Employing nurse practitioners in general practice: an exploratory survey of the perspectives of managers

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dc.citation.issue3
dc.citation.volume13
dc.contributor.authorMustafa M
dc.contributor.authorAdams S
dc.contributor.authorBareham C
dc.contributor.authorCarryer J
dc.coverage.spatialAustralia
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-16T00:40:49Z
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-04T01:41:11Z
dc.date.available2023-08-16T00:40:49Z
dc.date.available2023-09-04T01:41:11Z
dc.date.issued2021-09
dc.date.updated2023-08-13T21:48:10Z
dc.description.abstractINTRODUCTION: Establishing the nurse practitioner (NP) workforce in New Zealand is a viable solution to health and workforce challenges in primary health care. General practices have been slow to implement NP services. Managers of general practices are central to the employment and development of NP roles. AIM: To explore the perspectives of managers on employing NPs in general practice. METHODS: An electronic survey was used to collect demographic and numerical data, which were analysed descriptively and analytically using SPSS (version 26). Written answers to open-ended questions were analysed qualitatively. RESULTS: In total, 143 managers participated in the survey (response rate 39.7%); 54 (37.8%) worked in practices employing at least one NP. Of respondents, 88.9% (nā€‰=ā€‰127) agreed or strongly agreed that NPs could enhance continuity of care (89/143, 62.2%), improved access to services and medications (89/143, 62.2%) and filled a gap that added value to health care (97/143, 67.8%). Practices employing NPs had statistically significant higher levels of agreement about the advantages of NPs than practices not employing NPs. Challenges and enablers to employing NPs were themed under organisational environment, NP scope of practice and role, and NP workforce development. DISCUSSION: This exploratory study revealed that there is little knowledge about the NP workforce in surveyed general practices. Ongoing work is required to improve knowledge for employing general practices, including dissemination of information about NP education and training, scope and models of care, and ability to generate business income.
dc.format.extent274-282
dc.identifierHC21036
dc.identifierhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34588111
dc.identifier.citationMustafa M, Adams S, Bareham C, Carryer J. (2021). Employing nurse practitioners in general practice: an exploratory survey of the perspectives of managers.. J Prim Health Care. 13. 3. (pp. 274-282).
dc.identifier.doi10.1071/HC21036
dc.identifier.eissn1172-6156
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.harvestedMassey_Dark
dc.identifier.issn1172-6164
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/19932
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherCSIRO Publishing on behalf of The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners
dc.relation.isPartOfJ Prim Health Care
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 4.0en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en_US
dc.subjectEmployment
dc.subjectGeneral Practice
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectNurse Practitioners
dc.subjectPrimary Health Care
dc.subjectSurveys and Questionnaires
dc.titleEmploying nurse practitioners in general practice: an exploratory survey of the perspectives of managers
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.elements-id448904
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