AIM: To compare the Advance Practice Nursing development in Mexico with the United Kingdom. BACKGROUND: In spite of the involvement of global and local bodies to establish and develop Advance Practice Nursing worldwide, progress remains variable due to the lack of homogeneity in healthcare systems and policies. EVALUATION: Using thematic analysis from interviews of 29 healthcare professionals in Mexico, we identified four major issues which impact on the development of Advance Practice Nursing: a) workforce, b) organizational and institutional, c) regulatory and legal, d) academic and educational. KEY ISSUES: Learning from the United Kingdom experience in relation to overcoming some of these issues has been insightful in terms of how Advance Practice Nursing skills in Mexican nurses can be developed. CONCLUSIONS: It is necessary to move forward in higher level training, creating labour market positions, establishing new nursing functions, promote task-shifting and implement solid regulation. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT: The development of Advanced Practice Nursing represents important challenges for training and practice of nursing in Mexico and the UK, therefore interested actors will have to reach key agreements that could work as the foundations of an assertive planning process. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
AIM: To compare the Advance Practice Nursing development in Mexico with the United Kingdom. BACKGROUND: In spite of the involvement of global and local bodies to establish and develop Advance Practice Nursing worldwide, progress remains variable due to the lack of homogeneity in healthcare systems and policies. EVALUATION: Using thematic analysis from interviews of 29 healthcare professionals in Mexico, we identified four major issues which impact on the development of Advance Practice Nursing: a) workforce, b) organizational and institutional, c) regulatory and legal, d) academic and educational. KEY ISSUES: Learning from the United Kingdom experience in relation to overcoming some of these issues has been insightful in terms of how Advance Practice Nursing skills in Mexican nurses can be developed. CONCLUSIONS: It is necessary to move forward in higher level training, creating labour market positions, establishing new nursing functions, promote task-shifting and implement solid regulation. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT: The development of Advanced Practice Nursing represents important challenges for training and practice of nursing in Mexico and the UK, therefore interested actors will have to reach key agreements that could work as the foundations of an assertive planning process. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Keywords:
Advanced Practice Nursing; Mexico; UK; training; workforce