Enfermería de práctica avanzada: historia y definición

Methodology Proposal for the Management of Nursing Competencies towards a Strategic Training. A Theoretical Analysis

“…The development of the nursing competencies leads, naturally, to the development of the Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) [19], which maximizes the professional development of specialized competencies and nursing knowledge. The International Council of Nurses [20] defines the APN as a specialist nurse, who has achieved an expert-level of knowledge, capacity to make difficult decisions and the clinical skills needed to be a professional.…”

“…The characteristics of the extended professional exercise depend on the context or the country where they are accredited to work [21]. All over the world, APNs achieve many and remarkable feats [19,20,22,23]: They improve the access to health services; reduce the waiting lists, emergency visits and the hospitalization rates and intensive care of the elderly population; upgrade the access to a proper evaluation and treatment, achieving high patient satisfaction. They make a healthier society possible and a more efficient health service [19].…”

Advanced Practice Nursing: “Training” Pillar in Supporting the Proposal in Brazil

“…One of the first graduate courses in the USA for nurses, from the perspective of APN, took place in 1967, in the area of child care in the community. The care produced by nurses with this training proved to be very relevant, even demonstrated in a large study that recommended APN to the entire population ( 11 ) . Favorably at the time, for recognition of APN, the US Department of Health, Education and Social Welfare committee’s conclusions pointed to clinical practice as the main objective of APN’s function, involving direct and indirect care for patients and their families, groups, communities or populations.…”

“…Favorably at the time, for recognition of APN, the US Department of Health, Education and Social Welfare committee’s conclusions pointed to clinical practice as the main objective of APN’s function, involving direct and indirect care for patients and their families, groups, communities or populations. Based on this social recognition, the necessary training and specific registration for nurses who perform extended practice with formal training were defined ( 11 ) .…”

Cardiologists and the Cardiology of the Future. Vision and proposals of the Spanish Society of Cardiology for the Cardiology of the 21st Century

“…Estos cambios se refieren tanto a la "multidisciplinariedad" e "interdisciplinariedad", como a las relaciones de complementariedad y sustitución entre profesiones sanitarias [69][70][71] . La mejora de la calidad, la innovación tecnológica y el aumento de la eficiencia modificarán las barreras profesionales 72 .  Papel de la enfermería.…”