Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Transition to Practice Initiative

OVERVIEW

The transition to practice experience of the novice practitioner entering practice in rural primary care settings within North Carolina is a challenging journey with great inconsistencies in resource support noted across the state. Through the generosity of the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust, North Carolina’s Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Transition to Practice Task Force, coordinated by the Foundation for Nursing Excellence, (FFNE) demonstrated the compelling need for a transition to practice framework unique to the needs of North Carolina’s novice nurse practitioner transitioning to practice in rural primary care settings. In addition, evidence based curriculum components coupled with framework recommendations were established in conjunction with the recommendation to pilot and test the constructs in a rural primary care setting preferably with 2-3 sites. Evaluative outcomes of the pilot will inform refinement and broader implementation statewide.
The Foundation for Nursing Excellence (FFNE), on behalf of North Carolina’s Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Transition to Practice Task Force, is poised to share study results and recommendations with an entity possessing the leadership, passion and capacity to further the work.