Editorials: Nurse practitioners and nursing practice.
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Advanced nursing practice: the case of nurse practitioners in three Australian states.
This paper provides insight into the work of nurse practitioners in three Australian states. Using a case study approach, the aim of the study is to give an account of some of the types of cases/patients who consult with the nurse practitioners in the states visited and to offer insight into one of the policy changes required to support the introduction of the nurse practitioner role. A snowbal...
متن کاملAssessing cost effects of nursing-home-based geriatric nurse practitioners
Employment of geriatric nurse practitioners (GNPs) is one strategy to improve nursing home care. The effects of GNPs on costs and profitability of nursing homes and on costs of patient medical service use outside the nursing home are examined. Employment of GNPs does not adversely affect nursing home costs or significantly affect profits. There is some evidence of cost savings in medical servic...
متن کاملPerspectives of physicians and nurse practitioners on primary care practice.
BACKGROUND The U.S. health care system is at a critical juncture in health care workforce planning. The nation has a shortage of primary care physicians. Policy analysts have proposed expanding the supply and scope of practice of nurse practitioners to address increased demand for primary care providers. These proposals are controversial. METHODS From November 23, 2011, to April 9, 2012, we c...
متن کاملProblem-based learning and clinical practice: The nurse practitioners' perspective.
This paper reports the findings of a phenomenological study which explored the lived experience of the nurse practitioner (NP) who had been educated through a problem-based learning (PBL) approach and the meaning of that education on the NPs current clinical practice. This was accomplished through the use of in-depth interviews to gather information from 13 practicing NPs. It was found that inf...
متن کاملPractice characteristics of primary care nurse practitioners and physicians.
BACKGROUND Projections of physician shortages, an aging population, and insurance expansions have increased interest in expanding the number of primary care nurse practitioners (PCNPs) in the United States. Although information about the number and distribution of nurse practitioners is known, there is little information about the practice characteristics of PCNPs. The purpose of this study was...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Public Health
سال: 1976
ISSN: 0090-0036,1541-0048
DOI: 10.2105/ajph.66.3.245