Textbook for the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (Digital Access Card)

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Textbook for the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (Digital Access Card)

CourseConnect Digital Access—Cases, Questions, and More!

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Valerie J. Fuller, PhD, DNP, AGACNP-BC, FNP-BC, FNAP, FAANP

Paula S. McCauley, DNP, ACNP-BC, CMC, CSC, FAANP

Description

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Digital access to Textbook for the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, on CourseConnect, an interactive online platform. Encompassing all of the knowledge required to fulfill AACN and NONPF competencies and scope of practice, this comprehensive, evidence-based text is the first written specifically for Adult Gerontology Acute Care NP students and practitioners. With contributions from over 100 respected practitioners in the field, it encompasses the most current information on the evaluation, diagnosis, and management of common conditions, and integrates advanced nursing practice competencies including leadership skills, understanding of complex health care systems, and interprofessional team practice. The text is organized by body system for ease of reference. Each chapter includes a review of the current standard of care for a particular topic, including assessment, differential diagnostic modalities, interprofessional collaboration, evidence-based treatment, and goals for transitions of care. Also covered are specific challenges and professional considerations in acute care. Clinical pearls and key takeaways are woven throughout to underscore essential information. Special topics on palliative care, pain, and pain management are also covered.

This online course is replete with lessons, quizzes, and interactive cases. Through purchase of this Digital Access Card, you will receive continuous access to CourseConnect for as long as you need it. No expiration. No limits. Uninterrupted access to support your success.

Key Features:

A comprehensive acute care textbook written by NPs for NPs
Organized by body system for ease of reference
Integrates advanced nursing practice competencies
Promotes leadership skills, helps students to understand complex health care systems, and embodies core principles of interprofessional team practice
Includes clinical pearls, key takeaway boxes, evidence-based practice resources

CourseConnect Features:

Interactive chapter modules with lessons, quizzes, and interactive cases
Study tools and analytics dashboard with strengths assessment
Downloadable chapters

Authors

Valerie J. Fuller, PhD, DNP, AGACNP-BC, FNP-BC, FNAP, FAANP is an Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and Family Nurse Practitioner who works in the Department of Surgery at Maine Medical Center in Portland, ME. She is the Region 1 Director to the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, Board Chair and APRN member of the Maine State Board of Nursing, and Past President of the Maine Nurse Practitioner Association. She is actively involved in APRN education, practice, and policy issues at local, state and national levels. Her clinical and research interests include vascular surgery, wound care, and delirium.

Paula S. McCauley, DNP, ACNP-BC, CMC, CSC, FAANP is an Adult Acute Care Nurse Practitioner. She has also served for many years as Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, in cardiology and Critical Care at the University of Connecticut Health Center, John Dempsey Hospital. She has served as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs/Associate Clinical Professor/Acute Care Track Coordinator at University of Connecticut School of Nursing. She is actively involved in APRN practice, serving as co-chair of the Acute Care Specialty community of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and chair of the 2022 task force on the American Association of Critical Care Nurses revisions of the Scope and Standards for Acute Care Nurse Practitioners. Her clinical and research interests include advance practice education, cardiology, cardiovascular surgery, and pain management.

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