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The Outcomes and Service Impact of a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Training Program–Nurse Practitioner Training Outcomes
Seventy-three graduates of a pediatric nurse practitioner program were followed 6-30 months after training, with employment fairly equally divided between agency and private practice settings. Pediatric time released by nurse practitioner was used to handle more visits to devote more time to selected patients. Quality of care under either circumstance was considered good.
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The Neuroscience Acute Care Nurse Practitioner: Role Development, Implementation, and Improvement
As the number and opportunities for acute care nurse practitioners (ACNPs) continue to increase, the successful integration of these providers into the health care setting becomes more of a challenge. This article outlines strategies for role development, implementation, and evaluation to optimize the performance of the neuroscience ACNP role. The concepts presented are applicable across […]
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Detraumatizing Nurse Practitioner Orientation
Health care reform and legislation of restricted resident work hours lead to the evaluation and the changes in health care delivery. In the early 1990s, the Acute Care Nurse Practitioner role evolved to fill the care gaps created by these changes. As the numbers and opportunities for nurse practitioners (NPs) in tertiary settings continue to […]
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Effect of Clinical Settings on the Utilization of Nurse Practitioners
In this study, 143 medical and pediatric nurse practitioners in 61 agencies identified problems in role implementation and formulated recommendations for more effective utilization in clinical settings which employ, or plan to employ, nurse practitioners. Physician-intensive settings appeared to utilize nurse practitioners least effectively and more practitioners left such settings, citing inability to implement the […]
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Surgical Nurse Practitioners as Registered Nurse First Assists: The Role, Historical Perspectives, and Educational Training
Advanced practice nurses (APN) who practice in the surgical subspecialty areas may have the opportunity to expand their scope of practice to include first assistant at surgery. Surgical APNs who practice as registered nurse first assistants (RNFA) should seek credentialing and apply for institutional privileges to assure the consumer of competent providers. Credentialing as an […]
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Analysis of Incomes of New Graduate Physician Assistants and Gender, 1998-2006
The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a gender-based difference in starting incomes paid to new graduate physician assistants. Data obtained from the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) Division of Data Services and Statistics from 1998 through 2006, utilizing the Annual AAPA Physician Assistant Census and the Annual AAPA New […]
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Nurse Practitioners’ Experiences of Working Collaboratively with General Practitioners and Allied Health Professionals in New South Wales, Australia
Objective: The study aimed to explore contemporary collaborative experiences of nurse practitioners (NPs) in providing care with general practitioners (GPs) and allied health care professionals. Design: A qualitative descriptive, exploratory design was considered the most appropriate to achieve the study objectives. This allowed the researcher at first hand to gain a thorough understanding of the […]
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The Business Management Preceptorship within the Nurse Practitioner Program
Changes in health care reimbursement practices have affected the way in which primary health care is provided. To be successful, nurse practitioners must have a proficient understanding of basic business functions, including accounting, finance, economics, marketing, and reimbursement practices. Yet, many graduates of nurse practitioner programs are not adequately prepared to make fundamental business decisions. […]
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Training Clinicians to be Preceptors: An Application of Kolb’s Theory
The use of adult learning theory can provide advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) with concrete strategies for developing skills as preceptors in clinical settings. These same principles can also strengthen continuing education programs. We present ways in which the Clinical Training Center for Family Planning uses Kolb’s Adult Learning Theory to structure a preceptor training […]
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Outcomes Manager: A Role for the Advanced Practice Nurse
Outcomes management offers the advanced practice nurse an opportunity to lead interdisciplinary providers in the restructuring of health care services across the continuum of care. Within an outcomes management framework, the advanced practice nurse functions as an attending nurse for a population of patients by overseeing interdisciplinary care delivery and outcomes measurement and refining standardized […]
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