TY - JOUR
T1 - Taking charge of the challenge
T2 - Factors to consider in taking your first nurse practitioner job
AU - Szanton, Sarah L.
AU - Mihaly, Lisa K.
AU - Alhusen, Jeanne
AU - Becker, Kathleen L.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2010/7
Y1 - 2010/7
N2 - Purpose: To describe factors that ensure a smooth transition from nurse practitioner (NP) student to independent NP during the first year of practice. Data sources: Two contrasting case examples, the authors' experiences, and selected professional literature.Conclusions: Key points to consider upon searching or taking a first NP job include patient, colleague, and clinic factors. Patient factors include mix of patient presentations, complexity of patient presentations, insurance status, and population. Colleague factors include mentorship, charting, mix of providers, and availability of providers. Perhaps most importantly, clinic factors include productivity expectations, practice mission, charting systems, on-call requirements, supervision of other staff, and teaching status. Together, these factors can largely determine whether an NP's days are satisfying or frustrating in a new job. Implications for practice: The transition from NP student to independent NP can be daunting. Although nursing schools and practice sites have responsibilities to ensure the transition is smooth, the new NP is ultimately responsible for the transition.
AB - Purpose: To describe factors that ensure a smooth transition from nurse practitioner (NP) student to independent NP during the first year of practice. Data sources: Two contrasting case examples, the authors' experiences, and selected professional literature.Conclusions: Key points to consider upon searching or taking a first NP job include patient, colleague, and clinic factors. Patient factors include mix of patient presentations, complexity of patient presentations, insurance status, and population. Colleague factors include mentorship, charting, mix of providers, and availability of providers. Perhaps most importantly, clinic factors include productivity expectations, practice mission, charting systems, on-call requirements, supervision of other staff, and teaching status. Together, these factors can largely determine whether an NP's days are satisfying or frustrating in a new job. Implications for practice: The transition from NP student to independent NP can be daunting. Although nursing schools and practice sites have responsibilities to ensure the transition is smooth, the new NP is ultimately responsible for the transition.
KW - Education
KW - Nurse practitioners
KW - Primary care
KW - Urgent care.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2010.00522.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2010.00522.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 20590957
AN - SCOPUS:77955073253
SN - 1041-2972
VL - 22
SP - 356
EP - 360
JO - Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
JF - Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
IS - 7
ER -