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Kilpatrick, K., Tchouaket, E., Savard, I., Chouinard, M. C., Bouabdillah, N., Provost-Bazinet, B., Costanzo, G., Houle, J., St-Louis, G., Jabbour, M., & Atallah, R. (2023). Identifying indicators sensitive to primary healthcare nurse practitioner practice: A review of systematic reviews. PloS one18(9), e0290977. 

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Ziegler, E., Puccio, N. & Bar, R.J. (2023). Evaluating the implementation of the nurse practitioner role within Canada’s National Ballet School. Nurse Practitioner Open Journal, 3(2), 56-65.

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APN Roles, Scope of Practice, Competencies

Oncology

Bryant-Lukosius, D., Pape, D., & Dowling, M. (2024). A future-oriented perspective on advanced practice nursing roles in cancer care: Pushing the boundaries to promote innovation and ahieve equitable, patient-centered care. Seminars in Oncology Nursing, 151635. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soncn.2024.151635

APN Roles, Scope of Practice, Competencies

Oncology

Dowling, M., Pape, E., Geese, F., Van Hecke, A., Bryant-Lukosius, D., Cerón, M.C., Fernández-Ortega, P.,   Marquez-Doren, F., Ward, A., Semple, C., King, K., Glarcher, M., & Drury, M. (2024). Advanced practice nursing titles and roles in cancer care: A scoping review. Seminars in Oncology Nursing, 151627. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soncn.2024.151627

APN Roles, Scope of Practice, Competencies

Oncology

Forbes, M.F., Carter, N., MacKenzie, K.L., Kouroukis, C.T., Balonjan, K.S., & Bryant-Lukosius, D. (2024). The nurse practitioner role in complex malignant hematology: A qualitative descriptive study. Seminars in Oncology Nursing, 151625.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soncn.2024.151625

