Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- 1: Advanced Practice Nursing: A Justified Need -- 1.1 Advanced Practice Nursing as an International Phenomenon -- 1.2 Advanced Practice Nursing Yields Positive Effects -- 1.3 Access to Nursing, Care, and Treatment Must Be Improved -- 1.4 Available Resources Must Be More Effectively Used to Meet the Increased Demand for Healthcare Services -- 1.5 Clinical Career Paths Support the Recruitment of Future Nurses -- 1.6 Advanced Practice Nursing Contributes to the Sustainable Development of Healthcare -- 1.7 Key Messages to Policy-Makers -- References -- 2: Nurses as Advanced Specialists and Advanced Generalists -- 2.1 Progression from Generalist Nurse to Advanced Practice Nurse -- 2.2 From Nurse Specialists to Nurses with a Master's Degree: Examples from the Nordic Countries -- 2.3 A Bi-continuum Model of Specialist Versus Generalist Nurses -- 2.4 The Advanced Practice Nurse as a T-Shaped Professional -- 2.5 Nurses' Clinical Practice on the Generalist, Specialist, and Advanced Levels -- References -- 3: What Is Advanced Practice Nursing? -- 3.1 The Concept of Advanced Practice Nursing: An International Perspective -- 3.2 Characteristics of the Advanced Practice Nursing Role -- 3.3 Definition of Advanced Practice Nursing: A Conceptual, Caring Model -- 3.4 What Is the Difference Between Nurse Practitioners and Clinical Nurse Specialists? -- 3.5 The Advanced Practice Nurse's Knowledge Base and Broad Competence -- 3.6 Degree of Autonomy in Clinical Work -- 3.7 The Nurse's Personal Characteristics -- 3.8 Conclusion -- References -- 4: The View of Knowledge in Advanced Practice Nursing -- 4.1 The Tree-Dimensional View of Knowledge in Advanced Practice Nursing -- 4.2 The Three-Dimensional View of Knowledge as a Synthesis of Knowledge, Skills, and Wisdom.

4.3 The Three-Dimensional View of Knowledge as Related to Kim's Knowledge Domains -- 4.4 Knowledge Synthesis in Advanced Practice Nursing -- 4.5 Nurses' Advanced Clinical Competence as Knowledge in Action -- References -- 5: The Caring Advanced Practice Nursing Model -- 5.1 The Caring Advanced Practice Nursing Model -- 5.2 The Nurse-Patient Relationship -- 5.3 Central Theoretical Perspectives -- 5.4 Contextual Factors -- 5.5 "The Foundation for Caritative Caring" for Nursing on the Generalist, Specialist, and Advanced Levels -- 5.6 Advanced Practice Nursing in the Dialectical Tension Between the General and the Specific -- References -- 6: Theoretical Perspectives on Advanced Practice Nursing -- 6.1 A Historical Perspective -- 6.2 Health -- 6.2.1 The Ontological Model of Health -- 6.2.2 The Dialectic of Health as a Synthesis of Pathogenesis and Salutogenesis -- 6.3 A Person-Centered Health Perspective in Advanced Practice Nursing -- 6.4 A Holistic Approach to Advanced Practice Nursing -- 6.5 Ethos as a Person-Centered Fundamental Ethical Approach -- 6.5.1 Dignity and Respect for the Patient as a Person -- 6.5.2 Caritas as Compassionate Love and Mercy -- 6.5.3 Virtue as a Force -- 6.6 Caring as the Core of Advanced Practice Nursing -- References -- 7: Core Competency Domains in Advanced Practice Nursing -- 7.1 Competency Domain 1: Direct Clinical Care -- 7.1.1 Clinical Assessment and Knowing the Patient -- 7.1.1.1 Health Assessment, Part 1: Health History -- Collecting Information for the Patient Health History -- 7.1.1.2 Health Assessment, Part 2: Assessment of Patient's Current Health Condition and Physical Examination -- 7.1.2 Clinical Decision-Making -- 7.1.3 Nursing Care and Management of Patients' Health Issues -- 7.1.4 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Advanced Practice Nursing.

7.1.5 Three Perspectives on Health Promotion in Advanced Practice Nursing -- 7.1.5.1 Health Promotion When Health Is Understood as the Absence of Disease -- 7.1.5.2 Health Promotion When Health Is Understood as Well-Being -- 7.1.5.3 Health Promotion When Health Is Understood as a Resource -- 7.2 Competency Domain 2: Ethical Decision-Making -- 7.2.1 Ethical Problems/Issues in Advanced Practice Nursing -- 7.2.2 Elements of Ethical Decision-Making -- 7.2.3 The Importance of Cultural Competence for Ethical Decision-Making -- 7.3 Competency Domain 3: Coaching and Guidance -- 7.3.1 Health Education Concepts Associated with Coaching and Guidance -- 7.3.2 Advanced Practice Nurses as Coaches -- 7.3.3 Coaching as Person-Centered Guidance -- 7.3.4 Coaching Patients During Transitions Between Life Phases -- 7.3.5 Coaching Realized as Motivational Conversations -- 7.3.6 Coaching and Guidance Key Summary Points -- 7.4 Competency Domain 4: Consultation -- 7.4.1 Consultation in Its Various Forms -- 7.4.2 Functions Associated with Consultancy in Advanced Practice Nursing -- 7.5 Competency Domain 5: Collaboration -- 7.5.1 Definition of the Concept of Collaboration -- 7.5.2 The Characteristics of Effective and Good Collaboration -- 7.5.3 Collaboration as a Part of Advanced Practice Nursing -- 7.5.4 Reasons Underlying Lack of Collaboration -- 7.5.5 Strategies for Successful Collaboration -- 7.6 Competency Domain 6: Case Management -- 7.6.1 Case Management as a Concept -- 7.6.2 Advanced Practice Nurses as Case Managers -- 7.6.3 Case Management Models in Advanced Practice Nursing -- 7.7 Competency Domain 7: Research and Development -- 7.7.1 Evidence-Based Practice -- 7.7.2 Evaluation of Advanced Practice Nursing Practice -- 7.7.3 Participation in Research and Development -- 7.8 Competency Domain 8: Leadership.

