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The nurse practitioner: redefining occupational boundaries?

T D Barton1, R Thome, M Hoptroff

  • 1School of Health Science, University of Wales, Swansea, UK.

International Journal of Nursing Studies
|June 22, 1999
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The rise of nurse practitioners in the UK sparks conflict due to unclear professional roles. Redefining boundaries is crucial as this evolving group challenges traditional nursing and medical occupations.

Area of Science:

  • Healthcare professions
  • Nursing and medical sociology

Background:

  • The emergence of nurse practitioners (NPs) in the United Kingdom has generated significant controversy.
  • Existing professional and occupational definitions within nursing and medicine struggle to categorize NPs definitively.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the conflict surrounding nurse practitioners in the UK.
  • To examine the challenges in defining NP roles and their impact on professional boundaries.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review and analysis of professional discourse.
  • Exploration of the concept of evolving professional groups.

Main Results:

  • Difficulties persist in defining nurse practitioners within established nursing or medical roles.

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  • Resistance to boundary redefinition exists among some nursing and medical professionals.

    • Conclusions:

    • Nurse practitioners represent a potentially discrete, evolving professional group.
    • The nurse practitioner movement presents a challenge, forcing a re-evaluation and establishment of new professional and occupational boundaries in both nursing and medicine.