https://uaprn.enpnetwork.com/page/17861-aprns-are-georgia-s-answer-to-its-shortage-of-primary-care-providers- This article is specific to Georgia and touches on the history of the role of the APRN...
This is an article where the results of a randomized trial on patient outcomes depending on the type of provider (NP vs. MD) are discussed. Over a 2 year-follow-up, patient outcomes (including pati...
This article is a systematic review of published materials, using cites such as: PubMed, CINAHL, and Proquest to look at how APRNs affect patient outcomes, as they contribute more and more to the h...
This website describes how and why RNs were able to transition into provider roles as nurse practitioners. It has a lot of the same information from the other resources that have been posted, but i...
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/464663_4This article explains how the profession of nurse practitioner had started and evolved over time.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26033108
This article presents the result of a systematic review pertaining to the quality outcomes of APRN compared to other providers such as physicians. The article concludes that APRN have equivalent qu...
http://www.aacn.nche.edu/government-affairs/NGA-Nurse-Practitioner-Paper.pdf This article discusses the role of a nurse practitioner and their scope of practice and how it varies from state to...
http://kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/tapping-nurse-practitioners-to-meet-rising-demand-for-primary-care/ This article does a wonderful job in portraying the shortage of primary care health professi...
This is a useful article written by one of my former professors at Johns Hopkins. I think it provides great insight into transitioning process of becoming an APRN. This article outlines the importa...
This article is about a study that sought to describe the process necessary for a successful transition of the student nurse to a professional, as well as what kind of support system enables this p...
The hand book prepared by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) for Nurse Practitioner (NP) candidates is designed to provide candidates with essential informat...
Approximately 15% of all NPs have their own private practices. There are also a number of nurse-managed health centers across the United States, in which all of the health care is directed and prov...
This timeline provides a great overview of how the NP role was developed in the US.
Just wanted to add more article links that speak about geriatrician shortage and comparable earnings between geriatricians and adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioners: https://www.ncbi....
This article discusses the importance of optimal healthcare through a team of health care providers in a pediatric setting. It focuses on the importance of a pediatrician heading the group but then...
This study analyzed National Provider Identifier (NPI) data from 2010 to understand the distribution of APRN's in rural and urban areas of the United States and how practice autonomy contributes to...
This article provides information on the scope and role of the FNP
This articles provides clarification regarding physician delegation to APRN's in the state of GA.
This article discusses the results of multiple trials using interventions to decrease hospital readmission rates. Interventions included post discharge follow-up phone calls, home visits, and infor...
