McGee P
Health and Social Research Centre, Faculty of Health and Social Services, Edgbaston, Birmingham.
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North American literature provides interesting ideas about the nature of specialist and advanced practice which are useful in informing British thinking on these subjects. However, the two roles do not have the same meanings as their British counterparts. Clarification of the terminology used and the roles described are essential if we are to understand the concepts. This article presents an overview of the literature about clinical nurse specialist and advanced practitioner roles within North America and identifies differences and similarities between the two.
北美文学提供了有关专科医生和高级实践性质的有趣观点，这些观点有助于为英国在这些主题上的思考提供信息。然而，这两个角色与英国同行的含义并不相同。如果我们要理解这些概念，明确所使用的术语和所描述的角色至关重要。本文概述了北美有关临床护士专家和高级从业者角色的文献，并指出了两者之间的异同。
