Acute care nurse practitioners in oncologic critical care: The Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center experience Journal Article

  


Authors: D'Agostino, R.; Halpern, N. A.
Article Title: Acute care nurse practitioners in oncologic critical care: The Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center experience
Abstract: Nurse practitioners (NPs) are increasingly being used to fill the physician-staffing void in intensive care units. This article describes the initiation and role development of our collaborative physician-NP critical care medicine (CCM) program at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. The challenges that our program encountered with recruiting, training, transitioning, collaborating, communicating, and addressing end-of-life issues are detailed in this article. Finally, we delve into the emotional impact NPs have on this new role and propose future directions to strengthen the CCM NP model. We hope that this descriptive article of the development of our CCM NP group will allow others who are seeking to cultivate their own CCM NP teams to benefit from our experience. © 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Keywords: review; united states; oncology nursing; neoplasms; oncologic nursing; intensive care; patient care; cancer center; medical record; clinical research; psychosocial care; cancer care facilities; nurse patient relationship; consultation; critical care; education program; nursing management; acute care nurse practitioner; nurse practitioner; oncologic intensive care; physician alternative; intensive care nursing; nurse training; nursing competence; nursing education; nursing practice; nurse practitioners; personnel selection
Journal Title: Critical Care Clinics
Volume: 26
Issue: 1
ISSN: 0749-0704
Publisher: W.B. Saunders Co.  
Date Published: 2010-01-01
Start Page: 207
End Page: 217
Language: English
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccc.2009.09.003
PUBMED: 19944282
PROVIDER: scopus
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http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-70449837097&partnerID=40&md5=06922383a9efc75c129b9ed3e93c9bd5
Notes: --- - "Cited By (since 1996): 1" - "Export Date: 20 April 2011" - "CODEN: CCCLE" - "Source: Scopus"
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