Nurse Practitioner Pioneers—Celebrating 50 Years of Role Development

This article features the reflections of 18 nurse practitioner (NP) pioneers who were intimately involved with developing different facets of the NP role. These individuals were among the most prominent leaders: educators, clinicians, organizational directors or presidents, deans, lobbyists, and national role models who have shaped the role of the NP as it exists today. Many have devoted their professional lives to the NP movement.