RESUMEN
Advanced practice clinicians (APCs) are an integral part of the health care team. Opportunities exist within Advocate Health Care to standardize and optimize APC practice across the system. To enhance the role and talents of APCs, an approach to role definition and optimization of practice and a structured approach to orientation and evaluation are shared. Although in the early stages of development, definition and standardization of accountabilities in a framework to support system changes are transforming the practice of APCs.
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Enfermería de Práctica Avanzada/normas , Estándares de Referencia , Reproducibilidad de los Resultados , Competencia Clínica/normas , Humanos , Capacitación en Servicio/métodos , Capacitación en Servicio/normas , Rol de la Enfermera , Recursos HumanosRESUMEN
In an effort to enhance educational support to nursing service personnel at the unit level, administrators at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, IL, have created the staff educator RN position. The staff educator RN for each nursing unit is charged with coordinating and implementing all unit-based educational activities to meet assessed educational needs. This article describes the development of the staff educator RN role as well as rewards and challenges related to this role.