title: Nurses and nurse practitioners. Part 2: Perspectives on care.
abstract: The recent growth of the nurse practitioner (NP) movement has coincided with rising interest in the area of professional development. Nurse practitioners have been criticised for moving away from nursing and becoming 'mini-doctors', a charge which they hotly deny, pointing out that they are actually trying to become 'maxi-nurses'. How do nurses and nurse practitioners see their future professional development? If NPs really are intent on becoming 'mini-doctors', might there be evidence of this in their aspirations for professional development? In the second of two articles comparing the perspectives of nurses with those of nurse practitioners, this study investigates opinions about future professional development.
authors.affiliation: St Martin's College, Carlisle, Cumbria.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Walsh
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology*; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D011361:Professional Competence; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires