title: Acute care nurse practitioners: an idea whose time has come!
authors.affiliation: Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Track, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: King
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease / Q000451:nursing*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000458:organization & administration