title: Measuring the impact of advanced practice nursing on achieving cost-quality outcomes: issues and challenges.
abstract: This article describes the issues and challenges that are inherent in conducting cost-quality outcomes research related to the advanced practice nurse role. As consumers of this research, nurse administrators need to be aware of these issues in order to make informed, organizationally rational decisions. Following discussion of the issues, recommendations are offered for factors to consider when using results of published research findings.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center, School of Nursing, USA.
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Carroll
authors.forename: V P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Fay
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006801:Humans; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011787:Quality of Health Care