Job Satisfaction Among Nurse Practitioners

Abstract

For more than 40 years, nurse practitioners (NPs) have been working in primary care settings and contributing to the health care of the nation. The effect of this group of healthcare providers has been well documented by Mundinger and colleagues, as well as Lenz and colleagues, who have repeatedly shown that “the quality of primary care delivered by NPs is equivalent to that by the physicians.” 1 Mundinger MO Kane RL Lenz ER Totten AM Tsai W Cleary PD Primary outcomes in patients treated by nurse practitioners or physicians. JAMA. 2000; 283: 59-68 Crossref PubMed Scopus (684) Google Scholar , 2 Mundinger M Challenges facing family practice and primary care. JAMA. 2003; 289: 297-298 Crossref PubMed Google Scholar , 3 Mundinger MO Can advanced practice nurses succeed in the primary care market?. Nurs Econ. 1999; 17: 7-14 PubMed Google Scholar , 4 Lenz ER Mundinger M Kane RL Hopkins SC Lin SX Primary care outcomes in patients treated by nurse practitioners or physicians: two-year follow-up. Medical Care Res Rev. 2004; 61: 332-351 Crossref PubMed Scopus (189) Google Scholar