Establishing Organizational Support for Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant Transition to Practice Programs

The benefits of transition to practice programs are well supported in the literature. Despite this support, there are often numerous organizational barriers to the implementation of such a program. Key strategies to establish organizational support include securing leadership buy-in, having a clear advanced practice registered nurse/physician assistant leadership model, and creating a business case to financially support a transition to practice program. Essentia Health's advanced practice registered nurse/physician assistant transition to practice pilot used engagement, turnover, and productivity data, which were presented to leadership to secure buy-in and ultimately expand the program to all departments within the health system. (c) 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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The benefits of transition to practice programs are well supported in the literature, but there are often organizational barriers to implementation. Key strategies to establish organizational support include securing leadership buy-in, having a clear leadership model, and creating a business case. Essentia Health's pilot program used data to secure buy-in and expand the program to all departments within the health system.