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Advanced Practice Nurse (APN)

Spanish translation: Enfermera especializada


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English term or phrase:Advanced Practice Nurse (APN)
Spanish translation:Enfermera especializada
Entered by: Hugo Silva
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01:22 Mar 9, 2005
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Health Care / nursing specialty
English term or phrase: Advanced Practice Nurse (APN)
Hospital staff description: This is a nurse with advanced education. She helps patients, families and staff with special problems.
kifriedman
United States
Local time: 12:00
enfermera especializada
Explanation:
Hola Karen! Esto es lo que llamaríamos simplemente "enfermera especializada" en nuestros hospitales (al menos en Argentina). Saludos y suerte!...:-)
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Hugo Silva
Local time: 13:00
Grading comment
Gracias, Hugo! Que bien tener tu respuesta!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2enfermera especializadaHugo Silva
4Enfermera registrada en prácticas avanzadasTradMe
3 +1(enfermero) especialista en enfermería clínica avanzada
Maria Belarra
3Enfermera Universitaria
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
advanced practice nurse (apn)
Enfermera registrada en prácticas avanzadas


Explanation:

Alzheimers, Dementia & Driving
... Sue A. Smolski, APRN (Enfermera Registrada en Prácticas Avanzadas) The Center for Geriatric and Family Psychiatry, Inc., Glastonbury, Connecticut ...
http://www.thehartford.com/alzheimers/spanish/about.html



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Note added at 6 mins (2005-03-09 01:29:37 GMT)
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Ovio, también enfermero. ¡Liberación masculina!

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Note added at 7 mins (2005-03-09 01:30:04 GMT)
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Obvio...

TradMe
Mexico
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 194
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
advanced practice nurse (apn)
enfermera especializada


Explanation:
Hola Karen! Esto es lo que llamaríamos simplemente "enfermera especializada" en nuestros hospitales (al menos en Argentina). Saludos y suerte!...:-)

Hugo Silva
Local time: 13:00
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
Gracias, Hugo! Que bien tener tu respuesta!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cecilia Della Croce
13 hrs
  -> Gracias, Cecilia. Saludos...:-)
neutral  Maria Belarra: ¡Hola Hugo! Correcto pero no es exactamente lo mismo.. Los "especialistas en enfermería clínica" pueden diagnosticar, etc., mientras que los especializados (p.ej. un enfermero de quirófano) no necesariamente. Por cierto, "enfermero", no discriminemos :-)
14 hrs
  -> En realidad, un enfermero/a de quirófano no es para nosotros un enfermero especializado. Quizás sea una cuestión de nomenclatura, pero en mi hospital actual (y en los que trabajé hasta ahora) lo usamos así (al menos en Argentina).... Gracias y suerte!!:-)
agree  Florencia Di Bello: En Uruguay también simplemente es un/a enfermero/a especializado/a.
15 hrs
  -> Gracias, Florencia. Quizás sea como le comentaba a María... sólo una cuestión de nomenclatura, pero no todo enfermero de áreas especiales es un enfermero especializado. Saludos y gracias, nuevamente..:-)
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
advanced practice nurse (apn)
Enfermera Universitaria


Explanation:
This is the title (at least in Chile) for high level nurses; they are usually in charge of a whole floor in a hospital. They deal with patients and their relatives, and monitor the work of all nurses, assistant nurses and orderlies on their floor as well as the dispensary. They are in fact executives.

Andr饢 onClick= Goreux
Chile
Local time: 12:00
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in FrenchFrench
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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
advanced practice nurse (apn)
(enfermero) especialista en enfermería clínica avanzada


Explanation:
Apparently, an "enfermero especialista en enfermería clínica avanzada" is a nurse who, following a special training course, is capable of making certain clinical decisions such as stating acute states, or diagnosing a chronic illness.

This is quite similar to the role of a ANP (please see the second link):

A nurse practitioner (NP) is a nurse with a graduate degree in advanced practice nursing. This allows him or her to provide a broad range of health care services, including:
Taking the patient's history, performing a physical exam, and ordering appropriate laboratory tests and procedures
Diagnosing, treating, and managing acute and chronic diseases
Providing prescriptions and coordinating referrals
Promoting healthy activities in collaboration with the patient
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001934.htm

Good luck :-)

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Note added at 16 hrs 18 mins (2005-03-09 17:40:56 GMT)
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Please be aware that the job title varies from one country to another. My answer is valid in Spain, but I really don\'t know in other Spanish-speaking countries..


    Reference: http://www.enfermeriadeurgencias.com/fundamentos/programafor...
    Reference: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001934.htm
Maria Belarra
Local time: 18:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cecilia Della Croce
14 hrs
  -> Gracias Cecilia
neutral  Hugo Silva: Disculpa que continue aquí (me quedé sin espacio...:-). En nuestro medio, un enfermero que trabaje en un área especial no necesariamente es un enfermero especializado. Para nosotros, un E.Esp. es alguien que cumple funciones como las que vos describís...
15 hrs
  -> Nada de disculpas, tu comentario es muy valioso y cuando hay debate en los KudoZ todos pensamos mejor. Me parece que en este caso se trata de diferencias de nomenclatura entre España y Argentina.. Muchas gracias y suerte :-)
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