Unit 6 Discussion 1 – Value of The APRN/ nurse practitioner Model. 1000w. 11-5-22. 4 references
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- Outline and discuss a plan to promote the value of the APN model to the public.
- Using the latest statistics and evidence, provide a compelling argument and a brief background to the public about why APNP care is essential.
- Discuss how you would promote the value of utilizing an APN as a provider of services.
- Use data from sources that illustrate how efficient, and cost containing APNPs are versus other health care provider roles. This is not an exercise that diminishes our other colleagues, but one that promotes the value of the APNP role.
Example from former student
The roles of the APNs include:
APNs may be certified to see patients without a doctor, to order diagnostic tests, to make a clinical diagnosis, and to make important medical decisions. APNs can work in medical offices, hospitals, and nursing homes.
A plan to promote the value of the APN to the public:
Advanced practice nursing presents a contribution to client care with the application of the advanced scope of practice, experience in many domains of practice, integrated nursing knowledge and leadership I would share with the public information from the Federal Trade Commission, National Council of State Boards of Nursing, and the Institute of Medicine. Value is added when APNs see patients partly due to increased access to healthcare. A way the value of APNs can be promoted is by changing existing regulation/law so that the profession is independent..
Essential Care
APNs refers to an essential advocates for health care policy. There are clinical expertise and the educational background to present the case for passing legislation on health care issues. APNs are on the front lines of health care and treat multiple patients with unique needs and can relate personal experiences regarding how legislation can impact these patients. As nurse leaders, APNs must be involved in health policy. The APNs who advocate for major health policies can influence countless people throughout their state and the nation, depending on the level of the health policy. APNs can conduct quality improvement projects in their working environments, and can use their findings to help implement new policies at the facilities where they work. Another major way APNs can affect health policy is to write to their state or federal legislators regarding a health policy bill that has been filed. Because they work with patients on a daily basis, APNs can share personal stories about how an enacted bill could have helped a specific patient reduce complications, or perhaps may have reduced health costs by screening or treatment at an earlier disease stage. Involvement in health policy is the most important role an APN can have in impacting positive change in health care that will benefit multiple generations of patients across institutions, states, the nation, and even globally.
The Value of an APN
APNs are of great value within the health care setting. APNs are becoming more valuable and are also becoming more necessary. Consumer demand for APRN provided care is growing due to a shortage of primary care physicians, the soaring cost of health care, and a population that is aging and living longer with more acute and chronic conditions. APRNs practice in settings ranging from hospitals to community health centers to school-based health clinics, and they are especially valued in rural and underserved areas, where primary care physicians are hardest to find.
Reduction in Costs
There are many ways the APNs help reduce healthcare costs while improving quality. APNs help reduce the cost of patient visits across healthcare settings. Numerous studies show extensive savings within facilities that employ nurse practitioners. In Nursing Economics, it was found that APN-led care was associated with lower drug costs for inpatients in acute-care settings. Nursing Management has also published findings that show APNs in managed care deliver care at 23% below the average cost associated with other primary-care providers. APNs also keep patients out of the hospital. While chronic conditions take a toll on patients’ physical and emotional well-being, they also result in added costs. APNs are proven to decrease patient hospitalizations, ER visits and lengths of stay at various facilities, keeping healthcare costs down for patients, institutions and taxpayers, and reducing time and income lost from work.
