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In international studies, researchers have concluded that advanced practice nursing in the acute care context has a positive impact on the quality of patient treatment and safety, patient satisfaction, patient flow, and wait times and that advanced practice nurses demonstrate the high-quality deliverance of care and treatment. The implementation of advanced practice nursing models in acute care, where the role is not well known, is a challenging process. The importance of adult-gerontology acute care advanced practice nurses is increasing, and the overall objective of this role is the diagnosis and management of disease and the promotion of the health for patients with acute, critical, and complex chronic health conditions, across the continuum of healthcare services.
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Fagerström, L.M. (2021). Advanced Practice Nursing in Acute Care. In: A Caring Advanced Practice Nursing Model . Advanced Practice in Nursing. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53555-1_8
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