| Advanced Practice in Nursing and the Allied Health Professions Contributor(s): McGee, Paula (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1405162392 ISBN-13: 9781405162395 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell OUR PRICE: $70.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2009 Annotation: Advanced nursing practice involves role development and increased accountability in nursing research, education and clinical practice. 'Advanced Nursing Practice' focuses on key issues in advanced practice including supervision, leadership, benchmarking and evaluation of competencies, assessment and health promotion, law and ethics, practice development, research and education. This new and completely revised third edition also considers preparation of advanced practitioners, and examines advanced practice in the allied health professions, collaborative working and professional boundaries and the everyday challenges of working as an advanced nurse practitioner. Examines the nature of advanced nursing practice Explores key issues in advanced practice Reviews criteria for evaluating advanced practice Considers the development of advanced practice within the UK |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Nursing - Social, Ethical & Legal Issues |
| Dewey: 610.736 |
| LCCN: 2009008239 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.8" W x 9.5" (1.10 lbs) 276 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Advanced Practice in Nursing and the Allied Health Professions enables nurses and members of allied health professions to effectively diagnose and treat patients, in a wide variety of settings. It is especially relevant in regions where access to other health providers is limited. This new, completely revised, third edition shows how advanced practice continues to develop in response to the impact of health service reforms, the introduction of health policies aimed at developing a patient-led service based in primary care and changes in working conditions. Advanced Practice in Nursing and the Allied Health Professions presents an examination of the potential for advanced practitioners, at all levels, to have a significant effect on the health of the population and provide holistic care for the sick. Practice is identified as the central and most important feature of the advanced role in nursing and allied health professions. Advanced Practice in Nursing and the Allied Health Professions also considers:
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