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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...

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...

Developing the clinical nurse specialist role in Indonesia: increasing high-quality nursing care

In 1900, Indonesia was a Dutch colony and known as the Dutch East Indies. Over time, and in response to nursing workforce shortages, Dutch colonists trained local Indonesians to become nurses....

Advanced practice nursing in the United States: autonomy and full practice authority

Practice authority variation exists by state, with some states allowing FPA and others restricting or reducing NPs' ability to practice. There are three levels of practice:.

Progressing advanced practice: innovations in partnership

The Centre for Advancing Practice team discussed the journey since the publication of HEE's Multi-Professional Framework for advanced clinical practice in England (2017), which highlighted the four...

Advancing practice: a legacy of innovation

Welcome to the inaugural issue of the International Journal for Advancing Practice. We are so pleased to have this journal in place to enable the advanced practice community to share and celebrate...

Advancing practice: what exactly is being advanced?

Advocating for advanced practice is not always an easy task. There are often numerous issues associated with agreed roles and functions undertaken by advanced practitioners intra and inter country,...

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