The lived experience of nurse practitioners practicing within the Transformational Advanced Professional Practice Model: A phenomenological study.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to describe the lived experiences of nurse practitioners (NPs) practicing within the Transformational Advanced Professional Practice (TAPP) Model, a professional practice model (PPM).


METHODS
A descriptive phenomenological analysis using semistructured interviews of 11 NPs across multiple inpatient and outpatient clinical areas at Texas Children's Hospital. Member checking and theming data occurred using Colaizzi's Method concurrently with Mind Mapping technique.


CONCLUSIONS
Main themes included: (a) transforming professional practice, (b) cultivating the inner self, and (c) mentoring professional transitions.


CONCLUSIONS
The findings of this study provide qualitative evidence that the TAPP Model influences role transition and professional development. Transforming NP practice within organizations and within the nursing profession itself will take mindfulness with an intentional approach to design PPMs specifically for NPs.
Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas.|Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
Elizabeth C
EC
Elliott
Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas.|University of Arkansas Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Marlene
M
Walden
College of Nursing, Texas Woman's University, Houston, Texas.
Anne
A
Young
College of Nursing, Texas Woman's University, Houston, Texas.
Lene
L
Symes
College of Nursing, Texas Woman's University, Houston, Texas.
Nina
N
Fredland
D000328:Adult; D057179:Advanced Practice Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008875:Middle Aged; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000523:psychology* / Q000639:trends; D000078329:Workforce
Colaizzi; Husserl; Mind Mapping; PPM; Phenomenology; Transformational Advanced Professional Practice Model; nurse practitioners; professional practice models