AAACN Core Curriculum for Ambulatory Care NursingThis new text is the first of its kind, organized, written, and endorsed by the American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nurses. CORE CURRICULUM FOR AMBULATORY CARE NURSING focuses on the practice of staff nurses working with ambulatory care patients and coordinating the workflow in ambulatory care settings. It includes identification and specification of unique role dimensions, such as telephone nursing and care coordination. This valuable text also references the AAACN Ambulatory Care Nursing Administrative and Practice Standards as well as the AAACN Telephone Practice Administration and Practice Standards.TOC: |
Contents
Ambulatory Care Nursing Specialty Practice | 3 |
The Ambulatory Care Practice Arena | 16 |
Context of Ambulatory Care | 31 |
Ambulatory Care Team | 55 |
PracticeOffice Support | 70 |
Health Care Fiscal Management | 84 |
Informatics | 96 |
Legal Aspects | 110 |
Gerontologic Health | 284 |
Oncology Pain Management | 302 |
Neurology | 319 |
Ambulatory Surgery | 331 |
NurseManaged Clinics | 361 |
Telehealth Nursing Practice | 389 |
SECTION THREE THE PROFESSIONAL NURSING ROLE IN AMBULATORY CARE | 407 |
Clinical Performance Improvement | 409 |
Patient Advocacy | 124 |
Staffing and Workload | 133 |
SECTION TWO THE CLINICAL NURSING ROLE IN AMBULATORY CARE | 147 |
Primary CareFamily Health Care Nursing | 149 |
Pediatrics | 169 |
Womens HealthGynecology | 216 |
Male Health | 239 |
Adult Health | 253 |
Ethics | 430 |
Leadership Inquiry and Research Utilization | 437 |
Regulatory Compliance and Risk Management | 453 |
Staff Development | 464 |
GLOSSARY | 473 |
APPENDIX | 479 |
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