The University Hospital Nurse Extender Model. Part II, Program implementation.
This second article in a four-part series provides a detailed discussion of each phase of the implementation process, along with a demographic summary of the University Hospital Patient Care Technicians' Program 2 years after program implementation. Part I provided the overview and conceptual framework for the model. Parts III and IV will present the results of a year-long evaluation of the model and the lessons learned during the implementation process.
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