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ACNP Standards and scope of practice
07/24/2014 10:23
From the AACN, the ACNP standards and scope of practiceacnp-scope-and-standards(1).pdf (634126)
ACNPs on a Neuroscience unit
07/18/2014 00:27
Outcomes studied on a Nueroscience unit compared outcomes in patients who had ACNPs collaborate with physicians in their care versus treatment by physicians only. Results there were no differences in readmission rates between the two groups. Costs where significantly reduced in the ACNP...
ACNP vs Physicians a comparision
07/17/2014 23:25
When comparing ACNPs to critical care/pulmonary fellows in MICU patient management. There were no differences between in the two groups in length of stay, duration of mechanical ventilation, reintubations, readmissions to the MICU, and mortality rates (Hoffman et al., 2005)Am J Crit...
ACNP's collaborating with surgeons
07/17/2014 23:24
A cardiovascular ICU added ACNPs that collaborated with the cardiac surgeons on their postoperative patients. They found with the addition of ACNPs average length of stay decreased by 1.91 days, and average cost of care decreased by over $ 5,000 (Meyer & Miers ,2005) Link to acrticle...
Nurs practitioners in the ER
07/17/2014 17:24
A study by Line et al (2010) conducted a study comparing NPs and physicians in the treatment of patients visiting the ER for minor illness and injuries. They found overall there was no significant difference was between the ENP and physician groups in terms of missed injuries or inappropriate...