Certification alignment of nurse practitioners in acute care.
Nurs Outlook
; 70(3): 417-428, 2022.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-35164934
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The Consensus Model specifies distinct education preparations for acute care and primary care nurse practitioners (NP), but incomplete implementation and employer hiring practices risk misalignment of certification and practice.PURPOSE:
Report the prevalence of acute care certification among NPs working in acute care, investigate the factors associated with alignment, and explore the impact of alignment on nurse outcomes.METHODS:
Using the 2018 National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses, we selected NPs practicing acute care and compared employment, education, and nurse outcomes by certification alignment.FINDINGS:
A minority of NPs (44.5%) held acute care certification. Controlling for NP characteristics, those practicing in states that restrict a NP's practice to their area of certification had 47% higher odds of acute care certification.DISCUSSION:
Understanding patterns of alignment in the NP workforce and the factors that produce them is critical to an appropriate regulatory framework for advanced practice nursing.Key words
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Advanced Practice Nursing
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Nurse Practitioners
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Nurs Outlook
Year:
2022
Type:
Article