title: Implementing Institute of Medicine Future of Nursing recommendations: a model for transforming nurse practitioner privileges.
abstract: The Institute of Medicine Future of Nursing report created a sense of urgency to remove barriers preventing advanced practice RNs from practicing to their full scope of practice. With the chief nursing officer as catalyst for change, this article describes a collaborative model and process that resulted in expanded clinical privileges for nurse practitioners in an integrated healthcare system.
authors.affiliation: St Luke's Health System, Treasure Valley, Boise, Idaho 83712, USA. clavellj@slhs.org
authors.forename: Joanne T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Clavelle
mesh_terms: D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated; D006265:Health Care Coalitions; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006284:Health Plan Implementation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007061:Idaho; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce