Nurse Practitioners

and Rural Medicine:

Voices from the Field

May 5, 1998

Nurse-Doctor duties and

Relationships

Entry to Primary Care

Emergency Care

Obstetrics

Training Issues:

Nurse practitionersshould be trained

inthe milieu of their

practice

Resolutions:

1. There should be a national process to develop guidelines for the scope of practice of Nurse Practitioners.

2. There is an enhanced skill set and education required by Nurse Practitioners.

3. The activities within the role of Nurse Practitioners are location specific.

4. Funding models must be developed to enhance cooperative and collaborative care.

5. Innovative education is needed to provide core competency and an enhanced skill set.

Year 2000:

Working ConditionsPolicy Conference

Collaborative Statement

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