A Survey Of Nurse Associate Training Programs

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• Alternative Title:
  Public Health Rep
• Personal Author:
  Dobmeyer, T W ; Lockwood, L A ; Lowin, A
• Description:
  A survey of nurse associate training programs in the U.S. and its territories was made in 1972. Data were obtained by questionnaires mailed to program directors, with mail and telephone follow-up, for 60 operating programs and 9 programs being planned. The response rate was 79 percent of an estimated 87 programs in existence. The survey data indicated that the "typical" nurse associate training program lasts 4 to 6 months, began instruction in 1971, and is sponsored solely by a university or a 4-year college. The most frequently mentioned sources of financial support are the sponsoring institutions or the National Institutes of Health, or both. The typical program receives about 24 trainee applications a year and can accommodate 16 new students annually; 12 students graduate each year at a cost of about $3,536 per graduate. Most students in nurse associate training are white women who have either a diploma or bachelor's nursing degree. In addition to a substantial amount of nursing experience, they are likely to have a guarantee of employment on graduation. Nurse associates are expected to exercise a significant amount of independent judgment in tasks performed, and they are likely to work with primary care physicians in a wide range of settings, including rural and remote areas. They are likely to perform a variety of tasks and activities, including giving physical examinations, ordering tests and medications (under standing order), instructing, counseling, and monitoring patients, and management of disease.
• Subjects:
  Costs And Cost Analysis Demography Education, Nursing, Continuing Employment Nurse Practitioners Professional Practice Training Support Universities
• Source:
  Public Health Rep. 91(2):127-132
• Pubmed ID:
  822460
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMCnull
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  North America
• Volume:
  91
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  Public Health Reports
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:ff626ab8664b8bc54b8ffa179372d5e0d0110d3728fe383ecde1365bebc276f3
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/65189/cdc_65189_DS1.pdf
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