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The Nurse Practitioner Rating Form. Part I: Conceptual development and potential uses
Nursing Research
|July 1, 1981
Summary
Most nurse practitioner studies use unknown instruments. The Nurse Practitioner Rating Form (NPRF) was developed to measure both medical and nursing aspects of nurse practitioner practice.
Area of Science:
- Nursing
- Healthcare Research
Background:
- Most nurse practitioner (NP) studies utilize custom-developed data collection instruments.
- These instruments often have unknown psychometric properties.
- Early research focused on the medical aspects of NP practice, neglecting crucial nursing components.
Purpose of the Study:
- To introduce and describe the Nurse Practitioner Rating Form (NPRF).
- To provide a validated instrument for assessing both medical and nursing dimensions of NP practice.
Main Methods:
- Development of the Nurse Practitioner Rating Form (NPRF).
- Designed to capture both medical assessment/management and nursing care aspects.
Main Results:
- The NPRF addresses limitations of previous ad hoc instruments.
- It offers a tool to evaluate the comprehensive role of nurse practitioners.
Conclusions:
- The NPRF is a valuable tool for research and evaluation of nurse practitioner practice.
- It enables a more complete understanding of NP roles, including nursing care.