A task-based approach to defining the role of the nurse practitioner: The views of UK acute and primary sector nurses

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 666-673

  Hicks, Carolyn ^a   Hennessy, Deborah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute care; Definition; Nurse practitioner; Primary care; Training needs analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; HUMAN; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING STAFF; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033087714     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1999.00935.x     Document Type: Article

References (40)

1. Ashburner L., Birch K., Latimer J. & Scrivens E. (1997) Defining role. Health Service Journal 107(5562), 32-33.
2. Atkins K., Hirsch M., Lunt N. & Parker G. (1994) The role and self reported training needs of nurses employed in general practice: observations from a national census of practice nurses in England and Wales. Journal of Advanced Nursing 20, 46-52.
3. Bissinger R.L., Allred C.A., Arford P.H. & Bellig L.L. (1997) A cost effectiveness analysis of neonatal NPs. Nursing Economics 15(2), 92-99.
4. Brebner J.A., Norman J.N., Page J.G. & Ruddick-Bracken H. (1995) Research-based training for the nurse practitioner. Accident and Emergency Nursing 3(2), 92-94.
5. Cahill H. (1996) Focus on specialist nursing. Role definition: nurse practitioner or clinician's assistants? British Journal of Nursing 5(22), 1382-1386.
6. Covington C. & Sellers P. (1992) Implementation of a nurse practitioner staffed fast track. Journal of Emergency Nursing 18, 124-131.
7. Department of Health (1998) Handling Complaints: Monitoring the NHS Complaints Procedure, England 1996-1997. Department of Health, Wetherby, West Yorks.
8. Dolan B., Dale J. & Morley V. (1997) Nurse practitioners: the role in accident and emergency and primary care. Nursing Standard 11(17), 33-38.
9. Ford P. & Walsh M. (1995) New Rituals for Old. Butterworth Heinemann, Oxford.
10. Griffiths R. (1984) Health Services Management: Implementation of the NHS Management Report. DHSS, London.
11. Hall J.M. & Stevens P.E. (1995) The future of graduate education in nursing: scholarship, the health of communities and health care reform. Journal of Professional Nursing 11(6), 332-328.
12. Head S. (1988) Nurse practitioners: the new pioneers. Nursing Times 84(26), 29-30.
13. Hennessy D. & Hicks C. (1995) Assessment of Training Needs for Nurse Practitioner Development in South Thames. Report for South Thames Regional Health Authority, London.
14. Hennessy D. & Hicks C. (1996) The Self and Other Perceived Training Needs of Nurse Practitioners in an Acute Unit. Report for Oxford Radcliffe Health Care Trust, Oxford.
15. Hicks C. & Hennessy D. (1997) The use of a customised training needs analysis tool for nurse practitioner development. Journal of Advanced Nursing 26, 389-398.
16. Hicks C. & Hennessy D. (1998) A triangulation approach to the identification of acute sector nurses' training needs for formal nurse practitioner status. Journal of Advanced Nursing 27, 1-15.
17. Hicks C., Hennessy D. & Harwell F. (1996) The development of a psychometrically valid training needs analysis instrument for use with primary health care teams. Health Services Management Research Journal 9, 262-272.
18. Kinney A.Y., Hawkins R. & Hudmon K.S. (1997) A descriptive study of the role of the oncology nurse practitioner. Oncology Nursing Forum 24(5), 811-820.
19. Knaus V.L., Davis K., Burton S., Felton S. & Fobes P. (1996) Vascular nurse practitioners: a collaborative practice role in the acute care setting. Journal of Vascular Nursing 14(2), 40-44.
20. Kuhn D.R., Ortigara A. & Farran C.J. (1997) A continuum of care in Alzheimer's disease. Advanced Practice Nursing Quarterly 2(4), 15-21.
21. Lenehan C. & Watts A. (1994) Nurse practitioners in primary care: here to stay? British Journal of General Practice 44, 291-292.
22. Marshall J. (1997) Protocols and emergency nurse practitioners. Nursing Times 93(14), 58-59.
23. McKinnon K. (1997) Going it alone. Health Service Journal 107(5547), 31.
24. NHSME (1991) Junior Doctors: The New Deal. National Health Service Management Executive, London.
25. Norussis M. (1993) SPSS for Windows: Base System User's Guide: Release 6.0. SPSS Incorporated, Chicago.
26. Pope R.S. (1997) The role of nurse practitioners in research. Nurse Practitioner Forum 8(1), 2-3.
27. Primary Care Act (1997) Primary Care Act 1997. HMSO, London.
28. th International Nurse Practitioner Conference, February, Melbourne.
29. Salisbury C. & Tettersell M. (1988) Comparison of the work of a nurse practitioner with that of a general practitioner. Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners 38, 314-316.
30. Salvage J. (1991) Nurse Practitioners: Working for Change in Primary Health Care. King's Fund Centre, London.
31. Smith S.L. & Kirchoff K.T. (1997) Metabolic bone disease in very low birth weight infants: assessment, prevention and treatment by neonatal nurse practitioners. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing 26(3), 297-302.
32. Stilwell B., Greenfield S., Drury M. & Hull F. (1987) A nurse practitioner in general practice: working style and pattern of consultations. Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners 37, 154-157.
33. Tingle J. (1995) Why hospital medical record keeping must improve. British Journal of Nursing 4(17), 982-983.
34. Touche Ross Management Consultants (1994) Evaluation of Nurse Practitioner Pilot Projects. NHS Executive, South Thames, London.
35. Trust Nurses' Association (1996) Guidelines on the Purchase of Nursing and Midwifery Education and Building Collaborative Partnerships. National Nurse Executive Committee, London.
36. Tyler P. & Cushway D. (1995) Stress in nurses: the effects of coping and social support. Stress Medicine 11, 243-251.
37. UKCC (1992) Scope of Professional Practice. UKCC, London.
38. UKCC (1993) Post-Registration Education and Training Report. UKCC, London.
39. Ventura M. (1988) Assessing the effectiveness of nurse practitioners. Nursing Times 84(9), 50-51.
40. Webb B. (1995) A study of complaints by patients of different age groups in an NHS Trust. Nursing Standard 9(42), 34-37.