ADVANCED PRACTICE PSYCHIATRIC NURSING - A NATIONAL PROFILE

The results of a national survey of Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurs es (APPN) are presented, Results are based on the Society for Educatio n and Research in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing's (SERPN) Primary Mental Health and Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nursing monograph, Cha racteristics of the nurses, the clients they serve, and their practice patterns are described. Documenting the cost-effectiveness of these p ractitioners and increasing the number of younger APPNs is recommended , Copyright (C) 1997 by W.B. Saunders Company.