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Developing nurse practitioner associated metrics for outcomes assessment.

April N Kapu¹, Ruth Kleinpell

¹Advanced Practice Nursing, Vanderbilt University Hospital, Nashville, Tennessee, Center for Clinical Research and Scholarship, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, College of Nursing, Rush University, Chicago, Illinois, Mercy Hospital & Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.

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Summary

Measuring nurse practitioner (NP) impact on patient outcomes and quality of care is crucial. Developing specific NP metrics can highlight their contributions in various healthcare settings.

Keywords:

Acute care advanced practice nurse (APN)hospital nurse practitioners outcomes

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Healthcare quality improvement
Nursing practice and outcomes

Background:

Nurse practitioners (NPs) play a growing role in inpatient care.
Evaluating NP contributions to patient outcomes and care quality is essential for performance assessment.

Purpose of the Study:

To discuss the development and application of NP-associated metrics.
To assess the impact of NP care on patient outcomes and quality of care measures.

Main Methods:

Review of current opportunities for NP outcome highlighting.
Discussion of NP-specific metrics for performance evaluation.

Main Results:

NP metrics can identify their specific impact in hospital and ambulatory settings.
New avenues exist for NP outcome assessment through programs like Hospital Value-Based Purchasing.

Conclusions:

NP-associated metrics are vital for evaluating their impact on patient care and quality.
Standardized metrics enhance the recognition of NP contributions to healthcare.