Advanced practice nursing in Latin America and the Caribbean: context analysis

• Published in: Acta paulista de enfermagem Vol. 31; no. 6; pp. 636 - 643A
• Main Authors: Bezerril, Manacés dos Santos, Chiavone, Flávia Barreto Tavares, Mariz, Camila Maria Santos, Sonenberg, Andrea, Enders, Bertha Cruz, Santos, Viviane Euzébia Pereira
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sao Paulo Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Enfermagem 01-11-2018
• Subjects: Human resources; Internet; Nurse practitioners; Nurse specialists; Nurses; Nursing; Primary care; Reviews; Brazil; Chile; United States > US; Latin America
• ISSN: 0103-2100; 1982-0194
• DOI: 10.1590/1982-0194201800087

Objective: To describe the factors that can influence the implementation of Advanced Practice Nursing (APN) in contexts of Latin American and Caribbean countries. Methods: This context analysis was performed in October 2017 by means of a scoping review. The search for studies was performed in databases and portals of national and international theses and dissertations. The sample included nine studies based on the analysis and correlation between the findings of these publications on APN in Latin America and the Caribbean and the contextual spheres proposed by Hinds and their specificities. Results: In Latin American and Caribbean countries, were defined the following factors among those favoring the implementation of APN: particularities of APN in Latin America and the Caribbean; the challenges and potential of APN in Latin America and the Caribbean; perspectives of APN in Latin America and the Caribbean; and legislations of APN in Latin America and the Caribbean. Conclusion: APN in Latin America and the Caribbean has the potential to be implemented, but specific barriers are still faced in the different realities investigated.