Assessment of the consumer's potential response to the nurse practitioner model.
A very positive atmosphere of acceptance for the nurse practitioner model exists in the general population. There is not complete acceptance for the NP role, and there remains a sizeable number of individuals who have not considered the issue, much less resolved it. Public relations, through mass media could significantly influence and alter consumer opinion, but no media campaign is so essential as the 90% rate of satisfaction reported by the 231 subjects who were pleased or very pleased with their prior nurse practitioner treatment.
D003363:Cost Control; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics; D007087:Illinois; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D011639:Public Opinion; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires