An analysis of family nurse practitioner-physician consultations
By: by Patricia Merwin
Contributors: Williams, Carolyn A., thesis advisor; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. School of Nursing
Published: 1977
Language: eng
Number of pages: 74
Subjects: Medical consultation; Referral and Consultation; Nurse practitioners; Nurse Practitioners
Description: An observation study was conducted for the purpose of analyzing the family nurse practitioner-physician consultation activities. A consultation rate of 23 percent was found in the 337 family nurse practitioner patient encounters that occurred during the three week study period. This was a consultation rate of 49.7 percent when a physician was present in the clinic compared to a consultation rate of 13.9 percent when the physician was absent. The largest percent of consultation occurred in encounters where the age of the patient was in the 0-4 and 25-44 groups. The most frequent reasons for consultations were physical findings 52.8 percent, symptoms 48.7 percent and treatments 44.9 percent. The congruence between the family nurse practitioners request for consultation and the physicians response was 83.3 percent.
Notes: "Under the direction of Dr. Carolyn Williams."P. [i]

Thesis (M.S.)--University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1977.