Hospitalists are physicians trained in general internal medicine that focus their practice on
the care of hospitalized patients. Since 1996, health services researchers have probed …

Aim: To review the literature and identify the facilitators that help new graduate nurse
practitioners (NP) transition to practice. Background: The NP profession originated in the …

Background: The growing burden of chronic conditions and an ageing population has
prompted an increased focus on health care services delivered in the community. General …

Nursing has recognized a dramatically changing practice environment. Graduate nurses are
exposed to greater challenges and stresses than in previous decades. In a competitive …

This scoping review provides current global understanding of the rapidly evolving nurse
practitioner role within hospital settings, and considers the level of understanding of its …

Hospitalists serve as physicians-of-record for hospitalized patients after accepting “hand-
offs” from primary care physicians (PCPs). Patients return to their PCPs at the time of …

Purpose This article describes common experiences of institutions that have pioneered the
work of integrating nurse practitioners (NPs) into complex hospital environments and …

It is essential that Nurse Practitioners (NPs) be competent and ready to practice in tertiary
hospitals and other settings across the nation, where an emergent need exists for them. The …

Nurse practitioners (NPs) have an unprecedented opportunity to become one of this nation's
key primary health care providers. Although their effectiveness has been demonstrated in …