TY - JOUR
T1 - Rural Midwestern Primary Care Nurse Practitioners’ Transition to Practice
AU - Gonzales, Kelly
AU - Hultquist, Teresa Barry
AU - Holmes, Le Ann
AU - Stoltman, Amelia
AU - Fiandt, Kathryn
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by Health Resources and Services Administration Advanced Nursing Education Nurse Practitioner Residency Program Award (grant #T14HP33206). In compliance with standard ethical guidelines, the authors report no relationships with business or industry that would pose a conflict of interest.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2022/3
Y1 - 2022/3
N2 - Transition to practice experiences for new primary care nurse practitioners (NPs) is of interest, particularly considering the lack of requirements and options for formal training programs. The purpose of this article is to describe new primary care NPs’ experience and perceived needs of transitioning to practice. New Nebraska NPs were surveyed. The main findings include increased confidence and perceived preparedness after 3 months of practice, as well as challenges and helpful supportive services for transitioning to practice. Additional information on the transition to practice experience was provided and supports developing a formal program.
AB - Transition to practice experiences for new primary care nurse practitioners (NPs) is of interest, particularly considering the lack of requirements and options for formal training programs. The purpose of this article is to describe new primary care NPs’ experience and perceived needs of transitioning to practice. New Nebraska NPs were surveyed. The main findings include increased confidence and perceived preparedness after 3 months of practice, as well as challenges and helpful supportive services for transitioning to practice. Additional information on the transition to practice experience was provided and supports developing a formal program.
KW - new graduate nurse practitioner
KW - primary care nurse practitioner
KW - transition to practice
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U2 - 10.1016/j.nurpra.2021.11.018
DO - 10.1016/j.nurpra.2021.11.018
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85121700928
SN - 1555-4155
VL - 18
SP - 299-304.e1
JO - Journal for Nurse Practitioners
JF - Journal for Nurse Practitioners
IS - 3
ER -