Quote:Kind of curious as to why the advanced practice nurse unit? Is it to respond to 911 calls or is it for transport purposes? The reason I ask is that there isn't much a NP can do differently compared to a properly trained paramedic so this leads me to think it is a way to recoup money from insurance by charging for critical care costs or to make house calls to possibly prevent transport of patients.
Its primarily to channel frequent "Users" of 911 and ambulance transport into more appropriate services, as well as treat and release on scene for minor issues. I don't believe it is used as a Critical Care Unit per se. I just saw a presentation on this at a conference. This sort of thing is the wave of the future for EMS....Getting the frequent users of ambulance transport and ER visits into the more appropriate types of care and services they generally actually need.