Perspectives on Collaboration between Physicians and Nurse Practitioners in Japan: A Cross-Sectional Study

• Main Authors: Mari Igarashi (Author), Ryuichi Ohta (Author), Akinori Nakata (Author), Yasuo Kurita (Author), Yuta Mitobe (Author), Miho Hayakawa (Author), Tsutomu Yamazaki (Author), Harumi Gomi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Nurse practitioners (NPs) are known as effective healthcare providers worldwide. In Japan, nurse practitioner adoption is considered to be in a shaky period. Although nurse practitioners were introduced approximately 10 years ago at the initiative of educational institutions in Japan, th...