The advanced practice nursing in the United States of America

Abstract

The aim of the study is to present the history of the development and the educational way of advanced clinical nursing (Advanced Nurse Practitiner ANP) in the United States of America. The article shows the importance of this type of education in the USA health reform, which aims to extend the  health care for every citizen, taking into account the lower costs while maintaining the standard of care which are comparable to those provided by doctors who work in primary care.
The article presents the fundamental issues that characterize advanced practice nursing. Advanced clinical nurses are the leaders in the development of nursing practice and they are the base in the providing clinical development. Their professional involvement  in  training, clinical knowledge, high standard of care, social and professional prestige, influences clinical decisions and health policy. Advanced nursing practice includes case law in the matters of health, reduces the cost of treatment of society. Moreover it also  expands health care coverage, effective disease prevention and health proclamation, the basic treatment of clinical conditions in the aspects of the holism idea. All these elements form a full-clinical care, which includes patient’s physical and mental sphere. The advanced clinical nurse is well prepared through advanced nursing degree to the full-clinical care.