1. 1. Nurse Practitioners Role in the Changing Healthcare System M. DIANE RUSTERUCCI NURS 4200 CONCEPTS OF THE NURSE AS LEADER/MANAGER SUMMER 2014
2. 2. What is a Nurse Practitioner? RN with advanced education Masters Degree Doctor of Nursing Practice
3. 3. Leadership Issue: Nurse Practitioners role in the changing healthcare system. Supply and demand required to service the growing numbers of chronic care and elderly
4. 4. Challenges to Change: Removing barriers for APRN to be able to practice to the fullest extent Standardizing the process
5. 5. Projecting the Supply and Demand for Primary Care Practitioners through 2020 Provider Type/Specialty 2010 2020 Supply Nurse Practitioners 55,400 72,100 Physician Assistants 27,700 43,900 Demand Nurse Practitioners 55,400 64,700 Physician Assistants 27,700 32,700 Supply and Demand Nurse Practitioners * 7,400 Physician Assistants * 11,200
6. 6. Conclusion The Nurse Practitioner will be a leader for change in the future of healthcare.
7. 7. References American Nurses Association. (2014). Advanced Practice Nursing: A New Age in Health Care. Retrieved from www.NursingWorld.org: APRNMediaBackgrounder.pdf Health Resources and Services Administration. (2013). Retrieved from bhpr.hrsa.gov/healthworkforce/supplydemand/usworkforce/primarycare/ Institute of Medicine. (2010, October). Retrieved from http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2010/The-Future-of-Nursing-Leading-Change-Advancing- Health.aspx