Nurse Practitioners : Evolution of Advanced Practice

Nothing could be more propitious to herald in the 21st century than this Fourth Edition... It chronicles the depth and breadth of advanced practice nursing historically, clinically, professionally, organizationally, legally and politically....A vital descriptive link in the illustrious, if tortuous, history of advanced practice nursing.
--from the Foreword by Loretta C. Ford, RN, EdD, PNP, FAAN, FAANP, Co-Founder with Pediatrician Henry Silver, of the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Role (1965)

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.

Mathy Doval Mezey, EdD, RN, FAAN, taught at Lehman College of the City University of New York and at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing where she directed the geriatric nurse practitioner program and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Teaching Nursing Home Program. Since 1991 she has been the Independence Foundation Professor and Director of the John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for the Advancement of Geriatric Nursing at New York University. Dr. Mezey is a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America, sits on the board of the Visiting Nurse Service of New York, and is Trustee Emeritus of Columbia University.

Diane ONeil McGivern, RN, PhD, FAAN, is Regeant Emerita, New York State Legislature; Professor, Division of Nursing, NYU, and first recipient of the Erline Perkins McGriff Professor of Nursing Chair, also at NYU.

Eileen M. Sullivan-Marx, PhD, RNC, FAAN, is Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Practice & University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing.

Sherry A. Greenberg, PhD, RN, GNP-BC, FGSA is a Courtesy-Appointed Associate Professor at New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing.