Nominations for excellence: collegial advocacy for nurse practitioners.
This study examined physician nomination data submitted for Syntex Nurse Practitioner of the Year Awards for 1988, 1989, and 1990. The physicians identified nurse practitioner contributions to patient care, community service/outreach, and education and research. A content analysis of the text data yielded themes within four major domains that described outstanding nurse practitioners in mutual practice relationships with physicians. The domains were clinical expertise, holistic caring, patient-centered activism, and leadership. The findings in this study indicated that physicians value the contributions of nurse practitioners that enhance the quality and scope of health care for patients within a mutual practice.
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D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001363:Awards and Prizes; D006123:Group Practice / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000592:standards*; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology