Policy Implications for Optimizing Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Use Nationally

Robin P Newhouse; Jonathan P Weiner; Julie Stanik-Hutt; Kathleen M White; Meg Johantgen; Don Steinwachs; George Zangaro; Jillian Aldebron; Eric B Bass

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Policy Implications for Optimizing Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Use Nationally

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Policy Implications for Optimizing Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Use Nationally

Robin P Newhouse, Jonathan P Weiner, Julie Stanik-Hutt, Kathleen M White, Meg Johantgen, Don Steinwachs, George Zangaro, Jillian Aldebron and Eric B Bass

Policy, politics & nursing practice, Vol.13(2), pp.81-89

05/2012

DOI: 10.1177/1527154412456299

PMID: 22941772

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Abstract

his article examines the potential benefits of enhanced use of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) given health care workforce projections that predict an inadequate supply of certain types of providers. The conclusions of a systematic review comparing the effectiveness of care provided by APRNs with that of physicians alone or teams without APRNs indicate the viability of this approach. Allowing APRNs to assume roles that take full advantage of their educational preparation could mitigate the shortage of primary care physicians and improve care processes. The development of health care policy should be guided by patient-centric evidence rather than how care has been delivered in the past.

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Title: Subtitle: Policy Implications for Optimizing Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Use Nationally
Creators: Robin P Newhouse - University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA
Jonathan P Weiner - The Johns Hopkins University, School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
Julie Stanik-Hutt - The Johns Hopkins University, School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, USA
Kathleen M White - The Johns Hopkins University, School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, USA
Meg Johantgen - University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA
Don Steinwachs - The Johns Hopkins University, School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
George Zangaro - The Catholic University of America, School of Nursing, DC, WA, USA
Jillian Aldebron - Independent Consultant
Eric B Bass - The Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Policy, politics & nursing practice, Vol.13(2), pp.81-89
DOI: 10.1177/1527154412456299
PMID: 22941772
ISSN: 1527-1544
eISSN: 1552-7468
Language: English
Date published: 05/2012
Academic Unit: Nursing
Record Identifier: 9984064282702771

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