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This article describes entry-level competencies for NPs practicing in emergency care - it was the first to define these competencies which is key since the roles of APRNs have expanded. A Nurse Practitioner (NP) Validation Work Team was formed and a Delphi study was conducted to verify and gain consensus on professional and clinical competencies for NPs in emergency care.

This article reflects on the progressive changes in the redesign of healthcare and how the role of the APRN will simultaneously evolve to allow practitioners to practice to the expected level of their capabilities.

Pediatric NP's began training in 1965 in order to enhance the role of the pediatric nurse; however, since then PNP's are seeking increased autonomy from MD's in order to work to the full extent of the knowledge and skills. The article describes how PNP's are aptly trained to assess kid's who are abused, exploited, neglected, or need immunizations. As a result, PNP's have a unique role, separate from MD's, to enhance any practice.

This article is an interesting read about the policy change in North Dakota that brought independent prescriptive privileges to advanced practice nurses. The nurse leaders behind this policy change have shared the experience with other states with the goal of providing an example of an effective model of change.

This article shows a timeline and the evolution of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and NAPNAP starting in 1964.

Great listing of aprn resources from state of Michigan.

Approximately 70 to 80% of healthcare errors are due to poor team communication and understanding. High-risk environments such as the trauma setting (which covers a broad spectrum of departments in acute services) are where the majority of these errors occur. Despite the emphasis on interprofessional collaborative practice and patient safety, interprofessional teamworking in the trauma setting has received little attention.

Guidance on which PNPs (AC vs. PC) are educated for certain roles and acute care locations.

This article describes feeling like a fraud once in a new role as an advanced practice nurse. It also speaks to how this is a normal feeling and suggests different ways to cope with these feelings to make the transition easier.

This article gives an easy to read understanding of the how the nursing profession evolved into what it is today and the hoops it jumped through to get there.

This article focuses on the primary care nurse practitioner's development and different response to some controversial issues.

Regulates APRN practice in GA

Our study demonstrated that participation in the Quality Improvement and Innovation Partnership (QIIP) Learning Collaborative (LC) program influenced team functioning in Primary Health Care (PHC) teams, and facilitated the development of team based care processes. Enhanced communication processes increased both the recognition and the use of team members' scope of practice. Being respected and understood improved team collaboration as well as team functioning. Supporting and sharing leadership was a central component to successful team functioning.

Link is about broader gerontology nursing, but has nice history of how AGNP primary care role has developed. Good history summation on pgs. 4-7. Also has info on practice settings, competencies, and scope of practice.

Comprehensive overview of gerontological nursing.   

Review of Midwifery throughout the world.  

This article is about how important it is to articulate your role as a nurse. I love how they explain articulating your role as a nursing competency. I think this is a great article for this class as we learn what the APRN role is and how to articulate it to our inter professional teams. Nurse Educ Pract. 2013 Nov;13(6):519-23. doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2013.02.014. Epub 2013 Mar 18.