The Suggestion of the Reform of the Assistant Nurse System at Dental Field in Korea

In this column, two assistant nurse managers describe an innovative and fun strategy they developed and implemented at NYU Langone Medical Center in New York to assist the nursing staff in preparing for their Baby-Friendly auditors’ visit.

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One nurse's view of pediatric nurse practitioners

PEDIATRICS ◽

10.1542/peds.54.5.534 ◽

1974 ◽

Vol 54 (5) ◽

pp. 534-537

Author(s):

Loretta C. Ford

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Nurse Practitioners ◽

Nurse Practitioner ◽

Interdisciplinary Collaboration ◽

Pediatric Nurse ◽

Assistant Nurse ◽

University Of Colorado ◽

The University ◽

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner ◽

Pediatric Nurse Practitioners

Involvement in and reflections upon nine years of change in nursing and health care provide the framework for this commentary on the article, "Nurse Practitioners for Children—Past and Future" by McAtee and Silver.1 My earlier association with Silver as a co-director of the first pediatric nurse practitioner project at the University of Colorado makes these comments, hopefully, like conversations and challenges between colleagues. My remarks address those issues concerned with establishing priorities in the preparation of teacher-practitioners, the development of interdisciplinary collaboration, the need for studies of effectiveness of nurse practitioners, and an opinion on the recommendation to prepare "assistant nurse practitioners."

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Evidence of Things Hoped For

Neonatal Network The Journal of Neonatal Nursing ◽

10.1891/0730-0832.23.6.73 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 23 (6) ◽

pp. 73-73

Author(s):

Norris Burkes

Keyword(s):

Nurse Manager ◽

Assistant Nurse

“YOUR STAFF SEEMED A BIT CHATTY this afternoon,” I told the assistant nurse manager in our NICU.

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Can socio-cultural information improve health planning? A case study of Nepal's assistant nurse-midwife

Social Science & Medicine ◽

10.1016/0277-9536(84)90210-7 ◽

1984 ◽

Vol 19 (3) ◽

pp. 193-198 ◽

Cited By ~ 23

Author(s):

Judith Justice

Keyword(s):

Health Planning ◽

Cultural Information ◽

Assistant Nurse ◽

Nurse Midwife ◽

Improve Health

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Improving access to appointments at Laurie Pike Health Centre

British Journal of General Practice ◽

10.3399/bjgp20x711065 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 70 (suppl 1) ◽

pp. bjgp20X711065

Author(s):

Jordan Moxey ◽

Will Murdoch

Keyword(s):

Data Collection ◽

Nurse Practitioner ◽

Health Centre ◽

Data Collection Tool ◽

Log Data ◽

Medical Appointment ◽

Assistant Nurse ◽

Unmet Demand ◽

Healthcare Assistant

BackgroundRising demand makes it increasingly difficult for patients to access appointments. Laurie Pike Health Centre (LPHC) operates a predominantly same-day booking policy in order to manage appointment requests from its 18 000 patients. We sought to quantify the number of requests, in order to estimate the unmet demand.Aim1) To estimate the met and unmet demand for same-day appointments; 2) To assess how capacity for same-day appointments compares to demand; 3) To analyse how well LPHC is utilising its available appointment slots.MethodWe created a data collection tool to count the total number of patient requests by type. We grouped types into four categories: 1) medical appointment requests; 2) sick notes and results requests; 3) other appointment requests (such as healthcare assistant, nurse); and 4) admin/other. Category-specific percentages were applied to call log data to estimate the number of appointment requests per category. Capacity was measured by counting the total number of same-day GP/advanced nurse practitioner (ANP) appointment slots. Consultation records for GP/ANP appointments were analysed to assess the appropriateness of the booking.ResultsEstimated average demand for same-day GP/ANP appointments was 222 per day. Average same-day capacity was 112 slots. After introducing pharmacist and video consultations, average capacity increased to 194 slots per day, a shortfall of 28 appointments. Consultation records indicated that 41% of GP/ANP appointments could have been seen by other practitioners; for example, musculoskeletal practitioners (14%).ConclusionGP/ANP appointments alone cannot meet patient demand but a diversified workforce might. Alongside this, efforts to improve care navigation may free up to 41% of GP/ANP appointment slots.

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