Nurse Practitioner Staff Research Articles

Charting the Course: Exploring the Dynamic Impact of Mentorship Programs on Nurse Practitioner Satisfaction and Health Care Outcomes.

Keeping Healthcare Workers Safe Through Policy Initiatives

Utilizing Perioperative Services to Creatively Solve Hospital Capacity Constraints

The Kingdom of Bahrain is facing a number of challenges, including an escalating cost of health services, increasing incidence of chronic diseases, and shortage of primary care physicians (PCPs). Introducing the nurse practitioner (NP) specialty in the primary care setting is one way to meet these challenges. The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to examine the knowledge and attitudes of PCPs about the NP role prior to and following an educational intervention. The modified Northern Emergency Nurse Practitioner Staff Survey was used to measure the PCPs' attitudes and knowledge. A total of 90 PCPs completed the pretest and posttest. The study findings showed that PCPs had poor understanding of the NP role. Their knowledge and attitudes changed significantly after the educational intervention. Also, posttest data indicated a positive correlation between knowledge and attitudes toward the NP role. More educational preparation and orientation to the NP role for PCPs and other healthcare professionals are needed before the implementation of the role in the primary care setting in Bahrain. There is a need for the role to be clearly defined prior to implementation to help gain understanding and acceptance.

Knowledge and attitudes of ED staff before and after implementation of the emergency Nurse Practitioner role

Development, reliability and validity of an instrument measuring the attitudes and knowledge of Emergency Department staff regarding the Emergency Nurse Practitioner role

A neonatal intensive care unit patient data system, NeoData, which was developed using microcomputers connected by a local area network, is described. The system allows for real-time generation of daily progress notes, as well as admission and discharge summaries. It includes two databases: one for daily patient data and one for admission/discharge summary data. Both sets of data are easily accessible for later analysis and report generation. The daily patient data are entered directly into a computer by the neonatal intensive care unit medical and nurse practitioner staff; a progress note is printed immediately thereafter for inclusion in the patient's chart. Data from the previous day are selectively carried forward into the current day's note, minimizing data entry. Several benefits are derived from this progress note system, including legibility, tracking of laboratory and other data, tracking of management plans and procedures due at a later date, and significant time savings. The system has proved to be easy to learn, and the neonatal intensive care unit staff have found it to contribute to the efficient delivery of patient care.