Background: Nurse practitioners (NPs) have been regulated primary care providers in British
Columbia since 2005; however, many practices and contributions of NPs, especially those in …

Background The integration of nurse practitioners (NPs) into primary care health teams has
been an object of interest for policy makers seeking to achieve the goals of improving care …

Background 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 …

In the past decade, all Canadian provinces and territories have launched various team-
based primary healthcare initiatives designed to improve access and continuity of care …

Purpose: Nurse practitioners (NPs) in Ontario, Canada, experience many barriers to practice
that negatively influence their ability to increase access to comprehensive primary …

Revisiting scope of practice (SOP) policies for nurse practitioners (NPs) is necessary in the
evolving primary care environment with goals to provide timely access, improve quality, and …

This article reports on a mixed methods study to define the role of nurse practitioners (NPs)
in rural Nova Scotia, Canada, by collecting the perceptions of rural health board …

To address the prevalence of chronic diseases in Newfoundland and Labrador, the province
has committed to primary health care reform, including implementing interdisciplinary …

In this article, we report on our investigation into how patients experience primary care
provided by nurse practitioners (NPs). Data were collected through surveys distributed to …

Background While greater reliance on nurse practitioners in primary healthcare settings can
improve service efficiency and accessibility, their integration is not straightforward …