Results
The sample characteristics of the three participant groups
are described. Then, audit evaluation results are reported
using the Donabedian framework.
Sample characteristics
Nurse practitioner
The nurse practitioner service fields covered a variety of
contexts including rural, regional and large metropolitan
healthcare facilities. The service specialties included primary
care, community-based chronic disease clinics and hospital
acute care settings.Patients
Across the 11 nurse practitioner service models, 13 patients
were ultimately recruited to the study. Of these, nine were
men and four were women with an age range of 28–76.
Multidisciplinary teams
A total of 70 MDT members from 11 nurse practitioner
service areas were provided with a survey package. The
overall response rate was 51% (n = 36). The sample
included nurses (n = 17), medical practitioners (n = 10)
and allied health practitioners (n = 8); one respondent did
not state their professional group.