Advanced practice nurses should act as collaborators rather than subordinates. As collaborators, they take responsibility for overall goals and resolving conflicts, using skills like leadership, decision making, and quality improvement. They must work with various groups like other nurses, doctors, facilities, insurers, and patients as collaborators across disciplines to provide comprehensive care.

1. Advanced Practice Nurses as Collaborators

5. Scope of Practice

6. Boards of Nursing

7. Collaborators Insurance Companies Patients Discharge Planners Nurses Industries/ Communities Families Social Workers Physician Extenders Schools/ Churches Facilities Therapists Doctors