Add like
Add dislike
Add to saved papers

Gerontological nurse practitioners (GNPs) for the first time in Israel: Physicians' and nurses' attitudes.

PURPOSE: Nurse practitioners (NPs) have recently been partially introduced by the Israel Ministry of Health. This study examines the attitudes among gerontological physicians and nurses toward the scope of practice and effects on healthcare quality of the new role of gerontological NPs (GNPs).

DATA SOURCES: A descriptive survey methodology, with a cross-sectional design, was used.

CONCLUSIONS: According to about 50% of the respondents, GNPs would be expected to have various positive effects on health care, such as reducing the number of referrals to emergency care, as well as readmissions. Despite the overall positive attitude to the GNPs' role, nurses and physicians perceived its scope of practice somewhat differently.

IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: Implementing the NP role involves multiple challenges and provides insights into this complex new function. Especially in these early stages, identified intentions for the NP role and value of the role by healthcare teams are expected to be useful to policy makers for planning effective utilization of NPs in healthcare workforce. This role is also a new role in other countries, so these findings should be relevant beyond Israel.

Full text links

We have located links that may give you full text access.
Can't access the paper?
Try logging in through your university/institutional subscription. For a smoother one-click institutional access experience, please use our mobile app.

For the best experience, use the Read mobile app

Mobile app image

Get seemless 1-tap access through your institution/university

For the best experience, use the Read mobile app

All material on this website is protected by copyright, Copyright © 1994-2024 by WebMD LLC.
This website also contains material copyrighted by 3rd parties.

By using this service, you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy.

Your Privacy Choices Toggle icon

You can now claim free CME credits for this literature searchClaim now

Get seemless 1-tap access through your institution/university

For the best experience, use the Read mobile app