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Wait time and satisfaction with care and service at a nurse practitioner managed clinic
F L Cole1, T A Mackey, J Lindenberg
1University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Nursing, University of Texas-Houston Health Services, USA. fcole@son1.nur.uth.tmc.edu
Purpose:
To examine the relationships among the various times patients wait for health care and patient satisfaction with nurse practitioner (NP) care and the service component of care in a NP developed and managed clinic.
Data Sources:
Forty-seven patients (78% response rate) responded anonymously to a 15-item questionnaire that measured satisfaction with NP care and an additional 15 items that measured satisfaction with the service component of care. Actual clock times were recorded on a flow sheet that corresponded to the system of care at this clinic.
Conclusions:
Using Pearson Product-Moment Correlation, there were no statistically significant relationships among various wait times and the measures of satisfaction.
Implications For Practice:
Patient satisfaction with NP care is an important indicator of quality of care. Although satisfaction was not related to wait times, NPs must be respectful of the amount of time that patients wait for health care.
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