Examining factors influencing patient satisfaction with nurse practitioners in rural urgent care centers

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 77-81

  Ryan, Kimberley ^a   Rahman, Ateequr ^b  

^a Manassas Internal Medicine   (United States)

^b ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Nurse practitioner; Patient satisfaction; Rural; Survey; Urgent care centers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING PRACTICE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RURAL HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; VIRGINIA;

EID: 84856896941     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2011.00688.x     Document Type: Article

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