Clinical Guidelines For Advanced Practice Nursing: An Interdisciplinary Approach

ISBN: 0763774146

Author: Collins-Bride, Geraldine

Condition: Used

Clinical Guidelines for Advanced Practice Nursing: An Interdisciplinary Approach, Second Edition is an accessible and practical reference designed to help nurses and students with daily clinical decision making. Written in collaboration with certified nurse midwives, clinical nurse specialists, nurse practitioners, nutritionists, pharmacists, and physicians, it fosters a team approach to health care. Divided into four areas-Pediatrics, Gynecology, Obstetrics, and, Adult General Medicine-and following a lifespan approach, it utilizes the S-O-A-P (Subjective-Objective-Assessment-Plan) format. Additionally, the authors explore complex chronic disease management, health promotion across the lifespan, and professional and legal issues such as reimbursement, billing, and the legal scope of practice. Unique and inclusive of topics and issues unaddressed in other texts, Clinical Guidelines for Advanced Practice Nursing: An Interdisciplinary Approach, Second Edition incorporates care of transgender individuals, intimate partner violence, health care maintenance for adults with developmental disabilities, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).