Increased demand for healthcare services has resulted in a significant shortage in the physician to patient ratio. In this regard, there has been a constant search for innovations to strengthen the healthcare workforce. Nurses in advanced practice have been nominated to participate inpatient care to a great extent. One of the roles that the nursing practitioners have been enrolled in is providing primary, acute, and specialty healthcare through critical aspects of diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of various conditions. The other role of nursing practitioners is to provide gynecological services and reproductive healthcare.

Comprehending the concepts of productivity and value is an essential undertaking for nurse practitioners and physician assistants. Accordingly, some of the effective approaches for APN strategic positioning regarding pay equality is calculating productivity in the workplace, which will then be used for equal pay negotiations. APNs should use the various tools available for measuring relative value units (RVU) since the approach converts work to numerical units. On the same note, it is integral for APNs to provide value concerning care since aspects such as patient satisfaction are determinants of pay equality. APNs need to provide valuable care and ensure patient satisfaction since these aspects determine their strategic positioning for pay equality.

APNs should position themselves as low-cost providers who provide better care. As part of nursing ethics, APNs are required to provide care to patients without seeking favors or incentives from patients. Prioritizing aspects such as pay in healthcare provision negate the fundamental ethics of nursing in the provision of healthcare since individuals who cannot afford healthcare will not attain such services.

References

Pickard, T. (2014). Calculating your worth: understanding productivity and value. Journal of the advanced practitioner in oncology, 5(2), 128. https://dx.doi.org/10.6004%2Fjadpro.2014.5.2.6