Nurse Practitioners: The Evolution and Future of Advanced Practice

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ISBN: 9780826118219 | 0826118216
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 4/1/2010

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This fifth edition discusses the evolution and future of advanced practice nursing, primarily for APN faculty and APN/NP practitioners as well as for leaders and administrators in education. Fully updated and expanded, the book comprehensively describes the historical, social, economic, and global contexts of advanced practice nursing. The team of expert contributors provides a wealth of insight into key issues of the day, such as the mechanics of financial recognition of NPs, the effects of managed care, and the globalization of advanced practice models.

Contributors	p. xi
Foreword	p. xvii
Preface	p. xix
Acknowledgments	p. xxi
Historical and Current Social Context	p. 1
Historic and Historical Opportunities: Nurse Practitioners and the Opportunities of Health Reform	p. 3
Evolution of Advanced Practice: "Coming to Terms" With Nurse Practitioner Definitions and Descriptions	p. 15
Current Status of Advanced-Practice Nurses in the United States and Throughout the Globe	p. 31
Consumer Role for Nurse Practitioner Care: Center to Champion Nursing in America	p. 43
Public Relations Strategies for Nurse Practitioners	p. 49
Research Supporting Nurse Practitioners and Their Practice	p. 63
Research in Support of Nurse Practitioners	p. 65
Long-Term Outcomes of Advanced-Practice Nursing	p. 93
Regulatory and Policy Environments	p. 111
State Health Care Reform: The Role of Nurse Practitioners in Massachusetts	p. 113
Consensus Model for Advanced-Practice Nurse Regulation: A New Approach	p. 125
Politics of Organized Opposition: A Case Example	p. 143
The Idiosyncratic Politics of Prescriptive Authority: Comparing Two States' Legislative Negotiations	p. 149
Integration of Nurse Practitioners in the Health Care Environment	p. 159
Environmental Factors Shaping Advanced Practice	p. 161
Nurse-Managed Health Centers	p. 183
The Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and the Child With Type 1 Diabetes: Partnership and Collaboration	p. 199
Adult Health and Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Care	p. 205
Nurse Practitioner Contributions to HIV Care	p. 213
Roles of Nurse Practitioners in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs	p. 223
Ethical Issues in Advanced-Practice Nursing	p. 239
Business and Payment Structures for Nurse Practitioners	p. 255
Business, Policy, and Politics: Success Factors for Nurse Practitioner Practice	p. 257
Systems of Payment for Advanced-Practice Nurses	p. 271
Nurse Practitioners Navigating Managed Care	p. 295
Community-Based Health Centers: Nurse Practitioners Contributing to Access	p. 305
Quality and Safety: Critical Components of a Nurse Practitioner Business Model	p. 317
Global Health and Future Challenges	p. 335
Global Health and Future Challenges	p. 337
The Evolution and Future of Nurse Practitioners in New Zealand	p. 345
Advanced-Practice Nursing in Ireland	p. 363
One Look at the Future	p. 375
Online Resources	p. 379
Index	p. 389
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