Evaluation of In-patient Interventional Cardiology

Autor: Cheryl J.P. Dumont, Juanita Reigle, Christine Howell, Helen-Marie Molnar
Rok vydání: 2006
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Zdroj: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America. 18:523-529
ISSN: 0899-5885
Popis: The role of the acute care nurse practitioner (ACNP) has expanded and evolved since national certification was first offered in 1995. Initially the ACNP role was configured as a hospital-based role, but many ACNPs are moving from the traditional tertiary care setting to physician practices [1]. At the same time, academic institutions are facing reductions in the number of physician residents and strict regulatory requirements that limit resident duty hours [2]. These changes in the health care environment challenge health care delivery systems to provide high-quality patient care services in an efficient and cost-effective manner. To reach this goal, it often is necessary to reconfigure traditional approaches to patient care
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