Advanced Nursing Practice
Advanced practice is a level of practice, rather than a type or specialty of practice. Advanced practitioners are educated at masters level in advanced practice and are assessed as competent in practice, using expert knowledge and skills. They have the freedom and authority to act, making autonomous decisions in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients. Use this guide to find information resources relating to advanced nursing practice including books, reports and journal articles.
Last updated:
06/06/2022
Key Resources
Royal College of Nursing (2018) Royal College of Nursing standards for advanced level nursing practice. London: RCN.
Royal College of Nursing (2018) RCN Standards for advanced level nursing practice, advanced nurse practitioners, RCN accreditation and RCN credentialing. London: RCN.
RCN: advanced nursing practice standards
Council of Deans of Health (2018) An overview of advanced practice policy across the UK. London: Council of Deans of Health.
Department of Health Northern Ireland (2018) Advanced nursing practice framework. Belfast: DH.
Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety in Northern Ireland (2016) Advanced nursing practice framework: supporting advanced nursing practice in health and social care trusts. NIPEC: Belfast.
Health Education England, NHS Improvement and NHS England (2017) Multi-professional framework for advanced clinical practice in England. Leeds: HEE.
International Council of Nurses (2020) Guidelines on advanced practice nursing. Geneva: ICN.
NHS Scotland: Advanced practice nursing toolkit
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A UK wide resource endorsed by the Chief Nursing Officers for each country.
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NHS Wales (2010) Framework for advanced nursing, midwifery and allied health professional practice in Wales. LLanharan: National Leadership and Innovation Agency for Healthcare.
Royal College of Nursing Scotland (2015) Nurse innovators: clinical decision-making in action. RCN: Edinburgh.
We would like to thank the RCN Advanced Nurse Practitioner member community for their input into the development of this subject guide.
Books
Blair K (2018) Advanced practice nursing: core concepts for professional development. 6th edn. New York: Springer.
Collins-Bride G, Saxe J, Kaplan R and Duderstadt K (2016) Clinical guidelines for advanced practice nursing: an interprofessional approach. Burlington: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
DeNisco S M (2019) Advanced practice nursing: essential knowledge for the profession. London: Jones & Bartlett.
Fagerstrom L M (2021) A caring advanced practice nursing model: theoretical perspectives and competency domains. Cham: Springer.
Fulton J S, Goudreau K A and Swartzell K L (eds.) (2020) Foundations of clinical nurse specialist practice. 3rd edn. New York: Springer.
Goudreau K A and Smolenski M C (2022) Health policy and advanced practice nursing: impact and implications. 3rd edn. New York: Springer.
Innes J A, Dover A R, Fairhurst K (eds.). (2018) Macleod’s clinical examination. 14th edn. Edinburgh: Elsevier.
Kuiper R, Pesut D and Arms T (2016) Clinical reasoning and care coordination in advanced practice nursing. New York: Springer.
McGee P and Inman C (2019) Advanced practice in nursing and allied health professions. 4th edn. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell.
Neighbour R (2005) The inner consultation: how to develop an effective and intuitive consulting style. 2nd edn. London: Radcliffe Medical.
Schober M (2016) Introduction to advanced nursing practice: an international focus. Cham: Springer.
Schober M (2017) Strategic planning for advanced nursing practice. Cham: Springer.
Staffileno B A, Murphy M P and Buchholz S W (2022) Research for advanced practice nurses: from evidence to practice. 4th edn. New York: Springer.
Tracy M F and O and Grady E T (2018) Hamric and Hanson’s advanced practice nursing: an integrative approach. 6th edn. Philadelphia: Saunders.
Zuzelo P (2018) Indirect care handbook for advanced nursing roles. Burlington: Jones & Bartlett.
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Journals
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