Contributors

vii

Preface

ix

PART I

FOUNDATIONS OF ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING

1

1

Overview of Advanced Practice Nursing   Linda Lindeke, Kathleen Fagerlund, Melissa Avery, and Mary Zwygart-Stauffacher

3

2

Advanced Practice within a Nursing Paradigm   Michaelene P. Jansen

31

3

Multifaceted Roles of the APN   Mary Zwygart-Stauffacher

43

4

The Role of Organizations in Advanced Practice Nursing   Mary Zwygart-Stauffacher

67

5

Leadership Competencies for APNs: Challenges and Opportunities   Janet Wessel Krejci and Shelly Malin

77

PART II

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE APN ROLE

95

6

Clinical Decision Making in Advanced Practice Nursing   Sheila K. Smith

97

7

Health Care Policy: Implications for Advanced Practice   Linda Reivitz

123

8

Regulation, Certification, and Clinical Privileges   Michaelene P. Jansen

153

9

Practice Issues, Prescriptive Authority, and Liability   Michaelene P. Jansen

169

10

Reimbursement Realities for Advanced Practice Nurses   Linda Lindeke

181

11

Ethical Issues in Advanced Practice Nursing   Karen S. Feldt

207

12

Translating Research into Practice: Barriers and Solutions   Kathryn Blair

223

13

Informatics for Advanced Practice Nurses   Jane Peace and Pamela Scheibel

241

PART III

TRANSITIONS TO THE ADVANCED PRACTICE ROLE

265

14

Scholarship of Practice   CeCelia R. Zorn

267

15

Employment Strategies for Advanced Practice Nurses   Jennifer Peters

283

16

Launching Your Career as an Advanced Practice Nurse   Mary Zwygart-Stauffacher and Michaelene P. Jansen

307

Appendix

APN Websites

313

Index

315