Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0826112811 ISBN 13: 9780826112811

Publisher: Springer Pub Co, 1999

This popular textbook, now in a second edition, presents a clear introduction to the field and a skills-oriented approach to the core information needed by all advanced practice nurses. Students and clinicians -- whether nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, midwife, or nurse anesthetist -- will learn to apply clinical decision making, care management, client education and advocacy, research, consulting, and writing and oral presentation skills to their APN role. They also will find information on professional issues, such as licensure and reimbursement. New to this edition are chapters on complementary therapies, collaboration, and ethical issues.

About the Author:

Mariah Snyder, PhD, RN, FAAN, is Professor Emeritus at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing. Independent nursing interventions and complementary therapies have been the focus of her career. She has studied the effects of complementary therapies in promoting the health and wellbeing of elders, particularly those with dementia. Dr. Snyder was a founding member of the Center for Spirituality and Healing at the University of Minnesota and the establishment of the Center's graduate interdisciplinary minor. She continues to incorporate complementary therapies in her volunteer activities with women in recovery programs and elders.