A new vision for advanced nursing practice

Part one of this series suggests that the post-Francis era requires a perspective on advanced nursing practice that emphasises, celebrates and rewards the development of core nursing skills, values and attitudes rather than extending the role of the nurse into medical territory. This article offers some thoughts and ideas that attempt to move the focus away from the notion of advanced practice as the development of a particular role towards the idea of advancing practice as a team of like-minded professionals working together in practice innovation units for the benefit and wellbeing of patients.