title: Evaluating a nurse practitioner service.
abstract: Increasingly, nurse practitioners are filling resident and house staff shortages by moving into acute care settings. This article compares a nurse practitioner/attending collaborative service with a traditional physician-based service in terms of patient outcomes and patient, physician, and staff satisfaction.
authors.affiliation: University of Massachusetts, Worcester, Graduate School of Nursing, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McMullen
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Alexander
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bourgeois
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Goodman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008404:Massachusetts; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000600:supply & distribution; D008875:Middle Aged; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010348:Patient Care Team; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D057184:Practice Patterns, Nurses'