Davidson-Corbett DeeAnn, Godwin Cherith, McNeely Heidi, Ramirez Jeffery, Smith Justin
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA.
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Duke University Hospital, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
J CME. 2023 Jan 11;12(1):2160531. doi: 10.1080/28338073.2022.2160531. eCollection 2023.
Advanced practice nurses (APNs) care for various patient populations in a wide variety of settings. The four types of APNs in the USA (certified nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, and certified registered nurse anaesthetist) have differences and commonalities related to education, licensure, and certification. Care provided by APNs has been demonstrated to be of high quality, and APNs are active and engaged participants in continuing professional development (CPD) as CPD is required to maintain licensure and board certification. APNs also frequently function as clinical and academic faculty.
高级执业护士(APNs)在各种各样的环境中为不同的患者群体提供护理。美国的四种高级执业护士(认证执业护士、临床护理专家、认证助产士和认证注册麻醉护士)在教育、执照和认证方面存在差异和共性。高级执业护士提供的护理已被证明具有高质量,并且由于维持执照和委员会认证需要持续专业发展(CPD),高级执业护士是持续专业发展的积极参与者。高级执业护士还经常担任临床和学术教员。