Abstract
Older adults face several challenges when accessing specialist care. Advanced practice nurses (APNs) can perform an important role in primary care for older adults, particularly when bolstered with digital tools. In the current study, we conducted a multiple case study of electronic consultations (eConsults) involving APNs to assess how these practitioners use the service to improve access to care. All eConsults submitted by or to an APN in 2019 on behalf of patients aged ≥65 years were reviewed to identify examples from six settings representative of the range of advanced nursing practices. For each setting, a final case was chosen using an iterative process and stratified by specialty and type of advice. Included cases were assessed using a conceptual framework for health care access. Selected cases illustrate how APNs can be effective users of eConsults in a diversity of health care settings. The framework allowed for an in-depth study of access over the range of interactions that take place among patients, caregivers, providers, and the health care system. [Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 48(4), 33-40.].
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