Product Code: 128102
AACN Scope and Standards of Practice for the Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
An updated edition will tentatively publish at the end of September, 2017.
AACN Scope and Standards for Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Practice describes and measures the expected level of practice and professional performance for acute care nurse practitioners (ACNPs), incorporating advances in scientific knowledge, clinical practice, technology and other changes in the dynamic healthcare environment. It offers a practical tool for students, educators and advanced practice nurses caring for high acuity or critically ill patients and their families in every setting.
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Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Purpose of This Document
Definition and Role of Scope
Definition and Role of Standards
Frameworks for This Document
Need for Defining the Role of the Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Scope of Practice: Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Introduction
Scope of Practice
Definition of the Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Role of the Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Practice Population
Practice Environment
Educational Preparation
Clinical Practicum
Regulation
Ethical Issues
Conclusion
Standards of Clinical Practice
Introduction
Advanced Assessment
Differential Diagnosis
Outcomes Identification
Plan of Care
Implementation of Treatment
Evaluation
Standards of Professional Performance
Introduction
Professional Practice
Education
Collaboration
Ethics
Systems Thinking
Resource Utilization
Leadership
Collegiality
Quality of Practice
Clinical Inquiry
Current Issues and Trends
Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioners
Adult Acute Care Nurse Practitioners
Acute Care Nurse Practitioners in Specialty Practices
Care of the Older Adult
Glossary
Appendices
A Consensus Model for APRN Regulation
B Additional Foundational Resources
CAACN Standards for Establishing and Sustaining Healthy Work Environments
ISBN #: 9780945812005
Authors: Advanced Practice Work Group
Editor: L. Bell
