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M L Brunell

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PubMed1998

Demonstrating the value of the advanced practice nurse: an evaluation model.

Advanced practice nurses are challenged to assess comprehensively the value of their role and the impact of their practice. Value is defined as quality divided by cost. The correlations among the structure, strategies of care (process), and their objectives (outcome) are key to the assessment of the quality of care and the impact of the advanced practice nurse's role. Advanced practice nurses are challenged to provide high quality care for a competitive or decreased cost. For the profession of nursing, outcomes are the result of interventions based on the nurse's clinical judgment and theoretical, practical, or scientific knowledge. An evaluation model is presented that comprehensively measures the impact of advanced practice nurses on patients and families, and an example is presented. Using the model will give credibility and validity to the APNs' positive impact on the quality and financial outcomes of care for each patient and for entire patient populations.

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PubMed1997

Using a nursing framework to establish a nurse-managed Senior Health Clinic.

This article describes the organizing framework and evaluation component of a newly initiated nurse-managed Senior Health Clinic that is being collaboratively run by a school of nursing and a senior service agency in Central Florida. Background is provided on choosing a partner agency; negotiations; developing a mission statement, goals, and operation plans; determining the target audience; and marketing strategies. The clinic targets residents who are 55 years old and older and who do not currently have a primary care provider. Cox's (1982) Interactional model for Client Health Behavior provides the framework for care delivery and all process and outcome evaluation activities. As such, the model provides an innovative nursing focus to the delivery of primary care services. Client characteristics are used to form the components of the client data collection tool, which was developed to provide baseline information on seniors who are using the clinic. Three elements of client professional interaction are included in the Health Care Form, which documents the nurse practitioner services that were provided: health information, affective support, and professional technical competencies. The Client Satisfaction Tool measures the client's satisfaction with each of the elements of client-professional interaction that are theorized to influence health outcomes. Information management is facilitated by a computer program that enables staff to enter the information directly into the computer. Data collection is ongoing and will quantify the type and extensiveness of services provided and the quality of care at the Senior Health Clinic.

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