title: Cost-effectiveness of a WOC advanced practice nurse in the acute care and outpatient setting.
abstract: Increasing numbers of advanced practice nurses who practice within the WOC specialty are challenged by the need to justify their role by demonstrating clinical and fiscal benefits to the employing agency. This View From Here column describes the steps I took while completing such an analysis for a position for a nurse practitioner with WOC certification in upstate New York.
authors.affiliation: Jenny A. Medley, RN, MSN, Samaritan Medical Center, Walden University, 23929 Pheasant Run, Watertown, NY 13601 (jmedley@twcny.rr.com).
authors.forename: Jenny A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Medley
mesh_terms: D057179:Advanced Practice Nursing / Q000191:economics*; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000191:economics*; D002568:Certification; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D009518:New York