Why the study?
Cardiovascular practices increasingly rely on nurse practitioners and physician associates, but workforce instability, inconsistent onboarding, and limited professional development opportunities may negatively impact engagement and retention.
Does a structured workforce development initiative improve engagement and professional growth among cardiovascular nurse practitioners and physician associates?
Population
Nurse practitioners and physician associates in a large academic cardiovascular practice
Comparison
Systems-level workforce development program vs baseline
Design
2-year quality improvement initiative
Follow-up
2-year
Key result
A structured workforce development initiative for cardiovascular nurse practitioners and physician associates improved perceived leadership support from 54% to 80% over 2 years.
Authors
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May bolster engagement among cardiovascular advanced practice providers; leaves open generalizability and clinical outcome impact.
Does a structured workforce development initiative improve engagement and professional growth among cardiovascular nurse practitioners and physician associates?
Absolute Event Rate: 80% vs 54%
A structured workforce development initiative for cardiovascular nurse practitioners and physician associates significantly improved perceived leadership support, research participation, and academic advancement.
Severson et al. (2026) studied Cardiovascular practice workforce. Structured, longitudinal workforce development initiative vs. Baseline was evaluated on Perceived leadership support. A structured workforce development initiative for cardiovascular nurse practitioners and physician associates improved perceived leadership support from 54% to 80% over 2 years.
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