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Nurse practitioner work patterns: A cross-sectional study
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posted on 2021-01-12, 00:00 authored by Grainne Lowe, K Tori, N Jennings, D Schiftan, Andrea DriscollAndrea DriscollAim:
The aim was to determine how nurse practitioner (NP) roles are translated into clinical practice across Victoria, Australia. This paper reports details about NP work patterns and scopes of practice across multiple clinical settings and geographic locations.
Design:
A quantitative survey design was used. A data abstraction tool, based on previous work, was adapted for this study.
Methods:
All NPs in one state of Australia were eligible to participate in the study and invited to complete an online survey about their NP practice. A previously developed data collection tool, capturing practice patterns of NPs, was adapted for online use in REDCAP. The data were exported, and descriptive statistics were analysed using SPSS.
Results:
Participants were mostly female, with males accounting for 25%. Findings indicate several NPs working in outpatient settings, community settings and forensic care. Patterns of practice—prescribing and ordering diagnostics—are associated with clinical context and model of care of the NP work.
The aim was to determine how nurse practitioner (NP) roles are translated into clinical practice across Victoria, Australia. This paper reports details about NP work patterns and scopes of practice across multiple clinical settings and geographic locations.
Design:
A quantitative survey design was used. A data abstraction tool, based on previous work, was adapted for this study.
Methods:
All NPs in one state of Australia were eligible to participate in the study and invited to complete an online survey about their NP practice. A previously developed data collection tool, capturing practice patterns of NPs, was adapted for online use in REDCAP. The data were exported, and descriptive statistics were analysed using SPSS.
Results:
Participants were mostly female, with males accounting for 25%. Findings indicate several NPs working in outpatient settings, community settings and forensic care. Patterns of practice—prescribing and ordering diagnostics—are associated with clinical context and model of care of the NP work.
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Nursing OpenArticle number
nop2.705Pagination
1 - 9Publisher
WileyLocation
Hoboken, NJPublisher DOI
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2054-1058eISSN
2054-1058Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
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