APN Roles, Scope of Practice, Competencies

Oncology

Geese, F., Bryant-Lukosius, D., Zwakhalen, S., Hahn, S. (2024). Advanced practice nurses and their roles in Swiss cancer care: A cross-sectional study. Seminars in Oncology Nursing, 151626. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soncn.2024.151626
Oncology Guldager Christiansen, M., Jarden, M., Colomer-Lahiguera, S., Bryant-Lukosius, D., Raza Mirza, M., Pappot, H., & Piil, K. (2024). Development of a comprehensive model of cancer symptom care for women with ovarian or endometrial cancer. Cancer Care Research Online. 4(2), p e054. Open Access Article
Implementing & Integrating APN Roles Schwingrouber, J., Bryant-Lukosius, D., Kilpatrick, K., Mayen, S., & Colson, S. (2024). Evaluation of the implementation of advanced practice nursing roles in France: A multiple case study. Journal of advanced nursing, 80(3), 977–992. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15840
Nursing education Audet LA. Ghandour A. Sarasua I. (2023). Post-graduate Integration Programs for Recently Graduated Nurse Practitioners: A Rapid Review. Quality Advancement in Nursing Education. 9(3): 1-51. https://doi.org/10.17483/2368-6669.1400 
Cardiac care Audet, L. A., Lavoie-Tremblay, M., Tchouaket, É., & Kilpatrick, K. (2023). The level of adherence to best-practice guidelines by interprofessional teams with and without acute care nurse practitioners in cardiac surgery: A study protocol. PloS one, 18(3), e0282467. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0282467
Reproductive care Carson, A., Stirling-Cameron, E., Paynter, M., Munro, S., Norman, W. V., Kilpatrick, K., Begun, S., & Martin-Misener, R. (2023). Barriers and enablers to nurse practitioner implementation of medication abortion in Canada: A qualitative study. PloS one, 18(1), e0280757. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0280757
Reproductive care Carson, A., Cameron, E. S., Paynter, M., Norman, W. V., Munro, S., & Martin-Misener, R. (2023). Nurse practitioners on ‘the leading edge’ of medication abortion care: A feminist qualitative approach. Journal of advanced nursing, 79(2), 686–697. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15487
APN Roles, Scope of Practice, Competencies Chair, S. Y., Wong, F. K. Y., Bryant-Lukosius, D., Liu, T., & Jokiniemi, K. (2023). Construct validity of advanced practice nurse core competence scale: an exploratory factor analysis. BMC nursing, 22(1), 57. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-023-01203-1
Nursing education Dunlop, M., & Martin-Misener, R. (2023). Educating nurses for a changing world. JBI evidence synthesis, 21(7), 1357–1358. https://doi.org/10.11124/JBIES-23-00275
APN Roles, Scope of Practice, Competencies Hako, L., Turunen, H., & Jokiniemi, K. (2023). Advanced practice nurse capabilities: A mixed methods systematic review. Scandinavian journal of caring sciences, 37(1), 3–19. https://doi.org/10.1111/scs.13134
Emergency care Horvath, S., Visekruna, S., Kilpatrick, K., McCallum, M., & Carter, N. (2023). Models of care with advanced practice nurses in the emergency department: A scoping review. International journal of nursing studies, 148, 104608. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2023.104608
Oncology Howell, D., McGowan, P., Bryant-Lukosius, D., Kirkby, R., Powis, M., Sherifali, D., Kukreti, V., Rask, S., & Krzyzanowska, M. K. (2023). Impact of a Training Program on Oncology Nurses’ Confidence in the Provision of Self-Management Support and 5As Behavioral Counseling Skills. Cancers, 15(6), 1811. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15061811
APN Roles, Scope of Practice, Competencies Jokiniemi, K., Bryant-Lukosius, D., Roussel, J., Kilpatrick, K., Martin-Misener, R., Tranmer, J., Rietkoetter, S., Carr, M., & Pond, G. R. (2023). Differentiating Specialized and Advanced Nursing Roles: The Pathway to Role Optimization. Nursing leadership (Toronto, Ont.), 36(1), 57–74. https://doi.org/10.12927/cjnl.2023.27123
Primary health care
Long-term care
Kilpatrick, K., Landry, V., Al Hakim, G., Ziegler, E., Rayner, J., Donald, F., Bryant-Lukosius, D., Martin-Misener, R., & Tchouaket, E. (2023). Predictors of time spent by nurse practitioners in primary care, home care and long-term care on activities in two Canadian provinces:Time and motion studies. Nurse Practitioner Open Journal, 3(2). doi:10.28984/npoj.v3i2.450). https://npopenjournal.com/index.php/npoj/article/view/450
Primary health care Kilpatrick, K., Landry, V., Al Hakim, G., Jabbour, M., Ziegler, E., Rayner, J., Donald, F., Bryant-Lukosius, D., Martin-Misener, R. & Tchouaket E. (2023). Predictors of time spent by primary healthcare nurse practitioners on activities: Time and motion studies. Nurse Practitioner Open Journal, 3(2), 66-79. https://doi.org/10.28984/npoj.v3i2.450 
Nursing education
Primary health care
Lukewich, J., Mathews, M., Poitras, M. E., Tranmer, J., Martin-Misener, R., Bryant-Lukosius, D., Aubrey-Bassler, K., Klassen, T., Curnew, D., Bulman, D., Leamon, T., & Ryan, D. (2023). Primary care nursing competencies in Canadian undergraduate nursing programs: A national cross-sectional survey. Nurse education in practice, 71, 103738. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2023.103738
Transitional care Michalski-Monnerat, C., Jacquot-Pegeot, M. L., Rochat, S., Schmid, M. C., Maillat Roth, S., Chevrey, N., Toledano, Y., Jeannot, J. G., Donzé, J., Bryant-Lukosius, D., & Mabire, C. (2023). Soins de transition entre l’hôpital et le domicile: pour quels patient-es ? [Transitional care from hospital to home: how to target the right population?]. Revue medicale suisse, 19(847), 2021–2025. https://doi.org/10.53738/REVMED.2023.19.847.2021
