Introduction to Advanced Nursing Practice

1. Overview of Advanced Nursing Practice.- 1.1 Definition and profile of the role.- 2. A Growing Presence.- 2.1 Incentives and motivators for interest in the role.- 2.2 Patterns of development.- 2.2.1 Launching an ANP initiative.- 2.2.2 Nursing education as the origin.- 2.2.3 Legislation and Policy as the beginning.- 2.3 A global overview.- 2.3.1 Country examples.- 2.3.2 Organisational interest.- 2.3.2.1 ICN.- 2.3.2.2 WHO.- 3. Nature of Practice.- 3.1 Titles.- 3.2 Role Characteristics.- 3.3 Scope of Practice.- 3.4 Controversial and debatable issues.- 3.4.1 Prescriptive authority.- 3.5 Competencies and practice settings.- 3.5.1 Advanced tasks versus advanced critical thinking.- 3.5.2 Task reallocation within the healthcare workforce.- 4. Education.- 4.1 Curriculum design.- 4.1.1 Teaching methods.- 4.1.2 elearning.- 4.1.3 Flexibility adapted to context.- 4.2 Programme planning.- 4.2.1 Entry criteria for students.- 4.2.1.1 Self selection.- 4.2.1.2 External/Institutional selection.- 4.2.2Collaborative and complimentary faculty/staff.- 4.2.2.1 Nursing, medicine, other professionals.- 4.2.3 Clinical supervision and clinical sites for experience.- 4.3 Competency statements and core competencies.- 4.3.1 Developing competence.- 4.3.2 Mentors and preceptors.- 4.3.3 Clinical experience/sites.- 5 Role and practice development.- 5.1 Introducing the role and function.- 5.2 Interconnectedness.- 5.2.1 Among institutions.- 5.2.2 Among other settings.- 5.2.3 Between other healthcare professionals.- 5.3 Role support.- 5.4 Situational ethics.- 6. Regulation.- 6.1 Regulatory/legislative frameworks and models.- 6.2 Credentialing.- 6.3 Certification and licensure.- 7. Challenges: obstacles and facilitators.- 7.1 Interprofessional conflict.- 7.1.1 Nursing.- 7.1.2 Medicine.- 7.2 Identifying APN function in the healthcare workforce.- 7.3 Public Acceptance.- 8 Evaluation and assessment.- 8.1 Career pathways.- 8.1.1 Performance review.- 8.2 Adaptation of the role.- 8.3 Continuing education.-9. Research.- 9.1 Evidence based practice.- 9.1.1 Joanna Briggs Model.- 9.2 Conduct of and participation in research.- 10. Future Outlook.