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E McNichol

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PubMed1998

A qualitative study utilizing a focus group to explore the role and concept of the nurse practitioner.

This paper describes the first part of a two-stage study exploring the concept of the nurse practitioner role. By utilization of a focus group methodology, data were collated from a cohort of eight RCN trained nurse practitioners. The transcript from their discussion was subjected to a qualitative-based content analysis. Eight categories emerged from the data and this paper explores four of them. These are: role recognition, feature of the nurse practitioner role, nurse/patient relationship and doctor/patient relationship. As a whole the focus group discussion highlighted the diversity in application of the nurse practitioner title. This in part, reflects the rapidly evolving role and the ongoing debate regarding the terms advanced and specialist practitioner.

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PubMed1996

Can a mental health nurse be a nurse practitioner?

This paper is part of a larger study examining the role of the nurse practitioner and its potential utility in mental health nursing. Two methods were employed for data collection: a focus group interview with eight RCN qualified nurse practitioners, the result of which informed the development of a postal questionnaire which was distributed to the remaining RCN qualified nurse practitioners (n = 130). Forty seven respondents did not feel adequately equipped to assess a mental health problem, despite nearly a third identifying mental health issues as a primary problem with which their patients presented. Just over 40 per cent of respondents stated that mental health needs were not met within their community and 78.7 per cent of respondents supported the development of a mental health nurse practitioner. In light of these findings the concept of a mental health nurse practitioner is discussed, alongside the need to clarify other advanced nursing roles.

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