Nursing
DISCUSSION
Specialty Nursing versus Advanced Nursing
Differentiate between specialty nursing practice and advanced practice nursing by comparing and contrasting these levels of practice in the following dimensions: knowledge base, scope of practice, credentialing, and regulation.
Textbook Readings
Advanced Practice Nursing: An Integrative Approach
•Chapter 4: “Role Development of the Advanced Practice Nurse”
•Chapter 5: “Evolving and Innovative Opportunities for Advanced Practice Nursing”
