Table 1 Summary of the themes and key words employed in the systematic review

Nurse practitioner*

Nurse clinician*

Non-physician

Advance* practice nurs*

Advance* nurs* pract*

Physician*

Doctor*

Medical practitioner*

Interdisciplin*

Case manage*

Cooperative

behav*

Physician-Nurse

Intensive care unit

Intensive care

Critical care unit

Critically ill*

Subacute care

High dependency care

High dependency unit

Emergency

Acute care

Acute disease

Acute illness

Trauma

Post-operat*

Patient management

Patient outcome

Treatment Outcome

Patient satisfaction

Hospitalization

Patient Readmission

Mortality

Hospital Cost*

Clinical Competence

Survival

Time Factor*

Staffing*

Schedul*

Workload

Efficienc*

Length of stay

Wait* time

Complication rate*

Complication*

Quality of care

Cost* of care