A nurse practitioner–led thyroid nodule clinic reduces barriers to timely evaluation and treatment of thyroid disease
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Identification of thyroid nodules has increased over time, presenting a challenge for clinicians and health systems. Care may be delayed and completion of evaluation may require several visit. There may be unnecessary use of fine needle aspiration (FNA) in nodules
Fields of Study & Subjects
Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
Nursing Roles and Practices
Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners
- Volume
- 38
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 455–458
- Publication date
- 23 February 2026
- Language
- EN