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A Qualitative Analysis Of Postgraduate Training Programs For Family Nurse Practitioners, John R. Massey

Journal of Maine Medical Center

Introduction: Family nurse practitioners (FNPs) are registered nurses who are trained at the master’s level and manage the care of patients in the primary care setting. FNP postgraduate training programs further prepare them and ease their transition from education to practice. Although these programs are emerging and relatively new, they are becoming more common as graduates and employers seek further preparation to practice in the primary care setting.

Methods: Interview questions were developed using guidelines from the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research. Participants were selected using convenience sampling. Fourteen semi-structured interviews with key informants were conducted between July 2021 and …