Advance Practice Roles in Nursing

Instructions

• Distinguish between Advanced Nursing Practice (ANP) and the Advanced Practice Nurse (APN).
• Briefly define advance nursing practice and the four roles in advanced practice nursing pertaining to clinical practice, primary care, education, administration, and health information.
• Discuss the role you intend to acquire through SUO. Include experiences and/or qualities you have that have influenced your decision. Include your personal philosophy.
• Develop a minimum of ten questions that you would like to ask the advanced practice clinician or non-clinician that you have chosen to interview.  Identify in the paper the individual by name, credentials, position and your planned date for the interview (Interview write up is due Week 3)

• NOTE: PLEASE USE Peer reviewed articles that are non-research and nursing organization websites may be used. All articles must be current (not more than five years old, unless it is a hallmark reference; e.g., Institute of Medicine (IOM) (2010). The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health.