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Addressing Issues Impacting AdvancedNursing Practice Worldwide^ m d AbstractAdvanced practicenursing roles aredevelopingglobally, andopportunities foradvanced practicenursing (APRN)are expandingworldwide due tothe need forexpert international APRN Role Development Ruth Kleinpell, PhD, RN, ACNP, FAANP, FAANAndrew Scanlon, DNP, MN ( nurse Practitioner), MNS, RN, NP, FACN, FACNPDenise Hibbert, RGN, MSc, BSc, DipHE, ONC, STFreda DeKeyser Ganz, PhD, RNLinda East, PhD, RNDebbie Fraser, MN, RNC-NICFrances Kam Yuet Wong, PhD, RN, FAAN, FHKANMichelle Beauchesne, DNSc, RN, CPNP, FAAN, FAANP, FNAPAdvanced Practice Nursing roles are developing globally, and opportunities for Advanced practicenursing are expanding worldwide due to the need for expert Nursing care at an Advanced level ofpractice. Yet it is well recognized that barriers exist with respect to APRNs being able to practiceto the full extent of their education and training.

Adapted from the International Council of Nursing, 2013 In a survey assessing international trends of nurse practitioners- advanced practice nurses (NP-APNs)(Pulcini et. al, 2010), respondents from 31 countries identified a number of barriers related to NP-APN practice

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