The 4th Edition of an AJN Book of the Year Award Winner! Survive and thrive as an APN! Meet all the challenges of professional practicewhatever your specialty or environment. Noted nursing professionals and educators explore all of the non-clinical roles and responsibilities of an APN and chart a course that will enable you to meet them successfully. Youll follow the evolution of the APNs role from a historical perspective to the present and examine the issues and challenges youll encounter in the future. An access code inside new printed texts unlocks your Davis Digital eBook your complete book online with searching highlighting and bookmarking functionality as well as bonus chapters selected bibliographies and links to online resources.