Ongoing Quality Of Healthcare Delivery As Well As Quantity Of The Healthcare Workforce

Introduction

Nurse practitioners are excellent choices to provide patient-centered primary care. Over 45 years later, there are approximately 140,000 nurse practitioners licensed in the United States.2 Many researchers have compared outcomes of nurse practitioner-led care to physician-led care and found no significant difference.

Discussion

Research also indicates that nurse practitioners in small private practices, not constrained by billing expectations or productivity requirements, have better outcomes than physicians or other clinicians practicing in large centers.11 Nurse education, when compared to other health care disciplines, has traditionally involved greater focus on ...