Table 2 Number of hours spent on tasks (based on 8 months). Financial administration records combined from all four institutions
From: An activity analysis of Dutch hospital-based physician assistants and nurse practitioners
|  | NP (N = 32) | PA (N = 21) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hours | % | Hours | % | |
Task substitution | 309 | 22 | 465 | 31 |
Task delegation | 52 | 4 | 34 | 2 |
Additional tasks | 254 | 18 | 128 | 9 |
Other tasks | 766 | 55 | 875 | 58 |
Total | 1Â 381 | 100 | 1Â 502 | 100 |