Jarrell Lynda
Lynda Jarrell, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, is Clinical Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Bryan.
J Nurses Prof Dev. 2016 Jan-Feb;32(1):26-32. doi: 10.1097/NND.0000000000000160.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 and the aging U.S. population have created a substantial shortage of primary care providers. Nurse practitioners (NPs) provide a cost-effective solution to meet this growing demand; however, the professional development and mentoring needs of NPs have not been clearly defined. This quantitative descriptive study assessed the professional development and mentorship needs of NPs as a first step toward development of effective programs to meet those needs.