title: The role of the advanced practice registered nurse in ensuring evidence-based practice.
abstract: The advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) is vital in role-modeling and ensuring evidence-based practice (EBP) engagement and application at the point of care. This article describes the formulation of national competencies for EBP, specific to the APRN level. The application of selected competencies is delineated and the creation of an APRN action plan to identify necessary EBP competencies is discussed. If EBP skills are lacking, the action plan is used for development of skills in the required areas.
authors.affiliation: Office of Nursing Service, Veterans Healthcare Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, USA. Marthe.Moseley@va.gov
authors.forename: Marthe J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Moseley
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing; D024802:Nurse's Role; D014481:United States