As the profession of nursing evolves, standards must evolve as well, continuing to reinforce and build upon the foundation of nursing practice. This new edition of the Nephrology Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice has been expanded to include a definition of nephrology nursing, trends and opportunities, and the future of nephrology nursing. It serves as a guide in identifying nephrology nurses' responsibilities to their profession, their colleagues, and the patient. New features include examples of tools and forms to use in the application of Standards and Process into clinical practice; a glossary and expanded reference section; and an appendix with selected ANNA position statements and principles of a healthful practice and work environment.

The American Nephrology Nurses Association Nephrology Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice are a set of guidelinesto guide evidence-based practice and delivery of high-quality nursing care. Sincethe first edition of the standards was published in 1977, there have been manychanges in nephrology care, and new evidence is available. This is the eighth edition.This edition incorporates the newest evidence and changes in practice. It shouldserve as a basis for clinical quality and, when

Revision of: Scope and standards of practice for nursing professional development. 2000.

Clinical research nursing focuses on the care of research participants and the protocols of clinical research and trials. The clinical researcher nurse (CRN) balances the needs of the participant and the requirements of research across settings. The result: exceptional, ethical, and safe care that yields reliable, valid data and findings, high quality research outcomes, and, in time, better quality health care. The premier resource for today's CRN, Clinical Research Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice is informed by advances in this specialty's unique body of knowledge: nursing care; rese.

This fifth edition of the Nephrology Nursing CertificationReview Guide is a popular and valuable resource for nursesas they prepare to sit for the Nephrology Nursing CertificationCommission (NNCC) examinations.This guide can be used for boththe Certified Nephrology Nurse (CNN) and the Certified DialysisNurse (CDN) exams based on the blueprint from the NephrologyNursing Certification Commission (NNCC). This edition includesa rationale for each answer. When possible, a reference has been provided; if a reference was not available, the answer was basedon expert opinion. A section for the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in Nephrology focused on pharmacologyand diagnosis is also included.

Holistic nursing has as its goal healing the whole person, an approach that is grounded in the inherent interconnectedness of self, others, nature, and spirituality. The holistic nurse is an instrument of healing and a facilitator in the healing process, honoring the individual's subjective experience of health, health beliefs, and values, viewing the whole person and his/her needs in their entirety, with integration as the goal. This publication is a guide to the essentials of a distinctive practice specialty. -- Publisher description.