title: Advanced practice nursing after health care reform.
abstract: The purpose of this article is to review the literature on the role of advanced practice nurses in the post health care reform environment. The effect of the failed health care reform initiative, the impact of managed care, and the composition of patient populations and the work force in the future are described.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Donley
mesh_terms: D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D014481:United States