NSG 5000 Week 5 Project latest

Roles and Issues for Advanced Practice Nursing Nursing as a profession has a variety of advanced roles that encompass direct clinical practice, technology and information management, educator positions, administrative and executive responsibilities, midwifery, anesthesia, clinical nurse specialist and nurse practitioner. Each of these roles play a critical function in nursing, healthcare and patient outcomes and it is important to understand their functions, similarities and differences. As these roles develop, issues in practice, licensure, legislation and reimbursement have also arisen and nurses in these roles need to be aware of how these issues affect them and how to influence the process with the goal of optimizing patient outcomes and continuing the forward progress of the nursing profession. Developments in healthcare have led to specialization and advancement of roles in many areas including nursing. The nurse educator