[Working in a CSAPA, care through relationships]. / Travailler en CSAPA, le soin par la relation.

In a medical-social setting, the work of addiction care providers is somewhat unusual. Drawing on the teachings of Carl Rogers and his person-centred approach, and Hildegard Peplau and her theory of care based on the interpersonal relationship, this article explores the possibilities of welcoming a user to an addictology care, support and prevention center that is trying to rethink its operations at a time when advanced practice nurses are being deployed.

Designing an impactful APRN residency program for rural communities.

ABSTRACT: The largest healthcare system in New Mexico, in collaboration with the University of New Mexico College of Nursing, identified an opportunity to increase and retain the number of family practice NPs and certified nurse midwives in rural communities by creating an immersive 1-year rural residency program for newly graduated advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs). This article describes the journey to design this program and build its infrastructure with the aim of addressing the needs of both APRNs during their transition to practice and patients in rural areas, while providing a return on the healthcare system's business investment. Program results are also reported. Program funding was provided by a Health Resources and Services Administration grant, the Presbyterian Healthcare Services executive team, and the Presbyterian Healthcare Foundation.

La Enfermera de Práctica Avanzada y su desarrollo en el Sistema Nacional de Salud / The Advanced Practice Nurse and its development in the National Health System

Las funciones de la Enfermera de Práctica Avanzada se están definiendo poco a poco en muchos países, aunque con diferencias notables en sus funciones. Para facilitar su compresión, el Consejo Internacional de Enfermería la define como: “Una enfermera registrada que ha adquirido la base de conocimientos de experto, las capacidades de adopción de decisiones complejas y las competencias clínicas necesarias para el ejercicio profesional ampliado, cuyas características vienen dadas por el contexto o el país en el que la enfermera está acreditada para ejercer. Como nivel de entrada se recomienda un título de nivel medio universitario”. La Enfermera de Práctica Avanzada es, por tanto, una enfermera experta capaz de aplicar el aprendizaje científico en un marco humanístico, servir de referencia para los pacientes y otros profesionales, y asumir nuevas responsabilidades. Las diversas funciones que se han realizado y se siguen realizando en la profesión enfermera, así como la creciente demanda de calidad asistencial en nuestra sociedad y los avances tecnológicos que se producen, hace sensibilizar al profesional de enfermería sobre las necesidades específicas de formación. Progresivamente, esta figura se ha ido extendiendo a países como Reino Unido, Irlanda, Australia, Bélgica, Holanda y otros países europeos. En España, el recorrido es pequeño, aunque se han ido desarrollando algunos roles de práctica avanzada en Andalucía, Cataluña o País Vasco. Varias Comunidades Autónomas, han ido afinando el perfil de esta figura, pero, la falta de apoyo institucional y reconocimiento legal lleva a una confusión sobre su papel, desarrollo competencial y marco legal. (AU)

[Territorial gradation, multi-professionality and IPA: new levers for monitoring Parkinson's patients]. / Gradation territoriale, pluriprofessionnalité et IPA : nouveaux leviers pour suivre les patients parkinsoniens.

The rapid increase in the number of Parkinson's patients in the population is raising questions about the organization of expert resources. The creation of advanced practice nurses is likely to have an impact on this public health issue, as is the implementation of multi-level care gradation and the prospects for paramedical development.

[From nursing to changing social representations: the study of health literacy in psychiatry]. / Des sciences infirmières à la modification des représentations sociales : l'étude littératie en santé en psychiatrie.

The Litterapsy study focuses on the assessment of health literacy in patients with psychiatric disorders, a field that has been little studied in France. It is based on the observations of an advanced practice nurse specializing in psychosocial rehabilitation. Its aim is to provide objective data to better understand how these patients understand medical information and navigate the healthcare system.

[Nurse coordinators and IPAs in Parkinson's expert centers: what are their roles?] / Infirmières coordinatrices et IPA en centre expert Parkinson : quels sont leurs rôles ?

The creation of Parkinson's expert centers (PEC) led to the emergence of new nurses, known as coordination nurses. And in 2018, the emergence of advanced practice nursing led to the creation of a new category of professionals, advanced practice nurses (APN). Nurses coordinators and APN play a major role in meeting the public health challenges posed by Parkinson's disease. They are the guarantors of the implementation of a personalized care pathway, the aim of which is to offer patients an optimized quality of life. They forge an indispensable link between the city's healthcare services and the PEC, collaborating with the many healthcare professionals who work with people suffering from Parkinson's disease.

Application of an Antiracism Framework to Improve Pediatric APRN Education.

