Advancing Nursing Practice: The Emergence of the Role of Advanced Practice Nurse in Saudi Arabia
BACKGROUND: The roots of advanced practice nursing (APN) can be traced back to the 1890s, but the nurse practitioner (NP) emerged in Western countries during the 1960s in response to the unmet healthcare needs of populations in rural areas. These early NPs utilized the medical model of care to asses...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Annals of Saudi Medicine |
| Online Access: | https://www.annsaudimed.net/doi/full/10.5144/0256-4947.2017.72 |