title: Development of the nurse practitioner.
abstract: In the first of two articles on the development of the emergency nurse practitioner, Peter Howie reports on a new scheme in Lincoln where all first-level nurses have been trained as nurse practitioners. The initiative was introduced following a study in the theoretical management of patients by experienced accident and emergency sisters. The author outlines the training course provided and the protocols within which nurse practitioners work.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Howie
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000592:standards; D016529:Emergency Nursing / Q000193:education* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000193:education*