Jensen Louise, Scherr Kimberly
Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB.
Dynamics. 2004 Fall;15(3):14-9.
Changes in the health care system are necessitating new approaches to acute care delivery. The acute care nurse practitioner (NP) role was implemented in the cardiothoracic intensive care unit (CVICU) at the University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta. An evaluation of the structure, process, and outcomes of this new role are presented. A survey was conducted of all health care providers (n = 90) directly involved with the NP in the CVICU. The unique skills of the NP were perceived to have a beneficial impact on patients and families, nurses, physicians and other health care providers. Factors affecting the implementation of the NP role in CVICU are described.
医疗保健系统的变革使得急性护理服务需要采用新的方法。艾伯塔省埃德蒙顿市阿尔伯塔大学医院的心胸重症监护病房（CVICU）实施了急性护理执业护士（NP）这一角色。本文介绍了对这一新角色的结构、过程和结果的评估。对CVICU中所有直接与NP合作的医疗保健提供者（n = 90）进行了一项调查。NP的独特技能被认为对患者及其家属、护士、医生和其他医疗保健提供者产生了有益影响。文中描述了影响CVICU中NP角色实施的因素。
