Advanced practice psychiatric nursing: a national profile.
The results of a national survey of Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses (APPN) are presented. Results are based on the Society for Education and Research in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing's (SERPN) Primary Mental Health and Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nursing monograph. Characteristics of the nurses, the clients they serve, and their practice patterns are described. Documenting the cost-effectiveness of these practitioners and increasing the number of younger APPNs is recommended.
Merwin
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Society for Education and Research in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Advanced Practice Project Task Force, Pensacola, FL, USA.
Greiner
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Barrell
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Clement
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Chisholm
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Delaney
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Howard
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Poster
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D004522:Educational Status; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000639:trends; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce; D017132:Workplace