The acute-care nurse practitioner : a transformational journey / Judy Rashotte.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rashotte, Judy, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nurse practitioners--Canada--Biography.

Nurse practitioners.

Nurse practitioners--Canada--Attitudes.

Nurse practitioners--Canada--Anecdotes.

Intensive care nursing--Canada--Anecdotes.

Intensive care nursing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (293 pages) : digital, PDf file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Athabasca University Press 2013

Edmonton, AB : AU Press, [2013]

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

From the moment it was first proposed, the role of the nurse practitioner has been steeped in controversy. In the fields of both nursing and medicine, the idea that a nurse practitioner can, to some degree, serve as a replacement for the physician has sparked heated debates. Perhaps for that reason, despite the progress of the nurse practitioner movement, NPs have been reluctant to speak about themselves and their work, and their own vision of their role has thus remained largely invisible. Current research is dominated by instrumental and economic modes of discourse and tends to focus on the clinical activities associated with the role. Although information about demographics, educational preparation, position titles, reporting relationships, and costs of care contribute to our understanding, what was missing was an exploration of the lived experience of the nurse practitioner, as a means to deepen that understanding as well as our appreciation for their role. The Acute-Care Nurse Practitioner is based on in-depth interviews with twenty-six nurse practitioners working in acute-care settings within tertiary-care institutions all across Canada. Employing a hermeneutic approach, Rashotte explores the perspectives from which NPs view their reality as they undergo a transformational journey of becoming—a journey that is directed both outward, into the world, and inward, into the self. We learn how, in their struggle to engage in a meaningful practice that fulfils their goals as nurses, their purpose was hindered or achieved. In large part, the story unfolds in the voices of the NPs themselves, but their words are complemented by descriptive passages and excerpts of poetry that construct an animated and powerful commentary on their journey. Poised between two worlds, NPs make a significant contribution to the work of their colleagues and to the care of patients and families. The Acute-Care Nurse Practitioner offers an experiential alternative to conventional discourse surrounding this health care provider’s role.

Contents:

Being called to be more

Being adrift

Being a nurse practitioner

Being pulled to be more

Being more

Breaking silence and giving voice.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

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Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBC, viewed April 17, 2025).

ISBN:

9781927356272

192735627X

9781927356289

1927356288

OCLC:

872601300