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What is the lived experience of advanced nurse practitioners of managing risk and patient safety in acute settings? A phenomenological perspective

Phenomenology is an inductive, qualitative research method for investigating the lived experience of a phenomenon; it can be used to understand what something is like for an individual (Leedy and...

Should advanced practitioners consider critical realism as a distinctive epistemological position for social scientific enquiry?

The author's perspective is based on her general worldview, or Weltanschauung—the worldview of an individual. These are the underpinning beliefs and assumptions associated with the author's general...

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Exploring the role of advanced clinical practitioners in the UK

The role of nurses with advanced practice skills was originally acknowledged in the US in the 1960s (Swaby et al, 2022). The recognition of the need for advanced practice development in the UK is...

The co-delivery of advanced clinical practice programmes: promoting equitable student experiences

The introduction of the ACP programme accreditation aims to maintain a level of consistency and quality assurance to uphold patient safety and clinical excellence (NHS England, 2021). Traditional ACP...

Exploring the effectiveness of advanced practice physiotherapist roles in assessing patients with frailty in the emergency department

The aim of this study investigates the impact of a tAPP review of patients with frailty in the acute setting, as part of the physiotherapist role extension.

Alternative format doctorate: an exploration of the role of PhD by publication in developing research skills to advance practice

Research, including its creation, understanding, and dissemination, is identified as the fourth fundamental pillar of the advanced practitioner role in the UK. (Health Education England, 2017)....

Reflection on the sustainability of newly implemented nurse practitioner roles in Switzerland: a case study

There is a lack of literature regarding sustainability in newly implemented nurse practitioner roles. However, both hindering and supporting factors concerning the sustainability of the APN roles have...

Bridging the expectation–reality gap in advanced clinical practice

Scott's mixed-methods study gathered insights from UK-based ACPs, identifying five key themes that illustrate the gap between ACPs' expectations and reality: clinical and non-clinical balance; full...

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