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Abstract (Chapter One) The Relationship between Practice Setting Characteristics And the Health Coordination Activities of Family Nurse Practitioners Jill J. Christie 1992 Introduction of the Problem and Purpose of the Study Introduction In the nurse practitioner initiative, the nursing profession is continually striving to determine how new skills and knowledge can evolve while preserving traditional values include the promotion of wellness, prevention of health problems and the coordination of health care services (Becker et al., 1989). The original nurse practitioner program was developed in Denver, Colorado. From its inception, the program emphasized nursing as the foundation, adding the responsibility for identifying and treating actual and potential health problems (Ford, 1975). According to the American Nurse’s Association (1985), the nurse practitioner’s practice is on a health continuum. The nurse practitioner’s intervention may include diagnosis and treatment, prescription of medications or therapies and consultation and referral to other health care providers. “Nurse practitioners have the responsibility for coordination of care that involves other health professionals or resources” (ANA, 1985, p.7). In nurses’ holistic approach, they deal with human responses to actual and potential problems (ANA, 1980).
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