Exploring the development and identity of advanced practice nursing in the UK

Abstract

The development of advanced nurse practice in the UK has been slow compared to some parts of the world. This article explores the history of advanced level nursing, the drivers for advanced nurse practice in the context of contemporary nursing and clinical leadership, the identity of advanced practice nursing roles, and the importance of advanced nurse practice in the UK.

Nurse practitioner consultations in primary health care: a case study-based survey of patients’ pre-consultation expectations, and post-consultation satisfaction and enablement

“…Accordingly, the processes of how consultations are conducted may be more important than their time lengths for optimising patient satisfaction and enablement. Furthermore, the findings of this study endorse workforce development strategies across secondary and primary health care for deploying nurse practitioners (Kilpatrick et al ., 2011; Sangster-Gormley et al ., 2015; Hill, 2017), as they can evidently optimise consultation outcomes such as patient satisfaction and enablement without the resource implications of longer consultation times.…”

Nurse practitioner consultations in primary health care: an observational interaction analysis of social interactions and consultation outcomes

“…In many countries across the world nurse practitioners are increasingly being used as part of workforce developments to take on roles, such as consulting with patients and subsequently making full diagnostic and treatment decisions more traditionally associated with medical doctors (Department of Health, 2010; Health Education England, 2017; Hill, 2017), but comparatively little is known about how nurse practitioners and patients communicate with each other during their consultations (Charlton et al , 2008; Barratt, 2016).…”

Regulation of Advanced Critical Care Practitioners: Past, present and future

“…The development of ACCPs in the UK has gathered momentum in the last decade. 3 Their growth has been attributed to the implementation of the European Working Time Directive, 4 changes to the medical training outlaid in Modernising Medical Careers 5 and economic/staffing considerations. 6 It was also recognised that a shift towards community-based care was resulting in a higher proportion of sicker, dependent patients in hospital wards and this was attributed to an increase in demand for healthcare in the UK.…”