[Role of the advanced practice nurse in primary care]. / Rôle de l'infirmière en pratique avancée en soins primaires.

In France, advanced practice meets a need in the healthcare system. It is defined by six competencies that maximize those of the core profession. Its practice is regulated. In primary care, advanced practice nurses face certain difficulties, but the satisfaction of their partners should allow them to develop rapidly.

[Advanced practice nursing in France]. / La pratique avancée infirmière en France.

The concept of advanced practice nursing and the way it has been adapted to the French context are still poorly understood. It is however rooted in a long history and is based on well-established international notions. After a phase of structuring, advanced practice nurses are now being deployed across the country, with their missions, their association and their own union. Two years after the first graduations, challenges remain but the future is promising.

Témoignages d'étudiants infirmiers en pratique avancée.

TESTIMONIALS OF ADVANCED PRACTICE STUDENT NURSES: The first advanced nursing practice training programmes became available in France in 2018. In this article, several students describe their experience of the course, their motivations and their expectations. Some have decided to undertake the training straight after their initial training, others already have a few years experience. All are looking to develop their skills and their knowledge.

[Nutrition and frail elderly at risk]. / Nutrition et personnes fragiles en situation de risqué.

Good health for elderly people depends on some extent on their nutritional status. During the completion of a master's degree in nursing sciences, a study highlighted the need to develop measuring tools for screening for undernutrition in the elderly in community nursing practice. A programme for raising awareness of the consequences of undernutrition in elderly people is an area to develop through broader frailty screening in primary care.