Highlights
- •Advanced practice nurses (APNs) globally are addressing most of the United Nation’s (UN’s) Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG3) targets.
- •This review highlights where and how APNs are practicing in a wide variety of contexts with exceptional outcomes globally.
- •Work needs to be done to ensure APNs make further contributions beyond clinical practice to meet all UN SDG 3 targets.
Abstract
In 2015, the United Nations created 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Sustainable
Development Goal 3, “Good Health and Wellbeing,” includes 13 health target metric
goals. This short report describes how advanced practice nurses (APNs) have addressed
Goal 3 around the world. Given the variation in the APN roles internationally, it
is important to capture common aspects of projects conducted during the first 5 years
of this initiative. This report serves as a template for further evaluations of the
importance of APNs in supporting global health policies. These findings inform how
the workforce can effectively pursue these goals.
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Biography
Andrew Scanlon, DNP, NP, is a Senior Lecturer, Department of Nursing, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and can be contacted at [email protected] .
Biography
Maria Murphy, PhD, RN, is a Lecturer, School of Nursing and Midwifery, La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia.
Biography
Janice Smolowitz, PhD, ANP, is a Professor and Dean, School of Nursing, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ.
Biography
Virginia Lewis, PhD, is Research Chair in Community Health, La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia.
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Published online: April 06, 2022
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In compliance with standard ethical guidelines, the authors report no relationships with business or industry that would pose a conflict of interest.
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