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Co-published with American Association of Neuroscience Nurses This publication guides RNs through the essentials of neuroscience nursing and provides a framework for practice at all levels and settings. It reflects the most current thinking in the specialty and offers a blueprint for neuroscience nursing philosophy, principles, and practices. This go-to guide contains the most up-to-date information on this practice specialty. It specifies the who, what, where, when, why, and how of neuroscience nursing practice. The 16 standards are those by which all RNs in neuroscience nursing are held accountable for in their practice. Each standard is measurable by a set of specific competencies that serve as evidence of minimal compliance with that standard. Although primarily for neuroscience nursing practitioners, educators, students, and others directly involved in nursing care, research, advocacy, and certification; this book can also inform other healthcare providers, researchers and scholars as well as employers, insurers, lawyers, regulators, policy makers, and stakeholders. . While this book is primarily for practicing nurses, it is also an essential resource for nursing faculty and students, other health care providers, researchers and scholars, and those involved in funding, legal, policy, and regulatory activities. E-Book features and functionality: Links from each header in the Contents to its in-text occurrence… Active URLs… Next page/Previous page navigation… Home page is Contents page… Fully searchable.