Cannon J M, Beare P G
Graduate Nursing Program, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans, USA.
Clin Nurse Spec. 1999 Jul;13(4):199-207. doi: 10.1097/00002800-199907000-00014.
Recent regulation in Louisiana involving advanced practice nursing, combined with new educational standards at the Master's level established by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing, prompted a statewide survey of hospitals and parish health units. The purpose of the survey was to determine whether and to what extent Master's-prepared nurses were being used in Louisiana and to identify the importance placed on role functions and activities generally associated with the advanced practice nurse (APN). The survey included open-ended questions concerning expectations about future hirings and perceptions of future roles and duties of the Master's-prepared nurse as well as suggestions to educators on what is needed to better prepare nursing students at the Master's level. Results from this exploratory survey provide information on APN utilization with implications for nursing educators and administrators as well as APNs.
路易斯安那州最近出台的涉及高级实践护理的法规，再加上路易斯安那州护士委员会制定的硕士水平新教育标准，促使对该州的医院和教区卫生单位进行了一次调查。该调查的目的是确定路易斯安那州是否以及在多大程度上使用了拥有硕士学位的护士，并确定对通常与高级实践护士（APN）相关的角色功能和活动的重视程度。该调查包括一些开放式问题，涉及对未来招聘的期望、对拥有硕士学位护士未来角色和职责的看法，以及向教育工作者提出的关于如何更好地培养硕士水平护理学生的建议。这项探索性调查的结果提供了有关APN使用情况的信息，对护理教育工作者、管理人员以及APN都有影响。
