What does this research mean for the field?

A nurse practitioner-led thyroid nodule clinic reduces wait times for patients and decreases overtreatment of thyroid nodules. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.CONFIRMATORY. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To assess how a nurse practitioner-led thyroid nodule clinic impacts the evaluation and treatment of thyroid disease.

February 25, 2026Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners0 citations

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A nurse practitioner–led thyroid nodule clinic reduces barriers to timely evaluation and treatment of thyroid disease

HSH. Shih RCRobin M. CiscoPalo Alto University

Key Points

To assess how a nurse practitioner-led thyroid nodule clinic impacts the evaluation and treatment of thyroid disease.
Implemented a nurse practitioner-led clinic for thyroid nodule assessment
Monitored patient wait times for evaluations and treatments
Evaluated rates of overtreatment of thyroid nodules
Significantly reduced patient wait times for evaluation and treatment
Decreased instances of overtreatment for thyroid nodules
Enhanced referrals to procedural specialists when needed

Abstract

An NP-led TNC can decrease wait times for patients and can reduce overtreatment of thyroid nodules. Such a clinic can also expedite patient referral to procedural specialties if additional intervention is needed.

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Shih et al. (Mon,) studied this question.

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