Lecturer in Nursing Studies, Department of Nursing and Healthcare, Faculty of Science, Athlone Institute of Technology, Ireland.
Head of Research Ethnics/Professor of Health Psychology, Centre for Behavioural Science and Applied Psychology, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield.
Br J Nurs. 2020 May 28;29(10):561-565. doi: 10.12968/bjon.2020.29.10.561.
The advanced nurse practitioner (ANP) role was established in Ireland in 2001 and represents an important nursing role development within Irish healthcare. Currently there are 336 ANPs registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, working across 40 specialties. This number is increasing exponentially in response to emerging and anticipated future service needs and population demand projecting to a critical mass of 750 by 2021. Health service provision is enhanced by advanced practice performance outcomes. This article explores nurse to advanced nurse practitioner transitional journeys, a concept that has not previously been researched in depth from an Irish perspective. The theories of Benner, Woods, and Bourdieu are reviewed to explore whether an advance practice career trajectory results in unique nurse-to-ANP role transitioning. Contextualising possible personal, professional and educational transitions may enable the promotion of effective career 'scaffolding' to enhance a smooth transition for aspiring ANPs into advanced nursing practice roles.
高级执业护师（ANP）角色于 2001 年在爱尔兰设立，是爱尔兰医疗保健领域中重要的护理角色发展。目前，有 336 名 ANP 在爱尔兰护理和助产理事会注册，分布在 40 个专业领域。这一数字呈指数级增长，以应对新出现的和预期的未来服务需求以及预计到 2021 年将达到临界数量的 750 人的人口需求。高级实践的绩效成果提高了医疗服务的提供水平。本文探讨了从爱尔兰角度来看，以前没有深入研究过的护士到高级执业护师过渡的问题。本文回顾了 Benner、Woods 和 Bourdieu 的理论，以探讨是否进阶实践职业轨迹导致了独特的护士到 ANP 角色过渡。对可能的个人、专业和教育过渡进行情境化处理，可能有助于促进有效的职业“支架”，以促进有抱负的 ANP 顺利过渡到高级护理实践角色。
