title: Advanced practice nursing model for comprehensive care with chronic illness: model for promoting process engagement.
abstract: New models of providing care to chronically ill persons are needed that can facilitate a more integrative approach to patient care. The purposes of this article are to describe the utilization of a theory synthesis process for development of a client-focused approach for advanced practice nurse (APN) management of chronic illness and to present the Model for Promoting Process Engagement. The model was developed as a theory-driven intervention to address complexities of chronic illness care. This APN practice model is the direct result of the synthesis of a number of differing theoretical models developed by the authors in previous individual research endeavors.
authors.affiliation: Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing, University of Wyoming, Dept 3065, 1000 E University Ave, Laramie, WY 82071, USA. sacumbie@uwyo.edu
authors.forename: Sharon A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Cumbie
authors.forename: Virginia M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Conley
authors.forename: Mary E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Burman
mesh_terms: D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000451:nursing*; D003191:Comprehensive Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000379:methods; D017064:Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods