Introduction:

Advanced practice nursing is made up of quality care provided by a nurse expert in clinical knowledge and skills, allowing her to make complex decisions for the benefit of vulnerable populations, which is why it is a key activity in primary health care.

Objective:

To analyze the scientific evidence related to the experiences of the implementation of advanced practice nursing in primary health care.

Methods:

Systematic review of articles published between 2010 and 2020 in SciELO, LILACS, Science Direct, REDALYC, PubMed and Elsevier databases in Spanish, English and Portuguese, for which the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic methodology was used. Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA); Likewise, the use of Descriptors in Health Sciences (DeCS), MeSH Descriptors and the combination of the Boolean operators OR and AND were applied. 405 articles were reviewed and after applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 15 were selected.

Conclusions:

Most of the reviewed studies support the need to promote the progressive development of Advanced Practice Nursing and its incorporation into the health system to respond to the health needs of the population, despite the fact that there are difficulties in its implementation in especially in regulation and training.

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