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Nurse Practitioner Residency Programs: An Educational Journey, Gregory Paul Rys
Nurse Practitioner Residency Programs: An Educational Journey, Gregory Paul Rys
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Primary care is in a state of crisis due to the lack of clinicians and increasing numbers of insured patients. Encouraging more students to go directly through school for their doctor of nursing practice degree and nurse practitioner (NP) certifications is one proposal to alleviate this crisis. However, this approach would deliver graduates with minimal leadership and clinical experiences directly into practice. One resolution to mitigate this concern would be an NP residency program. Evaluating the knowledge and attitudes of stakeholders prior to the implementation of a NP residency program is an important first step to this implementation plan. The …