SYNOPSIS Advanced practice nursing (APN) is a term used to describe a variety of possible nursing roles operating at an advanced level of practice. Historically, APN roles haves evolved informally, out of the need to improve access to health care services for at-risk and disadvantaged populations and for those living in underserved rural and remote communities. To address health needs, especial...

INTRODUCTION To understand the challenges facing advanced practice nursing today and determine a path for the future, it is essential to look to the past. This chapter presents some highlights of the history of advanced practice nursing in the United States from the late nineteenth century to the present. It examines four established advanced practice rolescertified registered nurse anesthetist...

BACKGROUND Climate change affects human health, and health departments are urged to act to reduce the severity of these impacts. Yet little is known about the perspective of public health nurses--the largest component of the public health workforce--regarding their roles in addressing health impacts of climate change. OBJECTIVES We determined the knowledge and attitudes of public health nurse...

Real Estate as well as Infrastructure constructions are a part of the development and indicators of the growth of the economy. At any point of time huge amount of construction is carried out across pan India, with natural cycle of ups and downs in the quantum of work executed per annum. Construction requires large number of manpower in the categories of un-skilled, skilled and technical for pla...

The paper highlights some of the findings from a stud» carried out b» the author and eo-workers in the County of Avon, England, in 1981. The objective was to develop a methodology for evaluating the occupational health nursing resources and activities within a defined geographical region, which could then be applied to other areas including Malaysia. Data was collected by means of a postal ques...