title: The university hospital nurse extender model. Part III, Program evaluation.
abstract: This article is the third part of a four-part series on The University Hospital Nurse Extender Model Using Patient Care Technicians. Part I provided the overview and conceptual framework for the model. Part II described each phase of the implementation process. This article presents the results of a 1-year evaluation of the impact of the model on nursing practice and satisfaction, and the cost of using the model. Part IV will present the lessons learned from this attempt to reconfigure patient care delivery.
authors.affiliation: Bigel Institute for Health Policy, Heller School, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Garfink
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Kirby
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Bachman
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Starck
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D016294:Models, Nursing; D015401:Nursing Administration Research; D009728:Nursing Assistants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000600:supply & distribution; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D011321:Primary Nursing / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires