Advancing Nursing Practice: Exploring Roles and Opportunities for Clinicians, Educators, and Leaders

Make sure your students get a good grasp of how to apply what they learn in the classroom to the real world of advanced practice nursing. Advancing Nursing Practice: Exploring Roles and Opportunities for Clinicians, Educators, and Leaders eases them into the world of professional practice, discussing what it means to be successful in clinical roles such as a CRNA, CNM, CNS, or NP/DNP. But it doesn't just cover clinical roles--students will discover how they can use their practice in nursing education and administration. This practical guide helps you focus students' attention on the topics that matter most: core competencies aligned to AACN essential competencies, best practices, reimbursement, and what it means to be a leader.

In addition to a clear and conversational writing style--well-suited to the quick absorption of material--this brand-new textbook features videos, numerous illustrations, and, more importantly, interviews with real-life advanced practice nurses. Readers will get a clearer picture of what it's like day to day interacting with patients and their families, physicians and other healthcare practitioners, and management.

• Easy-to-understand descriptions of a variety of roles: clinical--CRNAs, CNMs, CNSs, and NPs/DNPs--as well as educational and administrative positions
• Compresses a range of material into a practical, no-nonsense compendium for instructors pressed for time
• Interviews with real-life APNs--on video and or in the text--tell students what it's really like
• Succinct, conversational writing style is designed to appeal to students juggling multiple courses
• Comprehensive coverage of professional competencies, best practices, leadership, and other core elements of each role
• Numerous illustrations bring concepts and principles to life for all students
• Alignment with AACN core competencies underscores the book's adherence to the highest industry standards