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Advanced practice

Critiquing a published healthcare research paper

For those embarking on a higher degree such as a master's, taught doctorate, or a doctor of philosophy, the relationship between research, knowledge production and knowledge utilisation becomes clear...

Undertaking consultations and clinical assessments at advanced level

Communication with patients is key to all aspects of clinical practice. Seminal NHS frameworks and policy drivers place effective communication at the core of providing a person-centred approach in...

The role of the registered nurse first assistant within the perioperative setting

An RNFA is a non-medical practitioner who performs surgical interventions during surgery and provides medical care to the perioperative patient under the supervision of a consultant surgeon (AORN,...

The knowledge and skills required of advanced level practitioners for accreditation and safe practice

The advanced level practice role started within the nursing profession in the 1960s in the USA. In the UK, advanced practice has had a mixed history since the role was first defined in 1993 by the...

Introducing advanced level practice and the scope of developing new roles

According to HEE (2017), advanced clinical practice is delivered by experienced, registered health and care practitioners. HEE (2017) defines it as ‘a level of practice characterised by a high degree...

An exploration of providing mental health skills in a generic advanced clinical practice programme

The aim of this research was to investigate the efficacy of mental health-specific content within an MSc ACP generic programme designed for healthcare disciplines including adult nurses, paediatric...

Non-medical prescribing of systemic anticancer therapy in a multidisciplinary team oncology clinic

As Lead Nurse of the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust Neuroendocrine Tumour Unit (a European Neuroendocrine Tumour Society (ENETS) centre of excellence), the author wanted to help improve the...

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