Expanding the knowledge base of resident and facility outcomes of care delivered by advanced practice nurses in long-term care: expert panel recommendations.
In 2003, a panel of nationally recognized experts in geriatric practice, education, research, public policy, and long-term care convened to examine and make recommendations about care quality and safety issues related to advanced practice nurses (APNs) in nursing home practice. This article reports on the panel recommendation that addressed expanding the evidence base of resident and facility outcomes of APN nursing home practice. A review of the small but important body of research related to nursing home APN practice suggests a positive impact on resident care and facility outcomes. Recommendations are made for critically needed research in four key areas: (a) APN nursing home practice, (b) relative value unit coding, (c) outcomes related to geropsychiatric and mental health nursing services, and (d) outcomes related to geriatric specialization. The APN role could be significantly enhanced and executed if its specific contribution to resident and facility outcomes was more clearly delineated through the recommended rigorous research.
Bourbonniere
Meg
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Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA.
Mezey
Mathy
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Mitty
Ethel L
EL
Burger
Sarah
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Bonner
Alice
A
Bowers
Barbara
B
Burl
Jeffrey B
JB
Carter
Diane
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Dimant
Jacob
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Jerro
Sarah A
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Reinhard
Susan C
SC
Ter Maat
Marilyn
M
Nicholson
Nicholas R
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