Nurse Turnover: Implication on Health Care Delivery

Impact of state nurse practitioner scope-of-practice regulation on health care delivery: Systematic review.

BACKGROUND One proposed strategy to expand primary care capacity is to use nurse practitioners (NPs) more effectively in health care delivery. However, the ability of NPs to provide care to the fullest extent of their education is moderated by state scope-of-practice (SOP) regulations. PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of state SOP regulations on the following three ...

Factors affecting nurse turnover in Iran: A qualitative study

Integrated health care delivery

This book comprises an edited collection of research studies and conceptual essays on the topic of integrated care. There is no specific logic to the presentation of the material and the contents represent a highly varied and eclectic mix of subjects. Indeed, the contents have all the hallmarks of a set of conference papers that have been collated together without a huge amount of thought. As a...

Nurse Practitioners and Men’s Primary Health Care

Though life expectancy sex differences are decreasing in many Western countries, men experience higher mortality rates at all ages. Men are often reluctant to seek medical care because health help-seeking is strongly linked to femininity, male weakness, and vulnerability. Many men are also more likely to access emergency care services in response to injury and/or severe pain instead of engaging...

Chapter 39. Nurse Staffing, Models of Care Delivery, and Interventions