Thesis
Comparison Of Primary Care Outcomes Of Nurse Practitioners And Physicians
Washington State University
Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
12/2005
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/3781
Abstract
PURPOSE: To discuss whether studies show if primary care outcomes, cost effectiveness, improved utilization of care, higher client satisfaction levels, improved health status of [patients cared for by] nurse practitioners (NP) are comparable to those of physicians (MD). DATA SOURCES: Review of the literature using PubMed, ProQuest, and CINAHL databases and studies exploring the differences between nurse practitioners and physicians practice and outcomes. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: The original concept of advanced practice nurses was to increase access to health care for uninsured populations and underserved rural areas. The trend is for NPs to fill vacancies of unfilled primary care physician positions. The research suggests that nurse practitioners in the primary care ambulatory settings have equivalent outcomes: utilization of care, cost effectiveness, improved health status, and patient satisfaction, as physicians.
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- Title
- Comparison Of Primary Care Outcomes Of Nurse Practitioners And Physicians
- Creators
- Kathleen M. Stidham
- Contributors
- Lorna Schumann (Advisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Research Projects, College of Nursing
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; Spokane, Washington
- Identifiers
- 99900590733501842
- Copyright
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us; Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US)
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis