Advanced Practice Roles In

Maternal-Newborn Nursing
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Masters or doctorate degree level
Act as consultant in their area of
expertise
a role model, researchers and teachers
of quality nursing care
Case Managers
Graduate level nurse
Supervises group of patients from
admission up to discharge and
monitors into their homes as well
Nurse Practitioners
Master’s or Doctoral level
Has the ability to translate scientific
knowledge into complex clinical
interventions
Has potential to create leaders for
organization and system management,
quality improvement,health policy
development and interdisciplinary
Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner

 a nurse with advanced study in health

promotion and health and prevention
of illness in women
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP)

Prepared with extensive skills in

physical assessment, interviewing
and well-child counseling and care
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP)

 skilled in the care of newborns

both well and ill