Includes bibliographical references and index.

Overview of advanced practice registered nursing / Linda Lindeke, Melissa Avery and Kathryn White -- Advanced practice within a nursing paradigm / Gail B. Katz -- Multifacted roles of the APRN / Jana Gail Zwilling -- Advanced practice nursing within health care settings : organizational roles / Jana Gail Zwilling -- Interprofessional collaborative teams and education : role for the APRN / Kathryn A. Blair -- Global health : dynamic roles for the APRN / Kathy J. Wheeler, Lorna L. Schumann, Gene Harkless, Catherine J. Ling, Beverly Bird, and Patricia Maybee -- Leadership skills and expertise : key to aprn success in health care systems / Janet Krejci and Shelly Malin -- Advanced clinical decision making / Rhonda D. Squires -- Health care policy : implications for advanced nursing practice / Evelyn Duffy -- Practice issues : regulation, certification, clinical privileges, prescriptive authority and liability / Michaelene P. Jansen -- Reimbursement realities for the APRN / Cheri Friedrich, Linda Lindeke -- Ethical issues in advanced practice nursing / Karen S. Feldt -- Evidence -based practice : staying informed and translating research into practice and policy / Kathryn A. Blair -- Health information technology for the APRN / Vicki Brownrigg -- Scholarship of practice and professionalism / Kathryn A. Blair and Patricia White -- Employment strategies for the APRN / Shirley E. Van Zandt -- Inaugurating your advanced practice career / Carole Traylor.