Mid-level practitioners
Completed Projects
Demographics, Education and Practice Characteristics of Nurse Practitioners in Washington
Research center:
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Bureau of Health Professions
Topics:
Mid-level practitioners,
Nurses,
Workforce
This 2003 survey of nurse practitioners in Washington State examines how many have been educated in-state, how many work full vs. part-time, the extent to which they provide care to underserved and rural populations, their use of newly acquired expanded drug authority, and other characteristics of their clinical practices.
Describing the Health Care Infrastructure in Rural Towns
Research center:
North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs),
Hospitals and clinics,
Mid-level practitioners,
Physicians,
Rural Health Clinics (RHCs),
Rural statistics and demographics
Historical Trends in Physician Assistant Education and their Contribution to Primary Health Care for Rural and Underserved Populations in the U.S.
Research center:
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Bureau of Health Professions
Topics:
Legislation and regulation,
Mid-level practitioners,
Workforce
This study describes the historical development of the physician assistant (PA) profession since 1967, with special emphasis on the demography of the PA population, the PA regulatory environment, the evolution of specialty roles, the emergence of practice location patterns, and the contribution by PAs to primary care for rural and underserved populations.
Long Term Trends in Characteristics of the Rural Nurse Workforce: A National Health Workforce Study
Research center:
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Mid-level practitioners,
Nurses,
Workforce
This national study characterizes changes in the demographic, education and practice characteristics of registered nurses (RNs) in rural and urban areas from 1980 to 2004. This study provides important information for projecting future trends in rural RN supply.
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