[Thinking about care to enhance its meaning]

Advanced nursing practice is one of the avenues proposed by politicians to meet the new needs of people being cared for in a rapidly changing healthcare system. It is therefore interesting to conceptualize the theoretical foundations of these new practices, in order to reveal their meaning. To do this, we will discuss some of the missions of the advanced practice nurse, whose primary objective is to provide high-quality care. We will then demonstrate that the evolution of nursing care, which allows professionals to deploy their skills and gain in responsibility, is indeed at the service of the cared-for person.