Sustaining nurse-managed practice.
Community-based nurse-managed practice (CBNMP) brings primary health care to local, typically vulnerable, populations. Despite cost-effective, high quality care, a 21% decline in academic CBNMPs was documented in the 1990s. A multiple case study addressed factors that hindered or facilitated diffusion and sustainability of CBNMPs in prevalent practice settings. To promote sustainable practice, CBNMPs should articulate a practice mission, identify the practice as nursing, create a team approach, balance mission with margin, and promote attractive sites. Other recommendations include planning for growth and evolution of health care and applying for awards to increase the visibility and political clout of CBNMPs.
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Loretto Heights Department of Nursing, Rueckert-Hartman School for Health Professions, Regis University, 3333 Regis Boulevard, G-8, Denver, CO 80221, USA. lcampbel@regis.edu
D003151:Community Health Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000458:organization & administration*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States; D035862:Vulnerable Populations