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Becoming a Super Preceptor: A Practical Guide to Preceptorship in Today’s Clinical Climate
Purpose: To provide both potential and active preceptors with practical information that will help with the decision to become a preceptor, and to develop the preceptor partnership among the preceptor, the faculty, the student, and the patient. The article suggests ways to apply realistic techniques to assure that the preceptorship is successful in today’s fast-paced practice […]
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Nurse Practitioner Role Transition: A Concept Analysis
Aim: A concept analysis of nurse practitioner (NP) role transition. Background: The Affordable Care Act is expected to provide 32 million Americans with health insurance, and NPs are gaining attention in addressing this increasing demand for healthcare providers. However, there is limited analysis of the transition from registered nurse to NP. Oftentimes, during this transition, there is […]
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Patient Satisfaction with a New Nurse Practitioner Service
In the UK the role of the nurse practitioner (NP) has been slower to develop than in the USA (Tye 1997). However, since its inception, studies of the role have found positive results in areas of patient satisfaction (Touche Ross 1994). James and Pyrgos (1989) reported 94% of patients suitable to seen by a NP […]
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Re: Advanced Care Nurse Practitioners Can Safely Provide Sole Resident Cover for Level Three Patients: Impact on Outcomes, Cost and Work Patterns in a Cardiac Surgery Programme
Advanced Care Nurse Practitioners Can Safely Provide Sole Resident Cover for Level Three Patients: Impact on Outcomes, Cost and Work Patterns in a Cardiac Surgery Programme
Related to article above. Objectives: There are significant pressures on resident medical rotas on intensive care. We have evaluated the safety and feasibility of nurse practitioners (NPs) delivering first-line care on an intensive care unit with all doctors becoming non-resident. Previously, resident doctors on a 1:8 full-shift rota supported by NPs delivered first-line care to patients […]
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Nurse Practitioners are not a Consolation Prize
There are many forces trying to prove that nurse practitioners (NPs) are not qualified to practice independently, care for patients with chronic and complex illnesses, or lead a healthcare team. We are often referred to as “second rate” or a substitute for physicians now that there are not enough physicians to go around. More years […]
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Clinical Mentoring of Nurse Practitioners: The Doctors’ Experience
The clinical development of nurse practitioners (NPs) has historically been dependent on mentorship from medical practitioners, yet their experience of this mentorship is generally unexplored. NPs have an ambiguous relationship with medicine as they have been dependent on medical mentorship to develop clinical skills, and they substitute into roles traditionally associated with medical practice. Consequently, […]
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Standards of Practice for Nurse Practitioners
Nurse practitioners (NPs) are licensed, independent practitioners who practice autonomously and in coordination with health care professionals and other individuals. They provide primary and/or specialty nursing and medical care in ambulatory, acute, and long-term care settings. NPs are registered nurses with specialized, advanced education and clinical practice competency to provide health care for diverse populations […]
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Use of Terms Such as Mid-Level Provider and Physician Extender
The use of terms such as “mid-level provider” and “physician extender” in reference to nurse practitioners (NPs) individually or to an aggregate inclusive of NPs is inaccurate and misleading. The American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP) opposes the use of these terms and calls on employers, policymakers, health care professionals and other parties to refer to […]
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Credentials for the Professional Nurse: Determining a Standard Order of Credentials for the Professional Nurse
The purpose of this statement is to clarify and solidify the American Nurses Association (ANA) recommendation regarding the order of credentials with professional entitlement. Furthermore, this position statement intends to promote widespread understanding of credentialing mechanisms for consumers of nursing services, and the impact such endorsements have on the professional nurse
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