Acute care nurse practitioners (ACNPs) are a unique and highly trained subset of nurse practitioners. Pediatric and adult nurse practitioners have been in practice since the 1990s; however, it was not until 2004 that the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Facilities (NONPF) published a description of an acute care nurse practitioner.1 Between 2012 and 2013, the organization collaborated with the American Association of Colleges of Nurses to delineate more specific adult and geriatric population acute care nurse practitioner competencies.1 Typically, patients in the cardiothoracic intensive care unit (CTICU) require a high level of care. Acute care nurse practitioners working in a CTICU must be knowledgeable of various procedures such as coronary artery bypass, cardiac valve replacement or repair, heart or lung transplants, and use and management of mechanical circulatory devices, as well as the management of surgical and nonsurgical complications in this patient population. Acute care nurse practitioners...
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Spring 2023
Issues in Advanced Practice|
March 15 2023
Role of Mentorship in the Transition From Registered Nurse to Acute Care Nurse Practitioner in the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit
Lidia Hernandez, DNP, RN, AGACNP-BC, CCRN-CSC;
Lidia Hernandez, DNP, RN, AGACNP-BC, CCRN-CSC
Lidia Hernandez is Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, NorthShore University HealthSystem, 2650 Ridge Avenue, Evanston, IL 60201 ([email protected]).
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Mary Sullivan, MSN, RN, AGACNP-BC, CCRN;
Mary Sullivan, MSN, RN, AGACNP-BC, CCRN
Mary Sullivan is Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri.
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Jesus Casida, PhD, RN, APN-C, FAAN
Jesus Casida, PhD, RN, APN-C, FAAN
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Jesus Casida is Endowed Professor and Executive Director, Eleanor Mann School of Nursing, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas.
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AACN Adv Crit Care (2023) 34 (1): 53–58.
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Lidia Hernandez, Mary Sullivan, Jesus Casida; Role of Mentorship in the Transition From Registered Nurse to Acute Care Nurse Practitioner in the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit. AACN Adv Crit Care 15 March 2023; 34 (1): 53–58. doi: https://doi.org/10.4037/aacnacc2023426
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