Development Of Nurse Practitioner Roles Research Articles

Employing nurse practitioners in general practice: an exploratory survey of the perspectives of managers.

INTRODUCTION Establishing the nurse practitioner (NP) workforce in New Zealand is a viable solution to health and workforce challenges in primary health care. General practices have been slow to implement NP services. Managers of general practices are central to the employment and development of NP roles. AIM To explore the perspectives of managers on employing NPs in general practice. METHODS An electronic survey was used to collect demographic and numerical data, which were analysed descriptively and analytically using SPSS (version 26). Written answers to open-ended questions were analysed qualitatively. RESULTS In total, 143 managers participated in the survey (response rate 39.7%); 54 (37.8%) worked in practices employing at least one NP. Of respondents, 88.9% (n = 127) agreed or strongly agreed that NPs could enhance continuity of care (89/143, 62.2%), improved access to services and medications (89/143, 62.2%) and filled a gap that added value to health care (97/143, 67.8%). Practices employing NPs had statistically significant higher levels of agreement about the advantages of NPs than practices not employing NPs. Challenges and enablers to employing NPs were themed under organisational environment, NP scope of practice and role, and NP workforce development. DISCUSSION This exploratory study revealed that there is little knowledge about the NP workforce in surveyed general practices. Ongoing work is required to improve knowledge for employing general practices, including dissemination of information about NP education and training, scope and models of care, and ability to generate business income.

The rise and rise of advanced practice nursing

The rise and rise of advanced practice nursing

Two hundred days of nurse practitioner prescribing and role development: a case study report from a hospital-based acute pain management team

This report evaluates a beginning Nurse Practitioner (NP) role in Acute Pain Management. HEALTHCARE SETTING: The role was implemented within an anaesthesiology-based pain service. The NP author developed this pain service in 2002 and was endorsed as an NP 6 years later. The NP reviews all clients undergoing major surgery or trauma and provides pain management to women for caesarean section. Prior to this role, there were significant delays for some patients requiring prompt analgesia. This was because of the decreased availability of anaesthetists to fully participate in the pain service due to the demand for complex anaesthesiology practice. METHOD OF DATA COLLECTION: Data were conveniently collected by the NP on prescription and service provision over 200 working days. Therapeutic activity reflected contemporary pain management practice and espouse the NP as a safe and effective clinician. The role has improved patient access to pain management through the prompt use of non-pharmacological interventions, drugs used to treat analgesic side effects, opioids and non-opioid analgesics. These initial positive outcomes are consistent with NP role development described elsewhere in Australia and overseas across a variety of healthcare settings. To sustain this role, robust continuing education and clinical support is required.

A analysis of emergency nurse practitioner role development in improving ED service of Hong Kong

A analysis of emergency nurse practitioner role development in improving ED service of Hong Kong

Advancing the clinical perspective: a practice development project to develop the nurse practitioner role in an acute hospital trust

The aims of this project were to investigate awareness and foster understanding of the concept of the nurse practitioner and to facilitate and support the development of nurse practitioner roles within an acute hospital trust. A limited understanding of and minimal support for the development of the nurse practitioner (NP) role were identified within an acute hospital trust in the south of England. This was the impetus for pursuing the project outlined in this paper. THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE: The project used practice development theory synonymously with action research methodology comprising of four action research cycles. Data were collected in a variety of ways within the four overlapping cycles using formal and informal methods, which were analysed concurrently during the project. Techniques included questionnaires, semi-structured interviews, meetings, discussions and the project leader's field notes' diary. A better understanding of the concept and support for NP posts were enhanced across the trust. A Nurse Practitioner Development Group (NPDG) was established, which helped to facilitate the development of NP posts. An example of such a post was established within a NP-led gynaecology pre-operative assessment clinic, which was a pilot project and constituted Action Research cycle 3. It is concluded that the development of NP roles, with the support of a NPDG, within an agreed strategy offers a robust process for NP development within an acute hospital setting. This project demonstrated how practice development and action research might be used together as a systematic process for developing and supporting professional roles that aim to improve the quality of patient care and the effectiveness of health care services.

Nurse practitioner practice and deployment: electronic mail Delphi study.

The nature of modern government and needs of policy-makers demand accurate information that is delivered quickly. This study was part of a larger project for the Department of Health relating to nurse practitioner (NP) education and practice in UK. The aim of the study was to identify the principal factors that help or hinder the development of NP roles in the National Health Service. In order to facilitate a rapid response, a Delphi study was undertaken using electronic mail (e-mail) and was completed within 4 weeks. Key stakeholders in NP practice, education and research and (non-governmental) policy-making were invited to participate. Key themes relating to the deployment and practice of NPs were generated. These were refined and collated by the research team and then rated by the respondents. This approach generated valuable expert consensus data around NP deployment and practice. Nurse practitioners' practice is recognized as an integral part of health care that needs to be recognized by regulatory bodies to promote understanding of their potential at local levels. Nurse practitioners need freedom to innovate, adequate support and appropriate education to allow true autonomy. Limited prescribing and local restrictions on requesting investigations hinder practice. Although this was a small-scale study, the expert panel was wide-ranging and achieved substantial consensus. The organisational and cultural changes that are required to foster the development of practice and deployment of NPs have yet to be instigated, according to the comments of the key stakeholders in this study. There appears to be a clear message that the government needs to take a more interventionist role in supporting nursing developments, rather than leaving this to local arrangements.