1275: PICU PEER REVIEW: ACHIEVING AN INTEGRATED PHYSICIAN/ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDER MODEL

The mark of a true profession is the ability to self-regulate. As such, advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) are challenged by their professional organisations to participate in self-evaluation and peer review. Peer review is a method for evaluating the care provided by the APRN to both ensure quality nursing care and promote professional growth. Despite guidelines to participate in a formal peer-review process, there is little information within the nursing profession on how to accomplish peer review. A comprehensive literature review failed to provide a framework for peer review that is practice focused, fosters a learning environment and encompasses the thought process and clinical decision-making of the palliative care advanced practice nurse. A group of palliative care APRNs set out to create a process that encompassed the breadth of clinical decision-making in palliative care advanced nursing practice. Using the eight domains of palliative care, a narrative case review structure was created. The resulting process both assisted the APRNs in professional growth and provided timely feedback for the annual performance evaluation.

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Implementation and evaluation of a peer review process for advanced practice nurses in a university hospital setting

Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners ◽

10.1002/2327-6924.12471 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 29 (7) ◽

pp. 369-374

Author(s):

Shelly K. Bergum ◽

Talitha Canaan ◽

Christi Delemos ◽

Elizabeth Funke Gall ◽

Bonnie McCracken ◽

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Keyword(s):

Peer Review ◽

Review Process ◽

Peer Review Process ◽

Hospital Setting ◽

Advanced Practice Nurses ◽

University Hospital ◽

Advanced Practice ◽

Practice Nurses

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Manuscript peer review: A guide for advanced practice nurses

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners ◽

10.1111/j.1745-7599.2010.00572.x ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 23 (1) ◽

pp. 15-22 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Thomas L. Christenbery

Keyword(s):

Peer Review ◽

Advanced Practice Nurses ◽

Advanced Practice ◽

Practice Nurses

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Learning with colleagues through peer review: the Dutch experience

The Journal of Haemophilia Practice ◽

10.17225/jhp00062 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 62-65

Author(s):

Greta Mulders ◽

Nanda Uitslager

Keyword(s):

The Netherlands ◽

Peer Review ◽

Nurse Practitioners ◽

Best Practice ◽

Advanced Practice ◽

Bleeding Disorders ◽

Review Group ◽

Professional Organisation ◽

Dutch Experience ◽

Initial Meeting

Abstract The Verpleegkundigen & Verzorgenden Nederland Verpleegkundig Specialisten (V&VN VS), the Dutch professional organisation representing nurse practitioners, has introduced a requirement for advanced practice (registered) nurses (APRN) who wish to be eligible for reregistration within five years to participate in a peer review group for at least eight hours per year. In 2013, five APRNs caring for people with haemophilia and other bleeding disorders in the Netherlands formed a peer review group. As no framework was available, research was undertaken through reviewing literature and engaging in exploratory discussions within the profession in order to identify best practice in establishing such a group. The initial meeting of the new peer review group agreed possible methodologies and established meeting rules. After four meetings, some initial conclusions can now be drawn on the benefits of this specialised haemophilia peer review group. Overall, it is clear that participation in a forum in which knowledge and expertise are shared, contributes to the professionalism of the APRN.

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