Compare and contrast the three definitions of advanced nursing practice proposed by the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice (2010), American Association of Colleges of Nursing DNP Essentials Task Force (2006), and Hamric (2013).

What role do professional organizations play in the evolution of specialties to advanced practice nursing?

Reflect on a specialty that has evolved in a different direction from that of advanced practice nursing (e.g., informatics, administration, and health policy; encourage students to identify others as well). What key differences do you see in this evolution as compared with developed APN specialties?

Select a country outside of the United States to explore the development of advanced practice nursing in that country. What factors in this country have positively and negatively impacted this development? How has the culture of the country impacted this development?
Advanced Practice Nursing: An Integrative Approach, 6th, Hamric/Hanson/Tracy/O’Grady