title: A System Approach to Advanced Practice Clinician Standardization and High Reliability.
abstract: Advanced practice clinicians (APCs) are an integral part of the health care team. Opportunities exist within Advocate Health Care to standardize and optimize APC practice across the system. To enhance the role and talents of APCs, an approach to role definition and optimization of practice and a structured approach to orientation and evaluation are shared. Although in the early stages of development, definition and standardization of accountabilities in a framework to support system changes are transforming the practice of APCs.
authors.affiliation: Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital, Downers Grove, Illinois.
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Okuno-Jones
authors.forename: Alice
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Siehoff
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Law
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Juarez
mesh_terms: D057179:Advanced Practice Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D024802:Nurse's Role; D012015:Reference Standards; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D000078329:Workforce