Abstract
Objective
To describe the factors that can influence the implementation of Advanced Practice Nursing (APN) in contexts of Latin American and Caribbean countries.
Methods
This context analysis was performed in October 2017 by means of a scoping review. The search for studies was performed in databases and portals of national and international theses and dissertations. The sample included nine studies based on the analysis and correlation between the findings of these publications on APN in Latin America and the Caribbean and the contextual spheres proposed by Hinds and their specificities.
Results
In Latin American and Caribbean countries, were defined the following factors among those favoring the implementation of APN: particularities of APN in Latin America and the Caribbean; the challenges and potential of APN in Latin America and the Caribbean; perspectives of APN in Latin America and the Caribbean; and legislations of APN in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Conclusion
APN in Latin America and the Caribbean has the potential to be implemented, but specific barriers are still faced in the different realities investigated.
Advanced practice nursing; Latin america; Caribbean region; Nursing research
