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| Ann Scott Blouin, RN, PhD, FACHE is Executive Vice President of Customer Relations at The Joint Commission, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois. . | |
| Role and Contributions of the APRN | |
| Featurs | |
| 27 | The Lifecycle of the Advanced Clinical Practitioner |
| Mary Ann Wilcox, MS, RNC, NEA-BC, Britney Hagy Broyhill, DNP, ACNP-BC, Dennis A. Taylor, MEd, MBA, DNP, ACNP-BC, and Shelly B. Williamson, BS | |
| Through the development of the Carolinas HealthCare System (CHS) Center for Advanced Practice, CHS is able to utilize advanced clinical practitioners as a focal point for driving system-wide change and improvement, cultivating clinical talent and resourcefully meeting the goals of increasing service demands. | |
| 31 | How Nurse Leaders Can Fix Our Healthcare System |
| Susan B. Hassmiller, PhD, RN, FAAN, and Winifred V. Quinn, PhD | |
| The problem: More healthcare consumers, more chronic illness, not enough and unevenly distributed providers. To meet growing demand, our healthcare system must function at full capacity, and the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action is working to make that happen. | |
| 36 | APRN Policy and Payment |
| Andrea Brassard, PhD, FNP-BC, FAANP | |
| As the Affordable Care Act is being implemented across the country, utilization of advanced practice registered nurses is likely to increase. Unfortunately, state and federal statutes are barriers to the full utilization of APRNs. | |
| 39 | Developing the Advanced Practice Recruitment Strategy at an Academic Medical Center: The APRN Pipeline |
| Maria T. Brillant, RN, MA, MSN, Kimberly S. Glassman, RN, PhD, and Robert Press, MD, PhD | |
| The creation of the APRN pipeline is a creative approach to solve the multilayered problems of recruitment, credentialing, on-boarding, and orientation of APRNs, particularly those who are just beginning to practice as an APRN. Our goal was to become proactive in rapidly filling the APRN positions in the clinical services as they become available. | |
 | Leader to Honor |
| Linda Burnes Bolton, DrPH, RN FAAN | |
| Ann Scott Blouin, RN, PhD, FACHE | |
| Photographer:Hans Gutknecht | |
| E3 Snapshot: | Linda Burnes Bolton, DrPH, RN, FAAN |
| 43 | APRN Practice: Challenges, Empowerment, and Outcomes
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| Marilyn Dubree, RN, MSN, NE-BC, Pam Jones, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, April Kapu, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, and Clifford Lee Parmley, JD, MD, MMHC | |
| The current healthcare imperative for improved quality and cost-effective care has created the optimal environment for APRNs to showcase their contributions to practice. | |
| 50 | Infrastructure to Optimize APRN Practice |
| Trish Anen, RN, MBA, NEA-BC, and Deb McElroy, MPH, RN | |
| Because advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) play a significant and escalating role on healthcare provider teams in both ambulatory and acute care settings, the rapid growth in hiring has surfaced a host of challenges and some confusion about the key systems and processes healthcare organizations need for the successful integration, optimization, and engagement of APRNs. | |
| 57 | Academic/Service Integration Advances APRN Practice |
| Kathryn M. Killeen, MSN, RN, APRN, Deana Ruby, MSN, RN, APRN, Kathleen R. Delaney, PhD, APRN, FAAN, Ruth Kleinpell, PhD, APRN, FAAN, Barbara Hinch, DNP, APRN, and Cynthia Barginere, DNP, RN, FACHE | |
| Practice—academic partnerships represent an opportunity to integrate resources to promote scholarly nursing practice at the level of clinical nursing care. | |
| 60 | Nursing Leaders: Strategies for Eradicating Bullying in the Workforce |
| Jayne Skehan, RN, MSN | |
| Senior leadership needs to truly embrace the fact that National Patient Safety Goals and all safety and quality initiatives, benchmarks, and bottom lines to improve quality care will be negatively impacted where bullying exists. | |
| 63 | The Leadership Practice Circle Program: An Evidence-Based Approach to Leadership Development in Healthcare |
| Rebecca L. Taylor-Ford, RN, DNP, NE-BC, and Donna Abell, MBA, CSC | |
| Healthcare executives may experience a modest return on investment through the implementation of programs similar to the Leadership Practice Circle Program. | |
| 69 | A Nurse Consultant's Prescription for Increasing Patient Satisfaction |
| Jennifer J. Wasco, MSN, RN | |
| This how-to article describes a nurse consultant's successful approach to implementing innovative technology patient engagement solutions within a hospital system. | |
| 74 | Regulation and Liability as Driving Forces of Accountability in Healthcare: Are We Going Down the Wrong Road? |
| Tracy A. Mauro, RN, BSN, MJ, CPHRM, HACP | |
| Litigation and legislation have long been considered the main methods of keeping healthcare organizations and providers accountable for maintaining the highest quality care standards. However, litigation and legislation have proven to be inefficient and often even counterproductive pathways to an accountable culture of patient safety. | |
| Columns | |
| 8 | Editorial |
| An Effective Leadership Paradigm | |
| Roxane Spitzer, PhD, RN, MBA, MA, FAAN | |
| 10 | Lessons Learned |
| A Double-Edged Sword: Don't Bring Me Problems, Bring Me Solutions | |
| Katherine Vestal RN, PhD, FAAN, FACHE | |
| 12 | Coaching Forum |
| Who's Working Harder? | |
| Catherine Robinson-Walker, MBA, MCC | |
| 19 | New Voices for Innovation |
| Leaning Into Leadership | |
| Jennifer S. Mensik, PhD, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN | |
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| 21 | CIT Project: Driving Staff-Led Innovation to |
| Improve Care Quality | |
| 23 | AONE Leadership Laboratory Insights: |
| Reflections on the Practice of Generativity | |
| Barbara L Mackoff, EdD |
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