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Advanced nursing practice in renal medicine
Author(s) -
Casey J.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
edtna‐erca journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.381
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1755-6686
pISSN - 1019-083X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-6686.2001.tb00141.x
Subject(s) - nursing , medicine , service (business) , work (physics) , unit (ring theory) , grasp , psychology , business , engineering , mechanical engineering , mathematics education , software engineering , marketing
Summary Renal Nursing presents many challenges for nurses seeking to work at advanced level. The ever‐changing political climate and increasing service demands make it vital for nurses to grasp the opportunities that advanced practice offers. Theorists have suggested that the over‐specialisation of nursing could lead to a fragmented nursing service and an undervaluing of the registered nurse. September 1999 saw the appointment of two such Advanced Nurse Practitioners within the renal unit. This article takes a personal look at the implementation of an Advanced Nurse Practitioner service over the first 12 months and suggests that such a role does have a lot to offer particularly in a renal setting.