Study | Setting | Length of stay | Waiting time | Mortality | Patient satisfaction | Cost | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time to consultation | Time to treatment | ||||||
NP-directed care (NP only) | |||||||
 Colligan [33] | ED | ↓ | ↓ |  |  |  |  |
 Dinh [30] | ED |  | ↔ |  |  | ↑ |  |
 Goldie [31] | Post-cardiac surgery unit | ↔ |  |  |  | ↔ |  |
 Jennings [28] | ED | ↓ | ↔ |  |  |  |  |
 Jennings [29] | ED |  |  | ↓ |  |  |  |
 Landsperger [38] | ICU | ↓(ICU) ↓(Hospital) |  |  | ↔ |  |  |
 Moran [39] | Stroke center |  |  | ↓ | ↔ |  |  |
 Morris [40] | Trauma center | ↔ |  |  |  |  |  |
 Roche [42] | ED | ↔ | ↔ |  |  | ↔ |  |
Collaborative care (NPÂ +Â Physician) | |||||||
 David [35] | ICU | ↔ |  |  |  |  |  |
 Hiza [36] | Trauma center | ↔ |  |  |  |  | ↓ |
 Hoffman [37] | ICU | ↔ |  |  | ↔ |  |  |
 Scherzer [41] | ICU | ↑(ICU) ↔(Hospital) |  |  | ↔ |  | ↔ |
 Skinner [34] | ICU |  |  |  | ↔ |  | ↓ |
 Steiner [32] | ED | ↔ | ↔ |  |  |  |  |