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Consultant nurse: an appropriate title for the advanced nurse practitioner? 1996

K Elcock

Wolfson School of Health Sciences, Thames Valley University, Ealing, London.

The term 'consultant nurse' has been offered as an appropriate title for the 'advanced nurse practitioner'. Although both share similar roles and functions the way that each will perform within these roles will differ. Many of the principles and processes involved in consultancy may be viewed by nurses as incongruent with nursing practice, including the relationship between the consultant and the consultee and the view that the consultant nurse should not have a direct care role. The title itself has medical connotations and therefore is viewed negatively by many nurses as it conjures up a view of an aloof, elitist practitioner. Nursing is unique, and although many of the processes involved in consultancy are appropriate to nursing they should only be used in a way that keeps the patient at the centre of care. The title is therefore seen as inappropriate for the advanced nurse practitioner.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007587	Job Description	Statement of the position requirements, qualifications for the position, wage range, and any special conditions expected of the employee.	Position Description,Description, Job,Description, Position,Descriptions, Job,Descriptions, Position,Job Descriptions,Position Descriptions
D009275	Names	Personal names, given or surname, as cultural characteristics, as ethnological or religious patterns, as indications of the geographic distribution of families and inbreeding, etc. Analysis of isonymy, the quality of having the same or similar names, is useful in the study of population genetics. NAMES is used also for the history of names or name changes of corporate bodies, such as medical societies, universities, hospitals, government agencies, etc.	Isonymy,Isonymies,Name
D009720	Nurse Clinicians	Registered nurses who hold Master's degrees in nursing with an emphasis in clinical nursing and who function independently in coordinating plans for patient care.	Clinical Nurse Specialists,Clinical Nurse Specialist,Nurse Specialist, Clinical,Nurse Specialists, Clinical,Specialist, Clinical Nurse,Specialists, Clinical Nurse,Clinician, Nurse,Clinicians, Nurse,Nurse Clinician
D009722	Nurse Practitioners	Nurses who are specially trained to assume an expanded role in providing medical care under the supervision of a physician.	Nurse Practitioner,Practitioner, Nurse,Practitioners, Nurse
D010344	Patient Advocacy	Promotion and protection of the rights of patients, frequently through a legal process.	Patient Ombudsmen,Patient Representatives,Clinical Ombudsman,Patient Ombudsman,Advocacy, Patient,Ombudsman, Clinical,Ombudsman, Patient,Ombudsmen, Patient,Patient Representative,Representative, Patient,Representatives, Patient
D002983	Clinical Competence	The capability to perform acceptably those duties directly related to patient care.	Clinical Skills,Competence, Clinical,Clinical Competency,Clinical Skill,Competency, Clinical,Skill, Clinical,Skills, Clinical,Clinical Competencies,Competencies, Clinical
D003253	Consultants	Individuals referred to for expert or professional advice or services.	Advisory Services,Services, Advisory,Advisory Service,Consultant,Service, Advisory
D006113	United Kingdom	Country in northwestern Europe including Great Britain and the northern one-sixth of the island of Ireland, located between the North Sea and north Atlantic Ocean. The capital is London.	Great Britain,Isle of Man
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man