THE ADVANCED PRACTITIONER AN ESSENTIAL TEXT FOR ADVANCED PRACTITIONERS In _The Advanced Practitioner: A Framework for Practice_, a team of distinguished Advanced Practitioners (APs) and academics deliver the go-to text for trainee APs, with a strong focus on the four pillars that underpin advanced practice: clinical practice, education, research, and leadership. The patient is at the core of this essential resource, which offers the knowledge required to care safely for people in a variety of care settings, as well as with a range of common and specialised holistic interventions. Readers will also find: * A thorough introduction to the core principles of advanced practice, including the AP curriculum and the principles of physiology, pharmacology, and pathophysiology * Comprehensive exploration of the clinical pillar, including discussions of clinical history taking and physical examination * Practical discussion of the education and research pillars, including an exploration of research principles and education and learning * Discussion of innovation in practice, the leadership pillar, and how to deal with difficult situations Perfect for trainee advanced practitioners, _The Advanced Practitioner: A Framework for Practice _will also benefit healthcare students and trainee medical associate professionals.