Practice Patterns Of Acute Care Nurse Practitioners

A survey of directors of Canadian academic acute pain management services: the nursing team members role — a brief report

“…While the practice patterns of APN described in the literature 6 are consistent with the realms of APMS nursing practice identified by our survey findings, only 12% of medical directors indicated that the nursing team member had graduate level educational preparation recommended for nursing practice at this level. In Canada, graduate level education is the preferred requirement for APN practice.…”

“…Their knowledge level and clinical expertise would play an integral part of patient care decisions. 1 This role definition is consistent with that of an advanced practice nurse (APN), 6 and it appears that in the majority of centres the APMS nursing team member pursued this role. However, only 62% (n = 26) of centres had a designated APMS nurse.…”

Practice: What Should Change in Nursing Practice Over the Next Five Years?

“…In some domains, APNs are used as physician extenders or substitutions. APN implementation has been successful in settings where there has been careful assessment of the environment, detailed planning for the nurses' introduction and strong nursing leadership to support the role (Sidani et al 2000). The need for advanced practice nurses will continue to grow.…”

Carving out a place: Establishing a new nurse practitioner practice in rural and remote Canada.

“…As an integral part of the health care team, acute care nurse practitioners work on specialized medical or surgical hospital units managing the medical, educational, and psychosocial needs of patients with complex and chronic health conditions (Sidani et al, 2000). Primary health care nurse practitioners are community-based.…”

“…While this research may be helpful for comparison and/or background information, the differences in health care systems, legislation governing nurses, and the educational preparation for nurses in each country can make it difficult and sometimes inappropriate to generalize the findings to Canada (Haines, 1993;Sidani et al, 2000). To effectively recruit and retain nurses, an understanding of Canadian practice is needed to implement appropriate strategies.…”