Primary health care nurse practitioners in Canada

Contemporary Nurse

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 104-115

  DiCenso, Alba ^a   Auffrey, Lucille ^b   Bryant Lukosius, Denise ^a   Donald, Faith ^c   Martin Misener, Ruth ^d   Matthews, Sue ^e   Opsteen, Joanne ^f  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Canadian Nurses Association   (Canada)

^c RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e Ontario VON Canada ^*  (Canada)

^f East End Community Health Center   (Canada)

Author keywords

Advanced practice nursing; Canada; History; Nurse practitioners; Primary health care; Role

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; DOCTOR NURSE RELATION; MANPOWER; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; WORKPLACE;

CANADA; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-NURSE RELATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 38449119461     PISSN: 10376178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/conu.2007.26.1.104     Document Type: Review

References (35)

1. Boudreau TJ (Chairman) (1972) Report of the Committee on Nurse Practitioners. Ottawa: Department of National Health and Welfare.
2. Bryant-Lukosius D and DiCenso A (2004) A framework for the introduction and evaluation of advanced practice nursing roles. Journal of Advanced Nursing 48(5): 530-540.
3. Bryant-Lukosius D, Green E, Fitch M, Macartney G, Robb-Blenderman L, McFarlane S, Bosompra K, DiCenso A, Matthews S and Milne H (2007) A survey of oncology advanced practice nurses in Ontario: profile and predictors of job satisfaction. Canadian Journal of Nursing Leadership 20(2): 31-49.
4. Bryant-Lukosius D, Green E, Ingram C, Tompkins C and Black M (2006) McMaster University Master's program in oncology nursing: Meeting highlights. Unpublished report.
5. Canadian Institute for Health Information (2005) Understanding emergency department wait times: who is using emergency departments and how long are they waiting? Accessed at http://secure.cihi.ca/ cihiweb/products/Wait_times_e.pdf on 18 December 2006.
6. Canadian Nurse Practitioner Initiative (CNPI) (2005a) Nurse practitioners in the emergency department, CNPI, Ottawa, accessed at http://www.cnpi.ca/documents/pdf/NP_emergency_department_2005_e.pdf on 18 December 2006.
7. Canadian Nurse Practitioner Initiative (CNPI) (2005b) Nurse practitioners in long-term care, CNPI, Ottawa, accessed at http://www.cnpi.ca/documents/pdf/NP_longterm_care_2005_c.pdf on 18 December 2006.
8. Canadian Nurse Practitioner Initiative (CNPI) (2006a) Nurse Practitioners: The Time is Now. A Solution to Improving Access and Reducing Wait Times in Canada, Technical Report, CNPI, Ottawa, accessed at http://www.cnpi.ca/documents/pdf/tech-report/section1/ 01_Integrated.Report.pdf on 17 December 2006.
9. Canadian Nurse Practitioner Initiative (CNPI) (2006b) Implementation and Evaluation Toolkit for Nurse Practitioners in Canada, CNPI, Ottawa, accessed at http://www.cnpi.ca/documents/pdf/tech-report/ section1/09_Report_Tool14.pdf on 18 December 2006.
10. Canadian Nurses Association and Canadian Medical Association (1973) The expanded role of the nurse: A joint statement of CNA/CMA. Canadian Nurse 69(May): 23-25.
11. Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) and Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) (2006) The Regulation and Supply of Nurse Practitioners in Canada: 2006 Update, CNA, Ottawa, accessed at http://www.cnanurses.ca/CNA/documents/pdf/publications/ Nurse_Practitioner_Workforce_Update_2006_e.pdf on 17 December 2006.
12. Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research (2006) Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioners: Who Are They? What Do They Do? Centre for Northern and Rural Health Research, Laurentian University, accessed at http://www.cranhr.ca/focus.html on 13 May 2007.
13. College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC), Canadian Medical Association (CMA) and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) (2004) National Physician Survey: Results for Family Physicians, CFPC, Ottawa, accessed athttp://www.cfpc.ca/nps/English/ pdf/Physicians/Specialists/Specialty/Family_Med/CCFP&Non%25A.pdf on 3 November 2006.
14. DiCenso A, Paech G and IBM Corporation (2003) Report on the Integration of Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioners into the Province of Ontario: Final Report, 30 June, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Toronto, accessed at http://www.health.gov.on.ca/english/public/ pub/ministry_reports/nurseprac03/nurseprac03_mn.html on 17 December 2006.
