Nurse practitioner coverage is associated with a decrease in length of stay in a pediatric chronic ventilator dependent unit
dc.contributor.author | Rowan, Courtney M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Cristea, A. Ioana | |
dc.contributor.author | Hamilton, Jennifer C. | |
dc.contributor.author | Taylor, Nicole M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Nitu, Mara E. | |
dc.contributor.author | Ackerman, Veda L. | |
dc.contributor.department | Department of Pediatrics, IU School of Medicine | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-07-18T13:15:47Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-07-18T13:15:47Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016-05-08 | |
dc.description.abstract | AIM: To hypothesize a dedicated critical care nurse practitioner (NP) is associated with a decreased length of stay (LOS) from a pediatric chronic ventilator dependent unit (PCVDU). METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed patients requiring care in the PCVDU from May 2001 through May 2011 comparing the 5 years prior to the 5 years post implementation of the critical care NP in 2005. LOS and room charges were obtained. RESULTS: The average LOS decreased from a median of 55 d [interquartile range (IQR): 9.8-108.3] to a median of 12 (IQR: 4.0-41.0) with the implementation of a dedicated critical care NP (P < 1.0001). Post implementation of a dedicated NP, a savings of 25738049 in room charges was noted over 5 years. CONCLUSION: Our data demonstrates a critical care NP coverage model in a PCVDU is associated with a significantly reduced LOS demonstrating that the NP is an efficient and likely cost-effective addition to a medically comprehensive service. | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Rowan, C. M., Cristea, A. I., Hamilton, J. C., Taylor, N. M., Nitu, M. E., & Ackerman, V. L. (2016). Nurse practitioner coverage is associated with a decrease in length of stay in a pediatric chronic ventilator dependent unit. World Journal of Clinical Pediatrics, 5(2), 191–197. http://doi.org/10.5409/wjcp.v5.i2.191 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1805/13504 | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | Baishideng Publishing Group | en_US |
dc.relation.isversionof | 10.5409/wjcp.v5.i2.191 | en_US |
dc.relation.journal | World Journal of Clinical Pediatrics | en_US |
dc.rights | Publisher Policy | en_US |
dc.source | PMC | en_US |
dc.subject | Cost effective health care | en_US |
dc.subject | Length of stay | en_US |
dc.subject | Nurse practitioners | en_US |
dc.subject | Pediatrics | en_US |
dc.subject | Ventilation | en_US |
dc.title | Nurse practitioner coverage is associated with a decrease in length of stay in a pediatric chronic ventilator dependent unit | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
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