title: Designing roles for assistive personnel in a rural hospital.
abstract: The role development of assistive personnel has become more important in rural hospitals because of the limited professional nursing supply. St. Mary's Hospital has fostered interdepartmental collaboration to reallocate duties to personnel who are best qualified to perform them. The dyad model, uniquely tailored to this hospital's needs, has resulted in the more efficient and effective use of personnel.
authors.affiliation: St. Mary's Hospital, Leonardtown, Maryland.
authors.forename: Y M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: O'Brien
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Stepura
mesh_terms: D006780:Hospitals, Rural; D006801:Humans; D008396:Maryland; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009728:Nursing Assistants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000639:trends; D000078329:Workforce