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Editoral: Family nurse practitioners: preliminary answers and new issues.

Editorials1 February 1974Family Nurse Practitioners: Preliminary Answers and New IssuesC. G. PICKARD JR., M.D.C. G. PICKARD JR., M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-80-2-267 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAs we entered the decade of the 1970s, the public increasingly demanded improvements in the availability, accessibility, and quality of primary services in health care. Their demand led to a wide variety of responses from federal and state governments, educational institutions, and the health professions. Among the responses were significant changes in the priorities for funding of health programs at the federal level, creation of new health-science schools, rapid expansion of training programs in primary care disciplines, and the creation of new health roles such as the physician's assistant and nurse practitioner.In 1970 the Schools of Medicine, Nursing, and...Reference1. GREENBERGLODAPICKARD RFG: Primary child health care by family nurse practitioners (FNP). Clin Res 21:114, 1973 Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: University of North Carolina School of Medicine Chapel Hill, North Carolina PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited bySome Conceptual and Methodological Issues in Nurse Practitioner ResearchMid-level practitioners in rural health care 1 February 1974Volume 80, Issue 2Page: 267-268KeywordsNursesPrimary care Issue Published: 1 February 1974 PDF downloadLoading ...