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Volume 21, Issue 3
1 June 1995
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Literature Review| June 01 1995

Nurse practitioners in the USA – their past, present and future: some implications for the health care management delivery system

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Patrick Asubonteng
PhD Students in Organizational Studies at the Department of Health Services Administration, University of Alabama of Birmingham, USA.
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Karl J. McCleary
PhD Students in Organizational Studies at the Department of Health Services Administration, University of Alabama of Birmingham, USA.
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George Munchus
Professor of Management of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA.
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Author & Article Information
Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 1758-7158
Print ISSN: 0955-2065
© MCB UP Limited
1995
Health Manpower Management (1995) 21 (3): 3–10.
https://doi.org/10.1108/09552069510092115

Chronicles the role of nurse practitioners from their early beginnings to the present. Not only examines this group′s history but also explores their present role in health care delivery. Discusses interprofessional relationships along with consumer perceptions of their function. Concludes with an analysis of the issues facing nurse practitioners and future implications for their viability.

Keywords: Health care, Medical professions, Nurses, USA
© MCB UP Limited
1995
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