Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner: The 2018 Practice Analysis

Autor: Caroline Bauer, Maureen A. Madden, Karin Reuter-Rice, Michael Maymi
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse AssociatesPractitioners. 36(2)
ISSN: 1532-656X
Popis: INTRODUCTION Practice research serves as the certification framework for validating advanced practice roles and updating national qualifying examinations. This national study informed an update of the Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care (CPNP-AC) examination content outline. METHOD A descriptive analysis of a survey completed in 2018 by 373 pediatric nurse practitioners (PNP) practicing as an acute care role (AC). RESULTS Respondents were primarily females aged 25 to 34 years (35.4%) and formally educated as AC PNPs (84.2%) and held the CPNP-AC credential (98.9%). Most respondents (83.6%) practiced in urban areas and spent 84% of their time in direct patient care with 74% working in inpatient settings. The majority (87%) worked in subspecialty practice such as critical care (18.5%) and cardiac intensive care (12.3%). DISCUSSION This is the fourth practice analysis of the AC PNP role that demonstrates continuous evolution in clinical practice, educational preparation, and subspecialty practice distribution.
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