Journal article
A Controlled Trial of the Impact of the Family Practice Nurse on Volume, Quality, and Cost of Rural Health Services
Abstract
Rural Newfoundland communities with and without expanded role nurses were compared on a before and after basis. The rural communities are located in a geographically isolated area served by a 40-bed hospital staffed by salaried physicians. Primary care visits within the community increased by 186 per cent after establishment of the family practice nurse community clinic and attendance at the hospital decreased by 35 per cent. Acute care days in …
Authors
CHAMBERS LW; BRUCE-LOCKHART P; BLACK DP; SAMPSON E; BURKE M
Journal
Medical Care, Vol. 15, No. 12, pp. 971–981
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
12 1977
DOI
10.1097/00005650-197712000-00001
ISSN
0025-7079