[Advanced practice nurse, a growing status]

Present throughout the country, nurses are a considerable asset in a context of medical desertification. It is therefore important to rethink the healthcare system by questioning the central place of doctors in the care pathway and by opening the way for direct access to other professionals, such as advanced practice nurses (APN). The year 2023 saw a change in this direction, with the passage of the Rist bill on improving access to care. This bill opens direct access to APNs working in coordinated practice structures and announces the implementation of an experiment in six departments on direct access to APNs working in territorial professional health communities.