title: Setting up a nurse practitioner service.
abstract: In this article the authors argue that nurse practitioners must undergo a formal course of education that teaches them to be politically and professionally aware, clinically competent, develops their interpersonal skills and enables them to attain the confidence to express their views and needs. This, together with their skills of assessment and diagnosis, makes nurse practitioners marketable members of the healthcare team.
authors.affiliation: St Martin's College, Carlisle. s.reveley@ucsm.ac.uk
authors.forename: Shirley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Reveley
authors.forename: Mike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.forename: Alison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Crumbie
mesh_terms: D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D020399:Practice Management; D011364:Professional Practice / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D011787:Quality of Health Care