Key Elements of Advanced Practice Provider Integration

• Published in: Journal for nurse practitioners Vol. 15; no. 5; pp. 370 - 373.e2
• Main Authors: Barrett, Nicole, Wright, Mary Ellen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia Elsevier Inc 01.05.2019; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Advanced practice nurses; advanced practice registered nurse; Anesthesia; Anesthetists; certified registered nurse anesthetist; Collaboration; Consensus building; Continuity of care; Doctors' assistants; elements of integration; Health care; Health care policy; Integrated care; Nurse practitioners; Nurse specialists; orientation; Patient care planning; physician assistant; Physician assistants; transition theory; advanced practice registered nurse; orientation; physician assistant; certified registered nurse anesthetist; elements of integration; transition theory
• ISSN: 1555-4155; 1878-058X
• DOI: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2018.12.004

Successful integration of advanced practice providers into health care organizations is an emerging priority. This study is a pilot, descriptive, correlational, cross-sectional study of advanced practice providers (certified registered nurse anesthetists, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants) and their perception of the presence and essential nature of key elements of integration into practice, including advanced planning, role definition and consensus building, collaboration, support, and models of care. All key elements were perceived as essential, and the findings support customized integration frameworks. •A comprehensive framework should be used for advanced practice provider (APP) integration.•All key elements of integration were reported by APPs as essential.•Disparity exists between perceived essential and present key elements.•Experience may influence an APP’s perception of integration.•Future studies are needed to further explore key elements of APP integration.