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Assessment and Evaluation of the High Risk Neonate: The NICU Network Neurobehavioral Scale
Published on: August 25, 2014
Utilization-focused evaluation of acute care nurse practitioner role
C B Stetler1, J Effken, L Frigon
1Patient-Centered Redesign Program, Hartford Hospital, Connecticut, USA.
Abstract:
Using nurse practitioners in acute care is a relatively new phenomenon with little existing data on related expectations and effectiveness. This article describes one organization's program evaluation of the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) role. It includes a conceptual model as well as pragmatic data on: perception of the performance of agreed-upon role expectations, influence on targeted aspects of care, retention of a focus on nursing, and factors facilitating or hindering APRN effectiveness.
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