Nursing's national accrediting bodies, including the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education and the National League for Nursing Accreditation Commission, demand that nursing curriculum include and emphasize professional standards. This new edition provides information on these professional standards by including chapters relevant to various aspects of advanced nursing practice, including changes in the national health care agenda, the 2010 Affordable Care Act, and the Institute of Medicine (IOM) 2010 report on the future of nursing. With the explosion of the DNP, the revision of the American Association of College's of Nursing (AACN) Master's Essentials, and the refinement and development of the Clinical Nurse Leader role, this text is a timely resource for the next generation of advanced practice nursing.

PART 1. Professional Roles for the Advanced Practice Nurse -- 1. The Slow March to Professional Practice / Karen A. Wolf -- 2. Advanced Practice Nursing: Moving Beyond the Basics / Joyce Pulcini -- 3. The Evolution of Doctoral Education in Nursing / Michael Carter -- 4. Overview of the Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree / Lisa Astalos Chism -- 5. Emerging Roles for the DNP: Nurse Educator, Nurse Administrator, Nursing Leaders, Nurse Entrepreneurs, and Community Health / Mary Zaccagnini -- PART 2. Healthcare Delivery and Health Policy for Advanced Practice: Core Knowledge -- 6. A Distinctive System of Healthcare Delivery / Leiyu Shi / Douglas A. Singh -- 7. Beliefs, Values, and Health / Leiyu Shi / Douglas A. Singh -- 8. The Evolution of Health Services in the United States / Leiyu Shi / Douglas A. Singh -- 9. Financing Health Care / Harry A. Sultz / Kristina M. Young -- 10. Managing Financial Resources / Dori Taylor Sullivan -- 11. Government Regulation: Parallel and Powerful / Jacqueline M. Loversidge -- 12. Advanced Practice Nurses and Public Policy, Naturally / Jeri A. Milstead -- PART 3. Quality, Safety and Information Systems for Advanced Practice -- 13. Healthcare Quality / Dori Taylor Sullivan -- 14. Information Technology for Advanced Nursing Practice / Michelle Godin -- 15. The Electronic Health Record and Clinical Informatics / Emily B. Barey -- 16. IOM Core Competency: Utilize Informatics / Marion J. Ball. PART 4. Theoretical Foundations, Research, and Evidence-Based Practice -- 17. Theory-Based Advanced Nursing Practice / Janet W. Kenney -- 18. Knowledge Development in Nursing: Our Historical Roots and Future Opportunities / Susan R. Gortner -- 19. Research: How Health Care Advances / Harry A. Sultz / Kristina M. Young -- 20. Evidence-Based Practice in Health Care / Janet Houser -- 21. Clinical Scholarship and Evidence-Based Practice / Catherine Tymkow -- PART 5. The Role of Race, Culture, Ethics, and Advocacy in Advanced Nursing Practice -- 22. Moving Toward a Culturally Competent Profession / Deborah Washington -- 23. Race, Race Relations, and the Emergence of Professional Nursing, 1870-2004 / Patricia St. Hill -- 24. Health Services for Special Populations / Leiyu Shi / Douglas A. Singh -- 25. to Ethics / George D. Pozgar -- 26. The Role of Codes of Ethics in Nursing's Disciplinary Knowledge / John G. Twomey -- PART 6. Leadership and Role Transition for the Advanced Practice Nurse -- 27. Leadership Development Through Mentorship and Professional Development Planning / Anne M. Barker -- 28. Managing Personal Resources: Time and Stress Management / Anne M. Barker -- 29. Role Transition: Strategies for Success in the Marketplace / Audrey Beauvais -- 30. Interprofessional Collaboration for Improving Patient and Population Health / Laurel AshCatherine Miller.