Case managers, as a type of advanced practice nurses, can not only fully meet patient needs and improve patient outcomes, but also innovate nurses′ workplaces and provide nurses with new directions for career development. This article provides an overview of the origin and development of case managers at home and abroad, their practice models, role responsibilities, current training status, current certification status, and current application status, and puts forward suggestions such as the development of practice standards for case managers, and the establishment of a standardized training system and certification body, with a view to providing references for the development of case managers in China.

Case managers, as a type of advanced practice nurses, can not only fully meet patient needs and improve patient outcomes, but also innovate nurses′ workplaces and provide nurses with new directions for career development. This article provides an overview of the origin and development of case managers at home and abroad, their practice models, role responsibilities, current training status, current certification status, and current application status, and puts forward suggestions such as the development of practice standards for case managers, and the establishment of a standardized training system and certification body, with a view to providing references for the development of case managers in China.