F.A. Davis Company

The premier reference for advanced practice nurses providing primary care, written by nurse practitioners for nurse practitioners in collaboration with a physician!

This respected text offers a solid understanding of the theoretical foundation of nursing practice as well as comprehensive patient-care guidance based on the latest scientific evidence.

Thoroughly updated and revised, the 3rd Edition examines diseases and disorders of every body system as well as men’s health, women’s health, psychosocial problems, and more. It also presents new coverage of pathophysiology, diagnostic reasoning, evidence-based practice, geriatrics, and pediatrics.

Clear, concise, readable, well organized, and easy to follow, the text, together with the resources online at DavisPlus, offers complete coverage of of the APRN’s role as a primary care provider.

• Serves the needs of advanced practice nurses because it’s written by nurse practitioners for nurse practitioners, in collaboration with a physician.
• Organizes content around the Circle of Caring framework for nursing-based knowledge and holistic care.
• Explores complementary and alternative treatments for each disorder.
• Considers interactions of pharmaceuticals with alternative medications and nutraceuticals.
• Features chapters on decision-making, palliative care, psychotherapy in primary care, self care, and the business of advanced practice.

1. Advanced Practice Nursing: The Art
1. Advanced Practice Nursing in the Twenty-First Century
2. Caring and the Advanced Practice Nurse
3. Health Promotion
4. The Art of Diagnosis and Treatment
2. Caring-Based Nursing: The Science
5. Evidence-Based Care
6. Neurologic Problems
7. Skin Problems
8. Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat Problems
9. Respiratory Problems
10. Cardiovascular Problems
11. Abdominal Problems
12. Renal Problems
13. Men’s Health Problems
14. Women’s Health Problems
15. Musculoskeletal Problems
16. Endocrine and Metabolic Problems
17. Hematologic and Immune Problems
18. Psychosocial Problems
19. Emergency Problems
20. Palliative Care
3. Caring-Based Nursing: The Practice
21. Ethical and Legal Issues of a Caring-Based Practice
22. The Business of Advanced Practice
23. The 15-Minute Hour: A Short-Term Approach to Psychotherapy in Primary Care
24. Putting Caring into Practice: Caring for Self

Appendices

A. Physiological Influences of the Aging Process
B. Laboratory Test Variations in the Older Adult