title: Advanced nurse practitioners: improving patients' journeys.
authors.affiliation: Health Service Executive South, Cork and Kerry.
authors.forename: Ann Kelleher
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Keane
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016529:Emergency Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007494:Ireland / Q000453:epidemiology; D007902:Length of Stay; D008875:Middle Aged; D009017:Morbidity; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000458:organization & administration*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009731:Nursing Audit; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration*