Nurse Practitioner Outcomes Evaluation

The nurse practitioner role has a significant impact on patients, healthcare quality and safety, and costs of care. Demonstrating the impact of nurse practitioner care in a variety of settings can help to showcase the value of the role. Strategies that can be used to measure nurse practitioner impact include using role-specific metrics, planning for outcome evaluation when any new role is established, and building in outcome assessment as a part of the ongoing professional practice evaluation. This chapter reviews the process of demonstrating outcomes of nurse practitioner care, highlighting global exemplars.