Measure, report, and improve outcomes with clear metrics, tools, and real-world exemplars
Measure, report, and improve APN outcomes with a practical guide to selecting metrics, building evaluation plans, and translating results into quality and economic impact. This resource delivers step-by-step frameworks, real-world exemplars across APRN roles and settings, and ready-to-use tools (templates, tables, and checklists) to streamline outcomes projects from design through dissemination. Support competency-based APN education and practice improvement with clear guidance on what to measure, how to measure it, and how to communicate value to stakeholders—so outcomes work is credible, efficient, and actionable.
What's New:
- New specialty exemplars expand coverage—dermatology, endocrinology, GI/hepatology, pulmonary, pain management, cancer care
- Includes an outcomes assessment template to help outline plans for identifying and measuring APN outcomes
- Updated resources and examples to support measuring outcomes of advanced practice nursing
- Revised chapters integrate current evidence, updated data, and contemporary examples across APN practice settings
- Expanded focus on practice-based outcomes and interprofessional collaboration to reflect evolving APN roles
Key Features:
- Outcome studies and specialty exemplars provide practical guidance
- Build defensible outcomes plans and clearly communicate APN quality and economic value to stakeholders
- Apply step-by-step frameworks, templates, and exemplars to practice measuring and reporting APN outcomes
- Vanderbilt leaders Kapu & Kleinpell bring nationally recognized APN outcomes expertise—widely published, award-winning, and practice-tested
