Highlights
- •This was a lived-experience, qualitative study on nurse practitioners’ (NPs’) role expansion.
- •Four core themes emerged: Questioning, Self-Directing, Transforming, and Achievement.
- •NPs are change agents and have a pivotal role in shaping modern health care.
Abstract
Nurse practitioner (NP)-owned practice has emerged as a growing phenomenon for NPs
in states with full-practice authority. The purpose of the study was to explore the
lived experience of NPs in independent practice. This qualitative study explored NPs
in independent practice using a purposive sample of 17 NPs. Data analysis using van
Manen’s hermeneutic phenomenological approach was concurrent with data collection
and allowed composition, confirmation, and evaluation of themes as they emerged. Four
core themes were identified: Questioning, Self-Directing, Positioning, and Achieving
Fulfillment.
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Biography
Annmarie Waite, PhD, WHNP, is the Beta Tau Associate Professor at Eastern Florida State College, Melbourne, FL, and founder of the Girlfriends Guild, Inc., Melbourne, FL. She can be reached at [email protected]
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Published online: September 23, 2019
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In compliance with national ethical guidelines, the author reports no relationships with business or industry that would pose a conflict of interest.
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