The advanced practice nurse in an acute care setting. The nurse practitioner in adult cardiac surgery care.
Growing numbers of nurse practitioners are shifting practice to the acute care setting. Nurse practitioners are responding to the demand by hospitals for more efficient, cost effective, and safe patient care. An Adult Cardiac Surgery program in New York City uses acute care nurse practitioners in providing patient care through the hospital course. This article explores one such practice.
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Veterans Administration Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
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