REDESIGNING NURSING PRACTICE - THE PARTNERS IN PATIENT-CARE MODEL

Several nursing practice models use nurse extenders/partners to extend nurses' time. The authors discuss the development, implementation, an d evaluation of the ''partner in patient care'' (PIPC) model. Unique a spects of the model are emphasized, including use of a collaborative p rocess to generate the design and guide the implementation; staff part icipation throughout the design and implementation of the project; and use of evaluation at each phase of the implementation process to impr ove on the outcomes.