Evaluation of Outcomes showed nurse practitioner clinical
care to be effective, satisfactory and safe from the per-spective of the MDT and patients. Patient satisfaction is
particularly high, and this is well supported by other
research (Agosta 2009, Allnutt et al. 2010). Case review
of 13 patients was conducted by a clinically qualified
auditor. The findings from the reviews showed that nurse
practitioners conduct comprehensive patient assessment,
that clinical decision-making is well supported by clinical
and diagnostic information, that patient teaching and building
self-care competencies are consistently provided and
that practice is informed by evidence from specialty clinical
guidelines and/or published research. There was no
indication in patient interview data that duplication of
service influenced satisfaction with nurse practitioner
clinical care nor did it influence patient satisfaction with
health outcomes.