Articulating the value-added dimension of NP care.
Collecting standardized data to describe advanced nursing practice is imperative to define the value-added component of nurse practitioner (NP) care. This article describes NPs in a primary care setting who collected standardized nursing data using the Omaha System. Key findings include the prevalence of health teaching, guidance, and counseling and surveillance as frequent intervention strategies.
Barton
Amy J
AJ
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center School of Nursing, Denver, USA.
Baramee
Julaluk
J
Sowers
Desree
D
Robertson
Kathryn J
KJ
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009737:Nursing Records; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D018875:Vocabulary, Controlled