Commentary on Mantzoukas S & Watkinson S (2007) Advanced nursing practice: reviewing the international literature and developing the generic features. Journal of Clinical Nursing 16, 28-37

Conceptual clarity is critical to the continued development of advanced practice nursing and to the development of the nursing profession itself (Hamric 2005). The systematic literature review by Mantzoukas and Watkinson (2007) serves to provide much welcome additional clarification on the concept of advanced nurse practitioner (ANP) by exploring and developing its generic features. Much of the literature addresses the role of the ANP (Elsom et...