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Advanced practice nursing education

Abstract

Diagnostic reasoning is a critical and dynamic skill necessary for advanced practice nurses (APNs) of all specialties. This presentation focuses on the use of illness script formation as a component of developing, critiquing, and evaluating diagnostic reasoning of APN students within an advanced health assessment environment.

Description

44th Biennial Convention 2017 Theme: Influence Through Action: Advancing Global Health, Nursing, and Midwifery.

Author Details

Christina Nordick, DNP, MA, MSN, Leach College of Nursing, University of St. Francis, Joliet, Illinois, USA

Sigma Membership

Upsilon Delta

Lead Author Affiliation

University of St. Francis, Joliet, Illinois, USA

Type

Presentation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

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Keywords:

Advanced Practice Education, Diagnostic Reasoning, Illness Scripts

Conference Name

44th Biennial Convention

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Conference Year

2017

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Illness script formation in diagnostic reasoning within advanced practice nursing education

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Diagnostic reasoning is a critical and dynamic skill necessary for advanced practice nurses (APNs) of all specialties. This presentation focuses on the use of illness script formation as a component of developing, critiquing, and evaluating diagnostic reasoning of APN students within an advanced health assessment environment.