The PRO nurse: advocate for quality care.
Since the inception of the Social Security Amendments of 1983, nurses have assumed expanded roles in ensuring the monitoring of the quality of care received by Medicare beneficiaries. This unique area of nursing practice offers new challenges and employment opportunities for the nurse as a patient advocate. Nurses who are interested in this role may contact state PRO directors or watch for specific recruitment advertisements in nursing magazines.
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D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare; D009726:Nurses; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D011366:Professional Review Organizations; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States