THE HIGHER ASPECT OF NURSING
CONTENTS 1 OVERVIEW OF ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE 1 1 DE? NITION AND PRO? LE OF AN ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE 1 1 1 DE? NITION 1 1 2 CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE 1 1 3 ASSUMPTIONS: THE FOUNDATION FOR ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE 1 2 FORGING A NEW NURSING ROLE 1 2 1 COUNTRY ISSUES THAT SHAPE DEVELOPMENT CONCLUSION REFERENCES 2 A GROWING PRESENCE 2 1 INCENTIVES AND MOTIVATION FOR ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE 2 2 PATTERNS AND DRIVERS OF ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE DEVELOPMENT 2 2 1 LAUNCHING AN ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE INITIATIVE 2 2 2 NURSING EDUCATION AS THE ORIGIN 2 2 3 SHORTAGE OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS 2 2 4 LEGISLATION, POLICY, HEALTHCARE REFORM PROMOTING MOMENTUM 2 2 5 ENHANCING THE STATUS OF NURSING: A CAREER INCENTIVE 2 3 INTERNATIONAL IN? UENCE 2 3 1 ICN (INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF NURSES) 2 3 2 IFNA (INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS) 2 3 3 WHO (WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION) 2 4 COUNTRY PRO? LES 2 4 1 EUROPE: SIGNI? CANT ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE GROWTH 2 4 2 CANADA: TWO ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE ROLES 2 4 3 ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE IN ISRAEL 2 4 4 JAPAN: ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE DEVELOPMENT 2 4 5 LATIN AMERICA: INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION AND THE STATE OF ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING 2 4 6 OMAN: DEVELOPMENT OF THE ADVANCED PRACTICE ROLE 2 4 7 SOUTH AFRICA: ADVANCED PSYCHIATRIC NURSING, A NEW SPECIALTY 3 NATURE OF PRACTICE 3 1 TITLES 3 2 ROLE CHARACTERISTICS 3 3 SCOPE OF PRACTICE 3 4 CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES 3 4 1 PRESCRIPTIVE AUTHORITY 3 4 2 THE DIAGNOSIS DEBATE 3 4 3 HOSPITAL PRIVILEGES 3 5 COMPETENCIES AND ADVANCED PRACTICE 3 5 1 ADVANCED TASKS VERSUS ADVANCED CRITICAL THINKING 3 5 2 TASK REALLOCATION AND TASK SHIFTING 4 EDUCATION 4 1 CHARACTERISTICS OF ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE EDUCATION 4 1 1 IDENTIFYING COMPETENCIES: A GUIDE FOR EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT 4 2 VARIATIONS IN EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY AND APPROACH 4 3 CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT 4 3 1 CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK 4 3 2 CURRICULUM DESIGN: CONTENT DISTRIBUTION 4 4 PROGRAM PLANNING 4 4 1 STUDENT CRITERIA 4 4 2 QUALI? ED FACULTY, EDUCATORS, AND TEACHING STAFF 4 5 TEACHING METHODS 4 5 1 SIMULATION AND E-LEARNING 4 5 2 CLINICAL PRACTICUM 5 ROLE AND PRACTICE DEVELOPMENT 5 1 INTRODUCING THE ROLE AND FUNCTION 5 1 1 THE PEPPA FRAMEWORK 5 1 2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING AND SWOT ANALYSIS 5 2 INTERCONNECTEDNESS 5 2 1 BETWEEN AND WITHIN INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENTS 5 2 2 AMONG OTHER SETTINGS 5 2 3 BETWEEN OTHER HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS 5 3 ROLE SUPPORT FOR THE ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE 5 3 1 STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES 5 4 SITUATIONAL ETHICS 5 5 APPENDIX 5 1 SWOT ANALYSIS MATIX TEMPLATE 5 6 APPENDIX 5 2 SWOT ANALYSIS ILLUSTRATION 6 PROFESSIONAL REGULATION 6 1 FRAMEWORKS AND MODELS FOR PROFESSIONAL REGULATION 6 1 1 THE ICN CREDENTIALING FRAMEWORK: A BASIS FOR ANP PROFESSIONAL REGULATORY STRUCTURE 6 1 2 SSPP MODEL (SCOPE, STANDARDS, POLICIES, AND PROCEDURES) 6 1 3 NATIONAL EXAMPLES OF MODELS AND FRAMEWORKS 6 2 CREDENTIALING 6 2 1 ACCREDITATION, CERTI? CATION, LICENSURE, REGISTRATION, ENDORSEMENT 6 3 MAINTAINING COMPETENCE 7 CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES 7 1 PROFESSIONAL CON? ICT 7 1 1 NURSING 7 1 2 MEDICINE 7 2 IDENTIFYING APN FUNCTION IN THE HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE 7 3 PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE 7 3 1 HOW THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDS THE ROLES, TRENDS, AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION YET OVERLAPPING SCOPES OF PRACTICE 8 CAREER PATHS, CLINICAL CAREER LADDERS, AND PROFESSIONAL PROGRESSION 8 1 ADAPTATION TO THE ROLE 8 1 1 CREATING CAREER LADDERS/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT STRUCTURES 8 1 2 DIVERSITY IN ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE CLINICAL CAREER STRUCTURES 8 2 LINKING JOB DESCRIPTIONS, SCOPES OF PRACTICE, AND COMPETENCIES 8 3 PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND EVALUATION 9 RESEARCH 9 1 EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE 9 1 1 JOANNA BRIGGS INSTITUTE MODEL 9 1 2 ADDITIONAL RESEARCH RESOURCES 9 2 CONDUCT OF AND PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH 9 2 1 THE CANADIAN CENTRE FOR ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING RESEARCH (CCAPNR) AT MCMASTER UNIVERSITY: A RESOURCE AND MODEL FOR RESEARCH MENTORSHIP 10 THE FUTURE: STRENGTHENING THE ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE AGENDA 10 1 NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONAL VIEWS FOR THE FUTURE 10 2 CONSENSUS BUILDING AROUND TERMINOLOGY 10 3 INTEGRATING ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE INTO HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS 10 4 CAPACITY BUILDING 10 5 ADDITIONAL RESEARCH