The ultimate resource for all advanced practice nurses, this book was conceived by a need to present graduate core curriculum content based on the American Association of Colleges of Nurse’s The Essentials of Master Education for Advanced Practice Nursing in a comprehensive, introductory format.

This timely text provides nurses in advanced practice roles with the required core knowledge they need to build upon as they proceed into their unique specialty. Key topics in this text include:

Professional roles for advanced nursing practice

Healthcare policy

Quality improvement

Patient safety and information technology

Theory and research

Ethics and diversity