What do physicians think of Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses?
Most physicians who have worked with Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses like having APPNs on staff. Studies done by the Federal Government have shown that APPNs, working with physicians, provide care that is comparable to physician care. The Eighth Report to the President and Congress on the Status of Health Personnel in the United States (released in 1992) states, “Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses have demonstrated their clinical effectiveness both in terms of quality of care and patient acceptance.
