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The Feminization of the Physician Assistant Profession
Although the physician assistant profession has historically been male-dominated, women now comprise over sixty percent of physician assistants (PAs) in the U.S. This paper explores the reason for the increase of women into the physician assistant profession in recent decades and whether gender differences exist in how PAs are utilized. Twenty-one qualitative interviews with male […]
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Gendering Work: The Masculinization of Nurse Anesthesia
The field of nurse anesthesia has evolved from a low status, women’s specialty to a high status profession where males comprise nearly half of all employees. This study explores reasons for men’s influx into nurse anesthesia and the impact they have had on the profession. Twenty semi-structured interviews with certified registered nurse anaesthetists (CRNAs) and […]
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The Teaching-Coaching Role of the APN
The demand for well-educated and skilled healthcare providers has never been greater. As a result, enrollment is expanding in academic settings that prepare advanced practice nurses for primary care and acute care roles. The growth in programs has led to a corresponding increased demand for clinical mentors and preceptors. The preceptors and sites must meet […]
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An Analysis of Job Satisfaction among Physician Assistants in Taiwan
The physician assistant (PA) is a relatively new medical specialty that developed to manage the shortage of resident physicians and to ensure that patients receive high-quality health care in today’s increasingly complex and demanding medical environment. PAs in Taiwan are not governed by laws and regulations, and the absence of legislation to define their roles […]
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The Productivity and Cost-Efficiency of Models for Involving Nurse Practitioners in Primary Care: A Perspective from Queueing Analysis
The productivity of a practice model is defined as the maximum number of patients that can be accounted for by the model under a given timeliness-to-care requirement; cost-efficiency is measured by the corresponding annual cost per patient in that model. Appropriate queueing analysis is conducted to generate formulas and values for these two performance measures. […]
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A New Model for Nurse Practitioner Utilization in Primary Care: Increased Efficiency and Implications
Background: Nurse practitioners (NPs) play an important role in providing quality primary care. However, little is known about organizational processes that best utilize NPs in care delivery and what kind of resources and support NPs need to deliver quality care within their organizations. In primary care settings, NPs often receive little support from ancillary personnel […]
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The Management of Advanced Practitioner Preparation: A Work-Based Challenge
Aims: This paper explores the collaborative development of a Master’s level advanced practice programme in the context of the radical reform and remodelling of the UK’s National Health Service. Some of the educational, managerial and practice challenges are discussed. Background: Changes to education and training in response to key strategic reviews undertaken by the Greater […]
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Nursing Students’ and Preceptors’ Perceptions of using a Revised Assessment Form in Clinical Nursing Education
Assessment of students’ learning is a crucial question when great changes occur in the higher education sector. One such educational reform is the Bologna declaration, the requirements of which have resulted in significant modifications in documents as assessment forms for clinical education. The aim of this study was to investigate students’ and preceptors’ perceptions of […]
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Focus on Revenue Enhancement. Utilizing Nonphysician Practitioners and getting Paid
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Time to Clarify–The Value of Advanced Practice Nursing Roles in Health Care
Aim: This article presents a discussion of the importance of providing meaningful advanced practice nursing role definition and clarity to improve international standards of nursing titles and scopes of practice. Background: A plethora of international literature exists discussing advanced practice nursing roles and their contribution to healthcare delivery in various countries. However, lack of consistency […]
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