15. Donald FC. (2007) Collaborative Practice by Nurse Practitioners and Physicians in Long-Term Care Homes: A Mixed-Methods Study. PhD thesis, unpublished, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
16. Hanrahan C, Way C, Housser J and Applin M (2001) The Nature of the Extended/Expanded Nursing Role in Canada, Final Report, 30 March, Centre for Nursing Studies and the Institute for the Advancement of Public Policy, accessed at http://www.cns.nf.ca/research/finalreport.htm on 18 December 2006.
17. Hass J (2006) Nurse practitioners now able to work across Canada, Canadian Medical Association Journal 174(7): 911-912.
18. Horrocks S, Anderson E, and Salisbury C (2002) Systematic review of whether nurse practitioners working in primary care can provide equivalent care to doctors, British Medical Journal 324(7341): 819-823.
19. Howell D, Dudgeon D, and Coulson C (2006) Promising advanced nursing roles in palliative care: an assessment of learning needs and perceived potential for role expansion in the care of palliative populations (unpublished manuscript).
20. International Council of Nurses (ICN) (2001) Update: International Survey of Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Practice Nursing Roles, ICN, Geneva, accessed at http://icn-apnetwork.org on 17 December 2006.
21. Jones L, Way D and Associates (2001a) Measure of current collaboration, received from LJONESσcohs.on.ca, 1 July 2004.
22. Jones L, Way D and Associates (2001b) Provider satisfaction in current collaboration, received from LJONESσcohs.on.ca, 1 July 2004.
23. Jones L and Way D (2004) Delivering primary health care to Canadians: Nurse practitioners and physicians in collaboration, accessed at http://www.cnpi.ca/documents/pdf/ Models_of_Collaboration_Literature_Review_e.pdf on 18 December 2006.
24. Martin-Misener R (2006) Nurse Practitioners in Rural Nova Scotia. PhD thesis, unpublished, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
25. May R (1967) Outpost nursing. Canadian Nurse March: 34-35.
26. McKenna H, McCann S, McCaughan I and Keeney S (2004) The role of an outreach oncology nurse practitioner: a case study evaluation. European Journal of Oncology Nursing 8: 66-77.
27. Mitchell A, Pinelli J, Patterson C and Southwell D (1993) Utilization of nurse practitioners in Ontario. A discussion paper requested by the Ontario Ministry of Health, Ministry of Health, Toronto, Ontario.
28. Morcom J, Dunn SV and Luxford Y (2005) Establishing an Australian nurse practitioner-led colorectal cancer screening clinic. Gastroenterology Nursing 28(1): 33-42.
29. Opsteen J (2007) Psychometric Testing of the Collaborative Practice Questionnaire: A Measure ol Collaboration Between Nurse Practitioners and Physicians in Primary Care. Master's thesis, unpublished, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
30. Schober M (2004) A global perspective on advanced practice, in Joel LA (ed) Advanced Practice Nursing: Essentials for Role Development, Ch 4, Davis, Philadelphia.
31. Spitzer WO, Sackett DL, Sibley JC, Roberts RS, Gent M, Kergin DJ, Hackett BC and Olynich A (1974) The Burlington randomized trial of the nurse parctitioner, The New England Journal of Medicine 290(5): 251-256.
32. Stolee P, Hillier LM and æstima research (2002) The Ontario Nurse Practitioner in Long-Term Care Facilities Pilot Project: Interim Evaluation Final Report, aestima research, London, Ontario.
33. Thrasher C (2005) Integration of Nurse Practitioners into Emergency Departments: A Mixed Methods Approach. PhD thesis, unpublished, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
34. Watson D, Broemeling AM, Reid R and Black C (2004) A Results-Based Logic Model for Primary Health Care, September 2004, Centre for Health Services and Policy Research, University of British Columbia, accessed at http://www.chspr.ubc.ca/files/publications/2004/ chspr04-19.pdf on 18 December 2006.
35. Way DO, Jones L and Busing N (2000) Implementation strategies: Collaboration in primary care - famiy doctors & nurse practitioners delivering shared care. Discussion paper written for the Ontario College of Family Physicians, accessed at http://www.eicpacis.ca/en/ toolkit/management-leadership/ocfp-paper-handout.pdf on 18 December 2006.