BACKGROUND New opportunities are emerging for nurses as sovereign health care specialists. In accordance with British and American experience, several universities on the European Continent started Advance Nursing Practice programs for nurses to become certified nurse specialists, functioning as intermediates between the consultant, the ward nurse and the patient. AIMS This observational stud...

BACKGROUND Urinary Incontinence (UI) is a common problem in women. The management of UI in primary care is time consuming and suboptimal. Shift of incontinence-care from General Practitioners (GP's) to a nurse practitioner maybe improves the quality of care. The purpose of this observational (pre/post) study is to determine the effectiveness of introducing a nurse practitioner in UI care and to...

The Ashington experiment, an innovative neonatal service run entirely by advanced neonatal nurse practitioners (ANNPs), has been evaluated. This is a report of that evaluation and a review of the benefits, hazards, and implications of nurse practitioner led services.

PURPOSE To compare the outcome after open carpal tunnel decompression by specialists versus a nurse practitioner. METHODS Of 1361 cases of open carpel tunnel decompression under local anaesthesia from 1996 to 2008, 807 were performed by specialists (consultant, specialist registrar, or specialty and associate specialist) and 554 by a nurse practitioner (since May 2006). The 2 groups were comp...

This feature provides a platform for oncology nurses to illustrate the many ways that leadership may be realized and professional practice may transform cancer care. Possible submissions include, but are not limited to, overviews of projects, accounts of the application of leadership principles or theories to practice, and interviews with nurse leaders. Descriptions of activities, projects, or ...

The prevalence of dementia is predicted to increase significantly as the population ages and with no foreseeable cure options the burden of dementia will continue to grow. Early diagnosis provides many benefits, including timely access to appropriate support services and provision of tailored therapeutic interventions for people with dementia and their carers. Memory clinics are a key response ...

In a past study it was determined that a nurse scientist and an urologist were able to prevent incontinence in women through teaching strategies in a group setting. This study determined that the same knowledge could be taught by an experienced nurse practitioner and an experienced urology nurse.

The issue of defining advanced practice nursing roles is increasingly a subject of national discussion and debate. Central to this discussion has been the issue of merging nurse practitioner (NP) and clinical nurse specialist (CNS) roles and the tendency for the term "nurse practitioner" to replace that of "clinical nurse specialist" in denotation of these roles. The authors note the lack of an...