9781455739806-1455739804-Advanced Practice Nursing: An Integrative Approach

Advanced Practice Nursing: An Integrative Approach

ISBN-13: 9781455739806
ISBN-10: 1455739804
Edition: 5
Author: Charlene M. Hanson, Ann B. Hamric, Mary Fran Tracy, Eileen T. OGrady
Publication date: 2013
Publisher: Saunders
Format: Paperback 752 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781455739806
ISBN-10: 1455739804
Edition: 5
Author: Charlene M. Hanson, Ann B. Hamric, Mary Fran Tracy, Eileen T. OGrady
Publication date: 2013
Publisher: Saunders
Format: Paperback 752 pages

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Advanced Practice Nursing: An Integrative Approach (ISBN-13: 9781455739806 and ISBN-10: 1455739804), written by authors Charlene M. Hanson, Ann B. Hamric, Mary Fran Tracy, Eileen T. OGrady, was published by Saunders in 2013. With an overall rating of 3.8 stars, it's a notable title among other Reference (Nursing) books. You can easily purchase or rent Advanced Practice Nursing: An Integrative Approach (Paperback, Used) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Reference books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.32.

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Addressing all major advanced practice nursing competencies, roles, and issues, Advanced Practice Nursing: An Integrative Approach, 5th Edition provides a clear, comprehensive, and current introduction to APN today. It applies APN core competencies to the major APN roles ― including the burgeoning Nurse Practitioner role ― and covers topics ranging from the evolution of APN to evidence-based practice, leadership, ethical decision-making, and health policy. This edition includes a new chapter on the international development of APN, new and enhanced illustrations, and a colorful new reader-friendly format for improved readability. From internationally known APN experts Ann Hamric, Charlene Hanson, Mary Fran Tracy, and Eileen O'Grady, along with a host of internationally recognized APN contributors, Advanced Practice Nursing introduces you to APN and helps you identify an APN role, develop key competencies for that role, and succeed as an APN.

  • Coverage of APN core competencies
  • defines and describesall competencies, including direct clinical practice, guidance and coaching, consultation, evidence-based practice (EBP), leadership, collaboration, and ethical decision-making.
  • Operationalizes and applies APN core competencies to the major APN specialties including the Clinical Nurse Specialist, the Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, the Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, the Certified Nurse-Midwife, and the Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist.
  • Content on managing APN environments addresses such factors as business planning and reimbursement; marketing, negotiating, and contracting; regulatory, legal, and credentialing requirements; health policy issues; and nursing outcomes and performance improvement research.
  • Unique Exemplar boxes provide real-life scenarios, showing APN competencies in action.
  • In-depth discussions of educational strategies show how nurses develop competencies as they progress into advanced practice.
  • Discussions of APN role development clearly explain the career trajectory that you can anticipate as you transition to advanced practice.
  • EXPANDED international focus
  • includes a NEW International Development of Advanced Practice Nursing chapter that addresses common issues such as the public image and status of APN, dealing with physician resistance, discrepancies in titling, and educational standardization.
  • ENHANCED reader-friendly format includes moreheadings, tables, and illustrations in lieu oflong stretches of unbroken text.
  • REVISED Evidence-Based Practice chapter emphasizes the key competency of evidence-based practice (EBP) and includes a comprehensive history and explanation of the steps of the EBP process.
  • UPDATED Health Policy chapter covers key U.S. initiatives affecting APN including the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the Institute of Medicine’s Future of Nursing report, the Consensus Model of APRN Regulation, and how APNs can engage in the political process.
  • ENHANCED Exemplar boxes (case studies), including Day in the Life vignettes of each APN specialty, emphasize innovative practices and coverage of advanced practice roles.
  • Increased interprofessional content emphasizesthe subjects of ethics, collaboration, and consultation.
  • Enhanced integration of Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) considerations and literature makes this text ideal for DNP programs.
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