Abstract
Meeting Abstracts1 May 1972Nurse Clinician Program for Diabetic Outpatient Care.A. N. Bessman, M.D., F.A.C.P.A. N. Bessman, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-76-5-854_5 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe need for outpatient services and the shortage of physicians demand that alternative health care systems be devised. A nurse clinician program designed both to provide this service in the outpatient setting and to compare the quality of medical care with that delivered by the traditional house staff—senior-staff-physician system was initiated in January 1969. The study encompasses 250 patients in each group with a maximum follow-up of 2½ hours and a minimum follow-up of 1 year. Patients in the two clinics were equivalent in age, sex, severity of diabetes, and socioeconomic background. The nurses in the clinic had an intensive... This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Los Angeles, Calif. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 May 1972Volume 76, Issue 5Page: 854-855KeywordsHealth careHealth care qualityNursesOutpatients Issue Published: 1 May 1972 PDF DownloadLoading ...
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