Advanced Practice Nursing Roles

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This paper discusses advanced practice nursing, defining advanced practice nursing, identifying the various specialty areas and comparing and contrasting two of the 6 identified (4 formal, 2 informal). The roles chosen for this paper are Educator and Clinical Nurse Specialist. Ultimately this paper discusses the need for greater recognition and delineation of roles, definitions and legislation on licensure (i.e., 8 states still don't recognize and license the clinical nurse specialist) and the need for insurance reimbursement to allow for greater practice opportunities.

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"A cursory literature review of advanced nursing practices seems to vacillate on providing a fixed singular definition of advanced nursing practices; but they do agree on one point, they all encompass the following characteristics, some more than others depending on the role and environment: advanced clinical practice, advanced educational, advanced research, and advanced administrative responsibilities. While advanced education and degree designations often constitute a significant piece of the advanced practice nurse through specific labels, roles and responsibilities are more typically looked at. There are four main advanced practice nurse roles acknowledged in the medical world at large: Clinical Nurse Specialist, Midwife, Nurse Anesthetist and Nurse Practitioner."

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