Empowering Advanced Practice Nurses: A Review of Addressing Global Health Needs.

IF 3.2 4区 医学 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Annals of Global Health Pub Date : 2025-08-13 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI:10.5334/aogh.4723
Carole Mackavey, Colette Henderson, Gillian Morris
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Aims: This paper explores the current global health landscape and the transformative potential of empowering Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs) to address global health challenges. It highlights successful models of APN integration from various countries, showcasing their positive impact on patient outcomes and the efficiency of the healthcare system. Introduction: This narrative provides an overview of the current impact of APNs and Nurse Practitioners (NPs) on global health, as well as areas where APNs/NPs can enhance healthcare outcomes. It emphasizes the crucial role that APNs play in addressing healthcare issues and outlines their potential to expand access to quality care through their practice and leadership. Methods: A review of the literature examines current trends and research; this paper highlights critical areas where APNs can make substantial contributions, such as chronic disease management, primary care access, emergency care, and overall health system improvement. Results: It is essential to optimize the utilization of APNs/NPs, standardize APN roles and scope of practice internationally, enhance APN educational programs, and promote interprofessional collaboration. Conclusion: The global healthcare landscape faces unprecedented challenges, including aging populations, increasing burdens from chronic diseases, and persistent health disparities. By empowering APNs, healthcare systems can better address the diverse and evolving health needs of global populations. Impact: APNs and NPs can significantly and multifacetedly impact global health. They are uniquely positioned to provide holistic and patient‑centered care, improve access to services, mitigate provider shortages, enhance quality, and address health disparities. Nursing contribution: APNs/NPs are underutilized in healthcare. They are experts in health promotion and disease prevention, both of which are crucial for improving global population health. APNs/NPs can contribute to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to improved health, greater gender equality, and stronger economies.

授权高级执业护士:解决全球卫生需求的回顾。
目的:本文探讨了当前全球卫生格局和授权高级执业护士(apn)应对全球卫生挑战的变革潜力。它突出了来自不同国家的APN整合的成功模式,展示了它们对患者结果和医疗保健系统效率的积极影响。简介:本文概述了apn和护士从业人员(NPs)目前对全球健康的影响,以及apn /NPs可以提高医疗保健结果的领域。它强调了apn在解决医疗保健问题方面发挥的关键作用,并概述了他们通过实践和领导扩大获得优质医疗服务的潜力。方法:回顾文献,探讨当前的趋势和研究;本文强调了apn可以做出实质性贡献的关键领域,如慢性病管理、初级保健获取、急诊护理和整体卫生系统改善。结果:优化APN /NPs的使用,规范APN在国际上的角色和执业范围,加强APN教育,促进跨专业合作。结论:全球医疗保健面临前所未有的挑战,包括人口老龄化、慢性病负担增加和持续的健康差距。通过增强apn的能力,卫生保健系统可以更好地满足全球人口多样化和不断变化的卫生需求。影响:apn和NPs可以对全球卫生产生重大和多方面的影响。它们在提供全面和以患者为中心的护理、改善获得服务的机会、缓解提供者短缺、提高质量和解决健康差距方面具有独特的优势。护理贡献:apn /NPs在医疗保健中未得到充分利用。他们是健康促进和疾病预防方面的专家,这两者对于改善全球人口健康至关重要。APNs/NPs可以促进实现与改善健康、促进性别平等和加强经济有关的联合国可持续发展目标。
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Annals of Global Health
Annals of Global Health PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-
CiteScore
5.30
自引率
3.40%
发文量
95
审稿时长
11 weeks
期刊介绍: ANNALS OF GLOBAL HEALTH is a peer-reviewed, open access journal focused on global health. The journal’s mission is to advance and disseminate knowledge of global health. Its goals are improve the health and well-being of all people, advance health equity and promote wise stewardship of the earth’s environment. The journal is published by the Boston College Global Public Health Program. It was founded in 1934 by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai as the Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine. It is a partner journal of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health.
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