Advanced Practice Nursing
The Advanced Practice Nursing , also called Advanced Nursing Practice, is an academic further qualification for members of the nursing professions . As Advanced Practice Nurses , they are able to work both practically and scientifically in a special field of patient care or health prevention and to take on management functions.
When Advanced Practice Nursing (APN) is a globally established care concept that deepens the competence of the health and medical care and expands the related tasks and applications. The APN aims in particular to ensure that the Advanced Practice Nurses are active in specialized fields of care or dedicate themselves to certain patient groups, for example the care of patients with chronic wounds or in the rehabilitation area . Internationally, these specialized and academically qualified nurses are also referred to as Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Higher Level Practitioners, Nurse Consultants or Public Health Nurse . In autumn 2018, the International Council of Nurses advocated using the term Advanced Practice Nursing uniformly for the deployment and field of activity of appropriately qualified nursing staff .
A joint position paper by the associations DBFK (Germany), ÖGKV (Austria) and SBK (Switzerland) defined a joint catalog of requirements and competencies for this job description in 2013, which has since been referred to as the APN care expert in German-speaking countries . Study opportunities in Advanced Practice Nursing (APN) are offered in German-speaking countries both as a Bachelor and Master degree .
Universities that offer a corresponding course in German-speaking countries:
- Evangelical University in Dresden
- University of Applied Sciences in Bielefeld
- Fliedner University of Applied Sciences in Düsseldorf
- Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences in Frankfurt am Main
- University of Health in Bochum
- MSH Medical School in Hamburg
- East Bavarian Technical University in Regensburg
- Paracelsus Medical Private University in Salzburg
- Philosophical-Theological College in Vallendar
- Tyrolean private university UMIT in Hall in Tirol
An appropriate professional qualification is required for participation in the course. The Advances Practice Nursing course imparts knowledge in case , process and care management as well as the basics of economics and an insight into European social systems. In addition, existing professional knowledge of clinical pictures, pain management and specific clinical pictures is deepened.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ DBFK e. V .: Advanced Practice Nursing. Nursing expertise for high-performance healthcare , 4th edition, German Professional Association for Nursing Professions, Berlin 2019, pdf online
- ^ "Nursing experts APN in practice. Getting the best possible out of the patient" in Die Sister Der Pfleger , Issue 3, 2017
- ↑ Master’s courses, overview on the DNAPN eV website
- ↑ a b content, APN bachelor's degree on pflegestudium.de