title: Advanced practice psychiatric nurses' outcomes of care: a pilot study.
abstract: This pilot study evaluated the effectiveness of the Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurse (APPN) in improving clinical outcomes of depressed clients and measured their clients' level of satisfaction with APPN care. A longitudinal study design using repeated measures was conducted to evaluate clinical outcomes and satisfaction with care of depressed clients treated by APPNs. The findings suggest that APPNs are highly effective in treating clients with depression and that clients are very satisfied with the care they receive from APPNs.
authors.affiliation: Eastern Kentucky University, 521 LancasterAve, Rowlett 223, Richmond, KY40475, USA. evelyn.parrish@eku.edu
authors.forename: Evelyn
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Parrish
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Peden
authors.forename: Ruth Topsy
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Staten
authors.forename: Lynne
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: Fred
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Danner
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D057179:Advanced Practice Nursing; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D063868:Patient Outcome Assessment; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult