The dearth of specialty training in graduate programs for acute care nurse practitioners
(ACNPs) has created a gap between education and practice. The demand in hospitals for …

Specialty trained emergency nurse practitioners (ENPs) can meet the demands of an
unpredictable emergency care environment within an overburdened health care system …

The dynamic climate within health care policy-making and academia, in conjunction with
updated Emergency Nurse Practitioner (ENP) competencies and a recent role delineation …

The role of the Emergency Nurse Practitioner (ENP) has evolved as a specialty and is
appreciated within the context of the 2008 Consensus Model document (APRN Consensus …

Increasing numbers of patients are presenting to national emergency departments (EDs).
This is occurring simultaneously with reductions in providers along with ED closures …

Nurse practitioners (NPs) have demonstrated competent and efficient patterns of care and
are in great demand in United States hospitals. The transition from the novice to expert …

This article provides an overview of the differences and similarities in educational
preparation of nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) along with …

BACKGROUND: As a result of changes occurring in healthcare, providers have become
increasingly specialized, resulting in fragmented care of patients and their families. With …

Objectives With nationwide resident shortages and decreasing resident shifts, and
legislation decreasing resident work hours, the nurse practitioners (NPs) have been called …

Current nursing literature reports that the new graduate nurse turnover rate is 35% to 60% in
the first year. 1–6 New graduate nurses now comprise approximately 10% of a typical …