title: The successful implementation of nurse practitioner model of care for threatened or inevitable miscarriage.
abstract: The NP project has been successful in a variety of ways. Feedback through a patient satisfaction survey was very positive and showed that patients appreciated and responded well to the NP model of care (Scully 2006). According to the hospital patient advocate, Ruth Reid (March 2006), this has led to not only a reduction in waiting and treatment times for this cohort of patients, but also to complete elimination in complaints when the NP service is running. Medical staff support the service and find it a sensible use of nursing and medical resources. This mirrors the overseas experience of NPs who offer primary health care in EDs. Finally, through successful collaboration between the nurse practitioner, supportive emergency physicians and the O&G team, this service is now a permanent part of Sunshine Hospital.
authors.forename: Debora
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Webster-Bain
mesh_terms: D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000451:nursing*; D001315:Australia; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D011247:Pregnancy; D000078329:Workforce