Trends in health care financing and changes in care delivery from the hospital to outpatient settings have caused an unprecedented demand for registered nurses in ambulatory care. Nurses transition to ambulatory care expecting to use the same knowledge base and skill set used in their acute care practice. While some knowledge and skills may be transferable, competencies (and additional knowledge and skills) needed by acute care nurses and ambulatory care nurses are not the same. The purpose of this article to is describe and dispel myths associated with ambulatory care nursing practice and discuss the knowledge, skills, and competencies that nurses must possess in order to practice safely and effectively in this specialty
An important aspect of nursing care in a hospital setting is mobilizing patients. Numerous studies h...
In the current healthcare environment, ambulatory care nursing is increasingly recognized as an effi...
To keep pace with the ever-changing health care delivery system, it is important to transform the wa...
Trends in health care financing and changes in care delivery from the hospital to outpatient setting...
During 2003, an estimated 906 million visits were made to physician offices in the United States (Hi...
The need for care coordination and management of transitions between Patient-Centered Medical Home p...
Hospitalized patients are a vulnerable population due to their risk for immobility and the consequen...
As a result of the current changes taking place in the delivery of acute care services, the emergen...
Executive Summary: While the signing of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was a histo...
Multiple national reports identify actionable recommendations to transform education and practice to...
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010) established clear provisions for Patient-Cente...
Executive Summary: On March 1-2, 2010, a state-of-the-science invitational conference titled Ambula...
Nurses and adequate nurse staffing are critical to the delivery of safe, cost-effective, and quality...
OBJECTIVE: Increasingly, professional nurses will be required to function in practice settings other...
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010) established clear provisions for Patient-Cente...
An important aspect of nursing care in a hospital setting is mobilizing patients. Numerous studies h...
In the current healthcare environment, ambulatory care nursing is increasingly recognized as an effi...
To keep pace with the ever-changing health care delivery system, it is important to transform the wa...
Trends in health care financing and changes in care delivery from the hospital to outpatient setting...
During 2003, an estimated 906 million visits were made to physician offices in the United States (Hi...
The need for care coordination and management of transitions between Patient-Centered Medical Home p...
Hospitalized patients are a vulnerable population due to their risk for immobility and the consequen...
As a result of the current changes taking place in the delivery of acute care services, the emergen...
Executive Summary: While the signing of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was a histo...
Multiple national reports identify actionable recommendations to transform education and practice to...
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010) established clear provisions for Patient-Cente...
Executive Summary: On March 1-2, 2010, a state-of-the-science invitational conference titled Ambula...
Nurses and adequate nurse staffing are critical to the delivery of safe, cost-effective, and quality...
OBJECTIVE: Increasingly, professional nurses will be required to function in practice settings other...
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010) established clear provisions for Patient-Cente...
An important aspect of nursing care in a hospital setting is mobilizing patients. Numerous studies h...
In the current healthcare environment, ambulatory care nursing is increasingly recognized as an effi...
To keep pace with the ever-changing health care delivery system, it is important to transform the wa...