Nurse practitioners in the USA--their past, present and future: some implications for the health care management delivery system

Chronicles the role of nurse practitioners from their early beginnings to the present. Not only examines this group's history but also explores their present role in health care delivery. Discusses interprofessional relationships along with consumer perceptions of their function. Concludes with...

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Published in:Health manpower management 1995, Vol.21 (3), p.3-10
Main Authors: Asubonteng, P, McCleary, K F, Munchus, G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
20th century
Ambulatory care
Family planning
Health administration
Health care delivery
Health Policy
History, 20th Century
Hospitals
Interprofessional Relations
Licensure, Nursing
Medicine
Midwifery
Nurse practitioners
Nurse Practitioners - history
Nurse Practitioners - legislation & jurisprudence
Nurse Practitioners - utilization
Nurses
Nursing education
Patient Satisfaction
Perceptions
Physicians
Primary care
Primary Health Care - manpower
Psychiatric-mental health nursing
Public health
Roles
Schools
Scope of practice
Studies
United States
USA
Womens health
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Summary:Chronicles the role of nurse practitioners from their early beginnings to the present. Not only examines this group's history but also explores their present role in health care delivery. Discusses interprofessional relationships along with consumer perceptions of their function. Concludes with an analysis of the issues facing nurse practitioners and future implications for their viability.
ISSN:0955-2065
DOI:10.1108/09552069510092115