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An Advanced Practice Model: Inpatient Collaborative Practices
Advanced practice nurses play a key role in optimal patient care. In primary care, their functions include history taking, physical examination, development of a plan of care, instruction and counseling, use of laboratory data, diagnosis of routine illness, prescription of medications or other therapies as allowed by state laws, coordination of services, and referral when […]
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Preceptor Rewards: How to Say Thank You for Mentoring the Next Generation of Nurse Practitioners
Purpose: To answer the question how do faculty nurture and reward clinical preceptors and what supports do preceptors require? Data sources: Data came from the literature and from surveying a purposive sample of 26 faculty members teaching clinical courses and arranging precepted experiences for nurse practitioner (NP) students at 26 public and private institutions across the United […]
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The Importance of Third-Party Reimbursement for NPs
Lack of third-party reimbursement is one of the major impediments to the use of nurse practitioner services. Although NPs have been successful in obtaining third-party reimbursement under some health care plans, barriers still exist, such as opposition by medical societies, procedural problems and restrictive interpretations of state licensure laws. Consumer education about available health care […]
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Radiology Physician Extenders and Their Perspective in Their Own Words
Physician assistants have been previously studied to evaluate their satisfaction with their vocation. A recent evaluation of physician assistants demonstrated common themes that indicated job satisfaction and dissatisfaction. Provider satisfaction increases the likelihood of provider retention in any practice. Physician extenders provide an enlarging portion of radiology services. Understanding the motivations, expectations, and needs of this group […]
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GPs’ Perceptions of the Nurse Practitioner Role in Primary Care
The role of nurse practitioner (NP) is increasingly integrated into the primary health-care team, yet there remains some confusion among general practitioners about what the role entails. Following on from previous work (Carr et al, 2001), this study indicates that the majority of GPs surveyed were supportive of the integration of the NP role in […]
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The Core Role of the Nurse Practitioner: Practice, Professionalism and Clinical Leadership
To draw on empirical evidence to illustrate the core role of nurse practitioners in Australia and New Zealand. Enacted legislation provides for mutual recognition of qualifications, including nursing, between New Zealand and Australia. As the nurse practitioner role is relatively new in both countries, there is no consistency in role expectation and hence mutual recognition […]
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Comparison of Neonatal Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, and Residents in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Objective: To compare patient care delivery by neonatal nurse practitioners and physician assistants with that of pediatric residents in the intensive care setting. Design: Retrospective chart review after developing specific performance criteria, namely, patient management, outcome, and charges. Methods/materials: Charts for 244 consecutive admissions to a neonatal intensive care unit in Jacksonville, Fla, were reviewed. Patients were cared […]
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Valuing and Comparing Physician Benefits
Imagine this. You recently received several employment offers from group practices and are deciding which one to choose. Or perhaps you’ve been working for a hospital system for years and are questioning whether you are being paid what you deserve. In answering these questions, one component of your total reward that you need to understand […]
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