NSG 6006 APN( Chapter 2 Study Guide).

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NSG 6006 APN Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Conceptualizations of Advanced Practice Nursing Judith A. Spross Why are conceptualizations of advanced practice nursing important for students and practicing advan ce... d practice nurses (APNs) to understand? The content may seem dry to students, who are otherwise excited about learning new ways of caring for individuals, through their APN education. Concepts, models, and theories seem remote from the real work of eliciting histories, performing physicals, planning treatment, evaluating outcomes, and otherwise helping patients and families improve their health, cope with illnesses, and die with dignity. Whether one does so consciously, all these advanced practice activities are guided by some model or framework. Novices may rely more frequently on rules and guidelines to accomplish their work. Expert APNs may not consult rules and guidelines for common problems, but can improvise new ways of thinking (models) when faced with novel situations. Regardless of years of experience, APNs rely on common processes and language in their communications with colleagues about patient care and recognize when they must explain a clinical situation to someone unfamiliar with the patient. Similarly, it is important for the nursing profession and for individual APNs to understand the language of advanced practice nursing to communicate with each other, clients, and stakeholders. Currently, converging forces in the United States are moving rapidly, requiring the profession to advance a common understanding of advanced practice nursing, which is likely to inform future conceptualizations of advanced practice nursing [Show More]

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