title: Advanced practice nursing: an administrative perspective.
abstract: Institutions have adopted various organizational models to incorporate the role of acute care nurse practitioners (ACNP). This article provides a review of various professional practice models for ACNPs, their scope of practice, institutional credentialing, and typical funding mechanisms for these practitioners working in hospital-based acute care settings.
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Parrinello
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D016294:Models, Nursing; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*