Poor health outcomes for children are directly tied to poor social determinants of health and systemic, embedded health care inequities. To prepare the next generation of pediatric advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), nursing schools must educate students to address inequities through innovative curricular models and teaching modalities. The purpose of this manuscript is to describe the application of an antiracism framework to a graduate APRN program. This article describes the application of this framework, which led to significant administrative, curricular, and course changes to prepare pediatric-focused APRN students to address the health inequities and poor social determinants of health facing children today. By describing our journey to embed an antiracism framework, other nursing schools can make substantive changes necessary to prepare their students to address these health inequities.

LACE and the APRN Consensus Model: Implications for Advancing Nursing Practice.

Understanding the historical context and contemporary trends in advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) education and regulation is pivotal for effective professional advocacy. Until the release of the APRN Consensus Model in 2008, a uniform model for APRN regulation was lacking. Adopting the model's recommendations has implications for APRNs beyond licensure and regulation, including full practice authority, license portability, and patient access to APRN-led care. A comprehensive understanding of APRN education and regulation empowers nurses, APRNs, and stakeholders to drive the profession forward through informed advocacy.

Navigating the pathway to advanced practice: A grounded theory of nurse practitioner role transition in a fellowship.

BACKGROUND: Greater attention to the transitional period for advanced practice nurses has urged health care organizations and employers to implement fellowships. Currently, the theoretical process of nurse practitioner (NP) role transition from the essential perspectives of NP fellows does not exist. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to construct a middle-range theory grounded in reality of an NP fellowship environment that explains how NPs transition to their new role. METHODOLOGY: Following Charmaz's constructivist methodology, 11 NPs who transitioned to practice in a fellowship were interviewed. RESULTS: "Navigating the Pathway to Advanced Practice: A Grounded Theory of Nurse Practitioner Role Transition in a Fellowship" emerged from the data and is composed of through five phases: (1) mapping a path, (2) stepping onto the trailhead, (3) navigating the trailway, (4) gaining traction, and (5) summiting. CONCLUSIONS: The resulting middle-range theory is the first in the nursing literature that conceptualizes meaning about NP role transition in a fellowship. This process occurs in the contextual factor of a realm of support that includes growth, value, lifelong learning, and readiness. Throughout this process, NPs build competence and confidence that advances them to summit, or transition, to their NP role at the completion of an NP fellowship. IMPLICATIONS: This discovery will fill the research gap pertaining to best practice interventions in support of NPs during role transition in fellowships. Understanding how NPs transition to their new advanced practice roles may inform organizations on how to structure fellowships that support learning, encourage confidence, and enhance competence.

Advanced practice nurses' evidence-based healthcare competence and associated factors: A systematic review.

BACKGROUND: Evidence-based healthcare (EBHC) enables consistent and effective healthcare that prioritises patient safety. The competencies of advanced practice nurses (APNs) are essential for implementing EBHC because their professional duties include promoting EBHC. AIM: To identify, critically appraise, and synthesise the best available evidence concerning the EBHC competence of APNs and associated factors. DESIGN: A systematic review. DATA SOURCES: CINAHL, PubMed, Scopus, Medic, ProQuest, and MedNar. METHODS: Databases were searched for studies (until 19 September 2023) that examined the EBHC competence and associated factors of APNs were included. Quantitative studies published in English, Swedish and Finnish were included. We followed the JBI methodology for systematic review and performed a narrative synthesis. RESULTS: The review included 12 quantitative studies, using 15 different instruments, and involved 3163 participants. The quality of the studies was fair. The APNs' EBHC competence areas were categorised into five segments according to the JBI EBHC model. The strongest areas of competencies were in global health as a goal, transferring and implementing evidence, while the weakest were generating and synthesising evidence. Evidence on factors influencing APNs' EBHC competencies was contradictory, but higher levels of education and the presence of an organisational research council may be positively associated with APNs' EBHC competencies. CONCLUSION: The development of EBHC competencies for APNs should prioritise evidence generation and synthesis. Elevating the education level of APNs and establishing a Research Council within the organisation can potentially enhance the EBHC competence of APNs. IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PROFESSION: We should consider weaknesses in EBHC competence when developing education and practical exercises for APNs. This approach will promote the development of APNs' EBHC competence and EBHC implementation in nursing practice. REGISTRATION, AND REPORTING CHECKLIST: The review was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42021226578), and reporting followed the PRISMA checklist. PATIENT/PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION: None.

