Advanced practice nursing roles: core concepts for professional development

The sixth edition of this time-tested text on advanced nursing role development is completely updated to encompass the full complement of current APRN practice roles. Reflecting the evolving spheres of the DNP and CNL, it illuminates in greater depth the transition into practice of APRN master's and doctoral students and emphasizes the APRN's all-important role in influencing health policy, global health, and differentiated APRN practice and leadership roles within interprofessional teams.

Overview of advanced practice registered nursing / Melissa A. Saftner and Maria N. Ruud -- Advanced practice within a nursing paradigm / Patricia A. Ducklow -- Multifaceted roles of the APRN / Jana Gail Zwilling -- Advanced practice nursing within health care settings : organizational roles / Jana Gail Zwilling -- Interprofessional collaborative teams and education : roles for the aprn / Kathryn A. Blair -- Global health : dynamic roles for the aprn/apn / Kathy J. Wheeler and Lorna L. Schumann -- Leadership for competencies for aprn : challenges and opportunity / Rebecca M. Patton, Margarete L. Zalon, Ruth Ludwick -- Advanced clinical decision making / Kathryn A. Blair -- Health care policy : implications for practice / Evelyn G. Duffy -- Practice issues : regulation including prescriptive authority and title protection, certification, clinical privileges/credentialing, and liability / Kathryn A. Blair -- Reimbursement realities for the APRN / Andra Fjone and Cheri Friedrich -- Ethical issues in advanced practice nursing / Deborah J. Kenny -- Evidence-based practice : staying informed and translating research into practice and policy / Kathryn A. Blair and Patricia Biller Krauskop…