Evidence brief: The quality of care provided by advanced practice nurses

This evidence brief discovered little new evidence regarding health outcomes of patients receiving care from an independent advanced practice nurse (APRN) or physician. In primary and urgent care settings, there was no difference in health status, quality or life, mortality, or hospitalizations favo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: McCleery, Ellen, Christensen, Vivian A. (Author), Peterson, Kim (Author), Humphrey, Linda L. (Author)
Corporate Authors: United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Portland VA Medical Center Evidence-based Synthesis Program Center, Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (U.S.)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC Department of Veterans Affairs, Health Services Research & Development Service September 2014, 2014
Series:Evidence-based synthesis program
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Collection: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This evidence brief discovered little new evidence regarding health outcomes of patients receiving care from an independent advanced practice nurse (APRN) or physician. In primary and urgent care settings, there was no difference in health status, quality or life, mortality, or hospitalizations favoring either APRN or physician care, although the strength of evidence was generally low
Item Description:At head of title: QUERI.
Physical Description:1 PDF file (i, 25 pages) illustration + 1 supplement (19 pages)