Prepare your graduate students to take leadership roles in the future of Advance Practice Nursing. The author address the major issues facing Advanced Practice Nursing today from a collective perspective that begins with its historical roots and progresses to contemporary concerns andtrends. This approach enables APNs to understanding the practice challenges facing them today and think about new ways of effecting changes to healthpolicy that will ensure patients receive quality, cost-effective care, and that recognize APNs as full participants.