Advanced Practice Nursing

Advanced Practice Nursing is a nursing discipline distinguished by master's or doctoral-level education and characterized by advanced clinical competencies, specialized knowledge, and autonomous expanded practice roles enabling assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of complex patient problems.

9.4K

Publications

432.5K

Citations

21.4K

Authors

5.4K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

2.4K

Authors

21.4K

  1. LM
    Lisa McKenna

    Monash University, Australia

    27 publications · 1.1K citations

    20

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  2. AD
    Alba DiCenso

    McMaster University, Canada

    25 publications · 2.2K citations

    18

    h-index

  3. BH
    Brenda Happell

    Central Queensland University, Australia

    21 publications · 948 citations

    18

    h-index

  4. CD
    Christine Duffield

    University of Technology Sydney, Australia

    23 publications · 1.3K citations

    18

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  5. BM
    Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk

    The Ohio State University, United States

    22 publications · 2.9K citations

    17

    h-index

1–5 of 21.4K

Venues

  1. Journal of Advanced Nursing

    JAN · 405 publications · 62.5K citations

    89

    h-index

  2. Nurse Education Today

    462 publications · 21.7K citations

    76

    h-index

  3. Journal of Clinical Nursing

    JCN · 225 publications · 12.1K citations

    62

    h-index

  4. PubMed

    Repository · 613 publications · 21.2K citations

    56

    h-index

  5. Nurse Education in Practice

    NEP · 241 publications · 16K citations

    54

    h-index

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See also

Advanced Practice Nursing

Practice Roles

Clinical Competencies

Education Pathways

Regulatory Frameworks

Care Outcomes