TY - JOUR
T1 - Pioneering a primary care adult nurse practitioner interprofessional fellowship
AU - Zapatka, Susan A.
AU - Conelius, Jaclyn
AU - Edwards, Jill
AU - Meyer, Emily
AU - Brienza, Rebecca
PY - 2014/1/1
Y1 - 2014/1/1
N2 - The Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Academic Affiliations funded 5 Centers of Excellence in Primary Care Education. The West Haven site pioneered the first post-master's adult nurse practitioner (NP) interprofessional fellowship to address the gap in NP education. The experiences of the initial cohort were captured through semistructured interviews. Qualitative analysis revealed 4 common themes: (1) bridging into professional practice, (2) expanded appreciation of health professionals' roles, (3) commitment to interprofessional teamwork, and (4) the necessity of mentorship. The initial findings suggest that post-master's adult NP interprofessional fellowship programs are an essential "next step" for new NPs.
AB - The Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Academic Affiliations funded 5 Centers of Excellence in Primary Care Education. The West Haven site pioneered the first post-master's adult nurse practitioner (NP) interprofessional fellowship to address the gap in NP education. The experiences of the initial cohort were captured through semistructured interviews. Qualitative analysis revealed 4 common themes: (1) bridging into professional practice, (2) expanded appreciation of health professionals' roles, (3) commitment to interprofessional teamwork, and (4) the necessity of mentorship. The initial findings suggest that post-master's adult NP interprofessional fellowship programs are an essential "next step" for new NPs.
KW - interprofessional fellowship
KW - nurse practitioners
KW - nurse practitioner residencies
KW - postgraduate nursing education
KW - primary care
UR - https://digitalcommons.fairfield.edu/nursing-facultypubs/114
UR - https://libraryapps.fairfield.edu/openurl?sid=google&auinit=SA&aulast=Zapatka&atitle=Pioneering+a+primary+care+adult+nurse+practitioner+interprofessional+fellowship&id=doi:10.1016/j.nurpra.2014.03.018&title=Journal+for+nurse+practitioners&volume=10&issue=6&date=2014&spage=378&issn=1555-4155&newUI=false&SS_PostParamDict=disableOneClick
UR - https://digitalcommons.fairfield.edu/nursing-facultypubs/85
U2 - 10.1016/j.nurpra.2014.03.018
DO - 10.1016/j.nurpra.2014.03.018
M3 - Article
VL - 10
JO - The Journal for Nurse Practitioners
JF - The Journal for Nurse Practitioners
ER -