction to Literature: Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, and How They Shape Us introduces college freshmen to the study of literature through a focus on texts that, generally, they already know, or think they know, and how those texts aim to shape audiences to be compliant cultural objects or to resist cultural expectations. The book is organized around several prominent story groups, including various genres and forms, meant to promote discussion and discovery leading to students’ understanding that these texts function as cultural sculptors of readers’ principles and behaviors. Students develop the skill of analyzing texts and creating sound arguments about them through class discussions and a series of writing assignments. Ideally, they leave the course understanding how to create a sound argument and, more pointedly, that there is no such thing as “just a story.”

Optimizing Population Health: Strategies for Advanced Level Nurses 2e

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Author(s): Kathy Andresen

Subject(s): Nursing

Institution(s): University of West Florida

Publisher: University of West Florida Pressbooks

Publication date: 2026-09-01

Last updated: 2026-09-14

This resource provides an overview of population health concepts along with health promotion strategies utilized by advanced practice nurses. Resources are intended to be exemplary, but not exhaustive and introduce the reader to strategies that can be practiced while in graduate school as well as in healthcare settings.

Public Speaking at UWF

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Author(s): Adam Blood

Subject(s): Speaking in public: advice and guides

Institution(s): University of West Florida

Publisher: University of West Florida Pressbooks

Publication date: 2026-09-11

Last updated: 2026-09-11

Guidebook for Teaching Students Receiving Special Education Services

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Author(s): Timothy E. Morse

Subject(s): Education / Educational sciences / Pedagogy, Techniques of music / music tutorials / teaching of music, Teacher training, Teaching of students with different educational needs, Teaching of students with learning difficulties or disorders, Teaching of students with social, emotional or behavioural difficulties or disorders, Remedial education and teaching, Teaching skills and techniques

Institution(s): University of West Florida

Publisher: University of West Florida

Publication date: 2024-02-12

Last updated: 2026-08-15

This book addresses fundamental topics pertaining to the design and implementation of appropriate special education services for students with exceptionalities, particularly students who are characterized as exhibiting mild disabilities. In the first several chapters, the legal basis for special education services is explained and definitions for key vocabulary are presented. Next, tiered intervention frameworks are explained, followed by an in-depth discussion of the general least restrictive environment requirement and the continuum of alternative placements. Finally, the second half of the book centers on the presentation of effective and efficient instruction. Emphasis is placed on the use of an explicit instruction approach to teach mathematics, reading, and writing. Supplemental information about proper classroom management and behavior modification is presented at the end of the book.

Western Civilization I

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Author(s): Erin Stone

Subject(s): History, Ancient history, European history, European history: the Romans, European history: medieval period, middle ages, European history: Renaissance, European history: Reformation

Publisher: University of West Florida Pressbooks

Publication date: 2025-08-22

Last updated: 2026-08-05

Medical Terminology for Healthcare Professions

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Author(s): Andrea Nelson, Katherine Greene

Subject(s): Medicine and Nursing, Medical and health informatics, Medical assistants / Physicians’ assistants, Medical study and revision guides and reference material, Public health and preventive medicine, Medical profession, Medicine and Nursing

Institution(s): University of West Florida

Publisher: University of West Florida Libraries

Publication date: 2021-12-14

Last updated: 2026-07-08

Medical Terminology for Healthcare Professions is an Open Educational Resource (OER) that focuses on breaking down, pronouncing, and learning the meaning of medical terms within the context of anatomy and physiology. This resource is targeted for Healthcare Administration, Health Sciences, and Pre-Professional students.