7.8.1 Historical Factors That Have Influenced Nurses' Position in Healthcare -- 7.8.2 Advanced Practice Nurses as Leaders -- 7.8.2.1 Clinical Leadership -- 7.8.2.2 Professional Leadership -- 7.8.2.3 Leadership on the Systems Level -- 7.8.2.4 Health Policy Leadership -- 7.8.3 The Characteristics of Leadership Competency in Advanced Practice Nursing -- 7.8.4 Personal Characteristics for Leaders of Advanced Practice Nursing -- 7.8.5 Barriers to the Development of Leadership on the Advanced Level -- 7.8.6 Strategies for Developing Leadership Characteristics -- 7.8.6.1 Prerequisites for Advanced Practice Nurses' Leadership -- 7.9 Critical Factors in Advanced Practice Nursing -- References -- 8: Advanced Practice Nursing in Acute Care -- 8.1 Advanced Practice Nursing in Acute Care: International Experiences -- 8.2 Advanced Practice Nursing Outcomes in Acute Care -- 8.2.1 Care Quality -- 8.2.2 Patient Satisfaction -- 8.2.3 Patient Flow and Wait Times -- 8.2.4 Cost Efficiency -- 8.2.5 Approach -- 8.3 The Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Advanced Practice Nurse -- 8.4 Developing New Advanced Practice Nursing Models in Norwegian Acute Care -- References -- 9: Advanced Practice Nursing in Primary Care -- 9.1 The Development of Expanding Nursing Roles in Primary Care -- 9.2 Summary of Advanced Practice Nursing Outcomes in Primary Care -- 9.3 Examples of Advanced Practice Nursing Roles in Primary Care -- 9.3.1 Patient Flow and Continuity of Care -- 9.3.2 Holistic Home Rehabilitation -- 9.3.3 Geriatric Mental Health Nursing -- 9.3.4 Person-Centered Care Used to Reduce Restraining Measures -- 9.3.5 Identifying Delirium and Improving Functional Ability -- 9.3.6 Home Healthcare Oncological Nursing -- 9.3.7 Continence Nursing -- 9.4 Advanced Practice Nurses as Compliments to Physicians in Nursing Homes -- 9.4.1 Integrated Nursing Teams.

9.4.2 Advanced Practice Nursing Clinics -- References -- 10: The Right to Prescribe Medications as an Advanced Practice Nurse -- 10.1 International Overview -- 10.2 Examples of the Development of Nurses' Prescriptive Authority in the Nordic Countries -- 10.2.1 Sweden -- 10.2.2 Norway -- 10.2.3 Finland -- 10.3 What Are the Benefits of Nurse Prescribing? -- 10.4 Factors That Inhibit Nurse Prescribing -- 10.5 Conclusion -- References -- 11: Core Factors for the Sustainable Development of Advanced Practice Nursing -- 11.1 Effects of the Inadequate Planning of New Advanced Practice Nursing Models -- 11.2 Leadership's Importance for Implementation -- 11.3 The PEPPA Framework and the Development and Evaluation of Advanced Practice Nursing -- 11.4 National Guidelines and Certification Schemes -- References -- 12: Leading Change When Implementing Advanced Practice Nursing -- 12.1 Advanced Practice Nursing as Management's Vision -- 12.2 Change as a Phenomenon and Concept -- 12.3 Theoretical Perspectives on Leadership During Change -- 12.4 The Eight Steps of the Change Process -- 12.5 The Three-Dimensional Model of Leading Change in Healthcare -- 12.6 Understanding Change and Resistance to Change -- 12.7 Advanced Practice Nurses as Change Leaders -- References -- 13: Advanced Practice Nursing Education -- 13.1 An Optimal Balance Between Theoretical and Clinical Studies -- 13.2 International Advanced Practice Nursing Educational Programs -- 13.3 International Standards for Advanced Practice Nursing Educational Programs -- 13.4 Overall Structure of Advanced Practice Nursing Educational Programs -- 13.5 Assessment of the Development of Clinical Competence -- 13.6 Objective Structured Clinical Examination for Assessment of Clinical Competence -- References.

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