Eileen M Esposito, Catherine A Rhodes, Catherine M Besthoff, Nena Bonuel
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Abstract
Ambulatory care registered nurses (RNs) have a pivotal role in educating, encouraging, motivating, and supporting patients to be engaged in their care and achieve their health care goals. To improve health outcomes, patients need to be engaged in attaining these goals. RNs are instrumental in this process and well-controlled studies will demonstrate their impact on helping patient's engage in their care.
期刊介绍:
Nursing Economic$ advances nursing leadership in health care, with a focus on tomorrow, by providing information and thoughtful analyses of current and emerging best practices in health care management, economics, and policymaking. The journal supports nurse leaders and others who are responsible for directing nursing''s impact on health care cost and quality outcomes. The journal is published six times per year.