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Patient satisfaction with nurse practitioner service in a rural setting
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Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
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October 1, 2000
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RESEARCH
PURPOSE:
To determine the level of patient satisfaction with service provided by nurse practitioners (NP) to rural patients.
DATA SOURCES
Original research utilizing the Nurse Practitioner Satisfaction Instrument (NPSI), developed by the researcher and completed by a convenience sample of 93 rural patients.
CONCLUSIONS.
Overall there was a high level of patient satisfaction with NP service. Significant relationships (p - .05) were identified between patient satisfaction and the subject's age, educational level, familiarity with the NP seen, overall health, satisfaction with expectations of service being met, and likelihood to recommend the NP to others.
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