title: Report of the National Survey of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Part V: comparison of nurse practitioners according to practice setting.
abstract: This report focuses on the characteristics of nurse practitioners (NPs) according to work setting. Data regarding specialty, education, hospital and nursing home privileges, evening call, prescriptions, physician access and utilization, malpractice, and patient populations are reported.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Towers
mesh_terms: D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004522:Educational Status; D006801:Humans; D008504:Medical Staff Privileges / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000193:education / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011364:Professional Practice / Q000458:organization & administration; D011365:Professional Practice Location / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012956:Societies, Nursing; D013041:Specialties, Nursing; D014481:United States