title: Caring side-by-side with acute care nurse practitioners.
abstract: Hospitals are incorporating more and more acute care nurse practitioners (ACNPs) into their care teams. Read about the changing dynamics of the specialty to understand the ACNP's role in your unit.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Long Island University, Brookville, N.Y., USA.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Geier
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease / Q000451:nursing*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007587:Job Description; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology*; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration