Most research and evaluation studies of nurse practitioner practice have used data collection instruments developed for that specific study, choosing and defining variables of interest to them and developing ad hoc measurement instruments with psychometric properties that are largely unknown. The primary focus of such studies and the instruments used in them has been on activities related to the assessment and management of medical problems. Such focus in the early studies is understandable, since these are the activities that have been added to the traditional nursing functions to form the nurse practitioner role. However, the nursing components of the role, such as patient teaching and attention to patients' psychosocial needs, have not been adequately studied. The Nurse Practitioner Rating Form (NPRF) was designed specifically to measure both the medical and nursing components of the nurse practitioner role.

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The Nurse Practitioner Rating Form. Part II: methodological development.

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Recruitment for phase I of the trials of hypertension prevention.

Phase I of the Trials of Hypertension Prevention was a multicenter, randomized, controlled trial designed to determine the efficacy of seven nonpharmacologic interventions in reducing blood pressure among persons with high-normal diastolic blood pressure. The initial goal for recruitment was to enroll 2,100 participants over a nine-month period. The two major strategies for reaching potential participants were direct mailings and work site screenings. The yield from the first screening visit to randomization was 13% overall, with clinic-specific yields ranging from 4.5% to 31.7%. After five months of recruitment, approximately 60% of the goal for that point in the recruitment timetable had been randomized. Clinical centers falling short of their goals at that time altered their recruitment strategies and intensified their efforts, and centers that had exceeded their goals recruited additional participants. As a result, 2,182 participants, or 104% of the goal for recruitment, were randomized over a 13-month period. Those clinics using a cohort, or wave, type of enrollment were most successful in achieving their recruitment goals within the prescribed timetable.

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