Why the study?
Despite the prevalence of advanced practitioners in trauma care, there is significant variability in their employment, training, and utilization across institutions.
This position paper outlines the history, scope of practice, and optimal utilization of advanced practitioners in trauma and acute care surgery.
Supports integration of advanced practitioners into trauma and critical care teams; extends prior position statements with updated scope and utilization guidance.
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants, collectively known as advanced practitioners (APs), enhance the provision of care for the acutely injured patient. Despite their prevalence, institutions employ, train, and utilize these providers with significant variability. The Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma, the Society of Trauma Nurses, and the American Association of Surgical Physician Assistants acknowledge the value of APs and support their utilization in the management of injured and critically ill patients. This position paper offers insight into the history of, scope of practice for, and opportunities for optimal utilization of APs in trauma, critical care, and acute care surgery services.
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Messing et al. (2017) studied Acutely injured and critically ill patients. Advanced practitioners (nurse practitioners and physician assistants) was evaluated. The Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma and Society of Trauma Nurses support the utilization of advanced practitioners in the management of injured and critically ill patients.
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