Nurse Practitioner: Is It Time to Have a Role in Saudi Arabia?

• Main Authors: Hessa A. Almutairi (Author), Kholoud N. Alharbi (Author), Hana K. Alotheimin (Author), Roaa Gassas (Author), Musaad S. Alghamdi (Author), Ayman A. Alamri (Author), Abdulaziz M. Alsufyani (Author), Adel S. Bashatah (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Low recruitment of Saudi nationals into the nursing profession, coupled with a growing population, has led to a severe nursing shortage in Saudi Arabia, particularly of nurses with advanced qualifications in clinical nursing. While the role of nurse practitioner has been successfully integrated into...