Other Titles

Healthcare delivery in the US

Abstract

The U.S. health care system is facing significant challenges to deliver high-quality primary care to millions of Americans. The nurse practitioner (NP) workforce can help meet the demand. This presentation will highlight the mechanisms by which the primary care capacity can be improved through removal NP policy and organizational barriers.

Author Details

Lusine Poghosyan, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN and Affan Ghaffari, PhD

Sigma Membership

Unknown

Lead Author Affiliation

Columbia University, New York, New York, USA

Type

Presentation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Nurse Practitioner, Policy and Organizational Barriers, Primary Care

Conference Name

29th International Nursing Research Congress

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Melbourne, Australia

Conference Year

2018

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Promoting primary care delivery in the US through effective utilization of nurse practitioner workforce

Melbourne, Australia

The U.S. health care system is facing significant challenges to deliver high-quality primary care to millions of Americans. The nurse practitioner (NP) workforce can help meet the demand. This presentation will highlight the mechanisms by which the primary care capacity can be improved through removal NP policy and organizational barriers.