title: The case for nurse practitioners. Used correctly, they can improve outcomes, lower costs and make up for reduced residents' hours.
abstract: Highly skilled nurse practitioners dedicated to patient management and coordinating all aspects of complex cases can have a positive impact on clinical outcomes and costs. They can also be an effective way to offset limits on residents' work hours. Hospitals increasingly use advance practice nurses beyond such traditional settings as neonatal units, encouraged by recent studies underscoring their benefits.
authors.forename: Howard
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Larkin
mesh_terms: D019090:Case Management; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D017052:Hospital Mortality / Q000639:trends; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000639:trends; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D011383:Progressive Patient Care; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014768:Virginia