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Table 1 Postholders and non-postholders sample

From: An exploration of clinical practice in sites with and without clinical nurse or midwife specialists or advanced nurse practitioners, in Ireland

Discipline

Advanced Practitioners (APs)

Clinical Specialists (CSs)

Non-postholders and matched sites

Midwifery

0 APs (None in post)

3 Clinicians, hospital & clinics: prenatal screening service, diabetes care team, infectious diseases team

3 CSs, hospital & clinics (Diabetes care, prenatal screening, infectious diseases)

General nursing

3 APs, hospital sites (Emergency department (ED), sexual health, endoscopy)

9 Clinicians, hospital sites: stroke care services, pulmonary outreach service, heart failure clinic, anticoagulation therapy service, pain management care team, colposcopy, ED, sexual health clinic, endoscopy clinic

6 CSs, hospital sites (Pulmonary outreach, stroke care, heart failure, anti-coagulation therapy, pain management, colposcopy)

Mental health nursing

1 AP, community site (Child & adolescent mental health)

5 Clinicians, community sites: child and adolescent mental health team, family therapy team, cognitive behavior therapy service, psychotic disorders team, addiction service.

4 CSs, community sites (Addictions, cognitive behaviour therapy, psychotic disorders, family therapy)

Children’s nursing

1 ANP, hospital site (Emergency department)

1 Clinician, hospital site: Emergency department

1 CNS, hospital site (Ear, nose and throat clinic)

1 Clinician, clinic: ear, nose, and throat clinic

Public health

1 AP community site (Practice nursing)

1 Practice nurse: community service

1 CS community site (Care of the elderly)

1 Clinician: care of the elderly community service

Intellectual disability nursing

0 APs (None in post)

2 Clinicians, residential units: challenging behaviour team, early intervention services.

2 CSs, residential units (challenging behaviour, early intervention)

Total

6 APs and 17 CSs = 23 Postholders

23 clinicians in matched sites