A systematic review of advance practice providers in acute care: Options for a new model in a burn intensive care unit

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 285-288

  Edkins, Renee E ^a   Cairns, Bruce A ^a   Hultman, C Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Advance practice provider; Burn intensive care unit; Nurse practitioner; Physician assistant

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING; BURN; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NURSE ATTITUDE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW;

ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING; BURNS; COST SAVINGS; CRITICAL CARE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LENGTH OF STAY; NURSE'S ROLE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT OUTCOME ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84899912582     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: 15363708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000000106     Document Type: Review

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