Covering all advanced practice competencies and roles, this book offers strategies for enhancing patient care and legitimizing your role within today's health care system. It covers the history of advanced practice nursing, the theory behind the practice, and emerging issues. Offering a comprehensive exploration of advanced practice nursing, this edition also adds a focus on topics including the APN scope of practice, certification, and the ethical and legal issues that occur in clinical practice.
"This comprehensive textbook is therefore highly relevant to those aspiring to be advanced nurse or midwifery practitioners.This is a must for any credible nursing library." Nursing Standard, July 2009
"The text is over 800 pages long but crammed full of information thanks to the authors and contributors who are witnessing this book in its fourth edition." Journal of Orthopaedic Nursing.