Resident and family perceptions of the nurse practitioner role in long term care settings: a qualitative descriptive study

Table 1 Description of settings

Characteristics	Setting one	Setting two	Setting three	Setting four
Funding model for LTC setting-	For-profit	Not-for-profit	For-profit	Not-for-profit
Funding source for NP role	Government	Mixed government/ LTC setting	LTC setting	Mixed government/LTC setting
Location	Rural/suburban	Urban	Suburban	Urban
Number of sites in setting	Multiple	Single	Single	Single
Setting’s bed capacity	200 plus	200 plus	200 plus	200 plus
Focus of NP role	Direct clinical care for residents; collaboration, consultation and referral; teaching and coaching; communication and counseling; leadership	Direct clinical care for residents; collaboration, consultation and referral; teaching and coaching; communication and counseling; leadership; research	Direct clinical care for residents; collaboration, consultation and referral; teaching and coaching; communication and counseling	Direct clinical care for residents; collaboration, consultation and referral; teaching and coaching; communication and counseling
Years NP in position	> 5 years	2-5 years	> 5 years	< 2 years
Average number of hours NP on site/week	39 (between all sites)	40	37.5	40
Average number of resident contacts/week by NP	108 (average for all sites)	45	120	40

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