Table 3 Hours spent on tasks (based on 8Â months) after re-categorization of other tasks to task substitution based on interviews
From: An activity analysis of Dutch hospital-based physician assistants and nurse practitioners
|  | NP (N = 32) | PA (N = 21) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hours | % | Hours | % | |
Task substitution | 708 | 51 | 906 | 60 |
Task delegation | 52 | 4 | 34 | 2 |
Additional tasks | 253 | 18 | 129 | 9 |
Other tasks | 368 | 27 | 433 | 29 |
Total | 1Â 381 | 100 | 1Â 502 | 100 |