Developing an advanced practice nursing credentialing model for acute care facilities

Nursing Administration Quarterly

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 279-287

  Kleinpell, Ruth M ^a,b,d   Hravnak, Marilyn ^e   Hinch, Barbara ^b,c   Llewellyn, Jane ^b,c  

^a Center for Clinical Research and Scholarship   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c RUSH UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

^d RESURRECTION MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced practice nursing; Advanced practice registered nursing; Credentialing; Privileging

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ACUTE DISEASE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE DISEASE; CREDENTIALING; FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF PRIVILEGES; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 59249088803     PISSN: 03639568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NAQ.0000336724.95440.fd     Document Type: Article

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