The Advanced Practitioner

The Advanced Practitioner An essential text for Advanced Practitioners In The Advanced Practitioner: A Framework for Practice, a team of distinguished Advanced Practitioners (APs) and academics deliver the go-to text for trainee APs, with a strong focus on the four pillars that underpin advanced practice: clinical practice, education, research, and leadership. The patient is at the core of this essential resource, which offers the knowledge required to care safely for people in a variety of care settings, as well as with a range of common and specialised holistic interventions. Readers will also find: A thorough introduction to the core principles of advanced practice, including the AP curriculum and the principles of physiology, pharmacology, and pathophysiologyComprehensive exploration of the clinical pillar, including discussions of clinical history taking and physical examinationPractical discussion of the education and research pillars, including an exploration of research principles and education and learningDiscussion of innovation in practice, the leadership pillar, and how to deal with difficult situations Perfect for trainee advanced practitioners, The Advanced Practitioner: A Framework for Practice will also benefit healthcare students and trainee medical associate professionals.