What do patients understand about the nurse practitioner role?
Research type
Research Study
Full title
What do patients understand about the nurse practitioner’s role in providing minor illness clinics? A qualitative study.
IRAS ID
220372
Contact name
Marjorie Ghisoni
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Bangor University
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 5 months, 27 days
Research summary
The study aims to explore patients’ understanding of the nurse practitioner (NP) role in providing consultations for minor illness clinics in primary care and to consider how understanding impacts on patients’ confidence to attend. Within my own area of practice many patients are not used to seeing nurses for first contact care during periods of illness and some raise concerns and anxieties about being seen in nurse-led clinics without the involvement of the GP.Improved understanding of the nurse practitioner’s role, level of training and responsibilities could reduce patient uncertainties when attending nurse led minor illness clinics.
REC name
North of Scotland Research Ethics Committee 2
REC reference
17/NS/0016
Date of REC Opinion
22 Feb 2017
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion