Certification of specialty practice for advanced practice nursing roles

Project lead: Denise Bryant-Lukosius

Project team: Nancy Carter, Samantha Horvath, Ruth Martin-Misener, Minna Miller, Roger Pilon, Amanda Santos, Jennifer Splane

Goal: To provide internationally relevant recommendations about the certification of specialized nurses working in advanced roles, with a focus on clinical nurse specialists (CNSs), nurse practitioners (NPs), and generically titled advanced practice nurses

Methods:

  1. Create an advisory group to inform study aims & methods
  2. Conduct a scoping review of published & grey literature
  3. Key informant interviews with national/international stakeholders

Status:

  • Preliminary report and briefing note complete
  • Knowledge translation – stakeholder exchange, presentations, publications
  • Grey literature manuscript being prepared for submission
  • Continuing in-depth data analysis of qualitative data

Outputs:

Reports and briefing notes

  • Certification of Specialty Practice for APNs – Briefing Note
  • Bryant-Lukosius, D., Wong, F., Martin-Misener, R., Bayou, J., Carter, N., Ceron Mackay, C., , S., Rietkoetter, R., & Ziegler, E. (2022). Certification of Specialty Practice for Advanced Practice Nursing Roles. Establishing Evidence-Informed Recommendations for Canada and the International Advance Practice Nursing Workforce. Final Report for the Canadian Council of Registered Nurse Regulators and the International Council of Nurses.

Presentations

  • Bryant-Lukosius, D. International Results on the Specialty Certification of Advanced Practice Nursing Roles: Implications for Strengthening the World’s Nursing Workforce. International Conference on Advanced Practice Nursing hosted by the Hong Kong Academy of Nursing, Hong Kong. November 25, 2023.
  • Bryant-Lukosius, D. International Results on Specialty Certification for Advanced Practice Nurses – What Dos this Mean for Canada? Panel presentation. Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing, Ottawa, Ontario. Canada. November 14, 2023.
  • Bryant-Lukosius, D. International Findings on the Specialty Certification of Advanced Practice Nurses: Implications for the Canadian Workforce. Rounds Presentation. Advanced Practice Nursing Group, University Health Network. Toronto. Canada. June 22, 2023.
  • Bryant-Lukosius, D., Acorn, M., Martin-Misener, R. Afuhaamango Tuipulotu, A.L., Preston, W., & Vogt, T. International Results on the Specialty Certification of Advanced Practice Nurses: Implications for Developing the World’s Nursing Workforce. Symposium. International Council of Nurses Congress, Montreal, Canada. July 3, 2023.
  • Bryant-Lukosius, D., Acorn, M., Martin-Misener, R., Cassiani, S., Chapman, L., & Lewaldt, D. Priority Strategies to Improve the Health Systems Integration of Advanced Practice Nurses in Specialty Areas of Practice. Policy Café, International Council of Nurses Congress, Montreal, Canada. July 2, 2023.
  • Bryant-Lukosius, D. & Martin-Misener, R. International Findings on the Specialty Certification of Advanced Practice Nurses: Implications for Canadian Nurse Practitioners. Nurse Practitioner Association of Canada Board, virtual presentation. February 21, 2023.
  • Bryant-Lukosius, D. International Findings on the Specialty Certification of Advanced Practice Nurses: Implications for Regulation of Nurse Practitioners in Canada. Canadian Council of Registered Nurse Regulators – Nurse Practitioner Regulatory Framework Implementation Plan Project Steering Committee, virtual presentation. January 11, 2023.
  • Bryant-Lukosius, D. International Findings on the Specialty Certification of Advanced Practice Nurses: Implications for Canada. Canadian Council of Registered Nurse Regulators Board Meeting, virtual presentation. January 17, 2023.
  • Bryant-Lukosius, D. International Findings on the Specialty Certification of Advanced Practice Nurses: Implications for Canada. Provincial and Territorial Nurse Advisors Meeting, Health Canada, virtual presentation. January 11, 2023.
  • Bryant-Lukosius, D., Acorn, M., Carter, N., Ceron Mackay, C., Horvath, S., Martin-Misener, R., Stewart, D., Wong, F., & Ziegler, E. Certification of Specialty Practice for Advanced Practice Nursing Roles: Establishing Relevant Evidence-Informed Recommendations. Pre-Conference Workshop. 12th International Council of Nurses Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Practitioner Network Conference, Dublin, Ireland. August 21, 2022.