title: Understanding the role of nurse practitioners in Canada.
abstract: The practice of medicine and nursing continues to evolve as a result of changes in knowledge, technology and health care needs. New areas of specialization have developed and, in particular, the roles and duties of registered nurses have been expanded. This expansion has enabled nurses with advanced education and skills to function as independent and interdependent clinicians who practise in partnership with physicians and other health care professionals.
authors.affiliation: Emergency and Pre-Hospital Services, Hamilton Health Sciences, and McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Worster
authors.forename: Arlene
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sardo
authors.forename: Arlene
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sarco
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Thrasher
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: Elaine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chemeris
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D006801:Humans; D007884:Legislation, Nursing; D016365:Liability, Legal; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000193:education / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D024802:Nurse's Role; D011364:Professional Practice; D009626:Terminology as Topic