Mapeamento das ações do enfermeiro de prática avançada em uma instituição de ensino superior / Mapping the actions of advanced practice nurses in a higher education institution

Mapear as ações do Enfermeiro de Prática Avançada nos campos de ensino clínico e estágio curricular supervisionado de um curso de graduação em enfermagem. Métodos: estudo transversal, descritivo, incluindo 21 enfermeiros. A coleta de dados deu-se por questionário sócio-profissiográfico, alinhado às competências do Conselho Internacional de Enfermeiros no tocante à Prática Avançada de Enfermagem. Resultados: Os enfermeiros demonstraram médio conhecimento em Prática Avançada de Enfermagem, e ações de prática avançada mapeadas como prescrição de agentes terapêuticos para lesões, procedimento de catéter central de inserção periférica, solicitação de exames de imagem e swab peri-anal, pareceres em lesão, manejo e consulta de enfermagem no pré-parto, assistência no parto. Competências no domínio do cuidado e no domínio da gestão/educação foram evidenciadas. Conclusão: evidenciou-se potenciais de ação de Prática Avançada na Instituição de Ensino.(AU)

To map the actions of Advanced Practice Nurses in the clinical teaching and supervised curricular internship fields of an undergraduate nursing course. Methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive study including 21 nurses. Data was collected using a socio-professional questionnaire, aligned with the International Council of Nurses' competencies regarding Advanced Nursing Practice. Results: The nurses demonstrated medium knowledge of Advanced Nursing Practice, and mapped advanced practice actions such as prescribing therapeutic agents for injuries, peripherally inserted central catheter procedures, requesting imaging tests and peri-anal swabs, injury opinions, management and nursing consultation in the prepartum period, and assistance in childbirth. Skills in the care domain and the management/education domain were highlighted. Conclusion: There was potential for action in Advanced Practice at the Teaching Institution.(AU)

Mapear las acciones de las Enfermeras de Práctica Avanzada en los campos de la enseñanza clínica y de las prácticas curriculares supervisadas de un curso de enfermería de pregrado. Métodos: Se trató de un estudio transversal, descriptivo, en el que participaron 21 enfermeras. Los datos fueron recogidos a través de un cuestionario socio-profesional, alineado con las competencias del Consejo Internacional de Enfermería en relación a la Práctica Avanzada de Enfermería. Resultados: Las enfermeras demostraron conocimiento medio de la Práctica Avanzada de Enfermería, y mapearon acciones de práctica avanzada como prescripción de agentes terapéuticos para lesiones, procedimientos de catéter central de inserción periférica, solicitud de pruebas de imagen e hisopos perianales, emisión de dictámenes sobre lesiones, manejo y consulta de enfermería en el período preparto, asistencia al parto. Se destacaron las competencias en el ámbito de los cuidados y en el de la gestión/educación. Conclusión: Hubo potencial de actuación en la Práctica Avanzada en la Institución de Enseñanza.(AU)

Changing the Landscape of the Neighborhood: The Expanding Role of the Pediatric Palliative Advanced Practice Registered Nurse.

There is a dearth of information on the role of the pediatric palliative advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) reported in the literature, and yet, the role is expanding. Advances in technology and health care are helping children with medical complexity live longer, and the demand for pediatric palliative care is growing. As programs expand to meet this need, there are new opportunities for pediatric palliative APRNs to practice outside acute care consultative models, within large children's hospitals. The aim of this article was to describe the expanding role of the pediatric palliative APRN using a progressive case study that describes how these expanding roles can collaborate using evidence-based practice and expert consensus to define their roles. If pediatric palliative APRNs hesitate to define their practice, others will define it for them.

The use of electronic health records in advanced practice nursing education: a scoping review.

Electronic health records are integral to the advanced practice registered nurse role, yet access and training during academic preparation are profoundly limited. Lack of exposure to electronic health records prevents students from becoming fully prepared for the responsibilities of clinical practice and potentially impacts quality of care, patient safety, and communication among patients and providers. This scoping review of 20 articles on electronic health record use in advanced practice registered nursing student education shows significant gaps in current research. Nine articles were classified as research. The remaining 11 were non-research reports of teaching innovations describing the use of simulated electronic health records in graduate nursing education or the use of an electronic health record in interprofessional education activities. Most of the limited research did not use valid and reliable instruments or robust designs, employed disparate approaches and tools to study the phenomenon, and measured low-level outcomes such as student navigation and confidence in using electronic health records. The non-research literature draws attention to the deficits in educational resources, including unaffordable electronic health records for academic use. Although rigorous evidence is lacking, a common theme throughout the reviewed literature was the benefit of simulation to develop electronic health record skills.

[Minimal geriatric assessment by an advanced practice nurse]. / Évaluation gériatrique minimale par une infirmière en pratique avancée.

The prevalence of haematological malignancies increases in elderly patients. The complexity of therapeutic management makes it necessary to evaluate them using a global approach, namely bio-psycho-environmental. Identifying and assessing their weaknesses are part of the roles of advanced practice nurse (APN). Various tools are used to do this, including the G8 questionnaire, which directs patients towards a comprehensive geriatric assessment, or the Geriatric core dataset, designed to be used during clinical trials and which is more detailed and faster. Could an APN use the latter?