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Table 2 Comparison of emergency presentations pre-/post-NP role implementation

From: Outcomes associated with nurse practitioners in collaborative practice with general practitioners in rural settings in Canada: a mixed methods study

 

Case 1

Case 2

Case 3

Practice volume 2007/2008

3,660

2,500

1,200

Total number emergency visits 7 months 2007/2008

1,880

1,387

451

Practice volume 2011

4,048

1,850

1,954

Total number emergency visits 7 months 2011

1,300

612

391

% Decrease in emergency visits between 2007/2008 and 2011

37. 5%

40. 4%

46. 8%

P value (two-tailed) P <0.05

0.000

0.000

0.000

Eta squared

0.85

0.74

0.93