Outcomes of adding acute care nurse practitioners to a level i trauma service with the goal of decreased length of stay and improved physician and nursing satisfaction

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 353-357

  Collins, Nina ^a   Miller, Richard ^a   Kapu, April ^a   Martin, Rita ^a   Morton, Melissa ^a   Forrester, Mary ^a   Atkinson, Shelley ^a   Evans, Bethany ^a   Wilkinson, Linda ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ACNP; Acute care nurse practitioner; length of stay; nurse practitioner; throughput

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY NURSING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; JOB SATISFACTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TRAUMA CENTERS;

EID: 84894070255     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0000000000000097     Document Type: Article

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