Systematic review of literature on the impact of Nurse Practitioners in Emergency Departments. Limited evidence of high quality. Most high quality evidence conducted in English speaking countries outside the U.S. Evidence suggests NPs in EDs associated with quality care, improved patient satisfaction, reduced wait times. Insufficient evidence related to cost-effectiveness. #BecomingAPRN16
This article looks at the impact APRNs in the Emergency Department have on cost, quality of care, satisfaction and wait times. The study concludes that Emergency Nurse Practitioners have a positive influence on quality of care, satisfaction and wait times in the ER, but is inconclusive on their impact on cost.
This article discusses the stressors that a novice NP may face in providing quality care. Many programs provide adequate content and clinical exposure, but mentorship may be an effective strategy for novice NPs to transition into the role of a competent healthcare provider.
Our study demonstrated that participation in
the Quality Improvement and Innovation Partnership (QIIP) Learning Collaborative (LC) program influenced team functioning in Primary Health Care (PHC) teams, and facilitated the development of team based care processes. Enhanced communication processes increased both the recognition and the use of team members' scope
of practice. Being respected and understood improved team collaboration as well as team functioning. Supporting and sharing leadership was a central component to successful team functioning.
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Since the introduction of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) in 1996, nurses have become the frontline
This 2015 article, written in the Journal of Pediatric Health Care, discusses the critical importance of intervening and advocating for APRNs to have full practice authority as opposed to the current varying state-by-state practice laws. The author explains the primary reasons for states retaining restrictions on APRN practice are outdated and include lack of awareness of the current scope of practice of APRNs and organized medicine's persistent opposition to expanding the authority of other providers to practice and receive the full amount for their rendered services. The author supports her argument by including the IOM Committee's view; removing APRN practice restrictions would assist in addressing health care access, high-quality care, and an overall healthier population.
This article discusses the benefits and pit-falls to autonomous primary care Nurse practitioner practice and advocates for cost effective improvements to our healthcare system. The research suggests that Nurse practitioners who practice independently report greater job satisfaction, improved patient outcomes and provide low cost, high quality services that are equal or superior to primary care physicians. Unfortunately, current healthcare reimbursement models, policies and reluctant physicians have created barriers to autonomous NP practices. The author suggests that autonomous practice requires further research across the U.S, the establishment of a well-defined model and the evaluation of patient outcomes, in order to determine whether the present day Nurse Practitioner requires future collaborative agreements with physicians, in order to provide quality patient care across the United States.
Meant to share this when we did our timelines. This was cited as a pinnacle article for the NP profession. It demonstrates that NPs give just as effective care as physicians in a primary care setting when given equal authority and responsibility.
Research from JAMA - Primary Care Outcomes in Patients Treated by Nurse Practitioners or Physicians - A Randomized Trial - ContextStudies have suggested that the quality of primary care delivered by nurse practitioners is equal to that of physicians.
This is a Canadian public ad campaign, defining what nurse practitioners are, what they can do, and how they can help improve quality of and access to care. It is well-made. I feel that similar campaigns in the U.S. Would help to increase public knowledge and understanding of our profession.
This article touches on a topic of particular interest to me, specifically how APRN's can help fill a critical shortage of primary care providers in HIV medicine. The article validates that APRN's (NP's) are more than capable of providing high quality care to those living with HIV. Moreover, we are well positioned to fill the provider shortage that is only expected to grow over the next decade and beyond.
As NPs, many of us who have not practiced as nurses, it might be difficult to get your foot in the door of that first job. This is a personal strategy that I came up with to try and help mitigate that for myself, I'm obviously hoping that it works!
For those of us who know where we want to work, for me that's in HIV medicine, I think it's important to develop the competencies that your employer will be looking for when you walk in the door. This article does a nice job of laying those out for entry level NPs looking to get into HIV medicine.
What I'm trying to do is add as many of these skills to my resume while I'm attending school. My hope is that will give me an edge over NPs that I'm competing with who may not have been in the specialty specific time.
If you can identify your desired areas of practice then its just a matter of looking for opportunities to add to your skillset. Look for faculty that have a shared interest, see if you can work on a research project with them. Look for nursing organizations in that specialty. There are two HIV specific organizations for APRNs looking to get into HIV medicine (ANAC and AAHIV). Join them and start networking. Take as much CNE as you can in your specialty topic - much of its free and can be done online at your own pace.