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Module 1: Introduction & Overview of NP Role in LTC

Module 1: Introduction & Overview of NP Role in LTC 1.6.1 Direct Comprehensive Care Clinical expertise in a nursing specialty is identified as a “cornerstone” of Advanced Practice Nursing (APN).Provision of comprehensive client/family centred, collaborative care with an interprofessional approach. The Canadian Nurses Association[1] identifies direct comprehensive care to include integration of clinical experience with theory, research, nursing and related knowledge and includes: - Advanced assessment & intervention strategies within a client-centred framework - Utilizes qualitative and quantitative data from multiple sources when making decisions and managing care - Analyzes interaction of sociological, psychological, physiological processes, determinants of health & client’s lived experience - Anticipates and explains a variety of client responses to actual or potential health problems - Applies decision-making in complex clinical situations - Identifies trends and patterns related to client health implications - Disseminate knowledge via appropriate methods - Appreciates the need for and plans outcome measurements - Manages actual and potential health problems - Supports to minimize variances in care and prevent adverse health outcomes - Canadian Nurses Association, 2019 ↵
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