Nurse Practitioner preparation: Is it time to move beyond masters level entry in Australia?

Tuaoi, Lea-Anne; Cashin, Andrew; Hutchinson, Marie; Graham, Iain W

doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2010.12.013

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“…Education standards are important in a professional context and clarity across jurisdictions, while ambitious, would help to identify the nursing contribution to advanced, holistic care (Tuaoi et al . ). Our findings suggest preparation at MSc level was appropriate given these ANPs extended traditional boundaries for nursing roles in palliative care.…”

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Fluid role boundaries: exploring the contribution of the advanced nurse practitioner to multi‐professional palliative care

Kennedy

Young

Nicol

et al. 2015

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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Fluid role boundaries: exploring the contribution of the advanced nurse practitioner to multi‐professional palliative care

Kennedy

Young

Nicol

et al. 2015

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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“…There is a move toward a full requirement for a doctorate as the entry level qualification. 18,19 Generally, NPs are licensed by the Board of Nursing for the state in which they will practice; laws differ depending on the state. Depending on each state's regulations, licenses must be periodically renewed, with some states requiring continuing education in order to renew licenses.…”

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Nurse practitioner prescribing: an international perspective

Fong¹,

Buckley²,

Cashin³

2015

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Background: Internationally, the delivery of care provided by nurses and midwives has undergone a significant change due to a variety of interrelated factors, including economic circumstances, a diminishing number of medical providers, the unavailability of adequate health care services in underserved and rural areas, and growing specialization among the professions. One solution to the challenges of care delivery has been the introduction of nurse practitioners (NPs) and the authorization of NPs to prescribe medicines. Aim: The aim of this paper was to review the current international literature related to NP prescribing and compare the findings to the Australian context. The review focuses on literature from the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. Methods: Databases were searched from January 2000 to January 2015. The following keywords: "nurse practitioner", "advanced nurse", "advanced practice nurse", "prescri*", "Australia", "United States America", "UK", "New Zealand", "Canada", "Europe", "drug prescri*", "prescri* authority", and "prescri* legislation" were used. Findings: NPs tend to prescribe in differing contexts of practice to provide care in underserved populations and require good systems literacy to practice across complex systems. The key themes identified internationally related to NP prescribing relate to barriers to prescribing, confidence in prescribing, and the unique role of NPs in prescribing medicines, eg, the high prevalence of prescribing pain medicines in several countries, including Australia. Conclusion: Across all countries reviewed, there appears a need for further research into the organizational and financial conditions/climate in which NPs prescribe. Such research may give a better understanding of not only NP's true prescribing capacity currently but also inform future NP prescribing policy.

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“…[9] 2.2 The role and function of NPs in hospitals in Taiwan The function of NPs in a wide range of healthcare contexts is to provide evidence-based healthcare and bridge the gap between patients and healthcare teams. [10,12,13] The job task of NPs includes executing patient admission, discharge and transfer procedures, removing surgical sutures, central venous pressure lines, removing and inserting nasogastric intubation tubes, treating wounds, scheduling laboratory tests under physician supervision, executing wound and blood culture, implementing cardiopulmonary resuscitation, prescribing medication under physician supervision, and monitoring blood gas levels. [14] In the USA, in 2012, 18 states and the District of Columbia allowed nurse practitioners to diagnose and treat patients and prescribe medications without a physician's involvement, while in Taiwan, in contrast, the NPs required physician involvement to diagnose, treat or prescribe medications.…”

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Nurse practitioners, medical negligence and crime: A case study

Huang

Sun

Lien

2015

Clinical Nursing Studies

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Background: Medical negligence litigation has become a worldwide concern, but the topic of nurse practitioner negligence has been neglected in Taiwan. Purpose: The main purpose of this study is to examine how medical negligence is being committed through a study of the factors contributing to the medical negligence of a specific defendant nurse practitioner (NP). Methods: A case study design was used to achieve the research objectives. Taiwan Kaohsiung District Court Criminal Judgment Yi-Su-Zi No. 2 (2012) was selected as the study case. Results: Eight failures in patient care contributed to the medical negligence of the defendant NP, who failed to effectively communicate with on-duty nursing staff, promptly inform the designated physician about the patient deterioration, monitor for patient's deteriorating condition; implement interventions in a timely manner, appropriately evaluate the patient, follow facility procedures, implement routine work responsibly, and administer medications appropriately. The actions of the defendant NP violated the duty of care and this medical negligence caused the patient's death. Under Taiwanese law, this case represents a violation of Criminal Law Article 14 and Nursing Personnel Act Article 26, and the defendant NP was convicted. Conclusions: The findings can assist NPs in understanding their legal responsibilities and motivate them to proactively reduce the risk of medical negligence, thereby ensuring quality improvement and patient safety.

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Nurse Practitioner preparation: Is it time to move beyond masters level entry in Australia?

Cited by 12 publications

References 30 publications

Fluid role boundaries: exploring the contribution of the advanced nurse practitioner to multi‐professional palliative care

Fluid role boundaries: exploring the contribution of the advanced nurse practitioner to multi‐professional palliative care

Nurse practitioner prescribing: an international perspective

Nurse practitioners, medical negligence and crime: A case study

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