Advanced Practice in Healthcare outlines the key components of
advanced practice in which healthcare professionals are engaged. With a
clear skills focus, it explores issues critical to providing effective
enhanced care to patients whilst managing and negotiating the
complexities of the healthcare delivery system.
Perspectives on advanced practice are illuminated throughout the text
and are designed to promote the formation of new thinking in relation to
practice, education and research. The text is comprised of three
sections that address different aspects of advanced practice and these
in turn:
- Provide guidance on the development of clinical skills, including
consultation, clinical decision making, holistic care, and the role of
care planning in advanced practice.
- Explain management skills and how to manage, negotiate and monitor the
complexities of the healthcare system in order to ensure the delivery
of quality patient care.
- Clarify the professional role of the advanced practice clinician and
how implementation of the role can improve the delivery of patient
care.
In each chapter activities are presented that assist in the development,
implementation and extension of advanced level practice. This text is
especially relevant to nurses, midwives and allied health professionals
practising within primary and secondary care who wish to advance their
practice or clarify their roles within the context of advanced practice,
particularly those undertaking masters level study.
