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Transitioning from Physician to Nurse Practitioner

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Foreign-educated physicians (FEPs), also known as “international medical graduates”, represent a rich source of potential primary-care providers. Despite their high level of medical knowledge and skills as well as ethnic and cultural diversity suited to meet the demands of patients, FEPs face many barriers in their attempt to continue to practice medicine in the USA. […]

The Family Planning Nurse Practitioner. Suggested Guidelines for Role Expansion and Utilisation

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A Changing Landscape. The Job Outlook for NPs & PAs

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The Development and Evaluation of a Preceptorship Program using a Practice Development

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Objective: The aim of the research was to evaluate a Preceptorship Workshop for nurses and midwives structured using a Practice Development framework. The workshop was underpinned by an exploration of nurses and midwives attitudes, perceptions and concerns about being a preceptor. Design: Emancipatory Practice Development guided this study. Setting: The study was conducted in a 400‐bed tertiary referral […]

Family Physician Perceptions of Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants in a Family Practice Setting

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Nonphysician Providers in the Hospitalist Model: A Prescription for Change and a Warning about Unintended Side Effects

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Manpower Utilization Practices in Physician Offices: The Role of Physician Extenders

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Outcomes for Patients at Risk for Inheritable Breast Cancer: How the Nurse Practitioner Can Determine the Proper Course of Action to Ensure Desired Outcomes

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The topic of genetics and genetic testing pertaining to diseases such as hereditary breast cancer is an issue of which nurse practitioners need to be aware. In the general primary care practice where patients are seen daily with questions about genetic testing, the nurse practitioner is in an ideal setting to educate and counsel these […]

Third Party Payment for Nonphysician Health Practitioners: Realities and Recommendations

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Attitudes Regarding the Development of a Doctor of Science in Physician Assistant Studies in Emergency Medicine: A Concept Proposal

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