ADVANCED NURSING PART1 OF 3 The development of advanced nursing roles

Barton, Thomas David
Bevan, Lesley
Mooney, Gail

Thomas David Barton is head of the department of nursing, College of Human and Health Science, Swansea University;
Lesley Bevan is assistant director of nursing, Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board;
Gail Mooney is director of postgraduate studies, College of Human and Health Science, Swansea University.

•This article has been double-blind peer reviewed

Advanced nursing practice has led to innovation in nursing but also to confusion. This article focuses on its progress from its early days in the 19th century to the present day

Nursing Times 108(24):p 18-20, June 12, 2012.

In this article…

> How specialist nurses first evolved
> How nurse practitioners developed in the US and UK
> Advanced nursing practice in context today

Abstract

Barton TD et al (2012) Advanced nursing 1: The development of advanced nursing roles. Nursing Times; 108: 24, 18-20. This first in a three-part series on advanced nursing practice reviews its historical evolution. Part 2, to be published next week, reviews the introduction of a governance framework, while part 3 explores the future of advanced practice and how it may shape nursing career structures.