Anatomy of a Nurse-Led Clinic: An Introduction to the Model of Care

The Clinical Nurse Specialist Entrepreneur

“…The NLC is one in which nurses carry their own patient caseload exhibiting autonomy in the diagnosis and management of patients in a general practice community setting or outpatient clinic 15 . The services provided in NLCs are evidence based, holistic, client centered, and affordable, resulting in overall positive health outcomes for patients including decreased emergency room visits, hospitalizations, and use of specialists 16 . Randall et al 17 provide further evidence of positive patient outcomes, patient satisfaction, and access to care demonstrated by providers in NLCs.…”

Leading-Following: Nurse-Led Care Center Exemplars

“…Nurse-led care centers are a creative way to provide primary healthcare, health promotion, and care coordination services to persons from diverse backgrounds and geographical locations. “Since the late 1970s, in conjunction with the development of education programs for NPs, faculties in schools of nursing have established NMHCs [nurse managed health centers]” (Hansen-Turton, Valdez et al, 2015, p. 7). These centers or clinics have focused on the unique needs of communities and the families and individuals that live within them.…”