What Do We Know About Nurse Practitioner/Physician Care Models in Long-Term Care: Results of a Scoping Review

Due to the rise of the nurse practitioner (NP) role in long-term care settings, it is important to understand the underlying structures and processes that influence NP and physician care models. This scoping review aims to answer the question, “What are the structures, processes, and outcomes of care models involving NPs and physicians in long-term care (LTC) homes?” A secondary aim was to describe the structural enablers and barriers across care models.