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Chapter 18: Looking to the Future

Abstract

This item record pertains to an excerpt from Advanced Practice Providers, which is provided free of charge by the publisher.

About this book:

Advanced practice providers (APPs), including APRNs and PAs, are a rapidly growing part of the healthcare workforce. These highly educated providers help meet the demands for high-quality, accessible healthcare. This book aims to give leaders at hospitals, clinics, academic programs, and healthcare organizations direction on integrating APPs to optimize top-of-license practice. Advanced Practice Providers: An Operational Guide for Workforce Integration provides a blueprint to successfully assimilate APPs within existing organizational infrastructures to achieve high-quality care, patient safety goals, and team care initiatives. Administrators and educators at healthcare organizations and academic programs alike will find guidance on how best to leverage and support APPs.

This book:

• Provides customizable documents and practices that can be tailored to different organizations

• Includes top-of-license practice examples that optimize APP productivity and support collaboration

• Describes organizational practices across all disciplines—including finance, human resources, compliance, and credentialing

• Discusses team-based care and models of independent practice

• Supports recruitment and professional development pipelines to meet the increasing demand for APPs

Book publication date: 2024

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Author Details

Maria Lofgren, DNP, ARNP, NNP-BC, CPNP, FAANP, is a Clinical Associate Professor and Director of Faculty Practice at the University of Iowa College of Nursing, and the Director of Advanced Practice Providers at University of Iowa Health Care. Christine Gust, MBA, PHR, SHRM-CP, is an experienced human resources professional skilled in onboarding, training, talent acquisition, recruiting, process improvement, compliance, applicant tracking systems, leadership, interviewing, human resources information systems, and employee relations. Douglas Van Daele, MD, FACS, is a Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine and is affiliated with the Iowa City Veterans Affairs Health Care System.

Sigma Membership

Non-member

Lead Author Affiliation

The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA

Type

Book Chapter

ISBN

9781646480944

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Expert Opinion (nationally/internationally recognized)

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Advanced Practice Providers, Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, Physician Assistants, Healthcare Infrastructure, Nursing Education, Professional Development, Leadership and Mentoring, Healthcare Quality

Publisher

Sigma Theta Tau International

Version

Publisher's Version

Rights Holder

Copyright © 2025 by Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing - All rights reserved. This book is protected by copyright. No part of it may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the publisher. Any trademarks, service marks, design rights, or similar rights that are mentioned, used, or cited in this book are the property of their respective owners. Their use here does not imply that you may use them for a similar or any other purpose.

Review Type

None: Professionally Edited Material

Acquisition

Publisher-submission

Date of Issue

2023-09-18

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[Excerpt from] Advanced Practice Providers: An Operational Guide for Workforce Integration

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