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
Masters 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
Womens 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