1. Nurse practitioners in aged care settings: a study of general practitioners' and registered nurses' views.
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Forbes, Vicki, Harvey, Clare, and Meyer, Alannah
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ELDER care , *INTERVIEWING , *LABOR supply , *RESEARCH methodology , *NURSE practitioners , *NURSES , *NURSES' attitudes , *GENERAL practitioners , *QUESTIONNAIRES , *RESEARCH , *SCALE analysis (Psychology) , *SURVEYS , *THEMATIC analysis , *PHYSICIANS' attitudes , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics - Abstract
Background: This paper draws on a 2015 study in New Zealand that examined perceptions of registered nurses (RNs) and general practitioners (GPs) regarding the role of Nurse Practitioners (NPs) in long-term aged care facilities (LTACF). Aim: To explore the attitudes of RNs and GPs regarding the role of NPs in LTACFs. Design: A descriptive, mixed methods design with a survey and invitation to interview was used. RNs and GPs who provided hospital-level care were invited to participate. Findings: The findings showed RNs and GPs are open to considering the NP role in aged care. However, there remains a lack of understanding of what NPs do. Conclusions: This study suggests a shift in attitude towards accepting the NP role by RNs and GP working in LTACFs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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