Ruth M. Kleinpell, PhD, RN-CS, FAAN, FAANP - Springer Publishing
Ruth M. Kleinpell, PhD, RN-CS, FAAN, FAANP - Springer Publishing
Ruth M. Kleinpell, PhD, RN-CS, FAAN, FAANP - Springer Publishing
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22 Outcome Assessment in Advanced Practice Nursing<br />
Table 1.5 (continued)<br />
STUDY APN ROLE OUTCOME INDICATORS FINDINGS<br />
Weinberg et al. (1983) NP LOS, laboratory, and X- No significant differ-<br />
Chart review of 25 inpa- ray costs, consultations, ences were found betients<br />
in a rehabilitation index scores on manage- tween the patient<br />
hospital comparing NP ment of common medi- groups managed by the<br />
care to internist care cal problems, including NP supervised by an in-<br />
UTI, congestive heart ternist and 3 indepenfailure,<br />
anemia, diabe- dent internists.<br />
tes, hypertension, and<br />
hypokalemia<br />
Simborg et al. (1978) NP Diagnoses, tests, non- MDs prescribed more<br />
Chart review of 1,369 drug therapies drug therapies (p <<br />
patient-practitioner en-<br />
.05); NPs recorded<br />
counters to compare<br />
more signs and symp-<br />
MD (n = 109) to NP<br />
toms; NPs emphasized<br />
(n = 35) in primary patient education more<br />
care practices<br />
than MDs.<br />
Runyan (1975) NP Clinic visits, blood glu- Patients with hyperten-<br />
Experimental study of cose, diastolic blood sive disease expericare<br />
provided by NP to pressure, hospital inpa- enced greater<br />
1,006 patients, com- tient days, mortality reductions in diastolic<br />
pared to MD care to<br />
blood pressure. Patients<br />
498 ambulatory pa- with diabetes had<br />
tients with diabetes, hy-<br />
greater reductions in<br />
pertension, and CV<br />
blood glucose levels<br />
disease<br />
and patients had fewer<br />
hospitalization days<br />
(p < .05).
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