Time and NP Practice: Naming, Claiming, and Explaining the Role of Nurse Practitioners

This is a new era in primary health care with models of care focused less on number of patients seen per hour to one grounded in both patient satisfaction and outcome-based care. Nurse practitioners (NPs) are well positioned to achieve high marks under such criteria provided they can make the case f...

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Published in:Journal for nurse practitioners 2017-10, Vol.13 (9), p.583-589
Main Authors: Judge-Ellis, Teresa (Tess), Wilson, Thad R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ambulatory care
Clinical outcomes
Cost control
Holistic nursing
Naming
nurse practitioner
Nurse practitioners
nurse-patient relations
Nursing care
Patient satisfaction
Patients
Philosophy
Primary care
Professional practice
theory
theory-based nursing practice
time
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Summary:This is a new era in primary health care with models of care focused less on number of patients seen per hour to one grounded in both patient satisfaction and outcome-based care. Nurse practitioners (NPs) are well positioned to achieve high marks under such criteria provided they can make the case for what they actually do. Nursing’s profession-based philosophy of care underpins NP practice and contributes to good outcomes. Naming, claiming, and explaining the role of NPs are 3 actions steps that NPs are empowered to enact right now. •Health care delivery models are changing.•Nurse practitioners (NPs) provide a unique model of care delivery.•Nursing philosophy and assumptions underpin NP practice.•NP practice is complex and takes time.•NPs are empowered to explain the unique contributions and outcomes of NP care.
ISSN:1555-4155
1878-058X
DOI:10.1016/j.nurpra.2017.06.024