Nurse practitioners : developing the role in hospital settings

This chapter discusses the political and professional context of the nurse practitioner movement in the UK, and the developing role of paediatric nurse practitioners in the hospital setting.

Abstract

Part 1: The political and professional context of the nurse practitioner movement in the UK: The nurse practitioner and hospital-base care: setting the scene The nurse practitioner role in hospital: professional and organizational issues Clinical nurse specialists, nurse practitioners and levels of practice: what does it all mean? Medicine, nursing and jurisdiction over patient care Part 2: Implementing the nurse practitioner role: Introducing the nurse practitioner role in a surgical unit: one nurse's journey Setting up nurse practitioner-led pre-operative assessment clinic in an orthopaedic unit The developing role of paediatric nurse practitioners in the hospital setting: plans and emerging issues The primary/secondary care interface: minor injuries, accident and emergency and other services Part 3: Marketing, education and evaluation: Educating the nurse practitioner Marketing the role of the nurse practitioner Evaluating the nurse practitioner role in hospital Conclusions