Because nurse practitioners (NPs) have expanded their nursing knowledge and skills into medicine they need a model that reflects this expanded role. This article presents the Shuler Nurse Practitioner Practice Model, which is wellness-oriented and suggests how patient interaction, assessment, intervention, and evaluation should occur.
Nurse practitioners' unique contributions to primary care can be demonstrated more clearly if clinicians would adhere to a theoretical framework that reflects their combined nursing and medical role. This article explicitly delineates the process of utilizing the Shuler Nurse Practitioner Practice Model in clinical practice.
Even though nurse practitioners (NPs) have been widely accepted as members of the health care team for more than 30 years, their unique contributions in health care delivery are still unclear. It is critical that NPs collectively define their role, which is a blend of nursing and medicine, and consistently adhere to a model that defines practice parameters. This article proposes use of The Shuler Nurse Practitioner Practice Model as the critical missing link needed to guide NPs toward the demonstration of their unique contributions.
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