Nursing roles

"Advanced nursing roles : a systematic review" by Jokiniemi et al has just been published in the journal Nursing and Health Sciences.  The authors made a useful comparison between nurse consultants (UK), clinical nurse specialists (USA) and clinical nurse consultants (Australia).  The results indicated that the three positions were similar roles, with variation derived from organisational or individual choices rather than the country of origin.  Recommendations were made for further exploration of these roles and the authors highlight the potential for an international consensus on the definition of advance practice nursing and its sub-roles. 

Nursing & Health Sciences, 2012. 14, 421-431.  Contact your health library for a copy of the article.