Hamrics Definition Of Nursing Practice: Important Elements

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In 2014, Hamric offered an all-rounded definition of Advanced Practice Nursing and it is as shown below:
“Advanced practice nursing is the patient-focused application of an expanded range of competencies to improve health outcomes for patients and populations in a specialized clinical area of the larger discipline of nursing.”
The above definition has been discussed by various people who indeed believe that Hamric was relatively accurate in his description. From the description above, I believe Hamric included three things which to me are essential in advanced nursing practice. The three include:
* Patient-focused application – this element is included here because it serves as a reminder that the nursing practice should solely focus on the patients, their well-being and health go...