Nurse practitioners : the evolution and future of advanced practice / / Eileen M. Sullivan-Marx ... [et al.], editors

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910821315403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, NY, : Springer Pub., c2010
• ISBN: 1-78268-168-X; 1-282-64310-X; 9786612643101; 0-8261-1822-4
• Edizione: [5th ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (432 p.)
• Collana: Springer Series on Advanced Practice Nursing
• Altri autori (Persone): Sullivan-MarxEileen
• Disciplina: 610.7306/92
• Soggetti: Nurse practitioners; Primary care (Medicine)
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; PART I: HISTORICAL AND CURRENT SOCIAL CONTEXT; PART II: RESEARCH SUPPORTING NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND THEIR PRACTICE; PART III: REGULATORY AND POLICY ENVIRONMENTS; PART IV: INTEGRATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS IN THE HEALTH CARE ENVIRONMENT; PART V: BUSINESS AND PAYMENT STRUCTURES FOR NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PART VI: GLOBAL HEALTH AND FUTURE CHALLENGES; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: "" there are plenty of lessons to be learned not only from the experiences and insights of these authors, but also principles and practices which they have found to be patient-centered, effective, efficient, and economical."". -Loretta C. Ford, EdD, RN, PNP, FAAN, FAANP(From the Foreword). This fifth edition discusses the evolution and future of advance 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