title: Hiring appropriate providers for different populations: acute care nurse practitioners.
abstract: Acute care nurse practitioners, prepared as providers for a variety of populations of patients, continue to make substantial contributions to health care. Evidence indicates shorter stays, higher satisfaction among patients, increased work efficiency, and higher quality outcomes when acute care nurse practitioners are part of unit- or service-based provider teams. The Consensus Model for APRN Regulation: Licensure, Accreditation, Certification, and Education outlines detailed guidelines for matching nurse practitioners' education with certification and practice by using a population-focused algorithm. Despite national support for the model, nurse practitioners and employers continue to struggle with finding the right fit. Nurse practitioners often use their interest and previous nursing experience to apply for an available position, and hospitals may not understand preparation or regulations related to matching the appropriate provider to the work environment. Evidence and regulatory guidelines indicate appropriate providers for population-focused positions. This article presents history and recommendations for hiring acute care nurse practitioners as providers for different populations of patients.
authors.affiliation: Cathy Haut is a pediatric nurse practitioner working in both acute and primary care settings as well as a faculty member in the pediatric nurse practitioner programs at the University of Maryland School of Nursing.Maureen Madden is a pediatric critical care nurse practitioner at the Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital. She is on the faculty at the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. She currently serves as president of the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board. cathyhaut@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Cathy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Haut
authors.affiliation: Cathy Haut is a pediatric nurse practitioner working in both acute and primary care settings as well as a faculty member in the pediatric nurse practitioner programs at the University of Maryland School of Nursing.Maureen Madden is a pediatric critical care nurse practitioner at the Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital. She is on the faculty at the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. She currently serves as president of the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board.
authors.forename: Maureen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Madden
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003406:Credentialing / Q000592:standards; D064648:Critical Care Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D004651:Employment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007586:Job Application; D008297:Male; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States