Defining the urology nurse practitioner role in the United States: A Delphi study.

Background: Nurse practitioners (NPs) achieve expertise in urology environments due to on-the-job training and independent study, coupled with mentoring. This creates a wide variety of preparation and role descriptions, and despite the availability of sought NP certification in urology, there is not a current definition for a "urology NP."

Purpose: This project sough to develop a contemporary definition of the urology NP role, based on expert opinion.