AAACN Core Curriculum for Ambulatory Care Nursing

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W.B. Saunders Company, 2001 - Medical - 496 pages
This 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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