Background Workload and workforce issues in primary care are key drivers for the growing
international trend to expand nursing roles. Advanced nurse practitioners are increasingly …

World-wide, shortages of primary care physicians and an increased demand for services
have provided the impetus for delivering team-based primary care. The diversity of the …

Context: During the 1980s and 1990s, innovations in the organization, funding, and delivery
of primary health care in Canada were at the periphery of the system rather than at its core …

Role clarity is a crucial issue for effective interprofessional collaboration. Poorly defined
roles can become a source of conflict in clinical teams and reduce the effectiveness of care …

Although advanced practice nurses (APNs) have existed in Canada for over 40 years and
there is abundant evidence of their safety and effectiveness, their full integration into our …

Background The formalized nurse practitioner (NP) role in British Columbia is relatively new
with most roles implemented in primary care. The majority of primary care is delivered by …

Nurse practitioners (NP s), as advanced practice nurses, have evolved over the years to
become recognized as an important and growing trend in Canada and worldwide. In spite of …

Background Australia has vast areas of desert, wilderness and offshore islands where
nurses provide the majority of health care services. The residents of Australia's remote …

Background The integration of nurse practitioners (NPs) into primary care health teams has
been an object of interest for policy makers seeking to achieve the goals of improving care …

In this study, we described the profile of advanced nursing practice in Spain. A cross‐
sectional study design was used to explore the extent and patterns of advanced nursing …