Wound care Morrell, S., Pittman, G., Elliott, R., Ziegler, E., Borawski, S., Mulcaster, A., Hebert, A., Patel, T., & Dannawey, A. (2023). Wound management provided by advanced practice nurses: a scoping review. JBI evidence synthesis, 10.11124/JBIES-23-00019. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.11124/JBIES-23-00019 
Oncology Pfisterer, K. J., Lohani, R., Janes, E., Ng, D., Wang, D., Bryant-Lukosius, D., Rendon, R., Berlin, A., Bender, J., Brown, I., Feifer, A., Gotto, G., Saha, S., Cafazzo, J. A., & Pham, Q. (2023). An Actionable Expert-System Algorithm to Support Nurse-Led Cancer Survivorship Care: Algorithm Development Study. JMIR cancer, 9, e44332. https://doi.org/10.2196/44332
APN Roles, Scope of Practice, Competencies Savard, I., Al Hakim, G., & Kilpatrick, K. (2023). The added value of the nurse practitioner: An evolutionary concept analysis. Nursing open, 10(4), 2540–2551. https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.1512
Implementing & Integrating APN Roles Schwingrouber, J., Bryant-Lukosius, D., Kilpatrick, K., Mayen, S., & Colson, S. (2024). Evaluation of the implementation of advanced practice nursing roles in France: A multiple case study. Journal of advanced nursing, 80(3), 977–992. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15840
Retention Splane, J., Horvath, S., Ziegler, E., Savard, I., Carter, N., Kilpatrick, K., Bryant-Lukosius, D., & Martin-Misener, R. (2023). Retention of Canadian Advanced Practice Nurses: What Will It Take?. Nursing leadership (Toronto, Ont.), 36(1), 16–32. https://doi.org/10.12927/cjnl.2023.27126
Oncology Young, K., Xiong, T., Pfisterer, K. J., Ng, D., Jiao, T., Lohani, R., Nunn, C., Bryant-Lukosius, D., Rendon, R., Berlin, A., Bender, J., Brown, I., Feifer, A., Gotto, G., Cafazzo, J. A., & Pham, Q. (2023). A qualitative study on healthcare professional and patient perspectives on nurse-led virtual prostate cancer survivorship care. Communications medicine, 3(1), 159. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-023-00387-6
COVID-19 Ziegler, E., Martin-Misener, R., Rietkoetter, S., Baumann, A., Bougeault, I. L., Kovacevic, N., Miller, M., Moseley, J., Wong, F. K. Y., & Bryant-Lukosius, D. (2023). Response and innovations of advanced practice nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic: A scoping review. International nursing review, 10.1111/inr.12884. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/inr.12884
Implementing & Integrating APN Roles Ziegler, E., Puccio, N. & Bar, R.J. (2023). Evaluating the implementation of the nurse practitioner role within Canada’s National Ballet School. Nurse Practitioner Open Journal, 3(2), 56-65. https://doi.org/10.28984/npoj.v3i2.425 
APN Roles, Scope of Practice, Competencies Almukhaini, S., Weeks, L. E., Macdonald, M., Martin-Misener, R., Ismaili, Z. A., Macdonald, D., Al-Fahdi, N., Rasbi, S. A., Nasaif, H., & Rothfus, M. A. (2022). Advanced practice nursing roles in Arab countries in the Eastern Mediterranean region: a scoping review. JBI evidence synthesis, 20(5), 1209–1242. https://doi.org/10.11124/JBIES-21-00101
Reproductive care Carson, A., Paynter, M., Norman, W. V., Munro, S., Roussel, J., Dunn, S., Bryant-Lukosius, D., Begun, S., & Martin-Misener, R. (2022). Optimizing the Nursing Role in Abortion Care: Considerations for Health Equity. Nursing leadership (Toronto, Ont.), 35(1), 54–68. https://doi.org/10.12927/cjnl.2022.26750
Emergency care Horvath, S. & Carter, N. (2022). Emergency nurses’ perceptions of leadership strategies and intention to leave: A scoping review of the literature. Canadian Journal of Emergency Nursing, 45(2), p.e1-12. https://doi.org/10.29173/cjen138
APN Roles, Scope of Practice, Competencies Jokiniemi, K., Chair, S. Y., Wong, F. K. Y., & Bryant-Lukosius, D. (2022). Advanced practice role delineation within Hong Kong: A cross-sectional study. Nursing & health sciences, 24(3), 679–689. https://doi.org/10.1111/nhs.12964
Primary health care
Outcomes
Lukewich, J., Martin-Misener, R., Norful, A. A., Poitras, M. E., Bryant-Lukosius, D., Asghari, S., Marshall, E. G., Mathews, M., Swab, M., Ryan, D., & Tranmer, J. (2022). Effectiveness of registered nurses on patient outcomes in primary care: a systematic review. BMC health services research, 22(1), 740. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-07866-x
COVID-19 Rogers, M., Lamarche, K., Miller, M., Moore, K. S., Spies, L. A., Taylor, J., & Staempfli, S. (2022). Global emotional and spiritual well-being and resilience of Advanced Practice Nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study. Journal of advanced nursing, 78(5), 1483–1492. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15161
Implementing & Integrating APN Roles Spies, L. A., Fox-Mccloy, H., Kilpatrick, K., Habil Máté, O., Steinke, M. K., Leach, D., Noonan, M., Brennan, K., Nanyonga, R. C., Betlehem, J., & Jokiniemi, K. (2022). Country-level mentoring for advanced practice nursing: A case study. International nursing review, 69(4), 484–491. https://doi.org/10.1111/inr.12758
APN Roles, Scope of Practice, Competencies
Nursing education
Wheeler, K. J., Miller, M., Pulcini, J., Gray, D., Ladd, E., & Rayens, M. K. (2022). Advanced Practice Nursing Roles, Regulation, Education, and Practice: A Global Study. Annals of global health, 88(1), 42. https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.3698
