Research Column: Advanced Practice Nurses and Improved Outcomes  

Oleh:

DePalma, Judith A.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Home Health Care Management & Practice vol. 13 no. 6 (Oct. 2001), page 480-481.
Topik: advanced practice; costs; quality; research; study
Fulltext: 480HHC136.pdf (38.01KB)

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Research has demonstrated improved outcomes with advanced practice nurses (APNs) providing traditional and nontraditional care. However, some settings have decreased the number of APNs as a cost-saving measure or have required APNs to take traditional patient assignments rather than having them manage the care of the high-risk or the most complex patients. When data are collected after such a change, the cost-effectiveness is minimal when countered by the increased length of stay and complication rate of the more complex patients without the management/ coordination of the APN. It is another case of immediate cost savings being more valued than longterm savings and quality of care.

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