title: Administrative issues for use of nurse practitioners.
abstract: As nurse administrators increasingly use nurse practitioners in healthcare delivery systems to provide high-quality, more cost-effective care, they must recognize and take action on key practice issues--autonomy, title protection, admitting privileges, physician back-up, and reimbursement. Careful attention and action directed to enhancing nurse practitioner usefulness will increase the flexibility of nurse practitioner utilization within specific institutions and across a diverse network of healthcare delivery sites structured to provide continuity of care.
authors.affiliation: Riley Children's Cancer Center at Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sellards
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Mills
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement; D007355:Insurance, Nursing Services; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce