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Published on: January 9, 2019
Emergency physician evaluation of PA and NP practice patterns
Andrew W Phillips1, Kevin M Klauer, Chad S Kessler
1Andrew W. Phillips is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Kevin M. Klauer is chief medical officer of hospital-based services, emergency medicine chief risk officer, and executive director of patient safety organization for TeamHealth, and an assistant clinical professor at Michigan State University's College of Osteopathic Medicine. Chad S. Kessler is deputy chief of staff of the Durham (N.C.) VA Healthcare System. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
Abstract:
The unprecedented surge in physician assistants (PAs) and NPs in the ED developed quickly in recent years, but scope of practice and practice patterns are not well described.
Methods:
We conducted two cross-sectional electronic surveys of the American College of Emergency Physicians' council. Survey construction was informed by interviews and evaluated with validity and reliability studies. Univariate analyses to establish associations also were performed.
Results:
Most councilors' departments employ PAs and NPs (72.4% of 163 responses). Supervisory requirements varied greatly among respondents for the same emergency severity index (ESI) level. Regardless of experience level, NPs were reported to use significantly more resources than PAs; chi-square(4) = 105.292, P < .001 for less-experienced PAs or NPs; chi-square(4) = 120.415, P < .001 for more experienced PAs or NPs.
Conclusion:
Councilors reported great variation in PA and NP scope of practice. The results also suggest that new graduate PAs may be more clinically prepared to practice in the ED than new graduate NPs.
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