Abstract
Reflect on the role of advanced practice nursing (APN) in the context of Brazilian primary health care. analysis of the main scientific productions and of the discussion on the implementation of APN. there are favorable areas for the work of APN in primary health care, especially in the family health strategy. Professional master's degree and nurse residency programs constitute powerful training spaces. As a challenge, standardized definition of the roles of advanced practice nurses and of minimum training for work are necessary. researches that contribute to understanding the perspectives, facilitators, and barriers for APN are necessary, as well as determining the population's health needs and expectations concerning the role of these professionals.
Highlights
It is observed worldwide growing interest in adopting practices that can innovate and reform health systems to respond to the problems arising from the health needs of populations, especially considering the increase in chronic conditions
Advanced practice nursing (APN) has started in Canada and the United States of America more than 40 years ago and had an important development in the United Kingdom
More recently it was implemented in Ireland, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, China, Nigeria, among others(1-2)
Summary
It is observed worldwide growing interest in adopting practices that can innovate and reform health systems to respond to the problems arising from the health needs of populations, especially considering the increase in chronic conditions Part of these problems is related to the health workforce, such as shortage of professionals and poor geographical distribution, more especially to training compatible with the provision of quality health care. Its successful implementation requires extensive and thorough assessment of the needs of the health care services, of the health care network, and of the health care needs of the country’s population It requires the involvement of all parties that collaborate and share the nursing practice setting, especially physicians, and of other professional categories and of the users, in order to align expectations about the professional skills and scope of the APN practice(3). It should be considered that APN improves nursing as a career and that, it is important to develop policies that strengthen the professional category
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