Resources for Advanced Practice Nurses

The following resources may be useful in defining practice and roles related to Advanced Practice Nursing. Citations for additional articles to include on this page may be e-mailed to jmower@cc-institute.org

Consensus Model

APRN Consensus Work Group & National Council of State Boards of Nursing APRN Advisory Committee. (2008). The Consensus Model for APRN Regulation: Licensure, Accreditation, Certification, Education. Retrieved Dec. 9, 2011 from https://www.ncsbn.org/Consensus_Model_for_APRN_Regulation_July_2008.pdf

National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN). (2011). APRN Consensus Model toolkit. Retrieved Dec. 20, 2011 from https://www.ncsbn.org/2276.htm

Stanley, J. (2009). Reaching consensus on a regulatory model: What does this mean for APRN’s? Journal of Nurse Practitioners, 5(2 ), 99-104.

Stanton, C. (2010, July/August). Preparing for changes: A new model for APRN regulation. AORN Connections, 10.

Thompson, C.J. (2011). The APRN Consensus Model. Clinical Nurse Specialist Journal, 25(6), 327-331.

Education

American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN).(2011). The Essentials of Master’s Education for Advanced Practice Nursing. Retrieved Dec. 9, 2011 from http://www.eric.ed.gov/PDFS/ED435321.pdf

American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN).(2011, July 12). The impact of education on nursing practice. Retrieved Dec. 18, 2011 from http://www.aacn.nche.edu/media-relations/EdImpact.pdf

American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), & National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS). (2010, March). Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist Competencies. Retrieved Dec. 9, 2011 from http://www.aacn.nche.edu/geriatric-nursing/adultgeroCNScomp.pdf

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. (2010). Position Statement on Nurse Practitioner Curriculum. Retrieved Dec. 14, 2011 from http://www.aanp.org/NR/rdonlyres/59523729-0179-466A-A7FB-BDEE68160E8E/0/NPCurriculum.pdf

Institute of Medicine. (2010). The Future of nursing: Leading change, advance health. Retrieved Dec. 18, 2011 from http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2010/The-Future-of-Nursing-Leading-Change-Advancing-Health.aspx

Schools

Western University of Health Sciences, College of Graduate Nursing. The College of Graduate Nursing offers a Master of Science in Nursing and Family Nurse Practitioner program (MSN/FNP), as well as a Post-Master’s Family Nurse Practitioner program (Post-Master’s FNP).

Continuing Education

Free APRN continuing education hours may be obtained from the following websites. Registration is required.
Epocrates Available at www.epocrates.com
Medscape Available at www.medscape.org

Reimbursement/Billing

Accountable care organizations-ANA Issue brief. Retrieved Nov. 30, 2011 from http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/Policy-Advocacy/Positions-and-Resolutions/Issue-Briefs/ACOs

Accountable care organizations 101-ANA Issue brief. Retrieved Nov. 30, 2011 from http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/Policy-Advocacy/Positions-and-Resolutions/Issue-Briefs/ACOs/ACOs-101.pdf

Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid-What providers need to know about ACO’s. (April 2011). Retrieved Nov. 30, 2011 from http://www.cms.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/ACO_Providers_Factsheet_ICN903693.pdf

Jackson, D. (2011). Accountable Care Organization 101: A primer for RNFA’s and APRN/RNFA’S
Retrieved Dec. 15, 2011 from http://www.aorn.org/Secondary.aspx?id=21189&terms=webinar (scroll down to access Denise’s webinar)

Nurse Practitioner

Articles
Buppert, C. (2009). Federal laws on prescribing controlled substances. Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 5(1), 15-17.

Keough, V.A., Stevenson, A., Martinovich, Z., Young, R., & Tanabe, P. (2011). Nurse Practitioner certification and practice settings: Implications for education and practice. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 43(2), 195-202.

King, C.A., & Sapnas, K.G. (2007). Building a business case for the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse. Perioperative Nursing Clinics, 2(1), 75-79.

Rouse, C.L. (2007). Advanced Practice Nursing: Defining the practice. Perioperative Nursing Clinics, 2(1), 1-7.

Schroeder, J.L. (2008). Acute Care Nurse Practitioner: An advanced practice role for RN First Assistants. AORN Journal, 87(6), 1205-1215.

Wilson, S., & Barron, M. (2007). Issues and answers in the role development for the surgical Advanced Practice Registered Nurse. Perioperative Nursing Clinics 2(1), 23-28.

Resources
American Nurses Association. (2011). Advanced Practice Nurses. Available at http://nursingworld.org/EspeciallyForYou/AdvancedPracticeNurses

AORN. (2010). Perioperative Advanced Practice Nurse competency statements. In Perioperative competencies, position descriptions, and evaluation tools, pp. 140-151. Denver, CO: Author.

Medscape. (2010). Nurse Practitioner Resource Center. Retrieved Aug. 11, 2010 from http://www.medscape.com/resource/nurse-practitioners

National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties. (2011, April). Nurse Practitioner core competencies. Retrieved Dec. 14, 2011 from http://nonpf.com/associations/10789/files/IntegratedNPCoreCompsFINALApril2011.pdf

National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN). (2007, May). Role delineation study of Nurse Practitioners and Clinical Nurse Specialists. Retrieved Dec. 15, 2011 from https://www.ncsbn.org/06_LPN_RoleDelStudy_NCLEX_30_Web.pdf

CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST

Articles
Buppert, C. (2009). Federal laws on prescribing controlled substances. Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 5(1), 15-17.

France, N.E.M. (2005). Strengthening Clinical Nurse Specialist role socialization. Clinical Nurse Specialist: The Journal for Advanced Nursing Practice, 19(6), 294-295.

Glover, D.E., Newkirk, L.E., Cole, L.M., Walker, T.J., & Nader, K. (2006). Perioperative Clinical Nurse Specialist role delineation: A systematic review. AORN Journal, 84(6), 1017-1030.

Goudreau, K. A., Baldwin, K., Clark, A., Fulton, J., Lyon, B., Murray, T., et al. (2007). A vision of the future for Clinical Nurse Specialists. Clinical Nurse Specialist: The Journal for Advanced Nursing Practice, 21(6), 310-320.

King, C.A., & Sapnas, K.G. (2007). Building a business case for the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse. Perioperative Nursing Clinics, 2(1), 75-79.

Kring, D.L. (2008). Clinical Nurse Specialist practice domains and evidence-based practice competencies. Clinical Nurse Specialist: The Journal for Advanced Nursing Practice, 22(4), 179-183.

Rouse, C.L. (2007). Advanced Practice Nursing: Defining the practice. Perioperative Nursing Clinics, 2(1), 1-7.

Wilson, S., & Barron, M. (2007). Issues and answers in the role development for the surgical Advanced Practice Registered Nurse. Perioperative Nursing Clinics, 2(1), 23-28.

Resources
American Nurses Association. (2011). Advanced Practice Nurses. Available at http://nursingworld.org/EspeciallyForYou/AdvancedPracticeNurses

AORN. (2010). Perioperative Advanced Practice Nurse competency statements. In Perioperative competencies, position descriptions, and evaluation tools, pp. 140-151. Denver, CO: Author.

National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS). Available at http://nacns.org/