Nurse Practitioners

by Mezey, Mathy Doval; Greenberg, Sherry A.; McGivern, Diane O'Neill; Sullivan-Marx, Eileen

• ISBN13: 9780826177728
• ISBN10: 0826177727
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-10-01
• Publisher: Springer Pub Co

Summary

New to this edition are chapters on the nuts and bolts of practice, outcomes research, certified registered nurse anesthetists, acute care nurse practitioners, the Veterans Administration, the nurse workforce, holistic care, and home care. This comprehensive textbook provides a broad and balanced picture of this important part of professional nursing, and is a valuable resource for students in advanced practice nursing programs as well as new advanced practice graduates

Table of Contents

Foreword by Loretta C. Ford	xi
Preface	xiii
Acknowledgments	xv
Contributors	xvii
PART I Perspectives: History, Education, Philosophy, and Research	1	(132)
1 Advanced Practice Nursing: Preparation and Clinical Practice	3	(28)
Diane O. McGivern, Eileen M. Sullivan-Marx, and Mathy D. Mezey
2 Philosophical and Historical Bases of Advanced Practice Nursing Roles	31	(23)
Ellen D. Baer
Commentary: Philosophical and Historical Bases of Advanced Practice Nursing Roles	54	(79)
Julie Fairman
3 Primary Care as an Academic Discipline	65	(19)
Claire M. Fagin
4 Research in Support of Nurse Practitioners	84	(24)
Frances Hughes, Sean Clarke, Deborah A. Sampson, Julie Fairman, and Eileen M. Sullivan-Marx
5 Long-Term Outcomes of Advanced Practice Nursing	108	(27)
Harriet J. Kitzman and Susan Groth
PART II The Practice Arena: Many Roles, Many Settings	133	(170)
6 Advanced Practice Nurses in Acute-Care Services	135	(15)
Deborah E. Becker and Therese S. Richmond
7 Advanced Practice Nurses in Managed Care	150	(16)
Patricia M. Barber and Marina Burke
8 Nurse Practitioners in the School-Based Health Care Environment	166	(26)
Judith B. Igoe
9 Meeting the Needs of Older Adults for Primary Health Care	192	(23)
Diane Stillman, Neville E. Strumpf, and Geraldine Paier
10 Advanced Practice Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing	215	(18)
Madeline A. Naegle
11 Advanced Practice in Holistic Nursing	233	(21)
Carla Mariano
12 Nurse-Midwifery and Primary Health Care for Women	254	(15)
Joyce E. Thompson
13 Nurse Anesthetists: Evolution From Critical Care Practitioners to Anesthesia Providers	269	(15)
William P. Fehder
14 Roles of Nurse Practitioners in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs	284	(21)
Karen R. Robinson and Robert Petzel
PART III Voices From the Field	303	(86)
15 The Voice of Experience: The Nuts and Bolts of Advanced Practice for Nurse Practitioners	305	(16)
Joseph P. Colagreco and Carl A. Kirton
16 Marginalized Patients, Family Nurse Practitioners, and Nurse-Managed Health Centers: Caring for Residents in Public-Housing-Based Nursing Centers	321	(12)
Susan M. Beidler and Donna Torrisi
17 Primary Care in the Home: The Nurse Practitioners' Role	333	(14)
JoAnn Hunt Stracuzzi and Lynn T. Rinke
18 Surgical Intensive Care Unit Nurse Practitioner	347	(8)
Sabrina D. Jarvis
19 Physician-Nurse Practitioner Relationships	355	(12)
William Kavesh
20 Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and Pediatrician: Collaborative Practice	367	(9)
Carol Boland and Susan Leib
21 Adolescent Family Practice	376	(15)
Ann L. O'Sullivan
PART IV Payment, Policy, and Politics	389	(82)
22 Systems of Payment for Advanced Practice Nurses	391	(24)
Eileen M. Sullivan-Marx and David Keepnews
23 Licensure, Certification, and Credentialing	415	(16)
Frances K. Porcher
24 Workforce Policy Perspectives on Advance Practice Nursing	431	(12)
Linda H. Aiken
25 Academic Nursing Practice: Implications for Policy	443	(28)
Lois K. Evans, Melinda Jenkins, and Karen Buhler-Wilkerson
Index	471