A relatively high level of agreement was present in both groups with
regard to “importance” of introduction of ASNP roles and the influence they
have on improving “quality of care” and improving “patient satisfaction”
levels. More significant differences in attitude were noted between
nurses and physicians with regard to their support of the expansion of
the nurse's domain of responsibility, with the exception of conducting
medical evaluations and taking medical history, the role changes that
both nurses and physicians supported equally. The overall percentage of
nurses who “agreed” or “agreed completely” with the questionnaire's
assertions ranged from 43% to 86%. Agreement was not as high among
physician respondents - 12% to 72% (see Table 1).