TY - JOUR
T1 - Perspectives of nurse practitioner-physician collaboration among nurse practitioners in Canadian long-term care homes: A national survey
T2 - A National Survey
AU - McAiney, Carrie A.
AU - Ploeg, Jenny
AU - Wickson-Griffiths, Abigail
AU - Kaasalainen, Sharon
AU - Martin-Misener, Ruth
AU - Akhtar-Danesh, Noori
AU - Donald, Faith
AU - Carter, Nancy
AU - Sangster-Gormley, Esther
AU - Brazil, Kevin
AU - Taniguchi, Alan
AU - Martin, Lori Schindel
PY - 2018/4/16
Y1 - 2018/4/16
N2 - Nurse practitioners (NPs) can play an important role in providing primary care to residents in long-term care (LTC) homes. However, relatively little is known about the day-to-day collaboration between NPs and physicians (MDs) in LTC, or factors that may influence this collaboration. Survey data from NPs in Canadian LTC homes were used to explore these issues. Thirty-seven of the 45 (82%) identified LTC NPs across Canada completed the survey. NPs worked with an average of 3.4 MDs, ranging from 1–26 MDs. The most common reasons for collaborating included managing acute and chronic conditions, and updating MDs on resident status changes. Satisfaction with NP–MD collaboration was high, and did not significantly differ among NPs working full versus part time, NPs working in a single versus multiple homes, or NPs with more versus less experience. By understanding the nature of NP–MD collaboration, we can identify ways of supporting and enhancing collaboration between these professionals.
AB - Nurse practitioners (NPs) can play an important role in providing primary care to residents in long-term care (LTC) homes. However, relatively little is known about the day-to-day collaboration between NPs and physicians (MDs) in LTC, or factors that may influence this collaboration. Survey data from NPs in Canadian LTC homes were used to explore these issues. Thirty-seven of the 45 (82%) identified LTC NPs across Canada completed the survey. NPs worked with an average of 3.4 MDs, ranging from 1–26 MDs. The most common reasons for collaborating included managing acute and chronic conditions, and updating MDs on resident status changes. Satisfaction with NP–MD collaboration was high, and did not significantly differ among NPs working full versus part time, NPs working in a single versus multiple homes, or NPs with more versus less experience. By understanding the nature of NP–MD collaboration, we can identify ways of supporting and enhancing collaboration between these professionals.
KW - Adult
KW - Aged
KW - Attitude of Health Personnel
KW - Canada
KW - Cooperative Behavior
KW - Female
KW - Health Services Accessibility
KW - Humans
KW - Long-Term Care
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Nurse Practitioners/psychology
KW - Nurse's Role
KW - Physician-Nurse Relations
KW - Primary Health Care/organization & administration
KW - Residential Facilities
KW - Surveys and Questionnaires
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85056643912&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.12927/cjnl.2017.25452
DO - 10.12927/cjnl.2017.25452
M3 - Article
C2 - 29676987
AN - SCOPUS:85056643912
VL - 30
SP - 10
EP - 25
JO - Nursing leadership (Toronto, Ont.)
JF - Nursing leadership (Toronto, Ont.)
SN - 1910-622X
IS - 4
ER -