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The psychiatric advanced practice nurse with prescriptive authority: role development, practice issues, and outcomes
1School of Nursing, University of Rochester, NY, USA.
Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
|April 1, 1997
Summary
Psychiatric Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs) offer cost-effective, high-quality primary mental health care. This role is crucial for comprehensive care delivery within evolving healthcare systems.
Area of Science:
- Healthcare Management
- Nursing
- Psychiatric Care
Background:
- Increasing demand for cost-effective primary healthcare for mentally ill patients.
- Evolving healthcare systems necessitate adaptable professional roles.
- Need for high-quality, comprehensive mental health service delivery.
Purpose of the Study:
- To discuss the role of the Psychiatric Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) with Prescriptive Authority.
- To highlight the cost-effectiveness and quality of APN services in mental healthcare.
- To explore the implementation and impact of psychiatric APNs.
Main Methods:
- Review of historical development of the Nurse Practitioner (NP) role.
- Analysis of issues specific to psychiatric nursing practice.
- Description of the implementation of the psychiatric NP role at Rochester.
Main Results:
- Psychiatric APNs are identified as a cost-effective and high-quality component of mental health care.
- The historical development and specific challenges of the psychiatric NP role are examined.
- Implementation at Rochester provides a case study for this role.
Conclusions:
- Psychiatric APNs are vital for cost-effective primary mental health care.
- Further study is recommended to assess the impact of psychiatric NPs on care delivery.
- Process and outcome variables should be key areas for future research.