An evaluation of the role of the night nurse practitioner

Article Abstract:

St George's NHS (National Health Service) Trust created the position of night nurse practitioner in 1992 as a consequence of its commitment to reducing the hours of junior doctors. Following training, the six newly-appointed night nurses were able to carry out some procedures normally carried out by junior doctors. After a nine month period, a study of the experiment was undertaken to ascertain whether there was a need for their role to continue. The study concludes that night nurse practitioners are a valuable addition to the hospital's care team.

Nursing

---

Updating practice

Article Abstract:

The decision to allow general practitioners (GPs) to perform minor operations on their patients resulted in the development of specialized facilities. One unit, staffed by an administrator and 2 nurses, was opened in Barking, England for 41,000 pounds sterling. GPs could rent the facility for a small sum and after carrying a specified number of procedures would receive a fee. Initially the uptake of the service was slow but with additional training the GPs felt more confident to carry out minor surgery.

Management, Physicians (General practice), General practitioners, Surgery, Outpatient, Ambulatory surgery

---

Similar abstracts:

• Abstracts: The role of the neonatal nurse practitioner. Cardiac advance. A unique service?
• Abstracts: The independent practice association in theory and practice: lessons from experience. Health services research: now more than ever
• Abstracts: Teaching residents about patient and practice termination in community-based continuity settings
• Abstracts: Medical resources on the Internet. Internet-based medical information: time to take charge. Medical libraries today
• Abstracts: Influences on the desire to die by the seriously ill. Euthanasia and the legal situation in the Netherlands. The euthanasia debate: how NT readers view the issues

This website is not affiliated with document authors or copyright owners. This page is provided for informational purposes only. Unintentional errors are possible.