With advanced practice set to transform health service delivery, Demystifying and Preparing for Advanced Practice is the first comprehensive resource that covers all the requirements of the advanced practice qualification, across all health professions and in all settings.
Written by expert authors from across the UK, the book explores the four central pillars under which Advanced Practitioners are required to operate: clinical practice, leadership and management, education, and research. It will help the reader understand their role, prepare for and pass their assessments, and go on to practise autonomously.
This book is an indispensable guide for all those undertaking their Master’s qualification, and is ideal for both aspiring and student Advanced Practitioners.
1. CHAPTER 1. Introduction to advanced practice - p. 1 2. CHAPTER 2. Transformative practice in the UK for demystifying and preparing for advanced practice - p. 19 3. CHAPTER 3. Four pillars of advanced practice—education: Foundations and future - p. 39 4. CHAPTER 4. Four pillars of advanced practice—clinical - p. 57 5. CHAPTER 5. Four pillars of advanced practice—leadership - p. 79 6. CHAPTER 6. Four pillars of advanced practice: Research - p. 95 7. CHAPTER 7. Aspiring to advanced practice—how to get started - p. 117 8. CHAPTER 8. Introduction to the importance of anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology - p. 133 9. CHAPTER 9. Introduction to critical writing - p. 165 10. CHAPTER 10. Professional and ethical issues in advanced practice - p. 177 11. CHAPTER 11. Surviving as a trainee advanced practitioner - p. 199 12. CHAPTER 12. Supervision and assessment in advanced practice - p. 214 13. CHAPTER 13. Portfolio development - p. 237 14. CHAPTER 14. Emotional and spiritual well-being and resilience for advanced practitioners - p. 261 15. CHAPTER 15. Advanced practice beyond the UK: An international context - p. 278 16. Index - p. 293
With advanced practice set to transform health service delivery, Demystifying and Preparing for Advanced Practice is the first comprehensive resource that covers all the requirements of the advanced practice qualification, across all health professions and in all settings.
Written by expert authors from across the UK, the book explores the four central pillars under which Advanced Practitioners are required to operate: clinical practice, leadership and management, education, and research. It will help the reader understand their role, prepare for and pass their assessments, and go on to practise autonomously.
This book is an indispensable guide for all those undertaking their Master’s qualification, and is ideal for both aspiring and student Advanced Practitioners.
1. CHAPTER 1. Introduction to advanced practice - p. 1 2. CHAPTER 2. Transformative practice in the UK for demystifying and preparing for advanced practice - p. 19 3. CHAPTER 3. Four pillars of advanced practice—education: Foundations and future - p. 39 4. CHAPTER 4. Four pillars of advanced practice—clinical - p. 57 5. CHAPTER 5. Four pillars of advanced practice—leadership - p. 79 6. CHAPTER 6. Four pillars of advanced practice: Research - p. 95 7. CHAPTER 7. Aspiring to advanced practice—how to get started - p. 117 8. CHAPTER 8. Introduction to the importance of anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology - p. 133 9. CHAPTER 9. Introduction to critical writing - p. 165 10. CHAPTER 10. Professional and ethical issues in advanced practice - p. 177 11. CHAPTER 11. Surviving as a trainee advanced practitioner - p. 199 12. CHAPTER 12. Supervision and assessment in advanced practice - p. 214 13. CHAPTER 13. Portfolio development - p. 237 14. CHAPTER 14. Emotional and spiritual well-being and resilience for advanced practitioners - p. 261 15. CHAPTER 15. Advanced practice beyond the UK: An international context - p. 278 16. Index - p. 293
