2010), a framework that identified the competencies common to all NPs irrespective of specialization; the Canadian Nurse Practitioner Examination (CNPE) (CNPI 2006b), developed for PHCNPs only; the Implementation and Evaluation Toolkit for Nurse ...
The formalized nurse practitioner (NP) role in British Columbia is relatively new with most roles implemented in primary care. The majority of primary care is delivered by physicians using the fee-for-service model. There is a shortage of general practitioners associated with the difficulties of re...
A nurse practitioner (NP) asked whether it was appropriate to accept a locum tenens position for a physician taking an extended leave. Response from Carolyn Buppert, MSN, JD Healthcare attorney Locum tenensis a Latin phrase that means "to hold the place of, to substitute for." Sometimes, pr...