附註:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Aspects of nursing common to all nurses -- Ethical issues in nursing -- Legal and licensing aspects of nursing -- Evolution of advanced practice nursing -- Nurse practitioner -- Nurse-midwifery -- Clinical nurse specialist -- Certified registered nurse anesthetists -- Reimbursement -- Managed care -- Barriers to practice -- Malpractice -- Merging nurse practitioner and clinical nurse specialist roles -- State legislative issues -- Second licensure examination for advanced practice nurses -- Faculty training and faculty practice trends -- Effectiveness of advanced practice nurses -- Epilogue: a personal note on physicians and nurses -- App. A. Clinical reasoning -- App. B. Maryland Nurse Practice Act for nurse practitioners -- App. C. Maryland Nurse Practice Act and regulations for nurse-midwifery -- App. D. Code of ethics of the American Association Of Nurse Anesthetists -- App. E. Practice standards of the American Association Of Nurse Anesthetists -- App. F. Maryland Nurse Practice Act and regulations for nurse anesthetists -- App. G. Professional organizations of advanced practice nursing.
