NGNA Core Curriculum for Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0761913009 ISBN 13: 9780761913009

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc, 1998

Synopsis

Written and compiled by gerontological nursing leaders, NGNA Core Curriculum for Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses provides a broad overview of advanced elder care nursing. In easy-to-read form, the book presents not only thorough coverage of practice and illness management but also a wide range of professional information: + Theoretical foundations, including aging and developmental theories as well as nursing and health promotion models + Role development issues such as educational preparation, credentialing, standards of practice, and role functions + Patient education, educational program development, and staff development + Gerontological advanced practice nursing in collaboration, consulting, and research + Leadership and health service delivery issues + Health policy and legal and ethical topics + Professional issues As a basis for curriculum development or departmental standards of practice, an organizing framework for preparing for gerontological nursing certification, or simply as a shelf reference, NGNA Core Curriculum for Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses is a must-have for advanced clinicians and students in gerontological nursing.

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Written and compiled by gerontologic nursing leaders, the NGNA Core Curriculum for Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses provides a broad overview of advanced elder care nursing. In easy-to-scan outline form, the book presents not only a thorough coverage of practice and illness management but also a wide range of professional information.

Edition details

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0761913009
• ISBN 13: 9780761913009
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 736
• Editor: Luggen Ann Schmidt, Travis Shirley S., Meiner Sue