Irrespective of the educational setting, advanced practice nurses must possess excellent skills in communication, team building skills, evaluative skills, and clinical proficiency (Flynn & Stack, 2006). Researcher The role of advanced practice nurses in their capacity as researchers includes "examining and testing the clinical practice guides as part of the process of accepting, integrating, and evaluating continued use as standards of care" (Mezey, Fulmer & Abraham, 2006, p
¶ … Advanced Practice Nursing Framework Following its introduction during the 1960s, the role of the advanced practice nurse (hereinafter alternatively "APN") has expanded greatly into a number of specialty areas (Nwosuocha, 1999)
Advanced practice nurses in psychiatric settings are becoming particularly active in the expanded prescribing role (Hales, 2002). The author's personal philosophy of nursing is loosely based on the tenets of Jean Watson's theory of caring because the holistic approach to the provision of healthcare is a rationale model that can be applied to a wide range of specialties (Perkins, 2004)
In their capacity as researchers, advanced practice nurses have increasingly relied on innovations in telecommunications and telemedicine to gather relevant data (Marineau, 2007). A growing number of advanced practice nurses are actively involved in epidemiological investigations (Stanberry, 2006)
Deshler & Ewert, 1995). The PEPPA model centers on collective investigation, reflection, valuing others people's knowledge and experience, analysis; learning; monitoring one's actions; and conscious production of new knowledge (Bryant-Lukosius & Dicenso, (2004))
Deshler & Ewert, 1995). The PEPPA model centers on collective investigation, reflection, valuing others people's knowledge and experience, analysis; learning; monitoring one's actions; and conscious production of new knowledge (Bryant-Lukosius & Dicenso, (2004))
The AACN paradigm was launched in the 1990s by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses that convened in order to formulate a paradigm for nursing that would guide the profession. It was agreed that certified nursing should be based on meeting the patient's needs and on qualitative care rather than on following a set of rigidly delineated methods (Hardin, 2005)
The AACN paradigm was launched in the 1990s by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses that convened in order to formulate a paradigm for nursing that would guide the profession. It was agreed that certified nursing should be based on meeting the patient's needs and on qualitative care rather than on following a set of rigidly delineated methods (Hardin, 2005)
Attached to preference of the AACN model is also my belief in evidence-based nursing that Professor David Sackett, one of its pioneers, has decribed EBP in the following manner, as consisitng of: "The conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients. The practice of evidence-based medicine means integrating individual clinical expertise with the best available external clinical evidence from systematic research (Sackett et al
Applies knowledge of organizational practices and complex systems to improve health care delivery. Until fairly recently, the healthcare delivery system used in the West was largely based on an acute care model wherein patients presented with various symptoms and signs which were diagnosed by a doctor and an appropriate remedy provided (Bernstein, 2008)
Analyzes organizational structure, functions and resources to improve the delivery of care. Healthcare organizations are becoming increasing complex institutions that defy easy analysis and solutions to problems (Cornett, 2009)
Health Delivery System Competencies Program Outcome #4: Evaluate the design, implementation, and outcomes of strategies developed to meet healthcare needs (MSN Essentials). Nursing leaders are in a good position to facilitate the evaluation and implementation of healthcare system designs by drawing on evidence-based practice instead of intuitive perceptions, but the use of this approach is fairly recent (Harris, 2009)
Effects health care change using broad-based skills including negotiating, consensus-building, and partnering. The MSN program provided a foundation that can facilitate the forging of evidence-based healthcare among clinicians and allied health professionals (Kalb & O'Connor, 2015)
Evaluates the impact of health care delivery on patients, providers, other stakeholders, and the environment. While patient safety and welfare remain the top priority in any healthcare setting, it is also important to take the impact of the healthcare delivery model on all stakeholders, including the general public and the natural environment (Scott & Struder, 2003)
Healthcare settings can be extremely dangerous places because of the traumatic exigencies of the potentially life-threatening situations in which patients present. Patients and family members are already distraught and the potential for violence is always present, especially in tertiary healthcare settings (Stichler, 2011)
What are the procedures for credentialing advanced practice nurses within their institution? Advanced practice nurses are required to undergo a credentialing process to gain clinical privileges for nursing practice. As a result, every institution or healthcare facility has a specific credentialing form and process for advanced nursing practice (Jansen & Zwygart-Stauffacher, 2010, p