title: An evaluation of the role of the night nurse practitioner.
abstract: A study was carried out at a London teaching hospital to ascertain the perceived need for night nurse practitioners. The majority of nurses questioned acknowledged the benefit of night nurse practitioners' experience and believed them to be key to maintaining the optimum level of care during the night. Junior doctors also found they provided valuable clinical support and greatly reduced their workload after midnight.
authors.forename: F S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Chan
mesh_terms: D018166:Health Care Reform; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D009551:Night Care; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom; D000078329:Workforce