A Core Curriculum for Nurse Life Care Planning |
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| Author:
| American Association of Nurse Life Care Planners Staff, |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4917-0657-2 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
| Publisher: | iUniverse, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $39.99 |
Book Description:
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A Core Curriculum for Nurse Life Care Planning helps registered nurse life care planners prepare to take the CNLCP credentialing exam and serves as a foundation for a successful nurse life care planning practice. This textbook is based on the nursing process of assessment, critical thinking, and nursing diagnoses, and it also covers applying nursing research, evidenced-based practice, case management skills, and legal nursing practices.
Written by practicing nurse life...
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A Core Curriculum for Nurse Life Care Planning helps registered nurse life care planners prepare to take the CNLCP credentialing exam and serves as a foundation for a successful nurse life care planning practice. This textbook is based on the nursing process of assessment, critical thinking, and nursing diagnoses, and it also covers applying nursing research, evidenced-based practice, case management skills, and legal nursing practices.
Written by practicing nurse life care planners and peer-reviewed by AANLCP member nurse life care planners, this core curriculum includes basic nurse life care planning knowledge on
* The history of nurse life care planning
* The use of critical thinking in the life care planning process
* How to critique a life care plan
* How to address spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, chronic pain, amputations, burns, cerebral palsy, and considerations with aging
* How to understand disability rights laws
* The legal aspects of nurse life care planning
* Litigation processes
Providing a foundation to encourage nurse life care planners to research and learn, A Core Curriculum for Nurse Life Care Planning offers a valuable resource for nurses practicing in this field.