Cardiac care
Outcomes
Audet, L. A., Paquette, L., Bordeleau, S., Lavoie-Tremblay, M., & Kilpatrick, K. (2021). The association between advanced practice nursing roles and outcomes in adults following cardiac surgery: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials. International journal of nursing studies, 122, 104028. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2021.104028
APN Roles, Scope of Practice, Competencies Jokiniemi, K., Hølge-Hazelton, B., Kristofersson, G. K., Frederiksen, K., Kilpatrick, K., & Mikkonen, S. (2021). Core competencies of clinical nurse specialists: A comparison across three Nordic countries. Journal of clinical nursing, 30(23-24), 3601–3610. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.15882
Outcomes O’Reilly, D., Brady, A. M., Bryant-Lukosius, D., Varley, J., Daly, L., Cotter, P., Elliot, N., Lehane, E., Fleming, S., Savage, E., Hegarty, J., & Drennan, J. (2021). Patient-reported experiences of consultation with an advanced nurse practitioner: Factor structure and reliability analysis of the patient enablement and satisfaction survey. Journal of advanced nursing, 77(10), 4279–4289. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15026
Nursing education Jeffery, N., Donald, F., Martin-Misener, R., Bryant-Lukosius, D., Johansen, E. A., Egilsdottir, H. Ö., Honig, J., Strand, H., Jokiniemi, K., Carter, N., Roodbol, P., & Rietkoetter, S. (2020). A Comparative Analysis of Teaching and Evaluation Methods in Nurse Practitioner Education Programs in Australia, Canada, Finland, Norway, the Netherlands and USA. International journal of nursing education scholarship, 17(1), /j/ijnes.2020.17.issue-1/ijnes-2019-0047/ijnes-2019-0047.xml. https://doi.org/10.1515/ijnes-2019-0047
APN Roles, Scope of Practice, Competencies Sastre-Fullana, P., Gray, D. C., Cashin, A., Bryant-Lukosius, D., Schumann, L., Geese, F., Rae, B., Duff, E., & Bird, B. (2020). Visual analysis of global comparative mapping of the practice domains of the nurse practitioner/advanced practice nursing role in respondent countries. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 33(7), 496–505. https://doi.org/10.1097/JXX.0000000000000458
Implementing & Integrating APN Roles Aguirre-Boza, F., Cerón, M.C., Pulcini, J., & Bryant-Lukosius, D. (2019). Implementation strategy for advanced practice nursing in primary health care in Chile. Acta Paul Enferm, 32(2):120-8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/19820194201900018
APN Credentialing Scanlon, A., Bryant-Lukosius, D., Lehwaldt, D., Wilkinson, J., & Honig, J. (2019). International transferability of nurse practitioner credentials in five countries. Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 15(7), 487-493. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2019.02.007
Primary health care Carter, N., Valaitis, R. K., Lam, A., Feather, J., Nicholl, J., & Cleghorn, L. (2018). Navigation delivery models and roles of navigators in primary care: a scoping literature review. BMC health services research, 18(1), 96. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-018-2889-0
Primary health care Cassiani SH, Aguirre-Boza F, Hoyos MC, Barreto MF, Morán L, Cerón M.C, da Silva, FA. (2018) Competencies for training advanced practice nurses in primary health care. Acta Paul Enferm. 31(6):572-84 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1982-0194201800080 
APN Roles, Scope of Practice, Competencies Lamb, A., Martin-Misener, R., Bryant-Lukosius, D., & Latimer, M. (2018). Describing the leadership capabilities of advanced practice nurses using a qualitative descriptive study. Nursing open, 5(3), 400–413. https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.150
Primary health care Carter, N., Sangster-Gormley, E., Ploeg, J., Martin-Misener, R., Donald, F., Wickson-Griffiths, A., Kaasalainen, S., McAiney, C., Brazil, K., Taniguchi, A., & Martin, L. S. (2016). An Assessment of How Nurse Practitioners Create Access to Primary Care in Canadian Residential Long-Term Care Settings. Nursing leadership (Toronto, Ont.), 29(2), 45–63. https://doi.org/10.12927/cjnl.2016.24806
Knowledge Translation Carter, N., Dobbins, M., Peachey, G., Hoxby, H., Ireland, S., Akhtar-Danesh, N., & DiCenso, A. (2014). Knowledge Transfer and Dissemination of Advanced Practice Nursing Information and Research to Acute-Care Administrators. The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres, 46(2), 10–27. https://doi.org/10.1177/084456211404600203
Knowledge Translation Carter, N., Lavis, J. N., & MacDonald-Rencz, S. (2014). Use of modified Delphi to plan knowledge translation for decision makers: an application in the field of advanced practice nursing. Policy, politics & nursing practice, 15(3-4), 93–101. https://doi.org/10.1177/1527154414544965
Knowledge Translation Carter, N., Dobbins, M., Ireland, S., Hoxby, H., Peachey, G., & DiCenso, A. (2013). Knowledge gaps regarding APN roles: what hospital decision-makers tell us. Nursing leadership (Toronto, Ont.), 26(4), 60–75. https://doi.org/10.12927/cjnl.2013.23629
Implementing & Integrating APN Roles Carter, N., Martin-Misener, R., Kilpatrick, K., Kaasalainen, S., Donald, F., Bryant-Lukosius, D., Harbman, P., Bourgeault, I., & DiCenso, A. (2010). The role of nursing leadership in integrating clinical nurse specialists and nurse practitioners in healthcare delivery in Canada. Nursing leadership (Toronto, Ont.), 23 Spec No 2010, 167–185. https://doi.org/10.12927/cjnl.2010.22274

