Consensus Model Of Advanced Practice Nursing

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According to Advanced Practice Nursing: An Integrative Approach, Advance practice nursing role is defined as a nurse who has acquired advanced nursing knowledge and clinical skills from an accredited institution; obtained a certification that demonstrate minimum proficiency to perform the role as advanced practice registered nurse (APRN); provides direct and indirect care to patients; and demonstrate independence when diagnosis and prescribing. At the same time, APRN are able to choose between four roles depending on the population they are focusing: “nurse practitioner (NP), clinical nurse specialist (CNS), certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA), and certified nurse-midwife (CNM)” (Hamrie, Hanson, Tracy, & O’Grady, 2014). Advance …show more content…

APRN who are “focus on community assessment, monitoring community health status, and developing policies and program plans are more appropriately considered advanced specialty nurses rather than APRN” (Hamrie, Hanson, Tracy, & O’Grady, 2014, p. 74). At the same time, in order to accomplish a direct care practice APRN have to example characteristic of leadership, collaboration, consultation, evidence based practices and providing guidance to patients.

Reference American Association of College of Nursing. (2006). The Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing Practice. Retrieved June 23, 2017, from http://www.aacn.nche.edu/publications/position/DNPEssentials.pdf
APRN Consensus Work Group & the National Council of State Boards of Nursing APRN Advisory Committee (2008, July 7). Consensus Model for APRN Regulation: Licensure, Accreditation, Certification & Education. Retrieved June 23, 2017, from https://www.ncsbn.org/Consensus_Model_for_APRN_Regulation_July_2008.pdf Hamric, A., Hanson, C., Tracy, M., & O’Grady, E. (2014). Advanced Practice Nursing: An Integrative Approach, 5th Edition. [South University]. Retrieved June 23, 2017 from

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