The costs of training a Nurse Practitioner in primary care: The importance of allowing for the cost of education and training when making decisions about changing the professional-mix

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 449-457

  Curtis, Lesley ^a   Netten, Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Costs; Nurse practitioner; Primary care; Skill mix; Training

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL DELEGATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGE FACTORS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COST SAVINGS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; DELEGATION, PROFESSIONAL; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; FAMILY PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATE MEDICINE; TIME FACTORS; TRAINING SUPPORT;

EID: 34247505061     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2007.00668.x     Document Type: Article

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