Advanced Practice Nursing: Essential Knowledge for the Profession

"The ultimate resource for all advanced practice nurses, this book was conceived by a need to present graduate core curriculum content based on the American Association of Colleges of Nurse's The Essentials of Master' Education for Advanced Practice Nursing in a comprehensive, introductory format. This timely text provides nurses in advanced practice roles with the required core knowledge they need to build upon as they proceed into their unique specialty. Key topics in this text include: Professional roles for advanced nursing practice -- Healthcare policy Quality improvement -- Patient safety and information technology -- Theory and research -- Ethics and diversity." -- BOOK JACKET.