The Transition to First Position as Nurse Practitioner

1 April 2001

journal article
Published by SLACK, Inc. in Journal Of Nursing Education

Vol. 40 (4) , 156-162
https://doi.org/10.3928/0148-4834-20010401-05

Abstract

Journal of Nursing Education | ABSTRACTThe nurse who graduates from a nurse practitioner program leaves a comfort zone of nursing practice to enter a new position where feelings of insecurity and stress are common. Because the role of the nurse practitioner (NP) continues to evolve and is influenced by many environmental issues, the preparation of the NP by the academic institution needs to be assessed on a frequent basis. The

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