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A game of snakes and ladders: negotiating the ‘ups and downs’ of endorsement as a nurse practitioner in Australia.
- Source :
- Contemporary Nurse: A Journal for the Australian Nursing Profession; Apr-Jun2015, Vol. 50 Issue 2-3, p139-148, 10p
- Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Background: Australian legislation supporting the nurse practitioner (NP) role was enacted in 1998. Since then, NPs have played an important advanced practice role within the interdisciplinary healthcare team. However, the literature suggests that transition to the NP role can be challenging. Aim: This paper highlights the complex transition experiences of ten recently endorsed Australian NPs. The convoluted legislative and regulatory requirements that were negotiated by the NPs are presented as narratives. Methods: Informed by an ethnographic approach, participants were interviewed several times during their first year. Interview transcripts were thematically analysed and aggregated into three narratives representative of key findings. Key Findings: The findings exemplify the complexity of navigating through a labyrinth of bureaucracy and the extensive negotiations required to appease those who yielded power over their future practice. Conclusion: This study raises awareness of the transition experiences of Australian NPs and their challenges and barriers during this time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- NURSING specialties
GOVERNMENT agencies
INTERVIEWING
JOB stress
LABOR mobility
RESEARCH methodology
METROPOLITAN areas
NURSES
NURSING practice
PROFESSIONAL employee training
RURAL conditions
STATISTICAL sampling
ETHNOLOGY research
NURSE prescribing
LEGAL status of nurse practitioners
NURSING licensure
JUDGMENT sampling
NARRATIVES
THEMATIC analysis
NURSES' associations
PROFESSIONAL licensure examinations
SOCIAL role change
NURSING laws
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10376178
- Volume :
- 50
- Issue :
- 2-3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Contemporary Nurse: A Journal for the Australian Nursing Profession
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 114329257
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10376178.2015.1101351