2023-2024

Bryant-Lukosius, D., Martin-Misener, R., Roussel, J., Carter, N., Kilpatrick, K., Tranmer, J., & Ziegler, E. (2023). Policy and the integration of advanced practice nursing roles in Canada: Are we making progress? Chapter in K.A. Goudreau and M. Smolenski (eds.). Health Policy and Advanced Practice Nursing, Impact and Implications, 3rd Ed (pp. 39-408), New York: Springer.

Bryant-Lukosius, D. & Wong, F.K.Y. (2023). Global development of advanced practice nursing. Chapter in M.F. Tracy and T O’Grady (eds). Advanced Practice Nursing: An Integrative Approach, (7th ed). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier.

Kilpatrick, K., Geeze, F., Zhou, W., & Bryant-Lukosius, D. (2024). Advanced Practice Nurses and Engagement in Research, Quality Improvement, and Evidence-Informed Decision-Making. Chapter in M.  Rogers, D. Lehwaldt, J. Roussel, & M. Acorn (eds.). Advanced Practice Nurse Networking to Enhance Global Health. Springer International.

Lehawald, D., Bryant-Lukosius, D., Jokiniemi, J., Tracey, M.F., & Schober, M. (2024). Frameworks For Advanced Practice Nursing. Chapter in M. Rogers, D. Lehwaldt, J. Roussel, & M. Acorn (eds.). Advanced Practice Nurse Networking to Enhance Global Health. Springer International.

Prior to 2023

Bryant-Lukosius, D. (2021). Clinical nurse specialist role in Canada. Chapter in J.S. Fulton & V.W. Holly (eds.). Clinical Nurse Specialist Role and Practice: An International Perspective. International Council of Nurses Advanced Practice in Nursing Series. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing.

Bryant-Lukosius, D. (2022). Preface. In J. Feuchtinger & S. Weidlich (eds.). Advanced Practice Nursing in Clinical Nursing Practice in Germany, (pp. 5-6). Verlag W. Kohlhammer.

Bryant-Lukosius, D., Martin-Misener, R., Donald, F., Tranmer, J., Brousseau, L., & DiCenso, A. (2021). Resources to facilitate APN outcome research. Chapter in R. Kleinpell (ed.). Outcome Assessment in Advanced Practice Nursing, 5th ed (pp. 261-287). New York: Springer Publishing Company.

Bryant-Lukosius, D., & Rietkoetter, S. (2020). Nurse-sensitive outcomes. Chapter in J.S. Fulton, K. Goudreau, & K. Swartzell (eds.). Foundations of Clinical Nurse Specialist Practice, 3rd Ed, pp 46-69. New York: Springer Publishing

Bryant-Lukosius, D., Ziegler, E., Kilpatrick, K., & Martin-Misener, R. (2020). The multi-faceted nature of advanced practice nursing leadership in Canada. Chapter in S. Hassmiller & J. Pulcini (eds.). Advanced Practice Nursing Leadership: A Global Perspective. International Council of Nurses Advanced Practice in Nursing Series. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing.