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Informationen zum Autor Paula McGee is Professor of Nursing in the Faculty of Health at Birmingham City University, where she researches and teaches about advanced practice. Klappentext Advanced Practice in Nursing and the Allied Health Professions enables nurses and members of allied health professions to effectively diagnose and treat patients, in a wide variety of settings. It is especially relevant in regions where access to other health providers is limited.This new, completely revised, third edition shows how advanced practice continues to develop in response to the impact of health service reforms, the introduction of health policies aimed at developing a patient-led service based in primary care and changes in working conditions. Advanced Practice in Nursing and the Allied Health Professions presents an examination of the potential for advanced practitioners, at all levels, to have a significant effect on the health of the population and provide holistic care for the sick. Practice is identified as the central and most important feature of the advanced role in nursing and allied health professions.Advanced Practice in Nursing and the Allied Health Professions also considers:* The development of advanced practice in nursing and the allied health professions and the implications for future health and social care services;* Challenging professional boundaries that hinder the provision of care and pioneering innovation within a diverse society;* The relationship between health policy and service reforms, current and future advanced roles;* International developments in advanced practice;* Leadership, management in relation to advanced roles;* The responsibilities of advanced practitioners in meeting healthcare needs in a diverse society;* Educating advanced practitioners and tracking their career development;* The future possibilities for advanced practice and an agenda for research. Zusammenfassung Advanced Practice in Nursing and the Allied Health Professions enables nurses and members of allied health professions to effectively diagnose and treat patients, in a wide variety of settings. It is especially relevant in regions where access to other health providers is limited. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contributors xi Introduction xiii 1 The Development of Advanced Nursing Practice in the United Kingdom 1 Paula McGee Introduction 1 Health policies and reforms 2 The UKCC and higher-level practice 4 The interface with medicine 4 The introduction of new roles 8 Modern matrons 8 Nurse consultants 8 Physicians' assistants 9 Nurse practitioners and the Royal College of Nursing 9 The Nursing and Midwifery Council 11 Conclusion 12 Key questions for Chapter 1 12 References 12 2 UK Health Policy and Health Service Reform 15 Alistair Hewison Introduction 15 The policy process 16 Labour health policy since 1997 17 UK health policy and its implications for advanced nursing practice 19 Advanced nursing practice 20 Advanced nurses as policy implementers 23 Conclusion 24 Key questions for Chapter 2 25 References 25 3 Advanced Practice in Allied Health Professions 29 Paula McGee and David Cole Introduction 29 The introduction of the consultant allied health professional 30 Physiotherapy 33 Radiography and sonography 35 Sonography: an example of advanced radiography role 37 Are these new roles in physiotherapy and radiography/sonography advanced? 39 Conclusion 41 Key questions for Chapter 3 41 References 41 4 The Conceptualisation of Advanced Practice 43 Paula McGee Introduction 43 The context of the development of advanced practice 43 The nature o...
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Chapter 1: The development of advanced nursing practice in the UK
Chapter 2: UK Health Policy and Health Service Reform
Chapter 3: Advanced practice in allied health professions
Chapter 4: The conceptualisation of advanced practice
Chapter 5: Advanced health assessment and differential diagnosis
Chapter 6: Prescribing and advanced practice
Chapter 7: Advanced practice in dietetics
Chapter 8: Advanced practice in occupational therapy
Chapter 9: Working as an advanced nurse practitioner
Chapter 10 Pioneering new practice
Chapter 11 Cultural competence in advanced practice
Chapter 12 Leadership in advanced practice
Chapter 13 Management issues in advanced practice
Chapter 14 The preparation of advanced practitioners
Chapter 15 The careers of advanced practitioners
Chapter 16 An international perspective of advanced practice
Chapter 17 The future for advanced practice
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"This is an excellent book for students from the United Kingdom who are pursuing advanced degrees, as well as for students and educators from other countries who are interested in advanced practice nursing in the United Kingdom." ( The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing )
