The issue of defining advanced practice nursing roles is increasingly a subject of national discussion and debate. Central to this discussion has been the issue of merging nurse practitioner (NP) and clinical nurse specialist (CNS) roles and the tendency for the term "nurse practitioner" to replace that of "clinical nurse specialist" in denotation of these roles. The authors note the lack of an...

This competency framework was developed by a working group of endocrine specialist nurses with the support of the Society for Endocrinology to enhance the clinical care that adults with an endocrine disorder receive. Nurses should be able to demonstrate that they are functioning at an optimal level in order for patients to receive appropriate care. By formulating a competency framework from whi...

BACKGROUND Clinical specialist (CS) and advanced practitioner (AP) roles have increased in nursing and midwifery internationally. This study explored clinical practice in sites with and without clinical nurse or midwife specialists or advanced nurse practitioners in Ireland. METHODS Using a case study design, interview, observational and documentary data from postholding sites (CSs or APs emp...

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ABSTRACT Objective: To develop a proposal of terminological subset the International Classification for Nursing Practice burned patients. Method: This is methodological study following steps: identification clinical findings; mapping terms; construction statements diagnoses/results and nursing interventions; content validation statements; structuring with theoretical model Basic Human Needs. Co...

ABSTRACT Objectives to develop a terminological subset of the International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP) people with covid-19 sequelae.® Method methodological study, which followed steps: Identification relevant terms contained in literature related Covid-19 sequelae; Cross-mapping identified review classification; Construction statements diagnoses, outcomes and nursing interventi...

Kevin Y Woo is Director of Nursing/Wound Care Specialist, Villa Colombo, Homes for the Aged, Inc, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Wound Care Consultant, West Park Healthcare Centre, Toronto, Canada; and Assistant Professor, Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Canada Pain is a common problem in patients with chronic wounds. This article discusses a systematised approach to...

District nurse (DN) care delivery has undergone substantial change in recent years due to changing demographics and service delivery demands that have called for a move of care delivery from secondary to primary care. The title District Nurse is recorded with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) on completion of the Specialist Practice Qualification in District Nursing (SPQ DN), which purpor...

This thesis explores whether there were differences in the characteristics and outcomes of patients with non ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes admitted to specialist cardiac units compared to those patients admitted to acute cardiology wards. The study was undertaken using a secondary analysis of the PRAIS-UK dataset. This dataset included a total of 1046 patients who were admitted to a ran...

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES The aim of this article is to review published studies about central vein cannulation to identify implications for policy, practice and research in an advanced practice nursing role. DESIGN Modified integrative literature review. METHODS Searches of the electronic databases: Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL); Medline, Embase, and the World...