Neidlinger S H, Bostrom J, Stricker A, Hild J, Zhang J Q
Department of Mental Health, Community and Administrative Nursing, Medical Center, University of California San Francisco.
J Nurs Adm. 1993 Mar;23(3):29-37. doi: 10.1097/00005110-199303000-00009.
A pilot project evaluated the effect of incorporating nursing assistive personnel (NAP) into the existing nursing professional practice model at a tertiary care university medical center. A plan to use permanent, unit-based NAP was developed, implemented, and evaluated. Among the findings were a redistribution of selected nursing activities and conditions enhancing the integration of NAP to fulfill nonprofessional tasks and thus support the work of the registered nurse.