Point of View

Clinical practice characteristics of gerontological nurse practitioners: A national study

“…Hart (2007) found that graduates of nurse practitioner programs desire more training in clinical skills such as suturing, splinting, and electrocardiogram (EKG) and x‐ray interpretation. Despite the availability of nurse practitioner curricular guidelines and specialty competencies, additional work is needed to determine the actual clinical experiences that are associated with nurse practitioner educational programs (Goolsby, 2000).…”

How well are nurse practitioners prepared for practice: Results of a 2004 questionnaire study

“…Furthermore, there have been no recent attempts to evaluate the adequacy of NP preparation from the view of the practicing NP. According to Goolsby (2000, p. 43), “There is an urgent need to better understand the experiences and processes associated with high‐quality NP education,” and one of the best ways to accomplish this is to query practicing NPs about their educational experiences (Alex & MacFarlane, 1992). Thus, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the perceived preparedness of NPs for practice after completing their basic NP educational programs.…”

Procedures Taught in Family Nurse Practitioner Programs in the United States

“…Two program directors indicated that students are certified in advanced cardiac life support and/or pediatric advanced life support. Goolsby (2000) reported that NP programs are characterized by diversity and this seems to hold true also for methods of teaching procedures. The diversity in teaching procedures evident in this study raises the question of which method is most effective in which setting and under what circumstances.…”