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ArticleIsrael journal of health policy research2016

Expanding clinical roles for nurses to realign the global health workforce with population needs: a commentary.

Claudia B Maier, Linda H Aiken

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Article in Israel journal of health policy research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2 authors.

Claudia B Maier2014-15 Harkness & B. Braun Fellow in Healthcare Policy and Practice, Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing, 418 Curie Blvd, Claire M. Fagin Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4217 USA ; Department of Healthcare Management, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Linda H AikenClaire M Fagin Professor and Director, Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania, 418 Curie Blvd, Claire M. Fagin Hall, 387R, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4217 USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Many countries, including Israel, face health workforce challenges to meet the needs of their citizens, as chronic conditions increase. Provider shortages and geographical maldistribution are common. Increasing the contribution of nurse practitioners and other advanced practice nursing roles through task-shifting and expansion of scope-of-practice can improve access to care and result in greater workforce efficiency. Israel and many other countries are introducing reforms to expand nurses' scope-of-practice. Recent international research offers three policy lessons for how countries just beginning to implement reforms could bypass policy barriers to implementation. First, there is substantial evidence on the equivalence in quality of care, patient safety and high consumer acceptance which should move policy debates from if to how to effectively implement new roles in practice. Second, regulatory and finance policies as well as accessible advanced education are essential to facilitate realignment of roles. Third, country experience suggests that advanced practice roles for nurses improve the attractiveness of nursing as a career thus contributing to solving nursing shortages rather than exacerbating them. Designing enabling policy environments and removing barriers will gain in relevance in the future as the demand for high-quality, patient-centered care is increasing.

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