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The objectives of this chapter are to help readers to (1) trace the historic development of advanced nursing practice in Taiwan; (2) identify the conceptualization and cooperative teamwork model of advanced nursing practice in Taiwan; (3) describe the core competencies of advanced practice nursing, the outcomes measures, and evaluation of competencies in different healthcare facilities; (4) distinguish the educational preparation and practice roles; (5) explore challenges and future opportunities in advanced nursing practice development; and finally (6) discuss a brief case of the impacts of advanced practice nursing in significantly reducing the rate of ventilator-associated pneumonia in a large acute hospital setting in Taiwan.
This chapter has been written before the 2020 APN ICN guidelines were published and reflects the views of the authors.
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Wu, LM., Chen, YM., Chen, CM., Lu, Y.YF. (2021). The Role and Practice of Clinical Nurse Specialist in Taiwan. In: Fulton, J.S., Holly, V.W. (eds) Clinical Nurse Specialist Role and Practice. Advanced Practice in Nursing. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97103-2_14
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