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Perceptions of Nursing Staff Regarding Utilization of Nurse Practitioners in Inpatient Setting
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Identifying and Evaluating Electronic Learning Resources for use in Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Education
Enhancing existing curricula to meet newly published adult-gerontology advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) competencies in an efficient manner presents a challenge to nurse educators. Incorporating shared, published electronic learning resources (ELRs) in existing or new courses may be appropriate in order to assist students in achieving competencies. The purposes of this project were to (a) […]
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Patient Satisfaction with Nurse Practitioner Care in Emergency Departments in Canada
Purpose: To measure patient satisfaction with care delivered by nurse practitioners (NPs) in emergency departments (EDs) in Canada using a psycho- metrically valid survey. Data sources: All patients who received care from an NP in six participating EDs in Ontario province over a 1-week period were asked to complete a self- administered patient satisfaction survey […]
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Learning Needs of Physician Assistants Working in Hospital Medicine
Background: Hospital Medicine is growing rapidly, and the number of physician assistants (PAs) in this field is expected to grow. However, there is no available data related to the learning needs of PA hospitalists. Objective: To conduct a needs assessment for PA hospitalists who may be embarking on a hospitalist career. Design: Cross-sectional survey based […]
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Nurse Practitioners: A Contract for Change and Excellence in Nursing
The role of the Nurse Practitioner has been in existence in a variety of contexts and within a broad range of the scope of their practice throughout the world for a number of years. Many nurses work at this advanced level of clinical practice without the acknowledgement of the very important and responsible role that […]
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The Impact of Ethics and Work-Related Factors on Nurse Practitioners’ and Physician Assistants’ Views on Quality of Primary Healthcare in the United States
Purpose: Nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) provide primary care services for many American patients. Ethical knowledge is foundational to resolving challenging practice issues, yet little is known about the importance of ethics and work-related factors in the delivery of quality care. The aim of this study was to quantitatively assess whether the quality […]
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Trauma Case Management: A Role for the Advanced Practice Nurse
The care of a critically ill trauma patient is complex and requires the expertise and skill of many healthcare providers. Delays in injury identification and the development of a treatment plan without considering comorbid conditions impede the patient’s resuscitation and recovery from the acute injury, delay the rehabilitative phase, and increase the costs. This article […]
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Clinical Nurse Specialist Orientation: Ready, Set, Go!
Background: Both novice and experienced clinical nurse specialists (CNSs) need a consistent orientation to ensure that all in the role have the same knowledge base from an agreed upon set of role expectations. Purpose: The purpose of this article was to describe an orientation process using the 3 spheres of CNS practice as the framework […]
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New Kid on the Block: Mentoring and Networking as Survival Strategies for Novice NPs
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