title: Clarifying higher level roles in nursing practice.
abstract: There is widespread confusion about the titles nurse practitioner and clinical nurse specialist. A number of broad similarities in and differences between the roles has been identified. A robust, nationally recognised method of regulating these titles is needed.
authors: RCN Institute, London.
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Maclaine
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D009626:Terminology as Topic