APRN Consensus Model Information and Resources

Multiple organizations have collaborated to build consensus on the future of APRN practice. The resources on this page reflect the work of these organizations and attempts to define the APRN regulatory model, identify titles to be used, describes the emegence of new roles and population foci, and presents strategies for implementation.

American Nurses Association (ANA) Web Link

Consensus Model for APRN Regulation: Licensure, Accreditation, Certification and Education, 2009.

National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) Web Link

Consensus Model for APRN Regulation: Licensure, Accreditation, Certification and Education, July 7, 2008

Consensus Model for APRN Regulation: Licensure, Accreditation, Certification and Education. (n.d.) (Power Point Presentation)

Hudespeth, R. (2010). CNS Engagement Strategies with Boards of Nursing Related to the APRN Regulatory Model. (Power Point Presentation)

National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) Web Link

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) Web Link

AANP's resources for Regulation, Legislation and Practice

AANP. (2010). Discussion Paper: Doctor of Nursing Practice.

American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Web Link

Reaching Concensus: Article by Joan M. Stanley, PhD, CRNP, FAAN

Published in the Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 2009;5(2):99-104.

Supportive Resources (also found in this site's Bibliography section)

American Association of Nurse Anesthetists. (2009). AANA Endorses Consensus Model for APRN Regulation.

American College of Nurse-Midwives. (2009). ACNM Endorsement of LACE Model.

American Psychiatric Nurses Association. (n.d.). Licensure, Accreditation, Certification and Education: An Introduction to LACE.

Duffield, C., Gardner, G., Chang, A. M. & Catling-Paull, C. (2009). Advanced nursing practice: A global perspective. Collegian, 16, 55-62.

Johnson, J., Dawson, E., & Brassard, A. (2010). Consensus Moedl for Advanced-Practice Nurse Regulation: A New Approach. In E. Sullivan-Marx, D. McGivern, F. Fairman, & S. Greenberg (Eds), Nurse Practitioners: The Evolution and Future of Advanced Practice, New York: Springer Publishing.

Joshua Macy Jr. Foundation (April 2010). Who Will Provide Primary Care and How Will They Be Trained? Proceedings of a conference chaired by Linda Cronenwett, PhD, RN, FAAN and Victor, J. Dzau, MD, edited by Barbara J. Culiton and Sue Russell.

Stanley, J. M., Werner, K. E., & Apple, K. (2009). Positioning Advanced Practice Registered Nurses for Health Care Reform: Consensus on APRN Regulation. Journal of Professional Nursing, 25, 340-348.