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The perspectives of nurse practitioners and physicians on increasing the number of registered nurses in primary care.

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: Primary care providers, including physicians and nurse practitioners, described the importance of increased RN staffing in primary care. Adequate RN staffing improves the quality and safety of patient care, alleviates provider workload, and increases care continuity in primary care practices.

Source: PubMed

Authors: Allison A Norful, Jennifer C Dillon, Siqin Ye, Lusine Poghosyan

Institutions: Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Columbia University, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Rutgers Health

Language: English

Topic: Nursing Roles and Practices

Subfield: General Health Professions

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institute of Nursing Research

Awards: Systems Science and Comparative and Cost-Effectiveness Research Training for Nurse Scientists (S2CER2), NRSA Training Core, Patient health information preference and statin therapy