title: Development of the nurse practitioner.
abstract: In the first of two articles on the development of the emergency nurse practitioner, Peter Howie reports on a new scheme in Lincoln where all first-level nurses have been trained as nurse practitioners. The initiative was introduced following a study in the theoretical management of patients by experienced accident and emergency sisters. The author outlines the training course provided and the protocols within which nurse practitioners work.
authors.affiliation: Department of Accident and Emergency Medicine, Lincoln County Hospital, Lincoln.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Howie