Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter 1. Overview: specialty of ambulatory care nursing -- Chapter 2. Professional communication -- Chapter 3. Ethics and advocacy -- Chapter 4. Leadership and professional development -- Chapter 5. Ambulatory care operations -- Chapter 6. Health care fiscal management -- Chapter 7. Legal aspects of ambulatory care nursing -- Chapter 8. Documentation and informatics -- Chapter 9. Patient safety and regulatory compliance -- Chapter 10. The nursing process in ambulatory care -- Chapter 11. Procedures and technical skills in ambulatory care nursing -- Chapter 12. Telehealth nursing practice -- Chapter 13. Patient education and counseling -- Chapter 14. Care coordination and transition management -- Chapter 15. Evidence-based practice and performance improvement -- Chapter 16. Care of the well client: counseling, screening, and preventive care -- Chapter 17. Care of the acutely ill patient -- Chapter 18. Care of the perioperative and procedural patient in ambulatory care -- Chapter 19. Care of the chronically ill patient -- Chapter 20. Care of the terminally ill patient.

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