Access, Cost, and Quality Concerning Advanced Practice Nurses

The concepts of quality, access, cost, and environment have been particularly influential in the

expansion of nursing care, particularly in terms of the impact they have had. Today, these

concepts are put to use in order to lessen the impact of the consequences that have been brought

about by the rapidly growing fields of nursing practice. In this way, the objectives of the

healthcare organization and the requirements of the patients can be brought into harmony. This is

only one of several factors that may influence the level of nursing care that is delivered, despite

the fact that it plays a significant part in determining the outcomes for patients. Before discussing

the impact that these factors have on Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs) and the significance of

quality care, it is necessary to have an understanding of how these ideas relate to one another in

the context of Advanced Practice Nursing (APN). To begin, access is defined by Joel (2018) as

the means by which a patient gains access to healthcare services, regardless of the presence or

absence of barriers. This definition applies whether or not there are barriers. The APN provides

an explanation of the fee schedule for how patients are expected to pay for healthcare services.

The quality of care is determined by the efficiency with which new information is integrated

with established practices in order to achieve the desired outcomes. It is possible to produce an

end product of superior quality by bringing these elements together and allowing them to work in

tandem with one another.