PMID- 19450789
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20090805
LR  - 20090519
IS  - 1532-8481 (Electronic)
IS  - 8755-7223 (Linking)
VI  - 25
IP  - 3
DP  - 2009 May-Jun
TI  - Demographic profiles of certified nurse-midwives, certified registered nurse 
      anesthetists, and nurse practitioners: reflections on implications for uniform 
      education and regulation.
PG  - 178-85
LID - 10.1016/j.profnurs.2009.01.002 [doi]
AB  - TOPIC: There is wide variability in regulatory authority, basic education 
      requirements, and titling for nurses in advanced practice roles, that is, 
      certified nurse-midwives (CNMs), certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs), 
      and nurse practitioners (NPs). There is current advocacy for a common identity 
      for advanced practice nurses (APNs), including uniform entry into practice 
      requirements (the doctor of nursing practice [DNP]). METHODS: Membership survey 
      data were extracted to generate a contemporary profile of characteristics of 
      these categories of practitioners. RESULTS: The APN groups are similar in age (M 
      = 47-48 years) and race (predominantly Caucasian), with the largest proportions 
      of all groups clustering in the age range of 51-54 years. There are more men in 
      the CRNA group (45%). CNMs have the highest proportion of doctoral degrees 
      (4.7%). CRNAs command the highest annual average salary ($140,000). CONCLUSIONS: 
      Membership survey data can monitor progress toward implementation of proposed 
      educational and regulatory changes. The effect of these proposals on the 
      availability of an experienced APN mentor workforce for DPN students and the 
      availability of an APN workforce for clients remains largely unknown. 
      Standardized indicators of performance and client outcomes may enhance current 
      data collection of membership demographics and enable precise evaluation of 
      outcomes and impact of APN care.
FAU - Sipe, Theresa Ann
AU  - Sipe TA
AD  - Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 401 Lakeshore Drive, Berkeley 
      Lake, GA 30096-3033, USA. theresa@sipe.org
FAU - Fullerton, Judith T
AU  - Fullerton JT
FAU - Schuiling, Kerri Durnell
AU  - Schuiling KD
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - J Prof Nurs
JT  - Journal of professional nursing : official journal of the American Association of 
      Colleges of Nursing
JID - 8511298
SB  - IM
MH  - *Demography
MH  - Education, Nursing/*standards
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Legislation, Nursing
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - *Nurse Anesthetists
MH  - *Nurse Midwives
MH  - *Nurse Practitioners
MH  - Salaries and Fringe Benefits
MH  - United States
EDAT- 2009/05/20 09:00
MHDA- 2009/08/06 09:00
CRDT- 2009/05/20 09:00
PHST- 2007/09/05 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2009/05/20 09:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2009/05/20 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2009/08/06 09:00 [medline]
AID - S8755-7223(09)00012-X [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.profnurs.2009.01.002 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Prof Nurs. 2009 May-Jun;25(3):178-85. doi: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2009.01.002.