Levine E
Graduate School of Nursing, Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Rockville, MD 20852.
Mil Med. 1994 Oct;159(10):650-4.
An assessment was made of the need for advanced practice nurses (APNs) in the uniformed services of the Department of Defense and the United States Public Health Service. The purpose of the assessment was to determine the role of the Graduate School of Nursing (GSN) at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in educating APNs for the uniformed services. The assessment focused on three categories of APNs: certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs), certified nurse-midwives (CNMs), and nurse practitioners (NPs). The assessment found that current authorizations for APNs in the three military services exceeded inventory by 192 APNs: 148 CRNAs, 4 CNMs, and 40 NPs. In addition, losses through attrition in fiscal year 1993 were 154 APNs: 97 CRNAs, 7 CNMs, and 50 NPs. Thus, there is a need for educational support to prepare APNs for the uniformed services. The GSN can usefully supplement other educational programs in meeting this need.
对国防部和美国公共卫生服务部门统一服务中高级执业护士（APN）的需求进行了评估。该评估的目的是确定健康科学统一服务大学护理研究生院（GSN）在为统一服务培养高级执业护士方面的作用。评估集中在三类高级执业护士上：认证注册护士麻醉师（CRNA）、认证护士助产士（CNM）和执业护士（NP）。评估发现，三个军事部门目前对高级执业护士的授权超出库存192名：148名认证注册护士麻醉师、4名认证护士助产士和40名执业护士。此外，1993财年因人员流失减少了154名高级执业护士：97名认证注册护士麻醉师、7名认证护士助产士和50名执业护士。因此，需要教育支持来为统一服务培养高级执业护士。护理研究生院可以在满足这一需求方面有效地补充其他教育项目。
