Author : Magdalena A. Mateo
Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
Page : 485 pages
File Size : 42,94 MB
Release : 2013-10-28
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0826137253
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Author : Beth A. Staffileno, PhD, FAHA
Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 49,12 MB
Release : 2021-02-17
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0826151337
Focused specifically on the APRN role in implementing evidence-based practice in the clinical environment The fourth edition of this award-winning text—written specifically for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN) and students devoted to scholarly investigation—describes essential ways to implement Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) and quality improvement skills into practical application. Step-by-step instructions walk the reader through the process of finding relevant evidence, appraising it, translating it into practice to improve patient care and outcomes, and disseminating it. This text delivers expert guidance on designing questionnaires and data-collection forms, and on analyzing qualitative and quantitative data. The authors also offer guidelines for evaluating research articles and a variety of EBP activities and protocols demonstrating how to integrate EBP into multiple clinical settings relevant to all APRN practice domains. New to the Fourth Edition: New chapter on Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) includes information on models, processes, and tools New chapter filled with examples of APRN-led initiatives showcasing improved processes and health outcomes resulting from EBP and quality improvement (QI) projects Expanded literature reviews including integrative and other types of literature reviews beyond systematic review Increased focus on Doctor of Nursing (DNP) competencies and QI Key Features: Helpful in achieving hospital Magnet® status Integrates EBP concepts related to patient care Examples highlight application of evidence into practice Describes strategies for establishing and sustaining an organizational evidence-based practice Discusses issues of costs and ethics from EBP perspective Purchase includes digital access for use on most mobile devices or computers
Author : Manfred Stommel
Publisher : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 34,24 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780781735186
This unique textbook integrates statistical concepts into evidence-based clinical practice and patient management. Research concepts and techniques are drawn from epidemiology, bio-statistics, and psychometrics, as well as educational and social science research. Clinical examples throughout the text illustrate practical and scientifically sound applications of the concepts. Data tables and research vignettes highlight statistical distributions involving probability. Methods to locate and utilize web-based information relevant to clinical research are discussed, and web URLs are provided. Further learning is encouraged by the inclusion of suggested activities, recommended readings, references, and a comprehensive glossary of research terms. Additional resources are available at a Connection Website, connection.LWW.com/go/stommel.
Author : Susan M. DeNisco
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
Page : 968 pages
File Size : 21,59 MB
Release : 2019-10-11
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1284176126
Advanced Practice Nursing:Essential Knowledge for the Profession, Fourth Edition is a core advanced practice text used in both Master's Level and DNP programs.
Author : Dr. Michalene Jansen PhD, RN,C, GNP-BC, NP-C
Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 36,82 MB
Release : 2009-10-26
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780826130457
Designated a Doody's Core Title! "This is a valuable resource to help prepare advanced practice nurses with the skills necessary to navigate the healthcare arena. The editors and contributors are experienced advanced practice nurses with valuable information to share with novice practitioners." Score: 100, 5 stars.-Doody's Medical Reviews Now in its fourth edition, this highly acclaimed book remains the key title serving graduate-level advanced practice nurses (APNs) and recent graduates about to launch their careers. The book outlines what is required of the APN, with guidelines for professional practice for each of the four APN roles: the nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse midwife, and certified registered nurse anesthetist. Advanced Practice Nursing focuses not only on the care and management of patients, but also on how to meet the many challenges of the rapidly changing health care arena. Obtaining certification, navigating reimbursement, and translating research into practice are just a few of the challenges discussed. Key Features: Essential information on educational requirements and certification Advice on how to make the transition into professional practice Guidelines for ethical and clinical decision making Discussions on the DNP and CNL roles in AP nursing Updated and revised content on leadership development, regulation, informatics, health care organization, and health care policy
Author : Paula McGee
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 15,98 MB
Release : 2019-08-19
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1119439094
The definitive resource for advanced practice within nursing and the allied health professions—revised, expanded, and updated throughout. Advanced practice is an established and continuously evolving part of healthcare workforces around the world as a level of practice beyond initial registration. Advanced practitioners are equipped to improve health, prevent disease, and provide treatment and care for patients in a diverse range of settings. This comprehensively revised fourth edition emphasises the importance of practice in advanced healthcare, presenting a critical examination of advanced practice roles in nursing and allied health professions through a series of learning features designed to facilitate the development of vital knowledge and skills. Advanced Practice in Healthcare presents: International developments in advanced practice as a global response to the need to modernise services, reduce costs and increase access to healthcare services Country-specific examples of advanced practitioners’ roles in delivering patient care in diverse settings The impact of advanced practice in nursing and the allied health professions Controversial issues including prescribing, regulation and credentialing, and the interface with medical practice Ethical and legal dimensions of advanced practice The preparation of advanced practitioners Advanced Practice in Healthcare is an essential resource for all students, practitioners, managers and researchers of advanced practice in healthcare.
Author : Lucille A. Joel
Publisher : F. A. Davis Company
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 34,47 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780803619586
The authors provide some excellent tools for teaching a venipuncture class though small, is complete in its coverage of topics related to phlebotomy. The unit on blood collection and venipuncture equipment is very thorough. . . Respiratory Care, review of the 1st Edition.Perfect for intensive one- or two-day phlebotomy courses! This user-friendly text concentrates on the crucial skills of blood specimen collection. . . making it a cost-effective, compact learning tool for cross training and continuing education.
Author : Janie B. Butts
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Page : 675 pages
File Size : 10,66 MB
Release : 2013-12-26
Category : Education
ISBN : 1284041360
Philosophies and Theories for Advanced Nursing Practice, Second Edition was developed as an essential resource for advance practice students in master’s and doctoral programs. This text is appropriate for students needing an introductory understanding of philosophy and how a theory is constructed as well as students and nurses who understand theory at an advanced level. The Second Edition discusses the AACN DNP essentials which is critical for DNP students as well as PhD students who need a better understanding of the DNP-educated nurse’s role. Philosophies and Theories for Advanced Nursing Practice, Second Edition covers a wide variety of theories in addition to nursing theories. Coverage of non-nursing related theory is beneficial to nurses because of the growing national emphasis on collaborative, interdisciplinary patient care. The text includes diagrams, tables, and discussion questions to help students understand and reinforce core content.
Author : Ruth M. Kleinpell
Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 49,41 MB
Release : 2004-01-15
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780826116291
This book provides up-to-date resources and examples of outcome measures, tools and methods that can be used by APNs in their quest to keep pace with new developments in the rapidly expanding field of outcome measurement. The chapter authors, recognized expert practitioners, offer invaluable insight into the process of conducting outcomes assessments in all APN practice, including the clinical nurse, nurse practitioner, certified registered nurse anesthetist and certified nurse midwife practice specialties. Detailed figures, tables, and examples of outcome studies from actual research in APN practice make this an essential resource for evaluating the true impact the advanced practice nurse has on the delivery and fulfillment of care.
Author : Zaccagnini
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Page : 596 pages
File Size : 28,72 MB
Release : 2015-12-14
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1284079708
The newly revised Third Edition of The Doctor of Nursing Practice Essentials: A New Model for Advanced Practice Nursing is the first text of its kind and is modeled after the eight DNP Essentials as outlined by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). Important Notice: the digital edition of this book is missing some of the images or content found in the physical edition.
