Chronicles the role of nurse practitioners from their earlybeginnings to the present. Not only
examines this group′ s history butalso explores their present role in health care delivery …

Nurse practitioners have been used in the USA for 30 years and have been shown to
provide better and more cost-effective care than doctors in primary care settings …

T he organization and financing of personal health services in the United States are
undergoing rapid change. As the leaders of the nation consider various health care reform …

The role of the nurse practitioner was first conceptualized in the late 1960s. Today, there are
approximately 70,000 nurse practitioners in practice, they receive third-party insurance …

Nurse practitioners are the principal group of advanced-practice nurses delivering primary
care in the United States. We reviewed the current and projected nurse practitioner …

At the end of the first decade of the 21st century, the nursing profession is at a critical
juncture. It sits at the intersection of its own transformation and its ability to shape health care …

Purpose: In this article, we will trace the beginnings of this nurse practitioner specialist,
illustrating with the stories of women's health nurse practitioners who were some of the …

A nurse practitioner is a nurse with a graduate degree in advanced practice nursing. The
development of the nurse practitioner's role varies between, and even within, countries and …

Purpose: The goal of this qualitative study was to investigate the experiences of nurse
practitioners (NPs) 1 year after they were first introduced to a mostly rural Canadian …