Table 1 Characteristics of the nurse practitioner (NP) study informants and their colleagues
Descriptive Characteristics | Number |
|---|---|
Primary Informants | 15 |
 Nurse Practitioners (1 not employed in an NP role) | 13 |
 NP Candidates (1 RIPERN* endorsed, 1 CNC †) | 2 |
Secondary Informants (Colleagues of the Primary Informants) | 5 |
 Nurse Practitioner – not employed as an NP | 1 |
 Nurse Practitioner candidate | 1 |
 Allied Health Professionals | 3 |
Locations ‡ (including Colleagues) |  |
 MMM2 | 4 |
 MMM3 | 6 |
 MMM4 | 4 |
 MMM5 | 3 |
 MMM6 | 1 |
 MMM7 | 2 |
Specialty (including Colleagues) | Â |
 Primary Care | 6 |
 Chronic Care (including 2 colleagues) § | 5 |
 Aged Care (including 2 colleagues) § | 5 |
 Emergency or Critical Care (including 1 endorsed NP colleague) | 5 |