Discharge rounds in the 80-hour workweek: importance of the trauma nurse practitioner.
Haan JM, Dutton RP, Willis M, et al. Discharge rounds in the 80-hour workweek: importance of the trauma nurse practitioner. J Trauma. 2007;63(2):339-43.
This study demonstrated success in preserving important administrative measures, including length of stay and patient volume, by using a nurse practitioner (rather than a physician trainee) to participate in multidisciplinary rounds.