title: Advanced practice nursing in the Nordic countries.
abstract: Changes in the delivery of health care and changes in population characteristics and health care requirements mandate changing requirements in nursing education. This is necessary to meet patient and family needs and to deliver quality health care. This paper describes the background to nursing education in the Nordic countries and gives an account of an initiative in Norway to prepare advanced practice nurses for clinical practice in this dynamic environment.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Nursing Science, University of Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lorensen
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Hamilton
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000458:organization & administration; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D017145:Models, Educational; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D012537:Scandinavian and Nordic Countries