Advanced Nursing Role Development: Sixth Edition

By Kathryn A. Blair PhD FNP FAANP, this revised and updated sixth edition of Advanced Nursing Role Development provides a comprehensive overview of the evolving spheres of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) and the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) and Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) roles.

What’s New in the Sixth Edition

• Explores the pros and cons of international healthcare system models
• Details the transition into practice for APRN masters and doctoral students, specifically for Nurse Practitioners (NPs), Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNSs), Certified Nurse-Midwives (CNMs), and Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs)
• Discusses the importance of APRN leadership in shaping health through political activism
• Examines the impact of the APRN role on expected changes to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
• Emphasizes how APRNs can influence health policy, global health, and differentiated practice and leadership roles within interprofessional teams
• Updates information about educational requirements and differentiation from certification
• Expands coverage of professional issues and research-based practice
• Incorporates topics for discussion at the end of each chapter

Key Features and Benefits

This comprehensive textbook addresses interprofessional, global health, leadership roles, and practice issues regarding credentialing, prescriptive authority, and liabilities, providing conceptual and practical frameworks for teachers and students. The revised edition includes:

• Case studies to facilitate learning and application
• An instructor’s manual to support educators
• PowerPoint slides for easy integration into classroom instruction
• Free, searchable, digital access to the entire contents of the book with print purchase

Publsiher: Springer Publishing Company
Publication Date: October 31, 2018
Language: English
Pages: 340