Document Type : Correspondence
Authors
1 Department of Acute & Tertiary Care, School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
2 Israel Implementation Science and Policy Engagement Centre, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be’er Sheva, Israel
3 Herzog Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
4 International Council of Nurses, Geneva, Switzerland
5 Department of Health Policy and Management, Guilford Glazer Faculty of Business & Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be’er Sheva, Israel
6 Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Keywords
Introduction to Advanced Practice Nurse Integration
Per the International Council of Nurses (ICN), an advanced practice nurse (APN) is “a generalist or specialized nurse who has acquired, through additional graduate education the expert knowledge base, complex decision-making skills, and clinical competencies shaped by the context in which they are credentialed to practice.” ...(Read more...)
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