Advanced Practice Nursing
Setting a New Paradigm for Care in the 21st Century
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American health is at a crossroads with millions of people needing healthcare yet the system cannot keep up with the demand. We need healthcare but somehow it all seems complicated and not simple to attain. Nurse practitioners and physician assistants, working collaboratively shoulder to shoulder with physicians and other healthcare professionals can help resolve this mounting crisis. This book presents eight case studies of nurse practitioners providing services for patients in different unique environments and situations: • A certified nurse-midwife who has specialized training in both nursing and midwifery and functions as a primary healthcare provider for all women. • A CEO of Hospice of Michigan who works closely with physicians and caregivers to provide compassionate care for patients nearing the end of life. • The Director of the Nurse Practitioner Program at the University of Pennsylvania who takes her students to Webster Springs, West Virginia to conduct breast and cervical cancer screenings. • The Chief Nurse Practitioner Officer for Take Care Health Systems who oversees clinical and business operations nationally for retail clinics inside select Walgreens stores. • A nurse practitioner in an urban school health center addressing health promotion and helping students and their families make wise choices for healthy living. • The Director of the Nurse Practitioner program forming a relationship bridge between the University of Michigan Hospital System and the School of Nursing. • Two certified nurse anesthetists creating an atmosphere of calm and collaboration in the operating room and making sure all care is documented. • A breast cancer specialist who recently wrote The Doctor of Nursing Practice: A Guidebook for Role Development and Professional Issues. The book ends with a passionate plea to increase the use of the primary care workforce to prevent chronic care diseases and promote healthy living. Americans deserve the very best that healthcare has to offer.
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American health is at a crossroads with millions of people needing healthcare yet the system cannot keep up with the demand. We need healthcare but somehow it all seems complicated and not simple to attain. Nurse practitioners and physician assistants, working collaboratively shoulder to shoulder with physicians and other healthcare professionals can help resolve this mounting crisis. The book ends with a passionate plea to increase the use of the primary care workforce to prevent chronic care diseases and promote healthy living. Americans deserve the very best that healthcare has to offer.
About the Author
I feel strongly about all of the nurse practitioners around the world and in the United States of America. They have all done a exemplary job of keeping up their clinical practices. In these eight case studies, I write about how all of them have captured their clinical practices really worked within their world and accomplished great things. Within their own sphere, they have truly made tremendous progress against terrific odds and I tip my hat to each and every one. It is because of these APNs that access to primary care is important. APNs are a crucial component to achieving these aims. I want Detroit to be strong and vibrant and full of promise. I grew up in Detroit and then moved to Dearborn where I went to Dearborn High School. I moved to Ann Arbor in 1972 and attended the University of Michigan, where I eventually got my Ph.D. I got married and eventually divorced from my husband, George Lentz. We moved to Birmingham, then Troy. I have two lovely children, Teren and Caryn Lentz and my mother, Phyllis Solberg and my long term partner, Boyd Chapin Jr., who have staid by my side throughout the way. I can only say how grateful I am that throughout this long ordeal they have remained by me and for me.