Advanced Nursing Practice and Advanced Practice Nursing roles within low and lower-middle-income countries.

Introduction: Population health initiatives rely on the availability and skills of an appropriate workforce to meet required goals. One global workforce initiative with demonstrated ability to expand health care services and improve access to care is the development of Advanced Nursing Practice and Advanced Practice Nursing roles. Given the sparse published information about these roles in Low and Lower-Middle-Income countries, this study seeks to describe their development and application in these countries.

Low- and lower middle-income countries advanced practice nurses: an integrative review.

Aim: To review published literature descriptions of advanced practice nurses' roles in low- and lower middle-income countries.

Background: Advanced practice nurse roles have the potential to address insufficient healthcare resources in low- and lower middle-income countries.

Introduction: This integrative review highlights advanced practice nurses' roles in the delivery of healthcare services in low- and lower middle-income countries.

Role of the registered nurse in primary health care: meeting health care needs in the 21st century.

There is widespread interest in the redesign of primary health care practice models to increase access to quality health care. Registered nurses (RNs) are well positioned to assume direct care and leadership roles based on their understanding of patient, family, and system priorities. This project identified 16 exemplar primary health care practices that used RNs to the full extent of their scope of practice in team-based care.

Building framework for nursing scholarship: guidelines for appointment and promotion.

As nursing academia responds to shifts in nursing education--the emergence of clinically focused doctoral degrees and an emphasis on evidence-based practice, comparative effectiveness, and translational research, nursing scholarship is undergoing transformation. This article outlines guidelines for appointment and promotion that incorporate the academic tripartite and are relevant for all faculty. A clear and equitable pathway for professorial advancement for the both the clinician and research faculty is delineated.