Advanced Practice Providers Leading Quality Improvement in Oncology Care

Author(s)Amanda Brink, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, AOCNP

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Practical examples of advanced practice provider–led initiatives that improve safety, symptom management, and patient outcomes.

Oncology care is best described as continually evolving. Within this ever-changing environment, advanced practice providers (APPs) are often the clinicians who recognize patterns in patient symptoms related to specific treatments, identify workflows that could be improved, and uncover gaps in education among oncology team members that may directly affect patient outcomes. Although large clinical trials drive changes in cancer treatment, quality improvement (QI) projects led by APPs are equally important and play a critical role in improving everyday practice.

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