The Nurse Practitioner In Long Term Care

An excellent resource for new or seasoned NPs and PAs! The Nurse Practitioner in Long-Term Care addresses the growing trend to utilize the nurse practitioner in the skilled nursing facility (SNF) to manage patients in long-term care and serves as a practical resource for managing those conditions commonly encountered in the geriatric patient. It includes an introduction to nursing homes, medication management, practical health promotion/disease prevention, and management of common clinical conditions specific to the skilled and long term care nursing home settings. It will also address important topics such as elder abuse, legal issues, reimbursement, and regulatory issues. Subjects covered are pertinent to everyday practice and this text is useful in graduate programs for nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists as well as for physician’s assistant (PA) students.

A comprehensive reference, The Nurse Practitioner in Long-Term Care covers geriatric care provided by the nurse practitioner in the skilled nursing facility (SNF). It includes an introduction to nursing homes, medication management, practical health promotion and disease prevention, and management of common clinical conditions specific to the skilled and long-term care nursing home settings. It also includes topics pertinent to everyday practice such as end-of-life care, pain control, and legal and regulatory issues. This text is useful in graduate programs for nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists, as well as for physician's assistant (PA) students. It provides practical guidelines and is an excellent resource book for nurse practitioners and PAs new to nursing home practice or for seasoned professionals.

This valuable handbook covers all facets of the legal environment of long-term care administration in a clear, non-technical fashion.

"Provides primary care providers with information specific to the medical management of acutely ill adult and elder patients with multiple comorbid health problems. It also contains material on advanced directives, end of life care and regulatory and compliance concerns that often affect treatment decisions in these settings. A section on staff education is also included for nurse practitioners who are directing patient care given by both skilled and unskilled staff in subacute and long term care." --Cover.

Academic Paper from the year 2019 in the subject Health - Nursing Science - Nursing Management, grade: 3.9, University of South Florida, language: English, abstract: The purpose of this paper is to review all APN (Advanced Practice Nurse) roles and then look at my specialty, including the core competencies, certification requirements, scope of practice, and legal aspects for this particular position. The paper will also discuss the practice environment, population, and colleague health care professionals I will be working with, as well as the future leadership role and contribution to professional organizations. The evolving needs of patients and the growing complexity of health care delivery models have generated a demand for several specialized health care professionals, comprising APNs. APNs have an essential role, holding a wide range of executive and managerial positions that significantly influence the health care industry. These specialized health care professionals have expanded the alternatives for health service delivery, as well as facilitating the development of more pathways to healthcare careers and leadership opportunities for nurses. It should be noted that APNs are made up of nurse practitioners, nurse administrators, nurse educators, or nurse informaticists. Each APN performs a distinctive role; however, their responsibilities may intersect in some areas. Guided by fundamental skills and an understanding of the connection between education, experience, and patient outcomes, each APN plays a crucial part in the healthcare context.

The Future of the Nursing Workforce in the United States: Data, Trends and Implications provides a timely, comprehensive, and integrated body of data supported by rich discussion of the forces shaping the nursing workforce in the US. Using plain, jargon free language, the book identifies and describes the key changes in the current nursing workforce and provide insights about what is likely to develop in the future. The Future of the Nursing Workforce offers an in-depth discussion of specific policy options to help employers, educators, and policymakers design and implement actions aimed at strengthening the current and future RN workforce. The only book of its kind, this renowned author team presents extensive data, exhibits and tables on the nurse labor market, how the composition of the workforce is evolving, changes occurring in the work environment where nurses practice their profession, and on the publics opinion of the nursing profession.