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Impact Of Advanced Practice Providers (App) Care Models And Outcomes In Primary Care, Kathleen Exline

DNP Projects

Background: The Affordable Care Act, an aging population, and the increased burden of caring for the chronically ill are factors that have resulted in a significantly increased demand on primary care. This has prompted the strategy to utilize advanced practice providers (APPs) to supplement primary care physicians. Due to the inconsistency of a defined national model and measurement system, the impact of APP utilization in healthcare is not clear.

Purpose: The purpose of this project was to examine the use of APPs in primary care. The study involved a review of the current utilization of APPs, an evaluation of the …

Evaluation Of Aprn Transition To Practice Program, Frances Hines

DNP Projects

The purpose of this quality improvement project is to evaluate the newly implemented APRN Onboarding Model. The Onboarding pilot began in the summer of 2018. This project focused on the second offering (pilot) of the onboarding program which occurred in June of 2018. The APRN participants of the onboarding consisted of newly hired APRN’s into Norton Healthcare. Both Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioners and Family Nurse Practitioners were included in this program evaluation. For this program evaluation a single survey instrument was developed to measure participants demographic, educational and work experience. Additionally perceptions of their level of confidence and self-efficacy …