To highlight the value of advanced practice nurses (APNs),the Institute of Medicine’s (2010) Report on the Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health, an action orientation blueprint that recommends expanded opportuni-ties for nurses to practice to the full extent of their education and training and to lead in the development and implemen-tation of innovative, patient centred care models. The impor-tant contribution of NPs is well established and positive outcomes of the role are well described in nursing literature.