{"id":196,"date":"2024-03-06T01:22:37","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T06:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=196"},"modified":"2024-04-08T22:12:35","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T02:12:35","slug":"8-1","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/chapter\/8-1\/","title":{"raw":"8.1 Facilitating Successful NP Integration in LTC Practice","rendered":"8.1 Facilitating Successful NP Integration in LTC Practice"},"content":{"raw":"Successful NP integration into LTC requires a number of factors for success.\r\n\r\nKnowledge and understanding of:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Scope of practice of the NP<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Knowledge of the LTC sector<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Staffing\/roles within the Home<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Residents and their complex histories<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Availability of resources (internally and externally)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Collaborative practice models of care:<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Attending NP\/Consultative NP<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nCommunication:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Prior to the initiation of the NP role<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Clear understanding of NP expectations<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Role clarity<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nNPs are a solution to supporting &amp; improving residents\u2019 care in LTC. For future integration of the NP role, the following needs to be considered[footnote]McGilton et al., 2022[\/footnote]:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Maintain legislative reforms that were initiated during COVID-19 and continue to remove barriers to NP practices<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Clearly articulate the roles and responsibilities of NPs and physicians within the different models of care<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Conduct additional research or participate in research to determine the optimal care models with which to achieve the best outcomes for residents, staff, and the health care system<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Incentivize work in the LTC sector by providing competitive salaries for NPs<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Develop innovative programs to engage and educate new NPs to work in LTC settings<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","rendered":"<p>Successful NP integration into LTC requires a number of factors for success.<\/p>\n<p>Knowledge and understanding of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Scope of practice of the NP<\/li>\n<li>Knowledge of the LTC sector<\/li>\n<li>Staffing\/roles within the Home<\/li>\n<li>Residents and their complex histories<\/li>\n<li>Availability of resources (internally and externally)<\/li>\n<li>Collaborative practice models of care:<\/li>\n<li>Attending NP\/Consultative NP<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Communication:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Prior to the initiation of the NP role<\/li>\n<li>Clear understanding of NP expectations<\/li>\n<li>Role clarity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>NPs are a solution to supporting &amp; improving residents\u2019 care in LTC. For future integration of the NP role, the following needs to be considered<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"McGilton et al., 2022\" id=\"return-footnote-196-1\" href=\"#footnote-196-1\" aria-label=\"Footnote 1\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[1]<\/sup><\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Maintain legislative reforms that were initiated during COVID-19 and continue to remove barriers to NP practices<\/li>\n<li>Clearly articulate the roles and responsibilities of NPs and physicians within the different models of care<\/li>\n<li>Conduct additional research or participate in research to determine the optimal care models with which to achieve the best outcomes for residents, staff, and the health care system<\/li>\n<li>Incentivize work in the LTC sector by providing competitive salaries for NPs<\/li>\n<li>Develop innovative programs to engage and educate new NPs to work in LTC settings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"before-footnotes clear\" \/><div class=\"footnotes\"><ol><li id=\"footnote-196-1\">McGilton et al., 2022 <a href=\"#return-footnote-196-1\" class=\"return-footnote\" aria-label=\"Return to footnote 1\">&crarr;<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/div>","protected":false},"author":517,"menu_order":4,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-196","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":65,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/517"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/196\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":723,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/196\/revisions\/723"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/65"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/196\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=196"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=196"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}