title: Revealing higher levels of nursing practice.
abstract: The following discussion describes the early findings of a doctoral study, due for completion in 2001. The findings represent data collected in the USA, Australia, New Zealand and the UK, from nurses deemed to be engaged in advanced nursing practice. The paper will review the need for the study and provide a brief overview of the methodology employed. The current status of the findings, utilizing open coding, is presented. Major categories identified thus far are enhancing patient stay, improving patient outcome, promoting the role, trustworthiness, tenacity and survival in the role. The categories identified clarify current understanding of the concept, advanced nursing practice.
authors.affiliation: St Bartholomew's School of Nursing, City University, London, UK.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ball
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001315:Australia; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009520:New Zealand; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology*; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology*; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States