Advanced Nurse Practitioner

There are a number of differences explored by Hamric et al. (2013) throughout the chapter which helps differentiate the Advanced Nurse Practitioner from other nursing roles in healthcare. One that is important is the contrasts shown between the Advanced Practitioner and a nurse working in a certain field of specialization. Hamric et al. (2013) describes specialization as "the development of expanded knowledge and skills in a selected area within the discipline of nursing" (68). As such, nurses working in a specialized genre of the field have experience often specifically within that field, and lack the more generalized knowledge that comes from working within an Advanced Practice situation. Education within specialization does not always require a graduate program and can often be done by working specifically in the field of specialization. On the other hand, Advanced Practitioners must follow a broader, yet more intense level of study. APNs...
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