What’s in a name?
Mark Cooper ENP course co-ordinator, A&E Glasgow Royal Infirmary and a PhD student at the University of Glasgow
Derek Nelson Clinical nurse manager, ENP at Glasgow Royal Infirmary A&E
Dennis Purcell A nurse practitioner, Western General Hospital minor injuries clinic, Edinburgh, and author of Minor Injuries: a Clinical Guide for Nurses, due to be published shortly
Mark Cooper, Derek Nelson and Dennis Purcell look at the future of emergency nurse practitioners and discuss why they think the title is vital
December’s issue of Emergency Nurse reported that the title ‘emergency nurse practitioner’ (ENP) is under threat (Lipley 2002), partly because there is no clear definition of what ENPs are or do, and partly due to the development of the faculty of emergency nursing (FEN). No alternative title was offered.
Emergency Nurse.
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doi: 10.7748/en.10.9.11.s13
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