Dr. Stanley and her colleagues offer new ideas for your consideration and inspire you to provide the best possible care for your patients.<BR><BR>They begin with the field's historical roots and progress to contemporary concerns and trends. Their discussions consider the unique combination of advanced nursing knowledge, science, and practice that differentiates each of the advanced practice registered nursing roles from one another and from other health professional roles and practice.<BR><BR>The healthcare environment in which you practice will be stressful and demanding, but it also will be more rewarding and more fulfilling than ever before. Throughout your career, there always will be exciting new opportunities for professional growth and advancement.<BR><BR>New to this Edition<BR><BR>-Thoroughly updated coverage throughout.<BR><BR>-New chapters on evidence-based practice, the evolution of APN across the continuum of care, and health education and counseling.<BR><BR>-New coverage of timely topics, including healthcare disparities, retail clinics, complexity theory, current issues in practice, APN consensus model, and the DNP.<BR><BR>Features<BR><BR>-Issues and discussion presentation of the major roles of the advanced practice nurseùnurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, certified registered nurse anesthetist, and certified nurse-midwife.<BR><BR>-Coverage of the ethical aspects of practice.<BR><BR>-Practical business advice for negotiating salaries or starting a new practice.<BR><BR>-Critical-thinking exercises, including performing critiques, conducting peer reviews, using analogies, drawing models to depict relationships among concepts, developing position papers and professional practice statements, and engaging in argument and debate.