Nursing primary care back to health: Primary care nurse practitioners and their potentional to improve rural health in Nova Scotia

Turner, L. (2009). Nursing primary care back to health: Primary care nurse practitioners and their potentional to improve rural health in Nova Scotia. https://scholar.acadiau.ca/islandora/object/theses:612

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Title

Nursing primary care back to health: Primary care nurse practitioners and their potentional to improve rural health in Nova Scotia

Author
Turner, Lisanne
Call Number

LE3 .A278 2009

Date

2009

Supervisor

Abramson, Zelda

Degree Grantor

Acadia University

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts

Degree Level

Honours

Discipline

Sociology

Affiliation

Sociology

Abstract

At least 4.5 million Canadians do not have a family physician. Nurse practitioners (NPs) can carry out 80% of a general practitioner’s duties and may be an answer to the physician deficit in rural Nova Scotia. Qualitative, in-depth interviewing of three nurse practitioners is used in this thesis to explore the roles and experiences of nurse practitioners in the workplace. Grounded theory is used to allow themes to emerge from the data. A feminist standpoint theoretical framework is applied to help evaluate the nurse practitioner experience. Based on my findings, I argue that further implementation of nurse practitioner roles, both in independent and in collaborative practice with physicians, will improve access to health care in Nova Scotia.

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