Advanced Practice Nursing

This thoroughly updated edition provides essential information on the multifaceted role of the advanced practice nurse in a concise format. The text has been designed to reflect the competencies identified by key organizations, including the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties, National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists, American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, American College of Nurse Midwives, and American Association of Colleges of Nursing. New to this edition are chapters on leadership skills, reimbursement, and marketing of Advanced Practice Nursing services.

Contributors

vii

Foreword

ix

Preface

xi

Unit I Foundations of Advanced Practice Nursing

Overview of Advanced Practice Nursing

3

(24)

Linda Lindeke

Mary Zwygart-Stauffacher

Melissa Avery

Kathleen Fagerlund

Advanced Practice Within a Nursing Paradigm

27

(12)

Michaelene P. Mirr Jansen

Multifaceted Roles of the APN

39

(22)

Deborah R. Monicken

Mary Zwygart-Stauffacher

Leadership Skills and Expertise: Keys to APN Success in Health Care Systems

61

(18)

Janet Krejci

Shelly Malin

Unit II Implementation of the APN Role

Clinical Decision Making in Advanced Practice Nursing

79

(28)

Sheila K. Smith

Professional Issues: Licensure, Certification, Prescriptive Privileges, Credentialing, and Legal Issues

107

(14)

Michaelene P. Mirr Jansen

Reimbursement Realities for APNs

121

(24)

Linda Lindeke

Ethical Issues in Advanced Practice Nursing

145

(12)

Karen S. Feldt

Applying Research in Advanced Practice Nursing

157

(24)

Ruth Lindquist

Shigeaki Watanuki

Mary Fran Tracy

Unit III Transitions to the Advanced Practice Role

Publishing and Presenting: You, the Reader, and the Sunset

181

(12)

CeCelia R. Zorn

Marketing and Negotiating Advanced Practice Roles

193

(18)

Jennifer Peters

Launching Your Career as an Advanced Practice Nurse

211

(6)

Mary Zwygart-Stauffacher

Michaelene P. Mirr Jansen

Appendix: Useful Web Sites for Advanced Practice Nurses

217

(2)

Index

219

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Advanced Practice Nursing

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