Bagg Judy
University of South Australia, City East Campus, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Aust J Rural Health. 2004 Feb;12(1):3-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2004.00545.x.
The introduction of the nurse practitioner role is hailed as a new initiative in the South Australian public health system. In reality, some registered nurses working in rural public health care facilities have been practicing in the role for many years. The role of the rural registered nurse, the pathway towards achieving rural nurse practitioner status and the anticipated advantages of implementing the rural nurse practitioner role will be presented.
