Growth in Nurse Practitioner Fellowship Programs: Implications for Scope of Practice.
作者信息
Gonzalez John D, Gigli Kristin H
机构信息
John D. Gonzalez is Advanced Practice Provider III, Parkland Health, and Associate Professor, School of Nursing, The University of Texas at Tyler, 3900 University Blvd, Tyler, TX 75799 (
Kristin H. Gigli is Assistant Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arlington, Texas.
出版信息
AACN Adv Crit Care. 2025 Mar 15;36(1):14-19. doi: 10.4037/aacnacc2025678.
Postgraduate fellowship programs for nurse practitioners have proliferated since 2007. These programs facilitate the transition to practice for new nurse practitioners as well as those who are experienced and choose to move to a new specialty. Outcome data demonstrate the effectiveness of these programs in promoting the development of novice nurse practitioners. Fellowship programs offer education outside the framework of the Consensus Model for regulation of the licensure, accreditation, certification, and education of advanced practice registered nurses and have limited implications for nurse practitioners' scope of practice. Greater understanding of the limits of fellowship programs is needed to ensure that nurse practitioners work within their scope of practice.
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