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NPs in the ICU: The Vanderbilt initiative
Before integrating nurse practitioners into a critical care environment, it is important to understand the infrastructure and support necessary to guide clinical practice and utilization. NP practice teams should be structured with a cohesive strategy to provide 24/7 patient coverage and consistency in evidence-based care.
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Addition of Acute Care Nurse Practitioners to Medical and Surgical Rapid Response Teams: A Pilot Project
Background Vanderbilt University Hospital’s original rapid response team included a critical care charge nurse and a respiratory therapist. A frequently identified barrier to care was the time delay between arrival of the rapid response team and arrival of the primary health care team. Objective To assess the impact of adding an acute care nurse practitioner […]
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Comparison of Neonatal Nurse Practitioners’ and Pediatric Residents’ Care of Extremely Low-Birth-Weight Infants
Objective: To compare outcomes and charges of health care delivery to extremely low-birth-weight infants by neonatal nurse practitioners (NNP) and pediatric residents. Design: Retrospective cohort study. Setting: A 56-bed neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in a university teaching hospital. Methods: Study population included all infants with birth weights less than 1000 g who were admitted […]
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Impact of a Nurse Practitioner and Physician Collaborative Practice on Older Adults Admitted to a Large Urban Hospital: Differences in Treatment and Outcome
Perceived Barriers to the Sustainability and Progression of Nurse Practitioners
Background: In 1998 in Victoria, Australia, the Nurse Practitioner (NP) model was considered with projects exploring the potential for NP implementation in emergency departments (EDs). Aims: The aim of this study is to explore the perceived barriers to progression and sustainability of the NP role in Victoria. A survey of the 17 EDs involved in […]
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The Transition to First Position as Nurse Practitioner
The nurse who graduates from a nurse practitioner program leaves a comfort zone of nursing practice to enter a new position where feelings of insecurity and stress are common. Because the role of the nurse practitioner (NP) continues to evolve and is influenced by many environmental issues, the preparation of the NP by the academic […]
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Evaluating Outcomes of the Emergency Nurse Practitioner Role in a Major Urban Emergency Department, Melbourne, Australia