Leadership for an Innovative Practice Role: The Dually Certified Nurse Practitioner

This paper informs nurse leaders about the innovative role of the dually prepared nurse practitioner and provides practical ways for nurse leaders to support role implementation. In keeping with national reports and calls for action, this paper illustrates how dually certified primary care/psychiatric nurse practitioners are prepared to lead care for patients across the lifespan and with varying levels of acuity and high needs/high-cost patients in institutional and community-based settings. Selected outcomes from the Future of Nursing Report are presented with suggestions for role implementation.

Source: Nurse Leader - September 20, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Teresa Judge-Ellis, Brittany Hamm, Jennifer Wittman, Mary S. Dirks, Anne Gentil-Archer, Carol A. Watson, Kathleen C. Buckwalter Source Type: research