CHAPTERS 1-6
Advancedrhpracticerhregisteredrhnurserh(APRN)rh-
rhanswersmastersrhpreparedrhnurserhwhorhprovidesrhdirectrhclinicalrhcare
typesrhofrhAPRNrh-rhanswersNP,rhCNM,rhCRNA,rhCNS
APRNrhrolesrhthatrhrequirerhadditionalrhlicensurerh-rhanswersNP,rhCNM,rhCRNA
Advancerhpracticerhnursingrh(APN)rh-
rhanswersanyrhformrhofrhnursingrhinterventionrhthatrhinfluencesrhhealthrhcarerhoutcom
esrhforrhindividualsrhorrhpopulations,rhincludingrhdirectrhcarerhofrhindividualrhpatients,r
hmanagementrhcarerhforrhindividualsrhandrhpopulations,rhadministrationrhofrhnursingrh
andrhhealthrhcarerhorganizations,rhandrhtherhdevelopmentrhandrhimplementationrhofrh
healthrhpolicy.
ConsensusrhModelrhforrhAPRNrhREgulationrh-
rhanswers*donerhbyrhAPRNrhconsensusrhworkrhgrouprhandrhNationalrhCouncilrhofrhSta
terhBoardsrhofrhNursingrhAPRNrhadvisoryrhCommittee
*addressrhtherhirregularitiesrhinrhregulationrhofrhAPRNrhacrossrhstates
APNrhexamplesrh-rhanswers*rhCNL,rhCNS,rhNurserhEducatorsrh(directrhptrhcare)
,*rhNurserhAdministrators,rhPublicrhHealthrhNurses,rhPolicyrhMakersrh(norhdirectrhptrhc
are)
ClinicalrhNurserhSpecialistrh-
rhanswers*conductsrharhcomprehensiverhhealthrhassessment
*leadsrhandrhparticipatesrhinrhtherhprocessrhofrhselecting,rhintegrating,rhmanaging,rhan
drhevaluationrhtechnology
*leadsrhandrhfacilitatesrhcoordinatedrhcarerhandrhtransitionsrhinrhcollaborationrhwrhptr
handrhteam
*providesrheducationrhandrhcoachingrhtorhptrhwithrhcomplexrhneeds
*consultsrhwithrhhealthcarerhteamsrhtorhintegraterhneeds,rhpreferences,rhstrengthsrhofr
harhpopulationrhintorhtherhhealthcarerhplanrhtorhoptimizerhoutcomesrhandrhptrhexperi
ence
*analyzesrhtherhethicalrhimpactrhofrhscientificrhadvances,rhcost,rhclinicalrheffectivenessr
honrhptrhfamilyrhvalues,rhpreferences
ClinicalrhNurserhLeaderrh-
rhanswers*conductsrharhholisticrhassessmentrhandrhcomprehensiverhphysicalrhexamrhof
rhindividualsrhacrossrhtherhlifespan
*usesrhit,rhanalyticrhandrhevaluationrhmethods
*facilitatesrhcollaboraterhapproachesrhinrhtherhdesign,rhcoordinationrhandrhevaluationrh
ofrhpatient-centeredrhcare
*demonstratesrhcoachingrhskillsrhtorhsupportrhnewrhidtrhmembersrhinrhexploringrhopp
ortunitiesrhforrhimprovingrhcarerhprocessesrhandrhoutcomes
*engagesrhinrhpartnershipsrhatrhmultiplerhlevelsrhofrhtherhhealthrhsystemsrhtorhensure
rheffectiverhcoordination,rhdelivery,rhandrhevaluationrhofrhclinicalrhpreventionrhandrhhe
althrhpromotionrhinterventionsrhandrhservicesrhacrossrhcarerhenvironments
*usesrhevidencerhtorhdesignrhandrhdirectrhsystemrhimprovementsrhthatrhaddressrhtren
dsrhinrhsafetyrhandrhquality
*advocatesrhforrhpoliciesrhthatrhleveragerhsocialrhchanged,rhpromoterhwellness,rhimpro
verhcarerhoutcomes,rhandrhreducerhcost
NurserhEducatorrh-rhanswersrequiresrhspecializedrhpreparation
, mustrhberhcompetentrhclinician
expertiserhinrhtherh3rhps-phatho,rhpharm,rhphysrhassessment
NurserhPractionerrh-
rhanswers*startedrhinrh1960srhduerhtorhshortagerhofrhpcp'srhforrhtherhpediatricrhpopu
lation
*1990srhmastersrhlevelrheducation
*2004rhAACNrhrecognizedrhDNPrhforrhentry-level
*prescriptiverhauthorityrhinrhallrh50rhstatesrhandrhDC
Nurse-Midwiferh-
rhanswers*firstrhschoolrhinrh1925rhbyrhMaryrhBreckenridgerh(foundedrhFrontierrhNursin
grhSerice)
*FAmilyrhhealthrhservicesrhasrhwellrhasrhchildbirth/women'srhhealth
*prescriptiverhauthrhinrh50rhstates,rhDC,rhAmericanrhSamoa,rhGuamrhandrhPuertorhRic
o
NurserhAnesthetistrh-
rhanswersArhnurserhwhorhcompletesrharhcourserhofrhstudyrhinrhanrhanesthesiarhschool
;rhcarriesrhoutrhpreoperativerhvisitsrhandrhassessments;rhadministersrhandrhmonitorsrha
nesthesiarhduringrhsurgery;rhandrhevaluatesrhpostoperativerhstatusrhofrhpatients
NurserhAdministratorrh-
rhanswersNurserhwhorhsupervisesrhtherhorganizationrhofrhnursingrhcarerhtorhensurerho
verallrhsafetyrhandrhquality
Norhmastersrhdegreerhneededrhforrhbasicrhcertification
Master'srhorrhhigherrhforrhAdvancedrhCert.
HistoryrhofrhNPrh-
rhanswers*LilianrhWald'srhnursesrhprovidedrhprimaryrhcarerhforrhcommonrhillnessrhand
rhemergenciesrhthatrhdidn'trhrequirerharhreferral
*1965-NPrhformallyrhdevelopedrhbyrhLorettarhFordrhandrhHenryrhSiler