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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.

Landmark article showing primary care from NP vs MD was not different.

Thought this article could be useful as we begin to develop our elevator speeches. Many tips exist for developing elevator speeches in the business environment, however, fewer exist for securing a position in healthcare so I found this article to be helpful.

Well written easy to understand article clearly maps out requirements and varying options for process to become AGACNP

Well written easy to understand article clearly maps out requirements and varying options for process to become AGACNP

This article reviewed several different studies on interdisciplinary care and looked for ways that we can improve on health care and implement better teamwork. What I found most interesting is that the article talks about how educating staff on the benefits of teamwork is seriously lacking. Two issues are emerging in health care as clinicians face the complexities of current patient care: the need for specialized health professionals, and the need for these professionals to collaborate. Interdisciplinary health care teams with members from many professions answer the call by working together, collaborating and communicating closely to optimize patient care.

This article finds two emerging issues that must be addressed to optimize patient care: "the need for specialized health professionals, and the need for these professionals to collaborate." In nursing we talk a lot about "continuity of care" and that a seamless transition between PCPs, specialists, in-patient, and out-patient services is not only good-practice but vital for thorough health care delivery and improving long term outcomes.

This article gives 10 elements of an effective interdisciplinary team.

Interesting article that highlights 10 important principles for effective interdisciplinary collaboration.

This article is a comprehensive overview of dementia care; scroll about 1/3rd down for multidisciplinary teamwork which is later captured in the discussion about treatment options as well.

The author figures out the challenges in interdisciplinary teamwork among healthcare providers. These challenges are worth attention if we hope to do well in interdisciplinary teamwork.

This article discusses how interdisciplinary teamwork is experienced at three levels: healthcare professionals, patients, and healthcare organizations.

The points made by the author - reaching decisions collectively, making sure everyone is committed to the same purpose and goal, full participation, understanding the work of other disciplines - can be applied in any type of teamwork setting for successful outcomes. However, with healthcare the author points out that effective teamwork can lead to decreasing health care costs, improved patient safety, and decreasing workload through shared responsibilities. All areas that can allow for better patient care and more efficient use of time and financial resources.

This article addresses the importance of Nurse Practitioners in the work force. Currently, there is an ever growing healthcare worker shortage, especially in light of health reform coverage expansions in 2014. This article goes on to address the disparities found in state licensing and the scope of practice of Advanced Practice Registered Nurse.

This article discusses the effects of states' scope of practice laws and payment policies on the role of NPs in the primary care setting.

This article discusses the transition from RN to an APRN

This article examines the factors that come into play when transitioning from the RN to APRN role.

A recent study of 352 NP conference goers found that NPs who received a formal/structured orientation reported a better role transition experience than those who did not. Interestingly, RN experience was not a significant factor.

My intended area of practice is in HIV nursing. In my last post I provided a link to the competencies needed to be an advanced practice nurse in the field, and I talked a little bit about steps I'm taking to close that gap. To hopefully move me along the continuum from novice to expert. I thought this article was interesting and provided a broader approach in how nurses might use residency program for exactly that purpose. The article talks about DNPs but it is no different for the MSN prepared nurse. It seems that residencies may become more the norm in the future - and that might be good for all, new nurses and patients alike.

In this article, author Lugo discusses the findings of her study relating limits on full practice authority for APRNs to issues of gender equality. She investigated the link between state support of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) and laws in these states allowing APRNs full scope of practice and prescribing rights. Her study showed that states that have historically and currently supported the ERA in fact allow greater APRN scope of practice, and thus she draws conclusions about attitudes towards women's equality and the regulation of advanced practice nursing, which remains to be a woman-dominated profession.

In this May 2016 article published in the Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, Dr. Nancy Rudner Lugo argues that advanced practicing nursing viewed through a gendered perspective due to nursing's history as a predominantly female profession; because of this, APRNS in states that are less accepting of women's equality have a more narrow scope of practice. There is not currently a national-level evidence based method used to determine APRN scope, and is instead decided at the state level. The author seeks to explain the cause of the discrepancy between differing APRN scopes of practice in different states by comparing the APRN scope of practice between states that did and did not vote to pass the Equal Right Amendment, positing that states with cultural attitudes that are more equitable between genders reflect this at the legislative level, thus explaining the wider or full practice authority given to APRNs in these states. In conclusion, Lugo advocates for increasing the number of women in legislative positions, forming relationships between women's equality organizations and groups working towards expanded health care access, and emphasizing the skills and competency of APRNs in achieving positive patient health outcomes.

This article discusses the Pros and Cons of using APRNs in both outpatient and inpatient settings. One of the positives is that there are more jobs for the APRN and now APRN's can specialize much like physicians. The downside to that is that there are not as many NPs doing primary care, which is leaving a gap.

This is a handy article for a quick and dirty explanation of the differences in scope, education, etc. between APRNs and PAs. I'm asked questions like this a lot by curious family members as well as patients.

On several occasions, we get asked, "So what exactly is the difference between an NP and a PA?" This article is very recent and does a really nice job of breaking down the key differences between an NP and a PA on a deeper level.

This article does a great job defining the role, education, and scope of the APRN compared to Physician Assistants. This is a great resource to be able understand the distinction for ourselves and to use to educate others about our unique role in health care as APRNs.

While this article is not specific to the FNP specialty, I find it interesting because it discusses the evolving global role of APRNs.

This article provides a brief history of the APRN role and the advancement from a CRNA, to midwives, then to FNPs. The focus is the family nurse practitioner role. The author shows the connection with Erik Ericsson's stages of development and provides examples of how the role of the NP progressed through those stages. Examples are also provided from a world development perspective, as each country has also had to move through the same phases of development before moving on to the next. The author concludes that we (the U.S.) are still in the final stage of development (Integrity-older adult).

This resource provides a brief history of APRN and outlines the developmental steps in advanced practice roles that can be helpful know for countries where the role of APRN are being established or growing.