TY - JOUR
T1 - Advanced Practice Nursing Roles
T2 - A Comparison Between Mexico and the United Kingdom
AU - Lee, Gerry
AU - Aristizabel, Patricia
AU - Walters, Geraldine
AU - Zarate-Grajales, Roza
AU - Nigenda, Gustavo
N1 - Funding Information:
DAI Global LLC provided financial support to carry out research in Mexico under contract number BHP154-SCA.
Funding Information:
The aim of this article is to compare the regulatory frameworks that underpin advanced practice nurse roles in Mexico and in the United Kingdom. The context for this work was part of the Better Health Programme Mexico, which commenced in 2019. The Programme is a Prosperity Fund initiative funded by Official Development Assistance (government aid targeting economic development in developing countries). It focuses on improving health in targeted countries with the goal of driving economic growth and reducing poverty. Specifically related to Mexico, a key aim of the program was to develop advanced practice nursing in Mexico based on the UK model, where advanced practice nursing has been in place for more than 40 years (DAI, n.d. ). This program should attract new opportunities for international business, including creating opportunities for the United Kingdom’s healthcare sector through the beneficial sharing of UK expertise with key healthcare stakeholders in the targeted country—in this case, Mexico. The other countries participating in this program are Brazil, South Africa, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 National Council of State Boards of Nursing
PY - 2022/2/28
Y1 - 2022/2/28
N2 - The COVID-19 pandemic has placed nursing at the forefront of public attention across the globe and has highlighted the critical role of nursing in healthcare service provision. Advanced practice nursing has been recognized for more than 50 years, but the rate of its growth and development varies significantly across the world. One of the key aims of the Better Health Programme Mexico, which commenced in 2019, was to develop advanced practice nursing in Mexico. The Programme was based on the United Kingdom model, where advanced practice nursing has been in place—though not subject to statutory regulation—for more than 40 years. The aim of this article is to compare the frameworks that underpin advanced practice nursing in the United Kingdom and in Mexico. In the present article, current practice in both countries was researched, and the structure, systems, and processes relating to nursing regulation and the frameworks to support advanced practice nursing were examined. A gap analysis report undertaken as part of the Better Health Programme identified challenges in developing advanced practice nursing in Mexico and the United Kingdom and highlighted the need for stakeholders to agree on an approach toward a rigorous regulatory framework in both settings. In summary, this article highlights the issues facing nurses and regulators in both countries in terms of advanced practice nursing and identifies strategies that can be used to strengthen the advanced practice nurse role.
AB - The COVID-19 pandemic has placed nursing at the forefront of public attention across the globe and has highlighted the critical role of nursing in healthcare service provision. Advanced practice nursing has been recognized for more than 50 years, but the rate of its growth and development varies significantly across the world. One of the key aims of the Better Health Programme Mexico, which commenced in 2019, was to develop advanced practice nursing in Mexico. The Programme was based on the United Kingdom model, where advanced practice nursing has been in place—though not subject to statutory regulation—for more than 40 years. The aim of this article is to compare the frameworks that underpin advanced practice nursing in the United Kingdom and in Mexico. In the present article, current practice in both countries was researched, and the structure, systems, and processes relating to nursing regulation and the frameworks to support advanced practice nursing were examined. A gap analysis report undertaken as part of the Better Health Programme identified challenges in developing advanced practice nursing in Mexico and the United Kingdom and highlighted the need for stakeholders to agree on an approach toward a rigorous regulatory framework in both settings. In summary, this article highlights the issues facing nurses and regulators in both countries in terms of advanced practice nursing and identifies strategies that can be used to strengthen the advanced practice nurse role.
KW - Advanced practice nursing, regulation, regulatory frameworks, United Kingdom, Mexico
KW - Mexico
KW - United Kingdom
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85128340461&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/S2155-8256(22)00031-X
DO - 10.1016/S2155-8256(22)00031-X
M3 - Article
SN - 2155-8256
VL - 13
SP - 27
EP - 34
JO - Journal of Nursing Regulation
JF - Journal of Nursing Regulation
IS - 1
ER -