U.S. frontier distribution of advanced practice registered nurses and population health

Lynn Jakobs; Jeri L Bigbee

doi:10.14574/ojrnhc.v16i2.423

U.S. frontier distribution of advanced practice registered nurses and population health

Lynn Jakobs, Jeri L Bigbee

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Abstract

Residents of frontier counties have disparate access to healthcare due to geographic and economic factors that impact the availability of health care providers and services. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the distribution of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNS) in U.S. frontier counties and to evaluate the relationship between the presence of APRNs and population health outcomes those counties. The sample included data from 308 frontier counties in 14 states and 858 licensed APRNs residing in those counties. This cross-sectional ecological comparative study utilized the concept of nurse dose to evaluate the relationship between the presence of APRNs and population health outcomes in frontier counties. Findings include significantly lower premature death and teen birth rates in frontier counties where APRNs or physicians are present.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	196-218
Number of pages	23
Journal	Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care
Volume	16
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.14574/ojrnhc.v16i2.423
State	Published - Jan 1 2016

Keywords

Advanced practice nurses
Frontier
Rural/remote

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Community and Home Care

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