Book Chapters
Abstract:
Chapter Objectives. After completing this chapter, the reader will be able to:
1 Analyze socioeconomic and political forces contributing to the continued emphasis on
primary care systems in the United States.
2 Synthesize the implications of various health care work force projections for emerging primary care systems in the first half of the twenty-first century.
3 Weigh the advantages and disadvantages of using the following methods for evaluating
advanced practice nursing in primary care settings:(a) classification of patient encounters, (b) comparison in standards of care, and (c) documentation of functions of primary care.
4 Explore facilitating and inhibiting factors influencing advanced practice nursing in emerging primary care systems.
5 Articulate a personal philosophy on the nature and scope of advanced practice nursing
skills and primary care services.
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Summer 2011 | Vol. 7 No. 2
Pushing the Boundaries